A spherical shell of radius 1.70 m contains a single charged particle with q = 77.0 nC at its center. (a) What is the total electric flux through the surface of the shell? Nm²/C (b) What is the total electric flux through any hemispherical portion of the shell's surface? Nm²/C

A spherical shell of radius 1.70 m contains a single charged particle with q = 77.0 nC at its center. (a) What is the total electric flux through the surface of the shell? Nm²/C (b) What is the total electric flux through any hemispherical portion of the shell's surface? Nm²/C

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A spherical shell of radius 1.70 m contains a single charged particle with q = 77.0 nC at its center.
(a) What is the total electric flux through the surface of the shell?
N . m²/c
(b) What is the total electric flux through any hemispherical portion of the shell's surface?
N • m²/c

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