1.14.3 - Field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell
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What is the electric field outside a uniformly charged thin spherical shell?
💡 Hint: Think about Gauss's law!
What is the electric field inside a uniformly charged thin spherical shell?
💡 Hint: Consider how Gauss's law applies here.
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What is the electric field inside a uniformly charged thin spherical shell?
💡 Hint: Refer back to Gauss's law.
Electric field outside a charged shell behaves as if the charge is located at its center.
💡 Hint: Think about how symmetry applies here.
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Calculate the electric field at a point 5 cm from the center of a spherical shell of radius 10 cm with a total charge of 20 µC.
💡 Hint: Use Gauss's law.
A uniformly charged thin spherical shell has a total charge of 15 µC and a radius of 12 cm. What would be the electric field at a distance of 15 cm from the center?
💡 Hint: Apply Gauss's Law for r > R.
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