AP Physics C Electricity & Magnetism › Understanding Electrostatics
Consider a spherical capacitor made of two nested spheres. The smaller sphere has a radius of and a charge of
, and lies within a larger sphere with radius
and a charge of
.
Which of the following equations accurately describes the capacitance of this spherical capacitor?
A hollow metal sphere with a diameter of 10cm has a net charge of distributed uniformly across its surface. What is the magnitude of the field a distance 2.0m from the center of the sphere?
Four particles, each of charge , make up the four corners of a square with equal side lengths of
. For the charge in the top left corner of the square, in what direction is the net force that it experiences due to its interactions with the other three particles?
Two infinite parallel conducting sheets each have positive charge density . What is the magnitude and direction of the electric field to the right of the right sheet?