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Earth has a net charge that produces an electric field of approximately 168 N/C downward at its
surface. The radius of the Earth is ~ 6.37x10^6 m.
(a) What is the amount of excess charge on the Earth, noting the electric field of a conducting sphere
is equivalent to a point charge at its center, in coulombs?
(b) What magnitude of acceleration, in meters per second squared, will the field produce on a free
electron near Earth's surface?
(c) What mass (with the charge of a single extra electron) will have its weight supported by this field?
(in kilograms)
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Transcribed Image Text:2 #3 Earth has a net charge that produces an electric field of approximately 168 N/C downward at its surface. The radius of the Earth is ~ 6.37x10^6 m. (a) What is the amount of excess charge on the Earth, noting the electric field of a conducting sphere is equivalent to a point charge at its center, in coulombs? (b) What magnitude of acceleration, in meters per second squared, will the field produce on a free electron near Earth's surface? (c) What mass (with the charge of a single extra electron) will have its weight supported by this field? (in kilograms) F3 $ 4 E R F4 % 5 T F5 < 6 F6 Y & 7 F7 09 * 8 Y F8 ( 9 F9 # a C ) 0 F10 U F1- S 1
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