Chapter6: Gauss's Law
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State what is meant by electric field strength at a point in space. How is its direction defined?
Given that the magnitude field strength, E, at a distance r from a point charge Q is given by the
formula:
1 Q
E
4πεο r2
calculate the magnitude of the electric field at a point which is 10 cm from a positive 20 µC charge.
1
= 9 x 10° m/F.
4πεο
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State what is meant by electric field strength at a point in space. How is its direction defined?
Given that the magnitude field strength, E, at a distance r from a point charge Q is given by the
formula:
1 Q
E
4πεο r2
calculate the magnitude of the electric field at a point which is 10 cm from a positive 20 µC charge.
1
= 9 x 10° m/F.
4πεο
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