Two spherical shells have a common center. A-2.50 × 106 C charge is spread uniformly over the inner shell, which has a radius of 0.050 m. A +5.50 × 106 C charge is spread uniformly over the outer shell, which has a radius of 0.15 m. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field at a distance (measured from the common center) of (a) 0.20 m, E= i 5.97E-6 (b) 0.10 m, E= i 2.39E-7 (c) 0.025 m. E= 0 N/C+ N/C+ N/C+ radially outward radially inward + no direction +

Two spherical shells have a common center. A-2.50 × 106 C charge is spread uniformly over the inner shell, which has a radius of 0.050 m. A +5.50 × 106 C charge is spread uniformly over the outer shell, which has a radius of 0.15 m. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field at a distance (measured from the common center) of (a) 0.20 m, E= i 5.97E-6 (b) 0.10 m, E= i 2.39E-7 (c) 0.025 m. E= 0 N/C+ N/C+ N/C+ radially outward radially inward + no direction +

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Two spherical shells have a common center. A-2.50 × 106 C charge is spread uniformly over the inner shell, which has a radius of
0.050 m. A +5.50 × 106 C charge is spread uniformly over the outer shell, which has a radius of 0.15 m. Find the magnitude and
direction of the electric field at a distance (measured from the common center) of
(a) 0.20 m,
E =
5.97E-6
(b) 0.10 m,
E= i
2.39E-7
(c) 0.025 m.
E = 0
N/C
N/C
N/C
radially outward ♦
radially inward
no direction

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