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A sphere with a radius 1cm has a charge of 2×10-9C spreads out uniformly over its surface. What is the magnitude of the electric field due to the sphere at a location 4cm from the center of the sphere?

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The magnitude of the electric field is 1.12×104N/C.

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01

Identification of given data

The given data is listed below as:

  • The value of the charge of the sphere is,Q=2x10-9C
  • The distance of the electric field from the center of the sphere is,R=4cm×1m100cm=4×10-2m
  • The radius of the sphere is, r=1cm×1m100cm=1×10-2m
02

Definition of Electric field of the sphere

The electric field is referred to as a region that helps an electrically charged particle to exert force on another particle.

The electric field of a sphere is inversely proportional to the radius of an object and directly proportional to the charge of that object.

03

Determination of the electric field

The equation of electric field inside a sphere of uniform charge is expressed as:

E=kQR2

Here, Qis the total charge, Ris the distance of the electric field from the center of the sphere and kis the electric field constant with value 9×109N.m2/C2.

Substitute all the values in the above equation.

E=9×109N.m2/C22×10-9C4×10-2m2=18N.m2/C1.6×10-3m2=1.12×104N/C

Thus, the magnitude of the electric field is 1.12×104N/C.

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