Suppose a 11 cm diameter conducting sphere, surrounded by air, has 1.9 C of excess charge on it. Calculate the electric field strength near the surface of the sphere, in newtons per coulomb. E= What is unreasonable about this result? Multiple Choice a. There is nothing unreasonable about the result. b. The charge is too large for such a small sphere. None of these. C. d. The charge is too small for such a large sphere. e. An electric field couldn't be near a conducting sphere. Which assumptions are responsible for the unreasonable results? Multiple Choice a. The diameter of the sphere is too large. b. The excess charge on the sphere's surface is too great. C. None of these. d. The excess charge on the sphere's surface is too small. e. The excess charge and the diameter of the sphere are too large

Suppose a 11 cm diameter conducting sphere, surrounded by air, has 1.9 C of excess charge on it. Calculate the electric field strength near the surface of the sphere, in newtons per coulomb. E= What is unreasonable about this result? Multiple Choice a. There is nothing unreasonable about the result. b. The charge is too large for such a small sphere. None of these. C. d. The charge is too small for such a large sphere. e. An electric field couldn't be near a conducting sphere. Which assumptions are responsible for the unreasonable results? Multiple Choice a. The diameter of the sphere is too large. b. The excess charge on the sphere's surface is too great. C. None of these. d. The excess charge on the sphere's surface is too small. e. The excess charge and the diameter of the sphere are too large

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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