A uniform charge of 16.0 mC is on a thin circular ring lying in an xy plane and centered on the origin.The ring’s radius is 3.00 cm. If point A is at the origin and point B is on the z axis at z = 4.00 cm, what is VB - VA?

A uniform charge of 16.0 mC is on a thin circular ring lying in an xy plane and centered on the origin.The ring’s radius is 3.00 cm. If point A is at the origin and point B is on the z axis at z = 4.00 cm, what is VB - VA?

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A uniform charge of 16.0
mC is on a thin circular ring lying in
an xy plane and centered on the origin.The ring’s radius is 3.00 cm.
If point A is at the origin and point B is on the z axis at z = 4.00
cm, what is VB - VA?

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