suppose I have a square of charge with a uniform charge density lying in the x-y plane with one corner at the origin and the other corner at (L,L,0). The total charge is Q. Determine the electric field at (0,0,Z).

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suppose I have a square of charge with a uniform charge density lying in the x-y plane with one corner at the origin and the other corner at (L,L,0). The total charge is Q. Determine the electric field at (0,0,Z).
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Let the area of the given square of charge be denoted by A. Its side length is L as given.

It has a total charge of Q as given.

Evaluate its surface charge density (σ) from the given parameters as follows:

 

σ=QA=QL2                     A=L2

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