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Posted by Alissa on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 2:04pm.

On a clear, sunny day, a vertical electrical field of about 118 N/C points down over flat ground. What is the surface charge density on the ground for these conditions?

Physics - drwls, Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 2:25pm
Assume the ground is a conductor an use Gauss' law.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/electric/gaulaw.html

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