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The electric field at the surface of a charged, solid, copper sphere with radius 0.200mis 3800N/C, directed toward the center of the sphere. What is the potential at the center of the sphere, if we take the potential to be zero infinitely from the sphere?

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The potential at the center of the sphere will be -760V.

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01

Formula for calculating potential

The potential at a R distance due to the charge can be written as:

V=14oqR

Where q is the charge and R is the radius of a sphere.

02

Determine the potential at the center of the sphere

Inside the sphere, the electric field is zero everywhere. Hence, no work is done on a test charge that moves from any point to any other point inside the sphere. Therefore, the potential is the same at every point inside the sphere, and its surface is equal to

V=14oqR (1)

Where the term 14oequals 9.0109Nm2/C2and Ris the radius of the sphere

Gien data :

  • The radius of the sphere = 0.200 m.
  • Electric field on the sphere = 3800 N/C.

The formula for the charge is written as:

q=4oR2E

We have used the gauss equation here to calculate the charge.

Substituting it into equation (1), and we get,

V=14o-4oR2ER=-RE

Plug the values, the above expression as:

V=-(0.200m)(3800N/C)=-760V

Thus, the potential at the center of the sphere will be -760V.

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