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Citrus2011
1 month ago
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A sphere of radius 5.00 cm carries charge 3.00 nC. Calculate the electric-field magnitude at a distance 4.00 cm from the center

of the sphere and at a distance 6.00 cm from the center of the sphere if the sphere is a solid insulator with the charge spread uniformly throughout its volume. Express your answers in newtons per coulomb separated by a comma. Repeat part A if the sphere is a solid conductor.
Physics
1 answer:
ValentinkaMS [3.4K]1 month ago
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Answer:

a)   E = 8.63 10³ N /C,  E = 7.49 10³ N/C

b)   E= 0 N/C,  E = 7.49 10³ N/C  

Explanation:

a)  We can apply Gauss's law for this problem,

         Ф = ∫ E. dA = q_{int} /ε₀

By taking a spherical Gaussian surface, the electric field lines are parallel to the sphere's radius, simplifying the scalar product to an algebraic one.

The surface area of a sphere is given by:

        A = 4π r²

 

Using the density formula:

        ρ = q_{int} / V

        q_{int} = ρ V

The sphere's volume is calculated as:

      V = 4/3 π r³

         

Substituting in, we get:

         E 4π r² = ρ (4/3 π r³) /ε₀

         E = ρ r / 3ε₀

The density then is:

         ρ = Q / V

         V = 4/3 π a³

         E = Q 3 / (4π a³) r / 3ε₀

         k = 1 / 4π ε₀

         E = k Q r / a³

 

Let’s calculate for:

for r = 4.00cm = 0.04m

        E = 8.99 10⁹ 3.00 10⁻⁹ 0.04 / 0.05³

        E = 8.63 10³ N / C

When r = 6.00 cm:

the Gaussian surface envelops the sphere entirely, capturing all the charge:

         E (4π r²) = Q /ε₀

         E = k q / r²

Calculating again:

         E = 8.99 10⁹ 3 10⁻⁹ / 0.06²

          E = 7.49 10³ N/C

b) Now, let’s repeat the calculations considering a conducting sphere.

For r = 4 cm:

All charge is on the sphere's surface due to the repulsion of charges, resulting in zero field inside:

         E = 0

For r = 0.06 m, all charge is contained within the Gaussian surface, thus:

        E = k q / r²

      E = 7.49 10³ N / C

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