1.12 - CONTINUOUS CHARGE DISTRIBUTION
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Practice Questions
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What is surface charge density?
💡 Hint: Think about how charge is spread over a surface.
What are the units of linear charge density?
💡 Hint: What does 'linear' refer to?
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What is surface charge density?
💡 Hint: Consider what 'surface' refers to.
True or False: Linear charge density is measured in C/m.
💡 Hint: Remember the units assigned to linear measurements.
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A flat conductive sheet has a uniform surface charge density of 8 μC/m². Calculate the electric field just above the sheet.
💡 Hint: Use the formula for an infinite charged plane and remember to consider it for the field's direction.
Consider a charged ring of radius R carrying uniform charge Q. Find the electric field at a point along the axis of the ring at distance z from the center.
💡 Hint: Break the electric field contribution into components along the axis and integrate.
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