Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
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Chapter 23, Problem 54P
Figure 23-58 shows, in cross section, two solid spheres with uniformly distributed charge through out their volumes. Each has radius R. Point P lies on a line connecting the centers of the spheres, at radial distance R/2.00 from the center of sphere 1. If the net electric field at point P is zero, what is the ratio q2/q1 of the total charges?
Figure 23-58 Problem 54.
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