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Transcribed Image Text:Problem 5
The electric field everywhere on the surface of a hollow sphere of
radius 0.75m is measured to be equal to 8.90×10²N/C and points
radially toward the center of the sphere.
(a) What is the net charge within the surface?
(b) What can you conclude about charge inside the nature and
distribution of the charge inside the sphere?
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