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Chapter 24, Problem 49CP
A disk of radius R (Fig. P24.49) has a nonuniform surface charge density σ = Cr, where C is a constant and r is measured from the center of the disk to a point on the surface of the disk. Find (by direct integration) the electric potential at P.
Figure P24.49
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