An infinite, nonconducting sheet has a surface charge density o = +6.53 pC/m2. (a) How much work is done by the electric field due to the sheet if a particle of charge qo = 9.61 x 1019 C is moved from the sheet to a point P at distance d= 4.44 cm from the sheet? (b) If the electric potential V is defined to be zero on the sheet, what is Vat P? (a) Number i Units (b) Number Units

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An infinite, nonconducting sheet has a surface charge density σ = +6.53 pC/m2(a) How much work is done by the electric field due to the sheet if a particle of charge q0 = 9.61 × 10-19 C is moved from the sheet to a point P at distance d = 4.44 cm from the sheet? (b) If the electric potential V is defined to be zero on the sheet, what is V at P?

An infinite, nonconducting sheet has a surface charge density o = +6.53 pC/m2. (a) How much work is done by the electric field due to
the sheet if a particle of charge go = 9.61 x 10-19 Cis moved from the sheet to a point P at distance d = 4.44 cm from the sheet? (b) If the
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electric potential Vis defined to be zero on the sheet, what is Vat P?
(a) Number
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(b) Number
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Transcribed Image Text:An infinite, nonconducting sheet has a surface charge density o = +6.53 pC/m2. (a) How much work is done by the electric field due to the sheet if a particle of charge go = 9.61 x 10-19 Cis moved from the sheet to a point P at distance d = 4.44 cm from the sheet? (b) If the %3D electric potential Vis defined to be zero on the sheet, what is Vat P? (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units
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The given non-conducting infinite plane sheet has a surface charge density of

σ=+6.53 pC/m2σ=6.53×10-12 C/m2

This charge density of the sheet produces a uniform electric field everywhere around the sheet, given as

E=σ2εoE=6.53×10-122×8.85×10-12E=0.369 N/C

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