A metal sphere has an electrical charge of -2*10 ^- 6 C. Calculate the magnitude and...

A metal sphere has an electrical charge of -2*10 ^- 6 C. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the E field at a point 10cm to the right of the sphere.

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Here we are going to use the gauss law, we will draw an imaginary gaussian surface around the given charged sphere having radius r=10cm.After applying gauss law to this gaussian surface, we will calculate magnitude of electric field at given point.

genius_generous answered 2 years ago

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