At a certain distance from a point charge the field intensity is 500 V/m and the potential is –300V. The distance to the charge and the magnitude of the charge respectively are (a) 0.6 m and 60 nC (b) 0.4 m and 20 nC (c) 0.6 m and 40 nC (d) 0.6 m and 20 nC

At a certain distance from a point charge the field intensity is 500 V/m and the potential is –300V. The distance to the charge and the magnitude of the charge respectively are (a) 0.6 m and 60 nC (b) 0.4 m and 20 nC (c) 0.6 m and 40 nC (d) 0.6 m and 20 nC

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At a certain distance from a point charge the field intensity is 500 V/m and the potential is –300V. The
distance to the charge and the magnitude of the charge respectively are
(a) 0.6 m and 60 nC
(b) 0.4 m and 20 nC
(c) 0.6 m and 40 nC
(d) 0.6 m and 20 nC

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