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Energy content after moving point charge [closed]

I have the following exercise: In point A there is a charge with $Q_1 = 3.3\times10^{-5} C$ In point B charge $Q_2 = 8.5\times10^{-6} C$ In point C charge $Q_3 = -6\times10^{-6} C$ This happens ...
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Induced charge on sphere

I have a conducting sphere ($radius = a$) at potential $V_0$. It is enclosed by another thin shell ($radius = b, b > a$) which has a charge density $\sigma (\theta) = \sigma_0 \cos(\theta)$ for the ...
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Static electrical attraction [closed]

Coulomb's law is used to calculate the electrical attraction between 2 charged particles, what formula do I use to calculate an electrical attraction magnitude between 2 plates? Let's assume the first ...
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A ring placed along $y^2 + z^2 = 4$, $x = 0$ carries a uniform charge of $5 \mu\ C/m$. Find $D$ at $P(3,0,0)$ [closed]

A ring placed along $y^2 + z^2 = 4$, $x = 0$ carries a uniform charge of $5 \mu\ C/m$. Find $D$ at $P(3,0,0)$ How do I solve this using Coulomb's Law? I used $dE=\dfrac{dQ}{4\pi\epsilon_0 ...
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Find the dielectric constant of the medium?

Two point charges a distance $d$ apart in free space exert a force of $1.4\times10^{-4}N$. When the free space is replaced by a homogeneous dielectric medium, the force becomes $0.9\times10^{-4}N$. ...
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Does the electric field inside a sphere change if point charge isn't in center?

As i understood , if you have a point charge in the center of a hollow conducting sphere then the electric field inside it, is zero because the charge distribution is spherically symmetric. But ...
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Two capacitors sharing charge

My two capacitors:                               I have these two capacitors ($C_1 = 3\mu F, C_2 = 4\mu F$) both initially under 19 volts. Then, I added a dielectric with $k=4$ at $C_1$ and entire ...
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What's the electric field with a point charge not in the center of the sphere? [closed]

That's a hollow conducting sphere link My charge is at P (10uC). R = 0.15m. PS = 0.05m. DS = 0.35m. What's the electric field at point D?
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Electric charge and the distance

The strength of an electric field is: $E = 200\ \mathrm{N/C}$ The potential (of the test charge) is: $V = 600\ \mathrm{V}$ $\epsilon_r=1$ I need to calculate the distance between this point and the ...
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Charges and Fields [closed]

Three charged particles lie along the x axis of a Cartesian coordinate system. q1 is located at x = 0, q2 lies at x and q3 lies at x = r. All three charges are positive, but only q2 is free to move. ...
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Electric Fields

The problem I am working on is, "In the figure below, determine the point (other than infinity) at which the electric field is zero. (Let $q_1 = -2.45\ \mu C$ and $q_2 = 6.5\ \mu C$) Here is a little ...
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Electric Field due to a charged sphere

Suppose we have a spherical surface with a surface charge density varying as $cos(\theta)$. Apparently one can find the electric field both outside and inside such a spherical surface by superposing ...
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short question - charge [closed]

Four identical metal spheres have charges of q1=-8.0 micro C,q2 =-2.0 micro C, q3 =+5.0 micro C, and q4 =+12.0 micro C. Three of the spheres are brought together so they touch, and then they are ...
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Conservation of Energy as Applied to Point Charges

The following question appears to be extremely straight forward, but I can't seem to be able to obtain the correct answer. The question is: A charge Q1 = 1.3uC is at rest and is located 2.3 cm ...
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( Legendre Generating Function) Off axis Electric Potential from an insulated disk

An insulated disk, uniform surface charge density $\sigma$, of radius $R$ is laid on the $x,y$ plane. Deduce the electric potential $V(z)$ along the z-axis. Next consider an off axis point $p'$, ...
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Semiconductor problem: how much Boron is required to establish a certain amount of charge carrier density

The problem description is as follows: Boron is used to dope 1 kg of germanium (Ge). How much boron (B) is required to establish a charge carrier density of 3.091 x 10^17 / cm^3. One mole of ...
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Delta Dirac Charge Density question

I have to write an expression for the charge density $\rho(\vec{r})$ of a point charge $q$ at $\vec{r}^{\prime}$, ensuring that the volume integral equals $q$. The only place any charge exists is at ...
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Why is electric field zero inside a hollow metal sphere ?

The figure below shows a hollow metal sphere with a positive point charge $Q$ sitting outside it. What is the electric field at the center of sphere ? The answer is zero (look at here at the beginning ...
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Find the quantity of charge - given potential function

A potential function is given by $V(r)=\frac{Ae^{-\lambda r}}{r}$ Find charge density and hence charge. I first took the gradient of potential to get $\vec{E}(r)=\frac{Ae^{-\lambda ...
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Simple quadrupole moment

I have a very simple problem: There is a charge $-q$ at $(0, 0, d)$ and $(0, 0, -d)$ as well a charge $2q$ at $(0, 0, 0)$. I have to calculate the quadrupole moment using spherical coordinates. I use ...
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Energy in electric field

I'm having some trouble understanding a homework question and would appreciate some help. The question is as follows: Jenny charges a capacitor with the help of a battery. She then removes the ...
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A square with electric field lines parallel to its sides [closed]

A square ABCD has charges $+q$ and $-q$ on the vertices A and C (diagonally opposite sides). How can I place point charges outside this square so that electric field lines are parallel to all the ...
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Converting $q/m_e$ to $C/kg$ [closed]

I was doing some chemistry problems when I came across a question asking to find the charge to mass ratio of an electron in $q/m_e$. Then, it told me to compare what I found to the accepted value, at ...
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Find the distance of a third charge [closed]

The problem I am having is: Two positive charges (+8.0 mC and +2.0 mC) are separated by 300 m. A third charge is placed at distance r from the +8.0 mC charge in such a way that the resultant electric ...