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Sphere Energy

The energy stored in a charged sphere can be calculated from the volume charge density, which is equal to the total charge Q divided by the volume of the sphere. The expression for the electric potential inside the sphere is Q/4πε0r for r < R, and Q/4πε0R for r = R, where R is the radius. The total energy of the sphere can be obtained by integrating the expression for dU= (3Q/4πε0R3)r2dr from r=0 to R. This gives the final expression for the total electric field energy of the sphere as U=Q2/30πε0R.

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Sphere Energy

The energy stored in a charged sphere can be calculated from the volume charge density, which is equal to the total charge Q divided by the volume of the sphere. The expression for the electric potential inside the sphere is Q/4πε0r for r < R, and Q/4πε0R for r = R, where R is the radius. The total energy of the sphere can be obtained by integrating the expression for dU= (3Q/4πε0R3)r2dr from r=0 to R. This gives the final expression for the total electric field energy of the sphere as U=Q2/30πε0R.

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The energy stored in a sphere can calculated interms

of volume charge density,


dU  V  r    r 
Volume charge density of the sphere is,
q

4
 R3
3
Here, q is the charge and R is the radius of the sphere.
The expresion for potential of the sphere inside is,
Q Qr 3
V r  
4 0  r  R 3
Q r2

4 0 R 3
Then,
 1 r2 
dU   3 
  4 r 2 dr 
 4 0 R 
 1 r 2   3Q 
dU     4 r dr 
2

 4 0 R 3   4 R 3 
 1 r 2   3Q  2
3 
 3 
r dr 
 4 0 R   R 
 3Q 1  4
6 
 r dr 
 4 0 R 
The total energy of the sphere can be obtained by intigrating the above equation
betwen the limits 0 to R.
R
3Q 2
6 
U field   r 4 dr 
0
4 0 R
3Q 2  R 5 
  
4 0 R 6  5 
1  3 Q2 

4 0  5 R 

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