Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Electric Charge and Electric Field - Problems - Page 470: 38

Answer

$1.64\times10^{-8}C$

Work Step by Step

Use Gauss’s law to find the enclosed charge. The size of the box does not matter. $$\Phi_E=\frac{Q_{enc}}{\epsilon_o}$$ $$Q_{enc}=\Phi_E\epsilon_o$$ $$=(1.85\times10^3 N \cdot m^2/C)(8.85\times10^{-12}C^2/(N \cdot m^2)) $$ $$=1.64\times10^{-8}C$$
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