Chapter 16: Q10CP (page 650)
Show that if you are very far from the ring, the potential difference is approximately equal to that of a point charge. (This is to be expected because, if you are very far away, the ring appears nearly to be a point)
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Chapter 16: Q10CP (page 650)
Show that if you are very far from the ring, the potential difference is approximately equal to that of a point charge. (This is to be expected because, if you are very far away, the ring appears nearly to be a point)
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