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MODULE :: 1BF
CODE :: AESMP09/AESMP10/WJ SMEP09
CATEGORY ::ELECTROSTATI CS
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[ [ GAUSS THEORAM] ]
through thechosen surface. If wedraw a vector of magnitude along thepositivenormal, it is
called thearea vector corresponding to thearea . Onecan write
If is theperpendicular to thesurfaceit is called parallel to thearea vector
If it is oppositeto thepositivenormal
If theelectric field is parallel to thesurface..
Generalized formof theflux..
If thesurfaceconsideration may beclosed then
Gausses law.theflux of thenet electric field through a closed surfaceequals thenet
charges enclosed by thesurfacedivided by
Thetotal flux of theelectric field dueto theinternal charges q through theclosed surfaceis,
therefore
Flux dueto external charges..
Any volumecompletely insidethea conductor is electrically neutral..
So insidetheconductor q=0 and . E dS =
}
=0
If a charged placed within thecavity theinner surfacecanot bechargefree..
Electric field dueto a uniformly charged sphere.
Field at an outsidepoint r is
2
0
4
Q
E
r
=
Field at an insidepoint r is
3
0
4
Qr
E
R
=
Electric field dueto an a linear chargedistributionat distancer
Linear chargedensity =
Then electric field
0
Q
E r
=
=
0
2
E
r
= ..
That can concludethat thefield is uniformand it is independent of thegiven
distancefromthechargesheet.
This is trueas long as thesheet is largeas compared to its distancefromP
Electric field near a chargeconductingsurface..
Electric field near a chargeconducting surface..corresponds to
0
E
=
Electric field dueto two parallel sheet of charge.
caseI: if
A
= and
B
= then it is found that electric field is 0 at theregion I and
III,,,,,,,but in theregion III theelectric field is non-zero and valuethat is given is
0
Q
E r
=
and
thefield is uniformat theregion III..
CASE II : if thetwo planechargeconductor of infinitethickness is placed parallely then
chargeat theregion I,II, & III will bemodify as follows,.
Electric field dueto a uniformly charged conducting spherical shell.
II
III
r
0
1
( )
2
Q A B
E r
=
0
1
( )
2
R A B
E r
= +
I
0
1
( )
2
P A B
E
= +
Let us consider a thin spherical shell of radius R let thechargeq is given to the
spherical shell.it is been consider that electric field produced dueto thechargeq is radial
in direction and is spherically symmetry..
CaseI: if our aimis to find out theelectric field at a point P lies outsidethespheriacal shell at a
distancer fromthecenter then it is easy to solvethat problemby construct a Gaussian surface
through that point p. then electric field at a point p will be..
0
3
r
E
| |
=
|
\ .
When p lies on the surface of the shell then r=R and corresponding electric field will
be.
0
E
=
When p lies insidethespherical shell . and Gaussian surfacethrough this point is not
enclosed by any surfacechargethen
E=0
Electric field dueto solid sphereof charge.
Let us consider a solid sphereof chargeq having radius R
CaseI: When P point lies outsidethesphereof chargethen electric field at thepoint p will
be.
3
2
0
3
R
E
r
| |
=
|
\ .
CaseII: when P lies on thesurfaceof thespherethen r=R and thecorresponding electric field at
point p will be
0
3
R
E
=
CaseIII: When p lies insidethesphereof charge: then theGaussian surfaceis spherical surface
whosecenter is o and radius is OP=r ..then corresponding electric field at point p will
be
0
3
r
E
=
A semicircular ring of radius R is uniformly charged with a total chargeQ then themagnitudeof
theelectric field at thecenter of thecurvatureof thering will be
2 2
0
2
Q
E
R
= {prove
that}
Electric field intensity at thecenter of thehemispherical charged surfacehaving uniformsurface
chargedensity and radius R
0
4
{provethat}
Electric flux through any surface=electric field intensity at thesurface X component of surface
to thedirection of theelectric field.