University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Electric Potential - Problems - Exercises - Page 779: 23.40

Answer

(a) $q=52.0 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{C}$ (b) $V = 3.75 \,\text{kV}$

Work Step by Step

(a) The charge $q$ on the sphere could be calculated by knowing the value of the potential \begin{gather} V =\frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_{0}} \frac{q}{R} \\ q =4 \pi \epsilon_{0} R V\\ q =\left(4\pi \times 8.85 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{F/m} \right)(0.125 \mathrm{m})\left(3.75 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{V}\right)\\ \boxed{q=52.0 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{C}} \end{gather} (b) The potential on the surface is the same for the potential for the center of the sphere $$V = 3.75 \,\text{kV}$$
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