University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 22 - Gauss's Law - Problems - Exercises - Page 747: 22.30

Answer

(a) $E = 2.82 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{C} $ (b) $E = 3.95 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{C}$ (c) $E = 1.69 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{C}$

Work Step by Step

(a) The electric field at point $A$ is the summation of the electric fluxes \begin{align*} E &=\frac{1}{2 \epsilon_{0}}\left(5 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}+2 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}+4 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}-6 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\right)\times 10^{-6}\\ & =\boxed{2.82 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{C} } \end{align*} (b) The electric field at point $B$ is the summation of the electric flux but each surface charge will be in the opposite sign \begin{align} E&=\frac{1}{2 \epsilon_{0}}\left(6 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}+2 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}+4 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}-5 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\right)\times 10^{-6}\\ & =\boxed{3.95 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{C}} \end{align} (c) At point $C$, the electric field is given by \begin{align} E &=\frac{1}{2 \epsilon_{0}}\left(4 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}+6 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}-5 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}-2 \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\right)\times 10^{-6}\\ & =\boxed{1.69 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{C}} \end{align}
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