1. The electric field just above the Earth's surface is known to be Ee = 130 N/C. (a) Assuming that this field resultsfrom a spherically symmetric charge distribution over the Earth, find the total charge Qe on the Earth. (Earth'sradius Re = 6400 km.) Justify in full detail the expression that you will use in calculating the total charge. (b)Assuming that the Earth's field acts vertically, what charge q would a ball of mass m = 10 g have to have to hoverin mid-air?

To find the charge on the surface of the earth, we will us Gauss' theorem. First, we will assume a…

The electric field just above the Earth's surface is known to be E = 130 N/C. (a) Assuming that this field results from a spherically symmetric charge distribution over the Earth, find the total charge Qe on the Earth. (Earth's radius R. = 6400 km.) Justify in full detail the expression that you will use in calculating the total charge. (b) Assuming that the Earth's field acts vertically, what charge q would a ball of mass m = 10 g have to have to hover in mid-air?

The electric field just above the Earth's surface is known to be E = 130 N/C. (a) Assuming that this field results from a spherically symmetric charge distribution over the Earth, find the total charge Qe on the Earth. (Earth's radius R. = 6400 km.) Justify in full detail the expression that you will use in calculating the total charge. (b) Assuming that the Earth's field acts vertically, what charge q would a ball of mass m = 10 g have to have to hover in mid-air?

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Chapter24: Gauss’s Law

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Problem 24.46P: A thin, square, conducting plate 50.0 cm on a side lies in the xy plane. A total charge of 4.00 108...

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