Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 23 - Gauss' Law - Problems - Page 682: 48

Answer

The net charge on the shell is $~~7.0\times 10^{-6}~C$

Work Step by Step

At $r = 2.0~cm$, the electric field is $3\times 10^7~N/C$ We can find the charge of the particle at the center: $E = \frac{q_p}{4\pi~\epsilon_0~r^2}$ $q_p = E~4\pi~\epsilon_0~r^2$ $q_p = (3\times 10^7~N/C)~(4\pi)~(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)~(0.020~m)^2$ $q_p = 1.335\times 10^{-6}~C$ At $r = 5.0~cm$, the electric field is $3\times 10^7~N/C$ We can find the total charge of the particle at the center plus the charge on the shell: $E = \frac{q}{4\pi~\epsilon_0~r^2}$ $q = E~4\pi~\epsilon_0~r^2$ $q = (3\times 10^7~N/C)~(4\pi)~(8.854\times 10^{-12}~F/m)~(0.050~m)^2$ $q = 8.345\times 10^{-6}~C$ We can find the net charge on the shell: $(8.345\times 10^{-6}~C) -(1.335\times 10^{-6}~C) = 7.0\times 10^{-6}~C$ The net charge on the shell is $~~7.0\times 10^{-6}~C$
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