A 20-cmradius ball is uniformly charged to80nC.

a. What is the ball's volume charge density (C/m3)localid="1648741376835" ?

b. How much charge is enclosed by spheres of radiilocalid="1648741380973" 5,localid="1648741279896" 10andlocalid="1648741787973" 20cmlocalid="1648741405448" ?

c. What is the electric field strength at points localid="1648741424743" 5,localid="1648741429590" 10andlocalid="1648741433205" 20localid="1648741437392" cmfrom the centerlocalid="1648741447708" ?

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a.The volume charge density of the ball ρis 2.4×10-6C/m3.

b.Charge is contained within spheres of radius localid="1648741499012" 5is localid="1648741492923" 1.25nC,localid="1648741506064" 10islocalid="1648741511169" 10nCand localid="1648741515337" 20islocalid="1648741520392" 80.4nC.

c.The strength of the electric field at points localid="1648741533167">5
islocalid="1648741540359" 5kN/C,localid="1648741549994" 10islocalid="1648741524494" 9kN/Candlocalid="1648741558174" 20islocalid="1648741545101" 18kN/C.

Step by step solution

01

Calculation for ball's volume density (part a)

(a).

Density of volume charge is,

ρ=QV.......1

Charge on the ball is80nC.

Qin=(80nC)1×10-9CnC=80×10-9C

The volume of the ball equals since it is formed like a sphere.

V=43πr3=43π(0.20m)3=3.35×10-2m3

ρ=QV=80×10-9C3.35×10-2m3=2.4×10-6C/m3

02

Calculation for charge of radius5,10and20cm

(b).

The charge is,

Q=ρV=ρ43πr3=43πρr3

For radius r=5cm=0.05m:

Charge is,

Qr=5cm=43πρr3

=43π2.4×10-6C/m3(0.05m)3

=1.25×10-9C

=1.25nC

For radius r=10cm=0.10m:

Charge is,

Qr=10cm=43πρr3

=43π2.4×10-6C/m3(0.10m)3

=10×10-9C=10nC

For radius r=20cm=0.20m:

Charge is,

Qr=20cm=43πρr3

=43π2.4×10-6C/m3(0.20m)3

=80.4×10-9C=80.4nC

03

Calculation for Electric field strength at points 5,10and20 cm.(part c)

(c).

The current of electricity is,

Φe=EA=Qinϵo

E=Qin4πϵor2

field of electricity,

In terms of distancer=5cm:

Er=5cm=14πϵoQT=5cmr2

=14π8.85×10-12C2/N·m21.25×10-9C(0.05m)2

=5×103N/C

In terms of distance r=10cm:

Er=10cm=14πϵoQr=10cmr2

=14π8.85×10-12C2/N·m210×10-9C(0.10m)2

=9×103N/C

In terms of distance r=20cm:

Er=20cm=14πϵoQr=20cmr2

=14π8.85×10-12C2/N·m280.4×10-9C(0.20m)2

=18×103N/C

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