Essential University Physics, Volume 1 and Volume 2 - With Access
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780134645490
Author: Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 23, Problem 34E
Consider a proton to be a uniformly charged sphere 1 fm in radius. Find the electric energy density at the proton’s surface.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
At the center of the spherical dielectric shell of outer radius R1 and inner radius R2 is a positive point charge Q. The dielectric constant of the shell is ek . Determine the electric field strength, electric potential flux, and electric flux density as a function of the radial distance R.
A radius insulator ball RA = 2 cm charged +2Q. ball is in the same manner as the hollow conductor ball loaded –3Q with radius in RB = 4 cm and rc outer radius = 6 cm
a. Using the Gauss Law, calculate the strength of the electric field in thepoints L, M, and N
b. Calculate the electrical potential at the point rL = 3 cm and rM = 5 cm.
An electron is shot directly toward the center of a large metal plate that has surface charge density -2.0* 10-6 C/m2. If the initial kinetic energy of the electron is 1.60 *10-17 J and if the electron is to stop (due to electrostatic repulsion from the plate) just as it reaches the plate, how far from the plate must the launch point be?
Chapter 23 Solutions
Essential University Physics, Volume 1 and Volume 2 - With Access
Ch. 23.1 - Three positive charges and one negative charge,...Ch. 23.2 - If I give you a 5-gallon bucket, you know how much...Ch. 23.3 - You need to replace a capacitor with one that can...Ch. 23.3 - You have two identical capacitors with capacitance...Ch. 23.4 - Youre at a point P a distance a from a point...Ch. 23 - Two positive point charges are infinitely far...Ch. 23 - How does the energy density at a certain distance...Ch. 23 - A dipole consists of two equal but opposite...Ch. 23 - Charge is spread over the surface of a balloon,...Ch. 23 - Does the superposition principle hold for...
Ch. 23 - A student argues that the total energy associated...Ch. 23 - A capacitor is said to carry a charge Q. Whats the...Ch. 23 - Does the capacitance describe the maximum amount...Ch. 23 - Is a force needed to hold the plates of a charged...Ch. 23 - A solid conducting slab is inserted between the...Ch. 23 - Two capacitors contain equal amounts of energy,...Ch. 23 - A parallel-plate capacitor is connected to a...Ch. 23 - Four 75-C charges, initially far apart, are...Ch. 23 - Three point charges +q and a fourth, 12q, are...Ch. 23 - Repeat Exercise 14 for the case when the fourth...Ch. 23 - If the three particles in Fig. 23.1 have identical...Ch. 23 - A crude model of the water molecule has a...Ch. 23 - A capacitor consists of square conducting plates...Ch. 23 - An uncharged capacitor has parallel plates 5.0 cm...Ch. 23 - (a) How much charge must be transferred between...Ch. 23 - A capacitors plates hold 1.3 C when charged to 60...Ch. 23 - Show that the units of 0 may be written as F/m.Ch. 23 - Find the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor...Ch. 23 - A parallel-plate capacitor with 1.1-mm plate...Ch. 23 - The power supply in a stereo receiver contains a...Ch. 23 - Find the capacitance of a capacitor that stores...Ch. 23 - You have a 1.0-F and a 2.0-F capacitor. What...Ch. 23 - Two capacitors are connected in series and the...Ch. 23 - (a) Find the equivalent capacitance of the...Ch. 23 - Youre given three capacitors: 1.0 F, 2.0 F, and...Ch. 23 - The energy density in a uniform electric field is...Ch. 23 - A car battery stores about 4 MJ of energy. If this...Ch. 23 - Air undergoes dielectric breakdown at a field...Ch. 23 - Consider a proton to be a uniformly charged sphere...Ch. 23 - A charge Q0 is at the origin. A second charge. Qx...Ch. 23 - A conducting sphere of radius a is surrounded by a...Ch. 23 - Two closely spaced square conducting plates...Ch. 23 - The potential difference across a cell membrane is...Ch. 23 - Which can store more energy: a 1.0-F capacitor...Ch. 23 - A 0.01-F, 300-V capacitor costs 25; a 0.1-F, 100-V...Ch. 23 - A medical defibrillator stores 950 J in a 100-F...Ch. 23 - A camera requires 5.0 J of energy for a flash...Ch. 23 - Engineers testing an ultracapacitor (see...Ch. 23 - Your companys purchasing department bought lots of...Ch. 23 - Whats the equivalent capacitance measured between...Ch. 23 - In Fig. 23.14, find the energy stored in the 1-F...Ch. 23 - Capacitors C1, and C2 are in series, with voltage...Ch. 23 - Youre evaluating a new hire in your companys...Ch. 23 - A parallel-plate capacitor has plates with area 50...Ch. 23 - A 470-pF capacitor consists of two 15-cm-radius...Ch. 23 - The first accurate estimate of cell membrane...Ch. 23 - Your company is still stuck with those 2-F...Ch. 23 - A cubical region 1.0 m on a side is located...Ch. 23 - A sphere of radius R contains charge Q spread...Ch. 23 - A sphere of radius R carries total charge Q...Ch. 23 - Prob. 56PCh. 23 - Two widely separated 4.0-mm-diameter water drops...Ch. 23 - A 2.1-mm-diameter wire carries a uniform line...Ch. 23 - A typical lightning flash transfers 30 C across a...Ch. 23 - A capacitor consists of two long concentric metal...Ch. 23 - A capacitor consists of a conducting sphere of...Ch. 23 - Show that the result of Problem 61 reduces to that...Ch. 23 - A solid sphere contains a uniform volume charge...Ch. 23 - An air-insulated parallel-plate capacitor of...Ch. 23 - Repeat parts (b) and (c) of Problem 64, now...Ch. 23 - A transmission line consists of two parallel...Ch. 23 - An infinitely long rod of radius R carries uniform...Ch. 23 - (a) Write the electrostatic potential energy of a...Ch. 23 - An unknown capacitor C is connected in series with...Ch. 23 - What total capacitance is required if the...Ch. 23 - If it were technically and economically feasible...Ch. 23 - While theyre firing, the average power delivered...Ch. 23 - Among the capacitors that store energy at NIF are...
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Find more solutions based on key concepts
What is the density of water vapor in g/m3 on a hot dry day in me desert when the temperature is 40.0C and the ...
College Physics
Using the definitions in Eqs. 1.1 and 1.4, and appropriate diagrams, show that the dot product and cross produc...
Introduction to Electrodynamics
3. What is free-fall, and why does it make you weightless? Briefly describe why astronauts are weightless in th...
The Cosmic Perspective (8th Edition)
Dominant Life. While most of us tend to think of ourselves as the dominant form of life on Earth, biologists ge...
Life in the Universe (4th Edition)
67. Halogen Bulbs
Halogen bulbs have some differences from standard incandescent lightbulbs. They are generally...
College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
Explain how simple harmonic motion might be used to determine the masses of objects in an orbiting spacecraft.
Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, physics and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Physics An electron is shot horizontally between the plates of a capacitor of plate area 5 cm^2, plate separation 2.5 cm, and charge ±20μC, with initial speed vi. The particle is initially a height 1 cm above the positive electrode. By the time it has reached the positive electrode, it has a speed of 10^5 m/s. What was the initial velocity vi?arrow_forwardAn isolated conducting sphere has a charge q of 1.5 µC. Its radius R is 6.5 cm. (a) How much PE is stored in the electric field of this charged conductor? (b) What is the energy density at the surface of the sphere?arrow_forwardA very long line charge having a charge density λ is surrounded by a conducting cylindrical shell with inner radius ri = 5.92 cm and outer radius ro = 7cm as shown in the figure. System is in electrostatic equilibrium condition. What would be the electric potential difference AV = V(r= 0.8 cm) - V(r= 6.2 cm) ? Provide your answer in terms of Ak with 2 significant figures.arrow_forward
- A conducting sphere, of radius 0.400 m, has a net charge of 3.00 µC. a) Calculate the work required to bring a single proton in from infinity and add it to the sphere. Express your answer in electron volts. b) Calculate the total work required to charge the sphere to Q = 3.00 µC in the first place, starting with a neutral sphere, and bringing charges in one at a time from infinity. (Consider adding charge in infinitesimal increments dq, and the work dW for each increment.)arrow_forwardThe magnitude of linear charge density for infinite long line is 5.00 pC/m. At 0.18 m from the infinite line a proton is placed. Proton moves directly toward the infinite line with speed 1.50 Km/s. Evaluate the initial K.E of proton. How close does the proton get to the line? Note: PLZ EXPLAIN STEP bY steparrow_forwardSuppose the field in the interface region of a photovoltaic panel is 1.1 × 106 N/C. Modeling the interface as a parallel-plate capacitor, what is the charge density o on either side of the interface?arrow_forward
- A spherical capacitor consists of two concentric spherical conducting thin shells. The inner shell has radius 10.0 cm and carries negative free charge −10.0 nC. The outer shell has radius 20.0 cm and carries positive free charge +10.0 nC. The space between the shells is filled with a dielectric material of dielectric constant K = 3.00. Find the electric field energy density at a point 15.0 cm from the center of the shells. A. B. C. D. E. 70.7 µJ/m³ 212 µJ/m³ 2.62 µJ/m³ 7.85 µJ/m³ 23.6 µJ/m³ 3arrow_forwardAn air filled capacitor is connected to a 3.0V battery. Each plate of the capacitor has area of 0.7m2 and the separation is 1.5mm. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the midpoint between the plates?arrow_forwardQ. 35: If o is the surface charge density of a charge for a charged sphere of radius R kept in medium of dielectric constant K, then the electric intensity at à distance r from is centre where r> R, is (CET-2010)arrow_forward
- A dielectric cylinder with absolute permittivity ɛ, has radius b and height L. The bottom plate of the cylinder is positioned at x-y plane, concentric with the z-axis. The polarization vector in the dielectric cylinder is given = r Por, where Po is a constant. Find (a) Bound charge densities (b) The total charge of the cylinder. (c) Write the integral expression of the potential at P (0,0,L) explicitly. Define the integral limits and all the components in the integrant expression. Do not take the integral.arrow_forwardQ.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?arrow_forwardcharge of 20 pC is distributed on an isolated spherical conductor that has a 4.0 cm radius. Point A is 1.0 cm from the center of the conductor and point B is 5 cm from the center of the conductor. Determine the electric potential difference VA-VB.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
College PhysicsPhysicsISBN:9781305952300Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris VuillePublisher:Cengage Learning
University Physics (14th Edition)PhysicsISBN:9780133969290Author:Hugh D. Young, Roger A. FreedmanPublisher:PEARSON
Introduction To Quantum MechanicsPhysicsISBN:9781107189638Author:Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Physics for Scientists and EngineersPhysicsISBN:9781337553278Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. JewettPublisher:Cengage Learning
Lecture- Tutorials for Introductory AstronomyPhysicsISBN:9780321820464Author:Edward E. Prather, Tim P. Slater, Jeff P. Adams, Gina BrissendenPublisher:Addison-Wesley
College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Editio...PhysicsISBN:9780134609034Author:Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart FieldPublisher:PEARSON
College Physics
Physics
ISBN:9781305952300
Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
Publisher:Cengage Learning
University Physics (14th Edition)
Physics
ISBN:9780133969290
Author:Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher:PEARSON
Introduction To Quantum Mechanics
Physics
ISBN:9781107189638
Author:Griffiths, David J., Schroeter, Darrell F.
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Physics
ISBN:9781337553278
Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Lecture- Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy
Physics
ISBN:9780321820464
Author:Edward E. Prather, Tim P. Slater, Jeff P. Adams, Gina Brissenden
Publisher:Addison-Wesley
College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Editio...
Physics
ISBN:9780134609034
Author:Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher:PEARSON
Electric Fields: Crash Course Physics #26; Author: CrashCourse;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdulzEfQXDE;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY