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Measurements indicate that there is an electric field surrounding the Earth. Its magnitu...

Measurements indicate that there is an electric field surrounding the Earth. Its magnitude is about 150 N/C at the Earth’s surface and points inward toward the Earth’s center. What is the magnitude of the electric charge on the Earth? Is it positive or negative? [Hint: The electric field outside a uniformly charged sphere is the same as if all the charge were concentrated at its center.]

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