Answer:
A charge of -5.02 nC is uniformly distributed on a thin square sheet of nonconducting material of edge length 21.8 cm. "What is the surface charge density of the sheet"?
Explanation:
Surface charge density is a measure of how much electric charge is accumulated over a surface. It can be calculated as the charge per unit area.
We will convert all parameters in SI units.
Charge = Q = -5.02nC
Q = -5.02×C
As it is clear from question that Sheet is a square (All sides will be of equal length)
Area = A = (21.8×m) (21.8×
m) = 4.75×
m²
A = 4.75×m²
Surface charge density = Q/A
Surface charge density = (-5.02×C)/(4.75×
m²)
Surface charge density = -1.057× C