Extra credit As shown in Fig. 2, two parallel plates are connected by a wire so that they remain at the same potential. Let one plate coincide with the yz plane and the other with the plane s (see...
Extra credit As shown in Fig. 2, two parallel plates are connected by a wire so that they remain at the same potential. Let one plate coincide with the yz plane and the other with the plane s (see diagram). The distance s between the plates is much smaller than the lateral dimension of the plates. A point charge Q is located between the plates at -b. What is the magnitude of the total surface charge density on the inner surface of each plate? (Extended hint:) The total surface charge on the inner surface of both plates must of course be -Q (why?), and we can guess that a larger fraction of it will be found on the near plate. If the charge were very close to the left plate, b < s, the presence of the plate on the right couldn't make much dfference. However, we want to know exactly how the charge
Extra credit As shown in Fig. 2, two parallel plates are connected by a wire so that they remain at the same potential. Let one plate coincide with the yz plane and the other with the plane s (see diagram). The distance s between the plates is much smaller than the lateral dimension of the plates. A point charge Q is located between the plates at -b. What is the magnitude of the total surface charge density on the inner surface of each plate? (Extended hint:) The total surface charge on the inner surface of both plates must of course be -Q (why?), and we can guess that a larger fraction of it will be found on the near plate. If the charge were very close to the left plate, b