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Electric Field Calculation Using Gauss's Law

The document calculates the electric field and voltage for different regions of a charged spherical shell using Gauss's law. It finds that the electric field is proportional to r-3 for r < a, proportional to r-5 for a < r < b, and 0 for b < r or r > c. It then calculates the voltage between the inner and outer sphere and finds the equivalent capacitance is 4πε0 divided by the term (1/a - 1/b).

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Electric Field Calculation Using Gauss's Law

The document calculates the electric field and voltage for different regions of a charged spherical shell using Gauss's law. It finds that the electric field is proportional to r-3 for r < a, proportional to r-5 for a < r < b, and 0 for b < r or r > c. It then calculates the voltage between the inner and outer sphere and finds the equivalent capacitance is 4πε0 divided by the term (1/a - 1/b).

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

law. Let us assume a Gaussian sphere of the radius r around the sphere.
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 sphere.

E dA

1
Qenclosed
0

...... 1

The total enclosed charge is,


r

QEnclosed dV
0
r

r 2 4 r 2 dr
0

Therefore, the equation (1) changes as follows:


r

1
2
2
E dA 0 0 r 4 r dr
4 r 5
E 4 r 2
5 0
Solve the equation for E .
r r3
E
r
5 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 is,
a

QEnclosed dV
0
a

r 2 4 r 2 dr
0

Therefore, the equation (2) changes as follows:


a

1
2
2
E

dA

r 4 r dr

0 0

5
4 a
E 4 r 2
5 0
Solve the equation for E .
r
a5
E
r
5 0 r 2

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.
QEnclosed 0
Hence, the equation (3) changes as follows:
1
E dA 0 0
E 0

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 0
Hence, the equation (4) changes as follows:
1
E dA 0 0
E 0

The following diagram shows the electric field and the distance.

The voltage across the inner and outer sphere can be calculated by using the following
formula.
a
r r
V E dr
b

Substituting the numerical values in the equation, we get


a
a5
V
dr
2
5

r
0
b

a 5 a dr
5 0 b r 2

a 5 1 1

5 0 a b

The equivalent capacitance of the given structure is as follows:


Q
C
V
Substituting the values of Q and V in the above equation:
4 a 5
5
C
a 5 1 1

5 0 a b

4 0
1 1

a b

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