The diagram above illustrates an isolated metal sphere carrying charge W in a medium whose permittivity is so. The magnitude of the electric field intensity...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Physics - 1996 (Objective) Subject: Physics

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The diagram above illustrates an isolated metal sphere carrying charge W in a medium whose permittivity is so. The magnitude of the electric field intensity at P can be expressed as
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The electric field intensity at point P due to the isolated charged sphere is given by Coulomb's law, which states that the magnitude of the electric field intensity is directly proportional to the charge on the sphere and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the sphere and point P. Mathematically, it is expressed as: E = Q/(4πεor2) where E is the electric field intensity, Q is the charge on the sphere, εo is the permittivity of the medium, and r is the distance between the sphere and point P. Therefore, the correct option is (b) Q/(4πεor2).

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