Figure 19.31 Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancrofti) (credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA's Fisheries Collection).

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The lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii) maintains an incredible charge on its head and a charge equal in magnitude but opposite in sign on its tail (Figure 19.31).

Sketch the equipotentials when the ray is near a ship with a conducting surface.

Figure 19.31 Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancrofti) (credit:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA's
Fisheries Collection).
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 19.31 Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancrofti) (credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA's Fisheries Collection).
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