In the air over a particular region at an altitude of 219 m above the ground, the electric field is 141 N/C directed downward. At 319 m above the ground, the electric field is 103 N/C downward. What is the average volume charge density in the layer of air between these two elevations? (include appropriate sign in the answer).

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Answer:

[tex]q'=9.735\times 10^{-13}\ C/m^3[/tex]

Explanation:

Given that

219 m above the ground, the electric field is 141 N/C directed downward.

At 319 m above the ground, the electric field is 103 N/C downward.

If filed is going in to the region then it taken as negative and If filed is going out to the region then it taken as positive.

So net flux = 114 A - 103 A

 Net flux= 11 A

Now from Gauss law

[tex]Net\ flux=\dfrac{q}{\varepsilon }[/tex]

[tex]\varepsilon =8.85\times 10^{-12}[/tex]

[tex]11\ A=\dfrac{q}{\varepsilon }[/tex]

q= 11 A ε

The average volume charge density(q') is the ratio of charge to the volume.

Volume = A .h

h= 319 - 219

h= 100 m

[tex]q'= \dfrac{11\ A\ \varepsilon }{ A\ h}[/tex]

[tex]q'= \dfrac{11\  \varepsilon }{h}[/tex]

[tex]q'= \dfrac{11\times 8.85\times 10^{-12}}{100}\ C/m^3[/tex]

[tex]q'=9.735\times 10^{-13}\ C/m^3[/tex]

So the charge per volume is [tex]q'=9.735\times 10^{-13}\ C/m^3[/tex]

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