An air-filled spherical capacitor is constructed with an inner-shell radius of 7.35 cm and an outer-shell radius of 13.3 cm. (a) Calculate the capacitance of the device. (b) What potential difference between the spheres results in a 4.00-µc charge on the capacitor?

An air-filled spherical capacitor is constructed with an inner-shell radius of 7.35 cm and an outer-shell radius of 13.3 cm. (a) Calculate the capacitance of the device. (b) What potential difference between the spheres results in a 4.00-µc charge on the capacitor?

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An air-filled spherical capacitor is constructed with an inner-shell radius of 7.35 cm and an outer-shell radius
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(a) Calculate the capacitance of the device.
(b) What potential difference between the spheres results in a 4.00-µC charge on the capacitor?
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