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Negative charge is distributed uniformly over the surface
Chapter 22, Problem 22.51(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Negative charge is distributed uniformly over the surface of a thin spherical insulating shell with radius Calculate the force (magnitude and direction) that the shell exerts on a positive point charge located (a) a distance from the center of the shell (outside the shell) and (b) a distance from the center of the shell (inside the shell).
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QUESTION:
Negative charge is distributed uniformly over the surface of a thin spherical insulating shell with radius Calculate the force (magnitude and direction) that the shell exerts on a positive point charge located (a) a distance from the center of the shell (outside the shell) and (b) a distance from the center of the shell (inside the shell).
ANSWER:(a) Outside the shell:
The magnitude of the force exerted by the shell on the point charge is equal to the magnitude of the electric field created by the shell, which is given by
F = kQq/r2
Where k is the Coulomb constant, Q is the total charge on the shell, q is the charge of the test point char