You would like to infer the electric field at a a point P that lies a distance r from a small sphericalcharge whose magnitude and sign you know.Draw the charge, the point P, and a Gaussian surface that will enable you to use Gauss'law in order to calculate the electric field E at point P.b. The charge has a value of 1 Coulomb, and the radius is 1 meter. What is the electricfield at point P?a.

(a). consider the Figure below.

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