University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 22 - Gauss's Law - Problems - Exercises - Page 746: 22.16

Answer

(a) $q = -3.21 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{C}$ (b)$E = 250 \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{C} $ (c) $\sigma = -2.21 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2} $

Work Step by Step

(a) The charge from the electric flux is calculated by \begin{aligned} q &= \Phi_{E}\epsilon_{o} \\ &=\left(-3.63 \times 10^{16} \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{C}\right)\left(8.854 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{C}^{2} / \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2}\right) \\ &=\boxed{-3.21 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{C}} \end{aligned} (b) The electric field is found by knowing the area \begin{aligned} E &=\frac{\left|\Phi_{E}\right|}{4 \pi R^{2}} \\ &=\frac{\left(- 3.63 \times 10^{16} \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{C}\right)}{4 \pi\left(3.40 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{m}\right)^{2}} \\ &=250 \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{C} \end{aligned} (c) The charge density is the charge per unit area \begin{aligned} \sigma &=\frac{q}{4 \pi R^{2}} \\ &=\frac{-3.21 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{C}}{4 \pi\left(3.40 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{m}\right)^{2}} \\ &=-2.21 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2} \end{aligned}
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