Outside a Spherically Symmetric Charge Distribution of Net Charge Q

question 19

Multiple Choice

Outside a spherically symmetric charge distribution of net charge Q, Gauss's law can be used to show that the electric field at a given distance

• A)must be zero.
• B)must be directed outward.
• C)acts like it originated in a point charge Q at the center of the distribution.
• D)must be directed inward.
• E)must be greater than zero.

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