A very thin charged rod of length L lies on the z-axis (x=0, y=0) centered on the origin (z=0) and extending in the range – L/2 < z < L/2. The charge density on the rod is not constant, but varies linearly with the distance from the center of the rod. The number of charges per unit length 2 = dq/dz is given by 1(z) = cz, where c is a constant. (Since 2 is an odd function of z, the total charge on the rod sums to zero.) (a) Calculate the electrostatic potential V(0,0, z) at a point on the z-axis at a height z above the center of the rod for values of z which are above the top end of the rod, z > L/2, by integrating the formula [convert dq to the specific case of the linear charge density] 1 V (†) dq(7') 4πεο (b) Calculate the electric field vector E (0,0, z) at the same point as in part (a) by using the definition of the electric field in terms of the potential.

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A very thin charged rod of length L lies on the z-axis (x=0, y=0) centered on the origin
(z=0) and extending in the range – L/2 < z < L/2. The charge density on the rod is not
constant, but varies linearly with the distance from the center of the rod. The number of
charges per unit length 2 = dq/dz is given by 1(z) = cz, where c is a constant. (Since 2
is an odd function of z, the total charge on the rod sums to zero.)
(a) Calculate the electrostatic potential V(0,0, z) at a point on the z-axis at a height z
above the center of the rod for values of z which are above the top end of the
rod, z > L/2, by integrating the formula [convert dq to the specific case of the
linear charge density]
1
V (†)
dq(7')
4πεο
(b) Calculate the electric field vector E (0,0, z) at the same point as in part (a) by
using the definition of the electric field in terms of the potential.
Transcribed Image Text:A very thin charged rod of length L lies on the z-axis (x=0, y=0) centered on the origin (z=0) and extending in the range – L/2 < z < L/2. The charge density on the rod is not constant, but varies linearly with the distance from the center of the rod. The number of charges per unit length 2 = dq/dz is given by 1(z) = cz, where c is a constant. (Since 2 is an odd function of z, the total charge on the rod sums to zero.) (a) Calculate the electrostatic potential V(0,0, z) at a point on the z-axis at a height z above the center of the rod for values of z which are above the top end of the rod, z > L/2, by integrating the formula [convert dq to the specific case of the linear charge density] 1 V (†) dq(7') 4πεο (b) Calculate the electric field vector E (0,0, z) at the same point as in part (a) by using the definition of the electric field in terms of the potential.
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