The magnitude of the average electric field normally present in the atmosphere just above…

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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 ε0 = 8.85 × 10–12 C2/Nm2, RE = 6.37 × 106 m]
  1. +670 kC
  2. – 670 kC
  3. – 680 kC
  4. + 680 kC

Answer

(C) – 680 kC

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