EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEER
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780100454897
Author: Jewett
Publisher: YUZU
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 24, Problem 24.1CQ
Consider an electric field that is uniform in direction throughout a certain volume. Can it be uniform in magnitude? Must it be uniform in magnitude? Answer these questions (a) assuming the volume is filled with an insulating material carrying charge described by a volume charge density and (b) assuming the volume is empty space. State reasoning to prove your answers.
Expert Solution & Answer
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Students have asked these similar questions
Point charges of 6.50 μC and -2.50 μC are placed 0.300 m apart. (Assume the negative charge is located to the right of the positive charge. Include the sign of the value in your answers.)
(a) Where can a third charge be placed so that the net force on it is zero?
0.49
m to the right of the -2.50 μC charge
(b) What if both charges are positive?
0.185
xm to the right of the 2.50 μC charge
c = ad
Find the electric field at the location of q, in the figure below, given that q₁ = 9₁ = 9₁ = +4.60 nC, q=-1.00 nC, and the square is 20.0 cm on a side. (The +x axis is directed to the right.)
magnitude
direction
N/C
° counterclockwise from the +x-axis
9a
%
9
9b
Plastic beads can often carry a small charge and therefore can generate electric fields. Three beads are oriented such that 92 is between q₁ and 93. The sum of the charge on 9₁ and 92 is 9₁ + 92 = −2.9 µС, and the net charge of the
system of all three beads is zero.
E field lines
93
92
What charge does each bead carry?
91
92
-1.45
What is the net charge of the system? What charges have to be equal? μC
2.9
✓
What is the net charge of the system? What charges have to be equal? μC
93
2.9
με
Chapter 24 Solutions
EBK PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEER
Ch. 24 - Suppose a point charge is located at the center of...Ch. 24 - If the net flux through a gaussian surface is...Ch. 24 - A cubical gaussian surface surrounds a long,...Ch. 24 - A coaxial cable consists of a long, straight...Ch. 24 - In which of the following contexts ran Gausss law...Ch. 24 - A particle with charge q is located inside a...Ch. 24 - Charges of 3.00 nC, -2.00 nC, -7.00 nC, and 1.00...Ch. 24 - A large, metallic, spherical shell has no net...Ch. 24 - Two solid spheres, both of radius 5 cm. carry...Ch. 24 - A uniform electric field of 1.00 N/C is set up by...
Ch. 24 - A solid insulating sphere of radius 5 cm carries...Ch. 24 - A cubical gaussian surface is bisected by a large...Ch. 24 - Rank the electric fluxes through each gaussian...Ch. 24 - Consider an electric field that is uniform in...Ch. 24 - A cubical surface surrounds a point charge q...Ch. 24 - A uniform electric field exists in a region of...Ch. 24 - If the total charge inside a closed surface is...Ch. 24 - Explain why the electric flux through a closed...Ch. 24 - If more electric field lines leave a gaussian...Ch. 24 - A person is placed in a large, hollow, metallic...Ch. 24 - Consider two identical conducting spheres whose...Ch. 24 - A common demonstration involves charging a rubber...Ch. 24 - On the basis of the repulsive nature of the force...Ch. 24 - The Sun is lower in the sky during the winter than...Ch. 24 - A flat surface of area 3.20 m2 is rotated in a...Ch. 24 - A vertical electric field of magnitude 2.00 104...Ch. 24 - A 40.0-cm-diameter circular loop is rotated in a...Ch. 24 - Consider a closed triangular box resting within a...Ch. 24 - An electric field of magnitude 3.50 kN/C is...Ch. 24 - A nonuniform electric field is given by the...Ch. 24 - An uncharged, nonconducting, hollow sphere of...Ch. 24 - Find the net electric flux through the spherical...Ch. 24 - The following charges are located inside a...Ch. 24 - The electric field everywhere on the surface of a...Ch. 24 - Four closed surfaces, S1 through S4 together with...Ch. 24 - A charge of 170 C is at the center of a cube of...Ch. 24 - In the air over a particular region at an altitude...Ch. 24 - A particle with charge of 12.0 C is placed at the...Ch. 24 - (a) Find the net electric flux through the cube...Ch. 24 - (a) A panicle with charge q is located a distance...Ch. 24 - An infinitely long line charge having a uniform...Ch. 24 - Find the net electric flux through (a) the closed...Ch. 24 - A particle with charge Q = 5.00 C is located at...Ch. 24 - A particle with charge Q is located at the center...Ch. 24 - A particle with charge Q is located a small...Ch. 24 - Figure P23.23 represents the top view of a cubic...Ch. 24 - In nuclear fission, a nucleus of uranium-238,...Ch. 24 - The charge per unit length on a long, straight...Ch. 24 - A 10.0-g piece of Styrofoam carries a net charge...Ch. 24 - Determine the magnitude of the electric field at...Ch. 24 - A large, flat, horizontal sheet of charge has a...Ch. 24 - Suppose you fill two rubber balloons with air,...Ch. 24 - Consider a thin, spherical shell of radius 14.0 cm...Ch. 24 - A nonconducting wall carries charge with a uniform...Ch. 24 - A uniformly charged, straight filament 7.00 m in...Ch. 24 - Assume the magnitude of the electric field on each...Ch. 24 - Consider a long, cylindrical charge distribution...Ch. 24 - A cylindrical shell of radius 7.00 cm and length...Ch. 24 - A solid sphere of radius 40.0 cm has a total...Ch. 24 - Review. A particle with a charge of 60.0 nC is...Ch. 24 - A long, straight metal rod has a radius of 5.00 cm...Ch. 24 - Why is the following situation impossible? A solid...Ch. 24 - A solid metallic sphere of radius a carries total...Ch. 24 - A positively charged panicle is at a distance R/2...Ch. 24 - A very large, thin, flat plate of aluminum of area...Ch. 24 - In a certain region of space, the electric field...Ch. 24 - Two identical conducting spheres each having a...Ch. 24 - A square plate of copper with 50.0-cm sides has no...Ch. 24 - A long, straight wire is surrounded by a hollow...Ch. 24 - A thin, square, conducting plate 50.0 cm on a side...Ch. 24 - A solid conducting sphere of radius 2.00 cm has a...Ch. 24 - Consider a plane surface in a uniform electric...Ch. 24 - Find the electric flux through the plane surface...Ch. 24 - A hollow, metallic, spherical shell has exterior...Ch. 24 - A sphere of radius R = 1.00 m surrounds a particle...Ch. 24 - A sphere of radius R surrounds a particle with...Ch. 24 - A very large conducting plate lying in the xy...Ch. 24 - A solid, insulating sphere of radius a has a...Ch. 24 - A solid insulating sphere of radius a = 5.00 cm...Ch. 24 - Two infinite, nonconducting sheets of charge are...Ch. 24 - For the configuration shown in Figure P24.45,...Ch. 24 - An insulating solid sphere of radius a has a...Ch. 24 - A uniformly charged spherical shell with positive...Ch. 24 - An insulating solid sphere of radius a has a...Ch. 24 - A slab of insulating material has a nonuniform...Ch. 24 - Prob. 24.62CPCh. 24 - A dosed surface with dimensions a = b= 0.400 111...Ch. 24 - A sphere of radius 2a is made of a nonconducting...Ch. 24 - A spherically symmetric charge distribution has a...Ch. 24 - A solid insulating sphere of radius R has a...Ch. 24 - An infinitely long insulating cylinder of radius R...Ch. 24 - A particle with charge Q is located on the axis of...Ch. 24 - Review. A slab of insulating material (infinite in...
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- A spider begins to spin a web by first hanging from a ceiling by his fine, silk fiber. He has a mass of 0.025 kg and a charge of 3.5 μC. A second spider with a charge of 4.2 μC rests in her own web exactly 2.1 m vertically below the first spider. (a) What is the magnitude of the electric field due to the charge on the second spider at the position of the first spider? 8.57e3 N/C (b) What is the tension in the silk fiber above the first spider? 0.275 How does the electric field relate to the force? How do you calculate the net force? Narrow_forwardPlastic beads can often carry a small charge and therefore can generate electric fields. Three beads are oriented such that 92 is between 91 system of all three beads is zero. E field lines 91 92 93 X What charge does each bead carry? 91 = 92 = ?2.9 0 μC × What is the net charge of the system? What charges have to be equal? μC 93 2.9 με and 93. The sum of the charge on 91 and 92 is 91 +92 = -2.9 μC, and the net charge of thearrow_forwardAn electron has an initial speed of 5.26 x 100 m/s in a uniform 5.73 x 105 N/C strength electric field. The field accelerates the electron in the direction opposite to its initial velocity. (a) What is the direction of the electric field? opposite direction to the electron's initial velocity same direction as the electron's initial velocity not enough information to decide × What is the direction of the force on the electron? How does it compare to the direction of the electric field, considering the sign of the electron's charge? (b) How far does the electron travel before coming to rest? 0.0781 × What kinematic equation is relevant here? How do you calculate the force due to the electric field? m (c) How long does it take the electron to come to rest? 5.27e8 What is the final velocity of the electron? s (d) What is the electron's speed when it returns to its starting point? 5.26e6 m/sarrow_forward
- (a) What magnitude point charge creates a 90,000 N/C electric field at a distance of 0.235 m? 5.53e-7 C (b) How large is the field at 22.2 m? 9e4 Using the equation for the electric field due to a point charge, and knowing the charge from part (a), can you solve for the field? N/Carrow_forwardNo chatgpt pls will upvote Already got wrong chatgpt answerarrow_forwardNo chatgpt pls will upvotearrow_forward
- Taking a Hike A hiker begins a trip by first walking 21.0 km southeast from her car. She stops and sets up her tent for the night. On the second day, she walks 46.0 km in a direction 60.0° north of east, at which point she discovers a forest ranger's tower. y (km) Can N W-DE 45.0° 60.0° Tent Tower B x (km) ☹ (a) Determine the components of the hiker's displacement for each day. SOLUTION Conceptualize We conceptualize the problem by drawing a sketch as in the figure. If we denote the displacement vectors on the first and second days by A and B, respectively, and use the ---Select-- as the origin of coordinates, we obtain the vectors shown in the figure. The sketch allows us to estimate the resultant vector as shown. Categorize Drawing the resultant R, we can now categorize this problem as one we've solved before: --Select-- of two vectors. You should now have a hint of the power of categorization in that many new problems are very similar to problems we have already solved if we are…arrow_forwardPlz plz no chatgpt pls will upvote .arrow_forwardYou want to determine if a new material created for solar panels increases the amount of energy that can be captured . You have acquired 15 panels of different sizes manufactured with different materials including the new material.You decide to set up an experiment to solve this problem .What do you think are the 3 most important variables to address in your experience? How would you incorporate those materials in your experiment?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations...PhysicsISBN:9781133939146Author:Katz, Debora M.Publisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based TextPhysicsISBN:9781133104261Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage Learning
College PhysicsPhysicsISBN:9781938168000Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger HinrichsPublisher:OpenStax College
College PhysicsPhysicsISBN:9781305952300Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris VuillePublisher:Cengage Learning
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology ...PhysicsISBN:9781305116399Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage Learning
Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations...
Physics
ISBN:9781133939146
Author:Katz, Debora M.
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
Physics
ISBN:9781133104261
Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:Cengage Learning
College Physics
Physics
ISBN:9781938168000
Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
Publisher:OpenStax College
College Physics
Physics
ISBN:9781305952300
Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology ...
Physics
ISBN:9781305116399
Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Electric Fields: Crash Course Physics #26; Author: CrashCourse;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdulzEfQXDE;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY