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A uniformly charged disk sit in the yz-plane with its center at the origin. It has radius 2.5 cm and carries a total charge of 4.0 x 10 -12 C.
What is the magnitude of the electricfield on the x-axis of the disk at the disk at distance x = 0.2 cm?
What is the direction of the eletric field on the axis of the disk at x = 0.2 cm? (to the center or from the center)
Is the magnitude of the electric field at x= 0.2 cm larger or smaller thant the electric field at 0.2 cm from an infinite sheet of charge with the same charge per unit area as the disk?
What is the percent difference between the electric field produced by the finite disk and by an infinite sheet with the same charge per unit area at x = 0.4 cm?
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