Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 33E
The electric field strength outside a charge distribution and 18 cm from its center has magnitude 55 kN/C. At 23 cm the field strength is 43 kN/C. Does the distribution have spherical or line symmetry?
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