here is a point charge +2Q origin, surround by a very conducting spherical shell of radius a (assume no thickness), which has a net charge of -Q distributed uniformly over the surface. This is surrounded by a thick perfectly conducting spherical shell of inner and outer radii b and c respectively, carrying a net charge -2Q, Find expressions for the electric field intensity for the following cases (i) rc.

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a.
is a po
origin, surf
by
conducting spherical shell of radius a (assume no thickness), which has a
net charge of -Q distributed uniformly over the surface. This is surrounded
by a thick perfectly conducting spherical shell of inner and outer radii b
and c respectively, carrying a net charge -2Q, Find expressions for the
electric field intensity for the following cases
(i) r<a,
(ii) a<r<b,
(iii) b<r<c, and
(iv) r>c.
(v) Plot the electric field as a function of the distance from the origin
(vi) What are the uniform surface charge densities at the inner and outer
surfaces of the conducting shell.
C
+2Q
b
-2Q
Transcribed Image Text:a. is a po origin, surf by conducting spherical shell of radius a (assume no thickness), which has a net charge of -Q distributed uniformly over the surface. This is surrounded by a thick perfectly conducting spherical shell of inner and outer radii b and c respectively, carrying a net charge -2Q, Find expressions for the electric field intensity for the following cases (i) r<a, (ii) a<r<b, (iii) b<r<c, and (iv) r>c. (v) Plot the electric field as a function of the distance from the origin (vi) What are the uniform surface charge densities at the inner and outer surfaces of the conducting shell. C +2Q b -2Q
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