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Chapter 24, Problem 15P
SSM ILW A spherical drop of water carrying a charge of 30 pC has a potential of 500 V at its surface (with V = 0 at infinity). (a) What is the radius of the drop? (b) If two such drops of the same charge and radius combine to form a single spherical drop, what is the potential at the surface of the new drop?
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