Consider a conducting sphere with 5.2 * 10 ^19 extra electrons. 1. What is the charge on the sphere? 2. Is the charge on the sphere positive or negative? 3 if the sphere has a radius of .05 m what is the surface charge density? 4. What is the Force on a second sphere that has 2 coulombs of charge which is brought to within 15 cm of the original conducting sphere? 5. Is the force on the second sphere attractive or repulsive?

Consider a conducting sphere with 5.2 * 10 ^19 extra electrons. 1. What is the charge on the sphere? 2. Is the charge on the sphere positive or negative? 3 if the sphere has a radius of .05 m what is the surface charge density? 4. What is the Force on a second sphere that has 2 coulombs of charge which is brought to within 15 cm of the original conducting sphere? 5. Is the force on the second sphere attractive or repulsive?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)

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Chapter23: Electric Fields

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