Homework # 19 - Electric Field Handout Problems: 1. Where is the electric field of the diagram below greatest? Explain. B A. 2. The diagram below shows two large parallel metal plates separated by a short distance. + + ++++++++++++++ A B . - - - (a) Draw the electric field lines between the plates. (b) In which position, A, B or C is the electric field strength the greatest? Explain. 3. A solid metal sphere is given a negative charge. (a) How do the electrons distribute themselves in the sphere? (b) What is the electric field inside the sphere? (c) What is true about the electric field outside the sphere? (d) How would your answers change if the metal sphere was hollow