Questions from Modern Physics


Q: A solid copper sphere has a net positive charge. The charge

A solid copper sphere has a net positive charge. The charge is distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere, and the electric field inside the sphere is zero. Then a negative point charge outs...

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Q: Charge Q is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of an insulating sphere

Charge Q is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of an insulating sphere of radius R = 4.00 cm. At a distance of r = 8.00 cm from the center of the sphere, the electric field due to the charge...

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Q: A conductor with an inner cavity, like that shown in Fig

A conductor with an inner cavity, like that shown in Fig. 22.23c, carries a total charge of +5.00 nC. The charge within the cavity, insulated from the conductor, is -6.00 nC. How much charge is on F...

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Q: A very large, horizontal, nonconducting sheet of charge has uniform

A very large, horizontal, nonconducting sheet of charge has uniform charge per unit area s = 5.00 × 10-6 C/m2. (a). A small sphere of mass m = 8.00 × 10-6 kg and charge q is placed 3.00 cm above the s...

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Q: Apply Gauss’s law to the Gaussian surfaces S2 , S3 , and

Apply Gauss’s law to the Gaussian surfaces S2 , S3 , and S4 in Fig. 22.21b to calculate the electric field between and outside the plates. Fig. 22.21b:

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Q: A square insulating sheet 80.0 cm on a side is

A square insulating sheet 80.0 cm on a side is held horizontally. The sheet has 4.50 nC of charge spread uniformly over its area. (a). Calculate the electric field at a point 0.100 mm above the cente...

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Q: An infinitely long cylindrical conductor has radius R and uniform surface charge

An infinitely long cylindrical conductor has radius R and uniform surface charge density

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Q: Two very large, nonconducting plastic sheets, each 10.0

Two very large, nonconducting plastic sheets, each 10.0 cm thick, carry uniform charge densities s1, s2, s3, and s4 on their surfaces (Fig. E22.30). These surface charge densities have the values s1 =...

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Q: A rubber balloon has a single point charge in its interior.

A rubber balloon has a single point charge in its interior. Does the electric flux through the balloon depend on whether or not it is fully inflated? Explain your reasoning.

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Q: Suppose that in Fig. 22.15 both charges were positive

Suppose that in Fig. 22.15 both charges were positive. What would be the fluxes through each of the four surfaces in the example? Fig. 22.15:

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