A thin, circular disk of radius 30.0 cm is oriented in the yz-plane with its center at the origin

The disk carries a total charge of +3.00 ?C distributed uniformly over its surface. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field due to the disk at the point x = 15.0 cm along the x-axis.
(?0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N ? m2)
A) 9.95 × 105 N/C
B) 4.98 × 105 N/C
C) 3.31 × 105 N/C
D) 2.49 × 105 N/C
E) 1.99 × 105 N/C


Answer: C

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