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B.Tech Physics Course NIT Jalandhar: Dr. Arvind Kumar Physics Department E.mail.
B.Tech Physics Course NIT Jalandhar: Dr. Arvind Kumar Physics Department E.mail.
B.Tech Physics Course NIT Jalandhar: Dr. Arvind Kumar Physics Department E.mail.
electrostatics Lecture 2
Electric force:
Charge may be distributed along a line with some linear charge density
, over some surface with surface charge density or
within some volume with volume charge density
E.F. for the line charge distribution
The we sum over all small area elements to get the total flux.
The summation approaches integral when the small area
element tends to zero
Gauss Law : It gives us the relation between the electric flux
through the closed surface and the charge enclosed by the surface
If the charge is outside the surface then the net flux is zero because
the number of lines entering the surface is equal to the number of
lines leaving the surface
If instead of single point charge we have a number of point charges
enclosed by the surface, then total electric field is obtained
using superposition principle
-----------(2)
Also the total enclosed charge can be written in terms of volume charge
density
-----------(3)
Therefore, using eqns (2) and (3) , eqn (1) can be written as
-----------(4)
The Gauss law can be used to find the E.F. due to some electric
charge distribution which is highly symmetric
-----------(1)
•Since the electric field is constant over the surface and therefore the
E.F. can be taken outside the integral
-----------(2)
-----------(3)
---------------(1)
Since the field is uniform and constant over the sphere and
therefore can be taken outside the integral
-----------(3)
-----------(4)
Above eqn gives the E.F outside the uniformly charged solid sphere
Also we observe that the E.F. outside the sphere is same as due to
single point charge. It seems as whole charge is concentrated at the
center.
---------------(5)
Here again by symmetry, the electric field is directed radially out
ward on the surface and Also is constant and therefore using the
Gauss law we can write
-----------(6)
-----------(7)
-----------(8)
Volume charge density can be expressed in terms of total charge of the
Solid charged sphere and radius of the sphere
and thus we have
-----------(9)
•Above eqn. shows that the E.F. due at a point inside the solid
charged sphere is directly proportional to the distance of the
point from the origin.
Fig shows the variation of E.F. inside and outside the sphere.
III. Find the E.F. inside and outside of a spherical shell using
Gauss law
-----------(1)
Since the field is uniform and constant over the Gaussian sphere and
therefore can be taken outside the integral
-----------(3)
-----------(4)
But in case of spherical shell the charge inside the shell is zero.
The whole charge is at surface. The right hand side is zero and hence the
E.F. inside the shell is zero
IV. Find the E.F. due to infinitely long straight wire at a distance .
The wire has uniform linear charge density λ.
---------------(1)
At curved surface the E.F. points radially outward and makes zero
angle with area vector. Also magnitude is constant
Also the charge enclosed by the cylinder
= length of cylinder * linear charge density =λl
= =
---------------(2)
---------------(3)
Using (3) in (2) we get
---------------(4)