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A Van de Graaff generator with 15- cm sphere of diameter and has 2 µC charge is accumulated at the sphere's surface. How much electric potential is generated? I 201 kV O 210 kV 120 kV O 102 kV

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A Van de Graaff generator with 15-
cm sphere of diameter and has 2 µC
charge is accumulated at the sphere's
surface. How much electric potential
is generated?
I) 201 kV
O 210 kV
120 kV
O 102 kV

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