A conducting sphere of radius a, at potential Vo, is surrounded by a thin concentric spherical...
2. Potentials and a Conducting Surface The electric potential outside of a solid spherical conductor of radius R is found to be V(r, 9) = -E, cose (--) where E, is a constant and r and 0 are the spherical radial and polar angle coordinates, respectively. This electric potential is due to the charges on the conductor and charges outside of the conductor 1. Find an expression for the electric field inside the spherical conductor. 2. Find an expression for...
In Figure 5, a solid sphere of radius a = 2.0cm is concentric with a spherical conductor shell of internal radius b = 2.0a and external radius c = 2.4a. The sphere has a uniform charge q1 = 7.5 fC; the shell has a net charge q2 = -q1. What is the magnitude of the electric field at radial distances (a) r = 0, (b) r =a/2, (c) r = a, (d) r = 1.5a, (e) r = 2.3a, (f)...
Consider a spherical shell with inner radius a and outer radius b. A charge density σ A cos(9) is glued over the outer surface of the shell, while the potential at the inner surface of the shell is V (8) Vo cos(0). Find electric potential inside the spherical shell, a<r<b.
A small conducting spherical shell with inner radius a and outer radius b is concentric with a larger conducting spherical shell with inner radius c and outer radius d. The inner shell has a total charge of -1q and the outer shell has a total charge of +3q. The total charge on the inner surface of the large shell is zero. The total charge on the inner surface of the small shell is -1q. The radial component of the electric field in the region...
A small conducting spherical shell with inner radius a and outer radius b is concentric with a larger conducting spherical shell with inner radius c and outer radius d. The inner shell has a total charge of -2q and the outer shell has a total charge of +4q. The total charge on the outer surface of the large shell is +2q. The radial component of the electric field in the region c <r < d is given by -2q/(4nε0r2). The total charge on...
1 Potential of concentric spheres A spherical shell with internal radius Rį and external radius R2 has a potential in its surfaces given by 0(R1,0,0) = Vi sin (20) sin(0) and (R2,0,0) = V2 sin (20) sin(0) (V1 and V2 are constants). If there are not electric charges any where inside or outside the shell R R2 (a) Write the general solution for the electric potential o in each of the three regions of interest: r < R1, R; <r...
A spherical conductor is surrounded by a thick spherical conducting shell as shown in Figure 1; the bounding surfaces are concentric spheres of radii a, b, and c. Suppose that the inner conductor has charge Q, and the outer conductor has charge Q2. a) What are the electric fields in the (i) r>c, (ii) b<r<c, (iii) a<r<b, and (iv) r<a regions? [10 marks] b) Find the electric potentials (i) on the outer shell and (ii) on the inner conductor. [10...
A small conducting spherical shell with inner radius a and outer radius b is concentric with a larger conducting spherical shell with inner radius c and outer radius d. The inner shell has total charge +2q, and the outer shell has charge +4q. (a) Calculate the magnitude of the electric field in terms of q and the distance r from the common center of the two shells for r < a, b < r < c, and r > d. Note...
Q2.PNGA sphere of radius R has a specified potential at it’s surface that is given by: V (R, θ) = kR /epsilon0 (3 cos^2 θ − 1) . a) Using the method of separation of variables in spherical coordinate, solve Laplace’s equation to find the potential inside and outside.of the sphere. Refer to Griffith’s examples 3.6 and 3.7 for the method and on how to ”eye-ball” the coefficients in the general solution. (10 points)Using the continuity equation, find the surface charge density...
A spherical metal (conductor) has a spherical cavity in side. There is a single point charge Q at the cavity center. The total charge on the meta is 0 (a) Describe how the charge is distributed on the E=? sphere. Would the surface charge density be u form at each surface? (b) Draw the electric field lines. c) Find the electric field for a point outside the metal. Express it in terms of r, the distance of the point in...