Q.1. Consider a thin spherical shell of radius 14 cm with a total charge of 32 µC distributed(10)uniformly on its surface. Find the electric field (a) 10.0 cm (b) 20 cm from the centerof the charge distributionQ.2. An isolated charged conducting sphere of radius 12 cm creates an electric field of 4.9x (10)104 N/C at a distance of 21 cm from its center (a). What will be its surface chargedensity? (b) What will be its capacitance?

Given, Radius of shell r = 14 cm Total charge q = 32 μC = 32 x 10-6 C We know the expression for…

Q.1. Consider a thin spherical shell of radius 14 cm with a total charge of 32 µC distributed uniformly on its surface. Find the electric field (a) 10.0 cm (b) 20 cm from the center of the charge distribution

Q.1. Consider a thin spherical shell of radius 14 cm with a total charge of 32 µC distributed uniformly on its surface. Find the electric field (a) 10.0 cm (b) 20 cm from the center of the charge distribution

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Q.1. Consider a thin spherical shell of radius 14 cm with a total charge of 32 µC distributed
(10)
uniformly on its surface. Find the electric field (a) 10.0 cm (b) 20 cm from the center
of the charge distribution
Q.2. An isolated charged conducting sphere of radius 12 cm creates an electric field of 4.9x (10)
104 N/C at a distance of 21 cm from its center (a). What will be its surface charge
density? (b) What will be its capacitance?

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