Phys102 Term: 123 Online HW-Ch23-Lec02

Q1:
Charge Q is distributed uniformly throughout an insulating sphere of radius
R. The magnitude of the electric field at a point R/2 from the center is: R2

A. kQ/(4R2)
B. 4kQ/R2
C. Zero
D. kQ/(2R2)
E. kQ/R2
Ans:
D

Q2:
A charge is distributed uniformly along a long straight wire. If the electric field 4.00
cm from the wire is 60.0 N/C, then at what distance from the wire the electric field
would be 10.0 N/C?

Ans:
1 λ
E1 =
2πε0 r1

1 λ
E2 =
2πε0 r2

⇒ r1 E1 = r2 E2

r1 E1 4 × 60
r2 = = = 24.0 cm
E2 10

Q3:
A 30 N/C uniform electric field points perpendicularly toward a large neutral
conducting sheet, as shown in the figure. What is the surface charge densities on the
left, σ L ?

Ans:
σ
E=
ε0
σ2 = 2ε0 E
= 2 × 8.85 × 10−12 × 30
σ2 = 5.31 × 10−10 c/m2

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