University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 22 - Gauss's Law - Problems - Exercises - Page 746: 22.18

Answer

$q = 3.74 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{C}$

Work Step by Step

First, we find the electric flux then the charge. The electric flux equals the area time the electric field through this area where the area $A$ equals $ 2 \pi r l $ $\begin{aligned} \Phi_{E} &= EA \\ &= 2 \pi r E l \\ &=2 \pi(0.4 \mathrm{m})(840 \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{C})(0.020 \mathrm{m}) \\ &=42.2 \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{C} \end{aligned}$ Now we could get the charge $q$ by \begin{aligned} q &=\epsilon_{0} \Phi_{E} \\ &=\left(8.854 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{C}^{2} / \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2}\right)\left(42.2 \mathrm{N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^{2} / \mathrm{C}\right) \\ &=\boxed{3.74 \times 10^{-10} \mathrm{C}} \end{aligned}
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