A spherical conducting shell with a radius of 0.200 m has a very small charged sphere suspended in its center. The sphere has a charge of 25.9 mC, and the conducting shell has a charge of -25.9 mC. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the following distances from the center of the shell? (a) 0.100 m N/C (b) 0.300 m N/C

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A spherical conducting shell with a radius of 0.200 m has a very small charged sphere suspended in its center. The sphere
has a charge of 25.9 mC, and the conducting shell has a charge of -25.9 mC. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the
following distances from the center of the shell?
(a) 0.100 m
N/C
(b) 0.300 m
N/C
Transcribed Image Text:A spherical conducting shell with a radius of 0.200 m has a very small charged sphere suspended in its center. The sphere has a charge of 25.9 mC, and the conducting shell has a charge of -25.9 mC. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the following distances from the center of the shell? (a) 0.100 m N/C (b) 0.300 m N/C
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Charge 1,q1=25.9mC=25.9×10-3CCharge 2,q2=-25.9mC=-25.9×10-3CDistance,ra=0.100mDistance,rb=0.300mCoulomb Constant,k=9×109Nm2/C2

The electric field is technically described as a vector field that may be associated with each point in space and represents the force per unit charge exerted on a positive test charge at rest at that point. The electric field is created by the electric charge or by magnetic fields that change over time.

Gauss's law, often known as Gauss's flux theorem, is a law that describes the relationship between the distribution of electric charge and the consequent electric field.

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