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An isolated conducting sphere of radius 6cm has a charge of `1.5 muC`. Calculate the energy stored in the field of this charged conductor and the energy density at the surface of the sphere.

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`C=4pi epsi_(0)R, U=Q^(2)/(2C) and vecU=1/2 epsi_(0) E^(2)`
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