An infinite plane sheet of an insulator carries a uniform surface charge density of 8.0 µC/m2. The electric force on a point charge Q = 20 µC, at a distance of 5 cm on a perpendicular line from the surface of the insulator, is approximately   Question 1 options:   7.2 x 107 N/C, toward the insulator   7.2 x 107 N/C, away from the insulator   9.0 N/C, away from the insulator   0.90 N/C, toward the insulator   9.0 N/C, toward the insulator

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An infinite plane sheet of an insulator carries a uniform surface charge density of 8.0 µC/m2. The electric force on a point charge Q = 20 µC, at a distance of 5 cm on a perpendicular line from the surface of the insulator, is approximately

 

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7.2 x 107 N/C, toward the insulator

 

7.2 x 107 N/C, away from the insulator

 

9.0 N/C, away from the insulator

 

0.90 N/C, toward the insulator

 

9.0 N/C, toward the insulator

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