Two metal spheres, each of radius 4.0 cm, have a center-to-center separation of 2.9 m. Sphere 1 has a charge of +1.4 x 10-8 C; sphere 2 has a charge of -4.0 × 108 C. Assume that the separation is large enough for us to assume that the charge on each sphere is uniformly distributed (the spheres do not affect each other). With V = 0 at infinity, calculate in volts (a) the potential at the point halfway between their centers and the potential on the surface of (b) sphere 1 and (c) sphere 2. (a) Number (b) Number (c) Number i Units Units Units

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Two metal spheres, each of radius 4.0 cm, have a center-to-center separation of 2.9 m. Sphere 1 has a charge of +1.4 × 10-8 C; sphere 2
has a charge of -4.0 × 10-8 C. Assume that the separation is large enough for us to assume that the charge on each sphere is uniformly
distributed (the spheres do not affect each other). With V = 0 at infinity, calculate in volts (a) the potential at the point halfway
between their centers and the potential on the surface of (b) sphere 1 and (c) sphere 2.
(a) Number i
(b) Number i
(c) Number i
Units
Units
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Transcribed Image Text:Two metal spheres, each of radius 4.0 cm, have a center-to-center separation of 2.9 m. Sphere 1 has a charge of +1.4 × 10-8 C; sphere 2 has a charge of -4.0 × 10-8 C. Assume that the separation is large enough for us to assume that the charge on each sphere is uniformly distributed (the spheres do not affect each other). With V = 0 at infinity, calculate in volts (a) the potential at the point halfway between their centers and the potential on the surface of (b) sphere 1 and (c) sphere 2. (a) Number i (b) Number i (c) Number i Units Units Units
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