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If the intensity of an electric field is `3xx10^(6) V* m^(-1)` or more, electric discharge takes place in air. What maximum potential can be applied on a sphere of diameter 5 m? What maximum charge can it retain?

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`7.5xx10^(6),2.08xx10^(-3)C`
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