What would be the change in electric field for a charged sheet of (a) surface charge density to move from one side to another?

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Change in electric field
= $E_{1} - E_{2}$
= $\frac{σ}{2 ε_{0}} - (- \frac{σ}{2 ε_{0}}) = \frac{σ}{ε_{0}}$

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What would be the change in electric field for a charged sheet of (a) surface charge density to move from one side to another?

Change in electric field=E1−E2=σ2ε0−(−σ2ε0)=σε0

Change in electric field
= $E_{1} - E_{2}$
= $\frac{σ}{2 ε_{0}} - (- \frac{σ}{2 ε_{0}}) = \frac{σ}{ε_{0}}$