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A Van de Graaft generator is a device for generating a large electric potential by building up charge on a hollow metal sphere, A typical classroom-demonstration model has a diameter of How much charge is needed on the sphere for its potential to be ? Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units. Part B What is the electric field strength just eutside the surface of the sphere when it is charged to ? Express your answer to two signillcant figures and include the appropriate units


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To calculate the charge needed on the sphere for a potential of 450,000 V, we can use the formula:

Q = CV

where Q is the charge, C is the capacitance, and V is the potential.

The capacitance of a conducting sphere can be calculated using the formula:

  
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