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Chapter 22, Problem 52GP
The Earth is surrounded by an electric field, pointing inward at every point, of magnitude E ≈ 150 N/C near the surface. (a) What is the net charge on the Earth? (b) How many excess electrons per square meter on the Earth’s surface does this correspond to?
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