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A thin spherical shell of radius 16 cm has a charge of \( 11 \, \mu\text{C} \). What is the electric
field at a point 20 cm from the center?

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**Symmetric configurations** from Gauss's law produce characteristic fields. Uniformly charged infinite plane gives uniform field E = σ/(2ε₀) independent of distance due to planar symmetry, spherical shell acts as point charge outside E = kq/r² and zero inside, reflecting zero enclosed charge interior. Outside shell ( r > R ): E = (k q/r²) . k = 9 × 10⁹ N·m²/C² , q = 11 × 10⁻⁶ C , r = 0.2 m . E = 9 × 10⁹ × (11 × 10⁻⁶/(0.2)²) = 9 × 10⁹ × (11 × 10⁻⁶/0.04) = 2.475 × 10⁶ N/C . Substituting values gives 2.475 × 10⁶ N/C, which

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