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book Field and Wave Electromagnetics 2nd Edition by David Cheng cover

Field and Wave Electromagnetics 2nd Edition by David Cheng

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0201128192
book Field and Wave Electromagnetics 2nd Edition by David Cheng cover

Field and Wave Electromagnetics 2nd Edition by David Cheng

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0201128192
Exercise 45
Assuming the earth to be a large conducting sphere (radius= 6.37 × 10 3 km) surrounded by air, find
a) the capacitance of the earth;
b) the maximum charge that can exist on the earth before the ait breaks down.
Explanation
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Consider the radius of the large cond...

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