We place a point charge q at the center of a sphere of radius R. This results in   an electric field E at the surface of the sphere and a flux 4 passing through it. If we change the radius of the sphere to R' = 2R, what happens to the electric field E' at the surface and the flux ' passing through this new sphere? Surface area A = 4πR², Volume V = =πR³.

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an electric field E at the surface of the sphere and a flux 4 passing through it. If we change the radius of the sphere to R' = 2R, what happens to the electric field E' at the surface and the flux ' passing through this new sphere? Surface area A = 4πR², Volume V = =πR³.

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