Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Gauss' Law - Problems - Page 682: 43b

Answer

$E = 1.31\times 10^{-6}~N/C$

Work Step by Step

If $x = 2.00~mm$, then by symmetry, the electric field due to the charge between $x = 2.00~mm$ and $x = 4.70~mm$ cancels out with the charge between $x = -0.70~mm$ and $x = 2.00~mm$ We can think of the slab as a having a surface charge density of $\sigma$ and we can consider the charge between $x = -4.70~mm$ and $x = -0.70~mm$. Note that this interval has a width of $4.00~mm$ We can find the value of $\sigma$: $\sigma = (\rho)~(4.00~mm)$ $\sigma = (5.80\times 10^{-15}~C/m^3)(4.00\times 10^{-3}~m)$ $\sigma = 2.32\times 10^{-17}~C/m^2$ We can find the magnitude of the electric field: $E = \frac{\sigma}{2\epsilon_0}$ $E = \frac{2.32\times 10^{-17}~C/m^2}{(2)(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)}$ $E = 1.31\times 10^{-6}~N/C$
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