Problems 14-16 refer to the following diagram and situation. In the Figure we have a point charge with charge -Q. Concentric with the point charge is a solid conducting spherical shell with with inner radius a and outer radius b. The total charge of the conducting spherical shell is +5Q. a Problem 16: What is the E-field for a

Problems 14-16 refer to the following diagram and situation. In the Figure we have a point charge with charge -Q. Concentric with the point charge is a solid conducting spherical shell with with inner radius a and outer radius b. The total charge of the conducting spherical shell is +5Q. a Problem 16: What is the E-field for a

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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