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Homework Statement
Two concentric conducting spherical shells produce a radially outward electric field of magnitude 49,000 N/C at a point 4.10 m from the center of the shells. The outer surface of the larger shell has a radius of 3.75 m. If the inner shell contains an excess charge of -5.30 μC, find the amount of charge on the outer surface of the larger shell. (k
Homework Equations
closed surface int(E dot dA) = Q encl/epsilon0 (gauss's law)
The Attempt at a Solution
I plugged in the given electric field into gauss's law in the form E=Q encl/ 4pir^2 epsilon0, with Q encl= q(inner)+ q(outer) and solved for q(outer) and arrived at ~ 96.9 μC but that is wrong according to MP (my homework site)
any help would be greatly appreciated
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