ELECTRIC FIELD AT POINTS DUE TO CHARGED SHELL AND SPHERE

ELECTRIC FIELD IS RADIAL IN ALL THE CASES

FIELD AT Thin Shell/hollow sphere Solid sphere
VARIOUS POINTS conducting Non conducting conducting Non conducting

Charges are distributed Charges are distributed Charges are distributed Charges are distributed throughout
uniformly over the surface ONLY uniformly over the surface ONLY uniformly over the surface ONLY the VOLUME ; Q = V
Q = A = =  4 R2 Q = A = =  4 R2 Q = A = =  4 R2 =  (4/3) R3
E outside E = k Q/r2 E = k Q/r2 E = k Q/r2 E = k Q/r 2

( it seems ,as if After substituting for Q and k After substituting for Q and k After substituting for Q and k = k  (4/3) R3
the entire charge E =  R2 / 0 r2 E =  R2 / 0 r2 E =  R2 / 0 r2 r2
is concentrated =  R3
at the centre) 3 r20
E on the surface E= k Q/ R2 E= k Q/ R2 E= k Q/ R2 E= k Q/ R2
(independent of After substituting for Q and k After substituting for Q and k After substituting for Q and k After substituting for Q and k
the radius of the E =  / 0 E =  / 0 E =  / 0 E =  / 0
sphere)
E inside E=0 E=0 E=0 E = k Q/r2
E = k  (4/3) r3
r2
=  r/30
E at the centre E =0 E =0 E =0 E =0