Applications of Gauss's Law — Prelims Questions
An infinitely long thin straight wire has uniform linear charge density . The electric field at a distance from the wire is given by:
A uniformly charged infinite plane sheet has a surface charge density . The electric field produced by the sheet is:
A hollow conducting sphere of radius is given a charge . The electric field inside the sphere (at a distance from the center) is:
A non-conducting solid sphere of radius has a total charge uniformly distributed throughout its volume. The electric field at a distance from the center is proportional to:
Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. They have surface charge densities of and respectively. The electric field in the region between the plates is:
A spherical charge distribution has a volume charge density for and for . What is the total charge of the sphere?