University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Electric Potential - Problems - Exercises - Page 782: 23.75

Answer

(a) $\left(\frac{Q_{B}}{Q_{A}}\right)=\frac{1}{3}$ (b) $\frac{E_{B}}{E_{A}} = 3$

Work Step by Step

(a) The potential in both spheres is the same and the $R_A = 3R_B$ \begin{gather} V_{A}=V_{B}\\ k \frac{q_{A}}{R_{A}}=k \frac{q_{B}}{R_{B}}\\ \frac{q_{B}}{ q_{A}}=\frac{R_{B}}{R_{A}}\\ \left(\frac{q_{B}}{q_{A}}\right)=\frac{1}{3} \end{gather} (b) The electric field of the sphere is given by $$E=k\frac{|q|}{R^{2}}$$ For both sphere, the ratio of the electric field between them will be \begin{align} \frac{E_{B}}{E_{A}}&=\left(\frac{q_B}{R_{B}^{2}}\right)\left(\frac{ R_{A}^{2}}{q_{A}}\right)\\ &= \left(\frac{q_B}{q_A}\right)\left(\frac{ R_{A}^{2}}{R_{B}^{2}}\right)\\ &= \frac{1}{3} \times 3^2 = 3 \end{align}
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