Chapter 2: Q2.46P (page 108)
Question: If the electric field in some region is given (in spherical coordinates)
by the expression
for some constant , what is the charge density?
Short Answer
The charge density is
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Chapter 2: Q2.46P (page 108)
Question: If the electric field in some region is given (in spherical coordinates)
by the expression
for some constant , what is the charge density?
The charge density is
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Consider two concentric spherical shells, of radiiaand b.Suppose the inner one carries a charge q ,and the outer one a charge -q(both of them uniformly distributed over the surface). Calculate the energy of this configuration, (a) using Eq. 2.45, and (b) using Eq. 2.47 and the results of Ex. 2.9.
An inverted hemispherical bowl of radius R carries a uniform surface charge density . Find the potential difference between the "north pole" and the center.
Using Eqs. 2.27 and 2.30, find the potential at a distance zabove the
center of the charge distributions in Fig. 2.34. In each case, compute ,and compare your answers with Ex. 2.1, Ex. 2.2, and Prob. 2.6, respectively. Suppose that we changed the right-hand charge in Fig. 2.34a to -q;what then is the potential at P?What field does that suggest? Compare your answer to Pro b. 2.2, and explain carefully any discrepancy.

Find the electric field a distance zabove the center of a square loop (side a)carrying uniform line charge A (Fig. 2.8). [Hint:Use the result of Ex. 2.2.]
Use your result in Prob. 2.7 to find the field inside and outside a solidsphere of radius that carries a uniform volume charge density.Express your answers in terms of the total charge of the sphere,.Draw a graph of lEIas a function of the distance from the center.
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