A thin spherical metal shell of radius 8.0 cm carries 7.5 µC of excess charge. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the following places? (ϵo = 8.85 × 10-12 C^2/Nm^2) Area of a sphere is 4πr2. (µC is 10-6 C) (a) On the surface (b) At 2.0 cm from the center of the sphere

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A thin spherical metal shell of radius 8.0 cm carries 7.5 µC of excess charge. What is the
magnitude of the electric field at the following places? (ϵo = 8.85 × 10-12 C^2/Nm^2)
Area of a sphere is 4πr2. (µC is 10-6 C)
(a) On the surface
(b) At 2.0 cm from the center of the sphere

 

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