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Electric Field Calculation Using Gauss's Law

The document calculates the electric field in different regions surrounding a charged cylinder using Gauss's law. It finds that the electric field is 0 inside the cylinder where the enclosed charge is 0. Outside the cylinder between radii a and b, the electric field is calculated to be Q/(2πε0Lr) where Q is the total charge. Between b and c, the electric field is Q/(4πε0Lr) and beyond c, the electric field again follows the inverse square law and is Q/(2πε0Lr).

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Electric Field Calculation Using Gauss's Law

The document calculates the electric field in different regions surrounding a charged cylinder using Gauss's law. It finds that the electric field is 0 inside the cylinder where the enclosed charge is 0. Outside the cylinder between radii a and b, the electric field is calculated to be Q/(2πε0Lr) where Q is the total charge. Between b and c, the electric field is Q/(4πε0Lr) and beyond c, the electric field again follows the inverse square law and is Q/(2πε0Lr).

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The electric field in the all the region of the cylinder can be calculated by using the Gauss

law. Let us assume a Gaussian cylinder of the radius r around the cylinder.
Calculate the electric filed in the region r a .
1
According to the Gauss law, the electric flux in the region r a is equal to 0 times of the
charge enclosed by the Gaussian cylinder.

E dA

1
Qenclosed
0

...... 1

The total enclosed charge in the conductor is equal is zero.


QEnclosed 0
Therefore, the equation (1) changes as follows:
1
E dA 0 0
E 2 rL 0

Solve the equation for E .


E 0
Calculate the electric filed in the region a r b .
According to the Gauss law, the electric flux in the region a r b is as follows:
1
E dA 0 Qenclosed
...... 2
The total enclosed charge in that region is,
QEnclosed Q
Therefore, the equation (2) changes as follows:
1
E dA 0 Q
E 2 rL

Q
0

Solve the equation for E .


Q
E
2 0 Lr

Calculate the electric filed in the region b r c .


According to the Gauss law, the electric flux in the region b r c is as follows:
1
E dA 0 Qenclosed
...... 3
The enclosed charge in that region is equal to zero.
Q
QEnclosed
k
Hence, the equation (3) changes as follows:
Q
E dA k 0
E 2 rL
E

Q
k 0
Q
2k 0 rL

Substituting the value of k in the above equation, we get


Q
E
2 2 0 rL

Q
4 0 rL

Calculate the electric filed in the region r c .


According to the Gauss law, the electric flux in the region r c is as follows:
1
E dA 0 Qenclosed
...... 4
The enclosed charge in that region is equal to zero.
QEnclosed Q
Hence, the equation (4) changes as follows:
1
E dA 0 Q
E 2 rL

Q
0

Solve the equation for E .


Q
E
2 0 Lr

The following diagram shows the electric field and the distance.

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