- Your answer is partially correct. Two spherical shells have a common center. A-3.00 x 10-6 C charge is spread uniformly over the inner shell, which has a radius of 0.050 m. A +5.50 x 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 562 (b) 0.10 m, E = i 2.04E-5 (c) 0.025 m. E = 0 N/C N/C V N/C radially outward radially inward no direction

- Your answer is partially correct. Two spherical shells have a common center. A-3.00 x 10-6 C charge is spread uniformly over the inner shell, which has a radius of 0.050 m. A +5.50 x 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 562 (b) 0.10 m, E = i 2.04E-5 (c) 0.025 m. E = 0 N/C N/C V N/C radially outward radially inward no direction

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Two spherical shells have a common center. A-3.00 x 106 C charge is spread uniformly over the inner shell, which
has a radius of 0.050 m. A +5.50 x 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
562
(b) 0.10 m,
E =
2.04E-5
(c) 0.025 m.
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