Consider a neutrally charged solid conducting sphere that has three cavities inside it. Three point charges of charges 2.0 nC, -3.0 nC, and 4.0 nC are placed inside each cavity. Find the electric field at the surface of the sphere if its radius is 5.0 cm.

Consider a neutrally charged solid conducting sphere that has three cavities inside it. Three point charges of charges 2.0 nC, -3.0 nC, and 4.0 nC are placed inside each cavity. Find the electric field at the surface of the sphere if its radius is 5.0 cm.

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Consider a neutrally charged solid conducting sphere that has three cavities inside it. Three
point charges of charges 2.0 nC, -3.0 nC, and 4.0 nC are placed inside each cavity. Find
the electric field at the surface of the sphere if its radius is 5.0 cm.
(a) 3.56×10 N/C
(b) 1.08×104 N/C
(c) 3.214x10³ N/C
(d) 6.02×10 N/C

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