An isolated charged conducting sphere has a radius R = 15.0 cm. At a distance of r = 25.0 cm from the center of the sphere the electric field due to the sphere has a magnitude of E = 4.90 x 104 N/C. (a) What is its surface charge density (in uC/m2)? µC/m² (b) What is its capacitance (in pF)? pF (c) What If? A larger sphere of radius 26.0 cm is now added so as to be concentric with the first sphere. What is the capacitance (in pF) of the two-sphere system? pF

An isolated charged conducting sphere has a radius R = 15.0 cm. At a distance of r = 25.0 cm from the center of the sphere the electric field due to the sphere has a magnitude of E = 4.90 x 104 N/C. (a) What is its surface charge density (in uC/m2)? µC/m² (b) What is its capacitance (in pF)? pF (c) What If? A larger sphere of radius 26.0 cm is now added so as to be concentric with the first sphere. What is the capacitance (in pF) of the two-sphere system? pF

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