Physics Homework Solutions

Electric Dipole

Show that the energy in the field of an electric dipole of moment p outside a sphere of radius R is p^2/(12*pi*epsilon nod*R^3)

Energy in the field of charged conducting sphere

A conducting sphere of radius R carries a charge Q. a) Calculate stored energy b) Calculate the radius R(sub 0.5) within which the field energy is one half the total stored energy. c) Calculate the radius R(sub0.9)

Ccapacitors

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Pressure caused by the repulsion of charges.

A balloon made of light conducting material could be kept approximately spherical by connecting it to a high voltage supply. The balloon has a diameter of 100 millimeters, and the maximum breakdown field in air is 3 megavolts/meter. a) What is the maximum permissible voltage? b) What gas pressure, in atmospheres, inside the ...continues

Ratio of electrostatic Energy stored in the capacitor combined in series and parallel.

Electrostatic Energy. See attached file for full problem description.

Finding Electric Fields

8. A sphere of radius R1 carries a uniform charge density p throughout its volume except for a small spherical hollow volume of radius R2 located at distance a from the center (and fully contained within the larger sphere). a) Calculate the electric field E at the center of the hollow sphere. [Be careful, you can’t just ap ...continues

Resistors

Resistors. See attached file for full problem description.

Resistors

Resistors. See attached file for full problem description.

Electric Current

In a certain electron beam, there are 5.0 x 10^6 electrons per cubic centimeter. Suppose the kinetic energy of each electron is 10 keV and the beam is cylindrical with a diameter of 1 mm. (a) what is the velocity of an electron in the beam? (b) find the beam current.

Electric Current

What is the potential difference across one wire of a 30-m extension cord made of 16-gauge copper wire carrying of 5 A?

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