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Transcribed Image Text:The quantity of charge q (in coulombs) that has passed through a surface of area 2.00 cm²
varies with time according to the equation q = 4t³ + 5t+6, where t is in seconds. (a) What is
the instantaneous current through the surface at t = 1.00 s? (b) What is the value of the
magnitude of the current density at this time?
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