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A uniform surface charge of density `sigma` is given to a quarter of a disc extending up to infinity in the first quadrant of `x-y` plane. The centre of the disc is at the origin `O`. Find the z-component of the electric field at the point `(0,0,z)` and the potential difference between the point `(0,0,d)` and `(0,0,2d)`

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`(sigma)/(8 epsilon_(0))`
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