Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
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Chapter 22, Problem 2P
(I) The Earth possesses an electric field of (average) magnitude 150 N/C near its surface. The field points radially inward. Calculate the net electric flux outward through a spherical surface surrounding, and just beyond, the Earth’s surface.
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