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In a fair weather condition, there is an...

In a fair weather condition, there is an electric field at the surface of the earth, pointing down into the ground. What is the electric charge on the ground in this situation ?

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Electric field start from positive charges and end on negative charges.
Thus, if the fair weather field is directed down into the ground the ground must possess a negative charge.
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