University Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
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Chapter 22, Problem 22.24E
Charge Q is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of an insulating sphere of radius R = 4.00 cm. At a distance of r = 8.00 cm from the center of the sphere, the electric field due to the charge distribution has magnitude E = 940 N/C. What are (a) the volume charge density for the sphere and (b) the electric field at a distance of 2.00 cm from the sphere’s center?
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Charge Q is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of an insulating sphere of radius R = 4.00 cm. At a distance of r = 8.00 cm from the center of the sphere, the electric field due to the charge distribution has magnitude E = 940 N/C. What are (a) the volume charge density for the sphere and (b) the electric field at a distance of 2.00 cm from the sphere’s center?
Charge Q is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of an insulating sphere of radius R = 4.00 cm. At a distance of r = 8.00 cm from the center of the sphere, the electric field due to the charge distribution has magnitude 840 N/C.
The charge density is calulated as: p = 2.2×10−6 Cm3
What is the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 2.00 cm from the sphere's center?
1) Charge Q is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of an insulating sphere of radius R = 4.00 cm. At a distance of r = 8.00 cm from the center of the sphere, the electric field due to the charge distribution has magnitude 890 N/C.
a) What is the volume charge density for the sphere?
b) What is the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 2.00 cm from the sphere's center?
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