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Chapter 5.5, Problem 1dT
Consider instead a portion near the center of a large sheet of charge. Like the plate in part A, the Portion of the sheet has a net charge
How does the charge density
How does the electric field on one side of the sheet of charge compare to the electric field on the same side of the charged plate? Explain.
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