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A point charge of 3109鈥塁is located at the origin.

(a) What is the magnitude of the electric field at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘?

(b) Next, a short, straight, thin copper wire 3鈥尘mlong is placed along the x axis with its center at location 0.1,0,0鈥尘. What is the approximate change in the magnitude of the electric field at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘?

(c) Does the magnitude of the electric field at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘 increase or decrease as a result of placing the copper wire between this location and the point charge?

(d) Does the copper metal block the electric field contributed by the point charge?

Short Answer

Expert verified
  1. The magnitude of the electric field at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘 is 675鈥塏/颁.
  2. The approximate change in the magnitude of the electric field at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘 is 9.1103鈥塏/颁.
  3. The magnitude of the electric field at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘 increases.
  4. The point charge does not contribute to the electric field of the copper metal block.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of the given data

The given data can be listed below as:

  • The charge of the point charge is Q=3109鈥塁.
  • The location of the electric field is, r=0.2,0,0鈥尘.
  • The length of the copper wire is, s=3鈥尘m10-3鈥尘1鈥尘m=3103鈥尘.
  • The location of the copper wire is, d=0.1,0,0鈥尘.
02

Significance of the magnitude of the electric field due to dipole and the point charge

The magnitude of the electric field due to a point charge is directly proportional with the charge and inversely proportional to the square of the distance of the charge to the center of the electric field.

The magnitude of the electric field due to a dipole is directly proportional with the charge of the dipole and the distance of separation and inversely proportional to the cube of the distance of the dipole to the center of the electric field.

03

(a) Determination of the magnitude of the electric field

The equation of the magnitude of the location of the electric field can be expressed as:

r=rx2+ry2+rz2

Here, r is the magnitude of the location of the electric field, rxis the location of the electric field at the xaxis, ryis the location of the electric field at the y axis and rz is the location of the electric field at the role="math" localid="1661327540844" zaxis.

Substitute the values in the above equation.

r=(0.2)2+(0)2+(0)2鈥尘=0.2鈥尘

The equation of the magnitude of the electric field due to a point charge is expressed as:

E=kQr2

Here, E is the magnitude of the electric field due to a point charge, k is the electric field constant, Q is the point charge and r is the magnitude of the location of the electric field.

Substitute the values in the above equation.

E=(9脳109鈥塏尘2/C2)3脳10-9鈥塁(0.2鈥尘)2=18鈥塏尘2/C(0.04鈥尘2)=675鈥塏/颁

Thus, the magnitude of the electric field at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘 is 675鈥塏/颁.

04

(b) Determination of the approximate change in the magnitude of the electric field

As the wire behaves like a conductor, at equilibrium, the net electric field is zero. The equation of the net electric field can be expressed as:

Enet=Eext+Epol=0

Here, Enet is the magnitude of the net electric field, Eextis the magnitude of the external electric field and Epol is the magnitude of the polar electric field.

The above equation can also be expressed as:

0=Eext+E苍别驳补迟颈惫别鈥塸濒补迟别+E辫辞蝉颈迟颈惫别鈥塸濒补迟别 鈥(颈)

Here, Eext is the magnitude of the external electric field and E苍别驳补迟颈惫别鈥塸濒补迟别is the magnitude of the electric field of the negative plate and E辫辞蝉颈迟颈惫别鈥塸濒补迟别 is the magnitude of the electric field of the positive plate.

The equation of the magnitude of the external electric field is expressed as:

Eext=kQr2 鈥(颈颈)

Here, Eext is the magnitude of the external electric field due to a point charge, kis the electric field constant, Qis the point charge and ris the magnitude of the location of the electric field.

The equation of the magnitude of the negative plate electric field is expressed as:

E苍别驳补迟颈惫别鈥塸濒补迟别=kQ1(s/2)2 鈥 (iii)

Here, E苍别驳补迟颈惫别鈥塸濒补迟别 is the magnitude of the electric field of the negative plate, k is the electric field constant, Q1is the charge of the induced dipole and sis the length of the copper wire.

The equation of the magnitude of the positive plate electric field is expressed as:

E辫辞蝉颈迟颈惫别鈥塸濒补迟别=kQ1(s/2)2 鈥(颈惫)

Here, E辫辞蝉颈迟颈惫别鈥塸濒补迟别 is the magnitude of the electric field of the positive plate, k is the electric field constant, Q1 is the charge of the induced dipole and sis the length of the copper wire.

Substitute the values of the equation (ii), (iii) and (iv) in the equation (i).

0=Qr2kQ1(s/2)2kQ1(s/2)2Qr2=2Q1(s/2)2Q1=Q8sr2

The equation of the change in the magnitude of the electric field is expressed as:

E1=kQ1sr3=ksr3Q8sr2

Here, E1 is the change in the magnitude of the electric field, k is the electric field constant, ris the magnitude of the location of the electric field and s is the length of the copper wire.

Substitute the values in the above equation.

E1=(9109鈥塏m2/C2)(3脳10-3鈥尘)(0.2鈥尘)33109鈥塁83脳10-3鈥尘0.1鈥尘2=(27脳106鈥塏m3/C2)(8103鈥尘3)3109鈥塁9脳10-6鈥尘20.01鈥尘2=(3.3脳109鈥塏/颁2)2.71012鈥塁9.1103鈥塏/颁

Thus, the approximate change in the magnitude of the electric field at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘 is 9.1103鈥塏/颁.

05

(c) Determination of the increase or decrease of the magnitude of the electric field

The change in the magnitude due to the copper wire at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘 is 9.1103鈥塏/颁. Hence, it has been identified that the magnitude of the electric field increases as it consists that value.

Thus, the magnitude of the electric field at location 0.2,0,0鈥尘 increases.

06

(d) Determination of the contribution of the point charge on the copper block

The point charge is mainly helpful for finding the magnitude of the net electric field due to a point charge. The copper metal block has its own electric field and the point charge does not contribute in the electric field.

Thus, the point charge does not contribute to the electric field of the copper metal block.

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