Imagine that you are given a box which is said to be filled with various charged objects. You cannot open the box but are tasked with determining what could possibly be inside of it.
Imagine that you are given a box which is said to be filled with various charged objects. You cannot open the box but are tasked with determining what could possibly be inside of it.
Q2: If you can measure the electric field at a point in space then you can estimate the symmetry of the charge distribution inside of the box. For spherical, cylindrical, and planar symmetry provide a diagram of the expected electric field lines around the box for each situation. Using fundamentals of static electric fields explain the shapes of the field lines in each situation. Indicate quantitatively how the magnitude of the field changes as you move away from the box
Q3: Since the box has finite size, describe how the field lines in each case outlined in question 2 would differ from their idealized charge distribution. For all three situations, what would the charge distribution look like when you move far away from the box?
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