Problem 9: Consider a ring of charge with a linear charge density 540 nC/m. The radius of the ring is 75 cm. Part (a) What is the magnitude of the electric field, in newtons per coulomb, a distance 2.99 m from the center of the ring along the axis of the rin E3D Part (b) Give an expression for the electric field very far from the ring, when zo >> R. Write this expression in terms of the Coulomb constant k, the charge density 1, the distance zo, and the radius R. E(zo >> R) = Part (c) Give an expression for the electric field very close to the plane of the ring, when zo << R. Write this expression in terms of the Coulomb constant k, the charge density à, the distance zo, and the radius R. E(zo << R) =

Problem 9: Consider a ring of charge with a linear charge density 540 nC/m. The radius of the ring is 75 cm. Part (a) What is the magnitude of the electric field, in newtons per coulomb, a distance 2.99 m from the center of the ring along the axis of the rin E3D Part (b) Give an expression for the electric field very far from the ring, when zo >> R. Write this expression in terms of the Coulomb constant k, the charge density 1, the distance zo, and the radius R. E(zo >> R) = Part (c) Give an expression for the electric field very close to the plane of the ring, when zo << R. Write this expression in terms of the Coulomb constant k, the charge density à, the distance zo, and the radius R. E(zo << R) =

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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