The following charges are located inside a submarine: 5.00 μC, -9.00 μC, 27.0 μC., and – 84.0 μC. (a) Calcu- late the net electric flux through the submarine. (b) Is the number of electric field lines leaving the sub- marine greater than, equal to, or less than the number entering it? A point charge of 12.0 μC is placed at the center of a spherical shell of radius 22.0 cm. What is the total elec- tric flux through (a) the surface of the shell and (b) any hemispherical surface of the shell? (c) Do the results depend on the radius? Explain.

The following charges are located inside a submarine: 5.00 μC, -9.00 μC, 27.0 μC., and – 84.0 μC. (a) Calcu- late the net electric flux through the submarine. (b) Is the number of electric field lines leaving the sub- marine greater than, equal to, or less than the number entering it? A point charge of 12.0 μC is placed at the center of a spherical shell of radius 22.0 cm. What is the total elec- tric flux through (a) the surface of the shell and (b) any hemispherical surface of the shell? (c) Do the results depend on the radius? Explain.

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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