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Chapter 23, Problem 21P
(a) A panicle with charge q is located a distance d from an infinite plane. Determine the electric flux through the plane due to the charged panicle. (b) What If? A particle with charge q is located a very small distance from the center of a very large square on the line perpendicular to the square and going through its center. Determine the approximate electric flux through the square due to the charged particle. (c) How do the answers to parts (a) and (b) compare? Explain.
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a) Find the electric field caused by a disk of radius R with a uniform positive surface charge density σ (charge per unit area), at a point along the axis of the disk a distance x from its center. Assume that x is positive.
(b) Graph the electric field as a function of x between x = 0 and x = 4R.
(c) Show that if we increase the radius R and simultaneously add charge so that σ is constant (infinite sheet of charge), the electric field strength is E = σ /2E0 .
a) Find the electric field caused by a disk of radius R with a uniform positive surface charge density σ (charge per unit area), at a point along the axis of the disk a distance x from its center. Assume that x is positive.
(b) Graph the electric field as a function of x between x = 0 and x = 4R. (c) Show that if we increase the radius R and simultaneously add charge so that s is constant (infinite sheet of charge), the electric field strength is E = s /2e0 .
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