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Two large parallel plane sheets have uniform charge densities + `sigma and -sigma.` Determine the electric field (i) between the sheets, and (ii) outside the sheets.

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To solve the problem of determining the electric field between and outside two large parallel plane sheets with uniform charge densities +σ and -σ, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Configuration We have two large parallel sheets: - The first sheet has a uniform positive charge density of +σ. - The second sheet has a uniform negative charge density of -σ. ### Step 2: Electric Field Due to Each Sheet ...
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    A
    `(sigma)/(2 epsilon_(0))`
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    `-((sigma_(1)sigma_(2)))/(2epsilon_(0))`
    C
    `((sigma_(1)+sigma_(2)))/(2epsilon_(0))`
    D
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