In fair weather, the electric field in the air at a particular location immediately above the Earth's surface is 117 N/C directed downward. Imagine the surface charge density is uniform over the entire surface of the planet. What then is the magnitude of the net charge, in kC, of the whole surface of the Earth?

In fair weather, the electric field in the air at a particular location immediately above the Earth's surface is 117 N/C directed downward. Imagine the surface charge density is uniform over the entire surface of the planet. What then is the magnitude of the net charge, in kC, of the whole surface of the Earth?

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