A Van de Graaff generator produces sparks when the field strength at its surface is 4.0

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A Van de Graaff generator produces sparks when the field strength at its surface is 4.0 × 104 V cm−1. If the diameter of the sphere is 40 cm, what is the charge on it?


You will need the following data to answer the following questions. (You may take the charge of each sphere to be situated at its centre.) ε0 = 8.85 × 10−12 F m−1

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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