University Physics Volume 2
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Chapter 6, Problem 56P
Charge is distributed throughout a spherical shell of inner radius
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Charge is distributed throughout a spherical shell of inner radius r1 and outer radius r2 with a volume density given by ρ = ρ0 r1/r, where ρ0 is a constant. Determine the electric field due to this charge as a function of r, the distance from the center of the shell.
Positive charge is distributed in a sphere of radius R that is centered at the origin. Inside the sphere, the electric
field is Ē(r) = kr-1/4 f, where k is a positive constant. There is no charge outside the sphere.
a) How is the charge distributed inside the sphere? In particular, find an equation for the charge density, p.
b) Determine the electric field, E(r), for r > R (outside the sphere).
c) What is the potential difference between the center of the sphere (r = 0) and the surface of the sphere
(r = R)?
d) What is the energy stored in this electric charge configuration?
Charge Q is uniformly distributed in a sphere of radius R. (a) What fraction of the charge is contained within the radius r = R/2.00? (b) What is the ratio of the electric field magnitude at r =R/2.00 to that on the surface of the sphere?
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