A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 1.2 m diameter has a surface charge density of 8.1 µC/m2. (a) What is the net charge on the sphere? (b) What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere?

A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 1.2 m diameter has a surface charge density of 8.1 µC/m2. (a) What is the net charge on the sphere? (b) What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere?

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(a) What is the net charge on the sphere?
(b) What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere?

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