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EastWind
12 days ago
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When a charge is placed on a metal sphere, it ends up in equilibrium at the outer surface. Use this information to determine the

electric field of +3.0 µC charge put on a 5.0-cm aluminum spherical ball at the following two points in space:
a. A point 1.0 cm from the center of the ball (an inside point).
b. A point 10 cm from the center of the ball (an outside point)
Physics
1 answer:
Maru [3.3K]12 days ago
5 0

Answer:

a

The value at a point inside is Zero

b

The electric field is E = 2.7*10^{6} \ N/C

Explanation:

We know from the problem that

The charge magnitude is q = 3.0 \mu C = 3.0 *10^{-6} \ C

The radius of the spherical ball is r = 5.0 \ mm = 0.005 \ m

According to Gauss’s law, the enclosed charge within a conductor is zero which indicates that the electric field within the spherical ball is zero

On the outside, the electric field around the spherical ball is mathematically expressed as

E = \frac{kq}{ a^2}

Here a denotes a point outside the spherical ball with its value of a = 10 \ cm = \frac{10}{100} = 0.1 \ m

and k represents Coulomb's constant, valued at

k = 9*10^{9}\ kg\cdot m^3\cdot s^{-4} \cdot A^{-2}.

=> E = \frac{ 3 *10^{-6} * 9*10^9 }{ (0.1)^2}

=> E = 2.7*10^{6} \ N/C

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