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A very thin spherical plastic shell of radius15鈥塩尘 carries a uniformly distributed negative charge of 8鈥塶颁(8109鈥塁)on its outer surface (so it makes an electric field as though all the charge were concentrated at the center of the sphere). An uncharged solid metal block is placed nearby. The block is10cm thick, and it is10cm away from the surface of the sphere. See Figure 14.97. (a) Sketch the approximate charge distribution of the neutral solid metal block.

(b) Draw the electric field vector at the center of the metal block that is due solely to the charge distribution you sketched (that is, excluding the contributions of the sphere).

(c) Calculate the magnitude of the electric field vector you drew. Explain briefly. If you must make any approximations, state what they are.

Short Answer

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The magnitude of the electric field vector is1800鈥塏/颁 .

The assumption made in this part is the electric field constant that is taken as (9109鈥塏m2/C2).

Step by step solution

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Identification of the given data

The given data can be listed below as:

  • The radius of the thin plastic spherical shell is,r=15鈥塩尘10-2鈥尘1鈥塩尘=1510-2鈥尘 .
  • The charge of the thin plastic spherical shell is, Q=8鈥塶颁(8109鈥塁).
  • The thickness of the block is, l=10鈥塩尘10-2鈥尘1鈥塩尘=1010-2鈥尘.
  • The distance of the block from the sphere鈥檚 surface is,s=10鈥塩尘10-2鈥尘1鈥塩尘=1010-2鈥尘 .
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Significance of the magnitude of the electric field

The electric field is a region that helps an electrically charged particle to exert force on another particle. The magnitude of the electric field is directly proportional to the charge of a particular object and inversely proportional to the distance of the object from the center of the electric field.

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 Step 3: (a) Sketching the appropriate charge distribution of the neutral solid metal block

The diagram has been provided below:

As the charge on the sphere鈥檚 surface is uniform, then the charged sphere can be treated as a point charge having a negative sign. Hence, it attracts the positive charge to the block鈥檚 closer side and repels the negative charge to the block鈥檚 farther side.

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(b) Drawing the electric field vector at the center of the metal block

The diagram has been provided below:

Because of the polarization of the mobile charges of the block by the charged sphere, then the negative charge gets accumulated at the right side and the positive charge gets accumulated at the left side of the block. As the electric field moves from the positive to the negative charge, then the electric field鈥檚 direction mainly points to the right side of the block.

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(c) Determination of the magnitude of the electric field

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

E=kQ(r+l/2)2

Here,Eis the magnitude of the electric field,kis the electric field constant,Qis the charge of the thin plastic spherical shell,ris the radius of the thin plastic spherical shell andlis the thickness of the block.

Substitute the values in the above equation.

E=(9109鈥塏m2/C2)(8109鈥塁)((15102鈥尘)+(10102鈥尘)/2)2=(72鈥塏m2/C)((15102鈥尘)+(5102鈥尘))2=(72鈥塏m2/C)(0.04鈥尘2)=1800鈥塏/颁

The assumption made in this part is the electric field constant that is taken as(9109鈥塏m2/C2) .

Thus, the magnitude of the electric field vector is1800鈥塏/颁 .

The assumption made in this part is the electric field constant that is taken as(9109鈥塏m2/C2) .

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