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Chapter 23, Problem 15Q

Consider a metal conductor in the shape of a football. If it carries a total charge Q, where would you expect the charge density σ to be greatest, at the ends or along the flatter sides? Explain. [Hint: Near the surface of a conductor, E = σ/ϵ0.]

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