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In Ex. 3.2 we assumed that the conducting sphere was grounded ( V=0). But with the addition of a second image charge, the same basic modelwill handle the case of a sphere at any potentialV0 (relative, of course, to infinity). What charge should you use, and where should you put it? Find the force of attraction between a point charge q and a neutral conducting sphere.

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The equation of the charge to be used isq''=4πε0RV0 and must be placed at the centre of the sphere. The force of attraction isq24πε0Ra32a2−R2(a2−R2)2 .

Step by step solution

01

Determine the formulas:

Determine the expression for the electric field with respect to the displacement as follows:

Δ³Õ=-∫Eâ‹…ds

Consider the electric field is Eand the surface integral is ds.

Consider the expression for the force by the coulomb’s law as:

F=kq1q2r2

Here, the two charges areq1and q2. While the distance between the two charge is r.

02

Determine the charge to be used and the place for it.

Consider the diagram for the conducting sphere of radius of R and the charge placed at the distance afrom it as shown below.

Here, the distance b is equal to the half of the chord of the circle.

Note that the point charge is placed outside the conducting surface and is at the distance afrom the centre. The image chargeq' is at the lien that joins the ray on the ray emerging from the original charge q. In order to increase the potential of the sphere from the zero toV0 place the second image charge at the centre the sphere.

The equation for the charge to be used is as follows:

q''=4πε0RV0

03

Determine the force of attraction between the point charge and the neutral of the conducting sphere. 

Consider the sphere is neutral when the charge enclosed is 0 and is given as:

q''+q'=0q''=−q'

Solve for the force of attraction as:

role="math" localid="1658897960538" F=q4πε0−q'a2+q'(a−b)2=qq'4πε0−(a2+b2−2ab)+a2a2(a−b)2=q−RqaR2a(2a−R2a4πε0a2a−R2a2=q24πε0Ra32a2−R2(a2−R2)2

Therefore, the force of attraction is=q24πε0Ra32a2−R2(a2−R2)2

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