University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 22.27E
Apply Gauss’s law to the Gaussian surfaces S2, S3, and S4 in Fig. 22.21b to calculate the electric field between and outside the plates.
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University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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