Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 21, Problem 25E
In Fig. 21.8, take the half-cylinder’s radius and length to be 3.4 cm and 15 cm, respectively. If the electric field has magnitude 6.8 kN/C, find the flux through the half-cylinder. Hint: You don’t need to do an integral! Why not?
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