Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Chapter 22, Problem 20P
(II) A flat square sheet of thin aluminum foil, 25cm on a side, carries a uniformly distributed 275 nC charge. What, approximately, is the electric field (a) 1.0 cm above the center of the sheet and (b) 15 m above the center of the sheet?
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