a. Suppose a thin spherical shell has a uniform charge density on its surface of o 1.50 x 10-7 C/m² on its surface. If the spherical shell ahas a radius of 0.100 meters, what is the total charge on the spherical shell? b. What is the electric field due to the charged spherical shell at a distance of 0.150 meters from its geometric center? How about 0.300 meters from its geometric center? Would your response differ or be the same if the charged spherical shell were to be replaced with a point charge of the same magnitude as the total charge of the thin spherical shell and located at what was previously the geometric center of the charged spherical shell?

a. Suppose a thin spherical shell has a uniform charge density on its surface of o 1.50 x 10-7 C/m² on its surface. If the spherical shell ahas a radius of 0.100 meters, what is the total charge on the spherical shell? b. What is the electric field due to the charged spherical shell at a distance of 0.150 meters from its geometric center? How about 0.300 meters from its geometric center? Would your response differ or be the same if the charged spherical shell were to be replaced with a point charge of the same magnitude as the total charge of the thin spherical shell and located at what was previously the geometric center of the charged spherical shell?

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Chapter25: Gauss’s Law

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Problem 43PQ: The nonuniform charge density of a solid insulating sphere of radius R is given by = cr2 (r R),...

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