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A hollow metal sphere has inner radiusaand outer radius . The hollow sphere has charge+2Q. A point charge+Qsits at the center of the hollow sphere.

a. Determine the electric fields in the three regions r≤a,a<r<b, and r≥b.

b. How much charge is on the inside surface of the hollow sphere?On the exterior surface?

Short Answer

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a.Three regions have electric fieldsEr≤a=14πϵoQr2,Ea<r<b=0and Er≥b=14πϵo3Qr2.

b.There is electricity in the interior cavity is-Qand the external surface is+3Q.

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01

Calculation for electric field in Er≤a(part a)

(a).

The electric flux is the quantity of electricity that flows through a closed surface.

Gauss's law states that the electric field passing through a surface is proportional to the charge within it.

The electric flux Φeis,

Φe=EA=Qinϵo

E=QinϵoA

For distancelocalid="1648728179590" r≤a,the charge enclosed islocalid="1648728194274" +Q.

ChargeQinin the sphere is,

Qin=+Q

The area is,

A=4Ï€°ù2.

So,

Er≤a=QinϵoA

=Qϵo4Ï€°ù2

=14πϵoQr2

02

Calculation of electric field inEa<r<bandEr≥bpart(a) solution

(a).

For distance a<r<bis inside the conductor.

Inside the conductor, there is no electric field.

Ea<r<b=0

For distance localid="1648915677849" r≥b,

The charge enclosed is localid="1648915682412" +Qandlocalid="1648915687074" +2Q.

So,

Qin=2Q+Q=3Q

The area is,

A=4Ï€°ù2.

=3Qϵo4Ï€°ù2

=14πϵo3Qr2

03

Calculation for charge on the inner and outer surface of sphere (part b)

(b).

The cavity's positive charge +Qcauses a negative charge of the same magnitude on the cavity's inner surface.

As a result, the charge on the cavity's inner surface is the same magnitude as the charge within, but in the opposite direction.

Inner surface charge is,

-Q

The sphere has chargelocalid="1648731642219" +2Q.

And the inner surface of the sphere has chargelocalid="1648731651493" -Q.

On the outside surface,

The total charge becomes,

2Q-(-Q)=+3Q

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