This is a problem on electric current

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Homework Statement

An isolated conducting sphere has a 10 cm radius. One wire carries a current of 1.000 002 0 A into it. Another wire carries a current of 1.000 000 0 A out of it. How long would it take for the sphere to increase in potential by 1200 V?

Homework Equations

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The Attempt at a Solution

tried using i= dq/dt

 

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You'll need to rearrange the following equation to find how much charge, $q$, the sphere will store when its surface potential is at 1,200 V.

$$V_R=\frac{q}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 R^2}$$

You know the magnitudes of the inward- and outward-flowing currents, therefore you can calculate the net inward-flowing current. All you need to do next is work out how long it takes for this current to transfer charge $q$.