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Use Gauss' s law to derive the formula for an electric field E at a point charge q, draw the point charge, the E field lines, and the equipotential voltage surfaces V1, V2, V3.

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Chapter25: Electric Potential

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Problem 25.65AP: From Gauss's law, the electric field set up by a uniform line of charge is E=(20r)r where r is a...

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