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A charge of uniform linear density 2.20 nC/m is distributed along a long, thin, nonconducting rod....

A charge of uniform linear density 2.20 nC/m is distributed along a long, thin, nonconducting rod. The rod is coaxial with a long conducting cylindrical shell (inner radius = 4.00 cm, outer radius = 9.00 cm). The net charge on the shell is zero. (a) What is the magnitude of the electric field at distance r = 13.0 cm from the axis of the shell? What is the surface charge density on the (b) inner and (c) outer surface of the shell?

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Expert Solution

The expression for calculating the electric flux through a closed surface is calculated as follows:

= E.ds

Here, E is the magnitude of electric field and ds is the surface area of the spherical surface.

the flux through the linear charge rod is calculated as follows:

= Eds

= E x 2pi*r*l

from gauss law

= Q/eo

= l / eo

The expression for calculating the magnitude of electric field by using Gauss’s law is as follows

= E x 2pi*r*l

E = / 2pi*r*eo

E = (2.20 x 10^-9) / (2pi x 0.13 x 8.854 x 10^-12)

E = 304.35 N/C

b)

in = - / 2pi*r

in = -(2.20 x 10^-9) / (2pi x 0.04)

in = -8.75 x 10^-9 C/m^2

c)

out = / 2pi*r

out = (2.20 x 10^-9) / (2pi x 0.09)

out = 3.89 x 10^-9 C/m^2

Here, l is the length of the rod.


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