A thin spherical shell of radius R carries a total charge Q. We define the origin of our coordinate system to be in the center of the sphere enclosed by this shell. (a) Calculate the electric field due to the spherical shell just outside the shell in two ways: 1) by Gauss’s law and 2) by applying our knowledge on the boundary conditions of electric fields. Do the two methods agree?
A thin spherical shell of radius R carries a total charge Q. We define the
origin of our coordinate system to be in the center of the sphere enclosed
by this shell.
(a) Calculate the electric field due to the spherical shell just outside the
shell in two ways: 1) by Gauss’s law and 2) by applying our knowledge
on the boundary conditions of electric fields. Do the two methods
agree?
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A thin spherical shell of radius R carries a total charge Q. We define the origin of our coordinate system to be in the center of the sphere enclosed by this shell.
(a) Calculate the electric field due to the spherical shell just outside the shell in two ways: 1) by Gauss’s law and 2) by applying our knowledge on the boundary conditions of electric fields. Do the two methods agree, as following below.
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