PHYS11012012Assignment4

27thFebruary2012
DueMarch2nd2012
Showalldetailsofallcalculationsandexplaininwordsthephysicsyou
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1.Achargeofuniformlineardensity2.0nC/misdistributedalongalong,thin,nonconducting
rod.Therodiscoaxialwithalongconductingcylindricalshell(innerradius5.0cm,outer
radius10cm).Thenetchargeontheshelliszero.(a)Whatisthemagnitudeoftheelectric
field15cmfromtheaxisoftheshell?Whatisthesurfacechargedensityonthe(b)innerand
(c)outersurfaceoftheshell?
2.Thefigurebelowgivesthemagnitudeoftheelectricfieldinsideandoutsideaspherewitha
positivechargedistributeduniformlythroughoutitsvolume.Thescaleoftheverticalaxisisset
byEs=5.0x107N/C.Whatisthechargeonthesphere?

3.Apointchargecausesanelectricfluxof750Nm2/CtopassthroughasphericalGaussian
surfaceof10.0cmradiuscenteredonthecharge.(a)IftheradiusoftheGaussiansurface
weredoubled,howmuchfluxwouldpassthroughthesurface?(b)Whatisthevalueofthe
pointcharge?