# Solution - What is the Total Electric Flux Leaving the Surface of the Sphere? - Electric Flux

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A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4 m diameter has a surface charge density of 80.0 μC/m2. (a) Find the charge on the sphere. (b) What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere?

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