JEE Main 2014 Physics question

PhysicsElectric Charges and FieldsJEE Main 2014

The magnitude of the average electric field normally present in the atmosphere just above the surface of the Earth is about 150 N/C, directed inward towards the center of the Earth. This gives the total net surface charge carried by the Earth to be : [Given : /N-, m]

Answer: (1)

Solution

By Gauss's law for a uniformly charged sphere, . Here R^2$ =

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