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As shown in Figure 19.74, a spherical metal shell of radius r1has a charge Q(on its surface) and is surrounded by a concentric spherical metal shell of radius r2which has a charge -Q(on its inner surface).

(a) Use the definition of capacitance: Q=C|V|to find the capacitance of this spherical capacitor.

(b) If the radii of the spherical shells r1and r2are large and nearly equal to each other, show that Ccan be written as 0As(which is also the equation for the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor) where A=4蟺谤2is the surface area of one of the spheres, and sis the small gap distance between them r2=r1+s.

Short Answer

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(a) The capacitance of this spherical capacitor is C=401r2-1r1.

(b) The capacitance of this spherical capacitor is C=0As.

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A Gaussian surface:

A Gaussian surface is a surface in which the electric field is the same at all points and the electric flux is always perpendicular to the surface.

A Gaussian surface is known as a closed surface in three-dimensional space, so the flux of the vector field is calculated. These vector fields can be either gravitational fields, electric fields or magnetic fields.

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Given data:

A spherical metal shell r1has a charge Q(on its outer surface) and is surrounded by a concentric spherical metal shell r2which has a charge -Q (on its inner surface) is shown in the following figure.

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(a) The capacitance of this spherical capacitor:

In case of solid spheres, the net charge resides only on its surface. This means that the charge inside the solid sphere is zero. So, inside the solid sphere, the electric field is zero.

The electric potential due to a point chargeQ just outside a uniformly charged sphere is,

V=140Qr

At r=r1(just outside from the inner shell), the electric potential can be expressed as,

V1=140Qr1

At rr2, the electric potential can be expressed as,

V'=140Qr+140-Qr=0

At r=r2(just outside from the outer shell), the electric potential can be expressed as,

V2=140Qr2

Thus, the potential difference can be calculated as,

V=V2-V1=140Qr2-140Qr1=Q401r2-1r1=401r2-1r1V

Thus, the capacitance of the spherical capacitor is,

role="math" localid="1662201260970" Q=CVC=QV=401r2-1r1VV=401r2-1r1

Hence, the capacitance of this spherical capacitor is C=401r2-1r1.

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(b) The capacitance of this spherical capacitor:

Given that, the small gap distance between both plates of the spherical capacitor is,

s=r2-r1

The cross-sectional area of the plates of the spherical capacitor is,

localid="1662201620173" A=4r2

The capacitance of the spherical capacitor is,

C=401r2-1r1=40r1-r2r1r2=40r1r2r1-r2=40r1r2s

When the radii of the spherical shells localid="1662201737051" r1 and r2 are large and nearly equal r1r2, to each other, then the capacitor of the spherical shell can be written as,

localid="1662202133117" C=40r1r2s=40r2s=0As

Hence, its proved.

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