Consider a solid conducting sphere with radius R, as shown in the image below. The electric field on the surface of the conducting sphere is given by E(R). What is the electric field at a distance of 4R from the center of the sphere? -R-> O E(R)/16 E(R)/4

Consider a solid conducting sphere with radius R, as shown in the image below. The electric field on the surface of the conducting sphere is given by E(R). What is the electric field at a distance of 4R from the center of the sphere? -R-> O E(R)/16 E(R)/4

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Consider a solid conducting sphere with radius R, as shown in the image below. The electric field
on the surface of the conducting sphere is given by E(R). What is the electric field at a distance of
4R from the center of the sphere?
-R->
O E(R)/16
E(R)/4
O None of the given choices
O E(R)/8
O E(R)

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