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This document discusses the electric potential and field due to charged objects like rods, rings, and disks. It provides a step-by-step process to calculate the potential and field for each case. This includes expressing the charge element, substituting it into the potential equation, rewriting the variables in terms of coordinates, integrating to find the total potential, and then taking derivatives to determine the electric field components. Limiting cases are also considered, like the point charge approximation.

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3 8 Solved Problems PDF

This document discusses the electric potential and field due to charged objects like rods, rings, and disks. It provides a step-by-step process to calculate the potential and field for each case. This includes expressing the charge element, substituting it into the potential equation, rewriting the variables in terms of coordinates, integrating to find the total potential, and then taking derivatives to determine the electric field components. Limiting cases are also considered, like the point charge approximation.

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3.

8 Solved Problems
Charged Rod Charged Ring Charged disk

Figure

(2) Express dq in
terms of charge dq = λ dx′ dq = λ dl dq = σ dA
density
(3) Substitute dq λ dx′ λ dl σ dA
into expression for dV = ke dV = ke dV = ke
dV r r r

(4) Rewrite r and the


differential element
dx′ dl = R dφ ′ dA = 2π r ′ dr ′
in terms of the
appropriate r = x′2 + y 2
coordinates
r = R2 + z 2 r = r ′2 + z 2

λ dx′ λ R dφ ′ 2πσ r ′ dr ′
(5) Rewrite dV dV = ke dV = ke dV = ke
( x′ + y ) (R + z ) (r ′2 + z 2 )1/ 2
2 2 1/ 2 2 2 1/ 2

Rλ r′ dr′
∫ dφ ′
R
V = ke V = ke 2πσ ∫
λ l / 2 dx′ ( R 2 + z 2 )1/ 2 0 (r′ + z2 )1/2
2

4πε0 ∫−l / 2 x′2 + y2


V=

( )
(2π Rλ )
(6) Integrate to get V = ke = 2keπσ z2 + R2 − | z |
⎡ (l / 2) + (l / 2)2 + y2 ⎤
=
λ
ln ⎢ ⎥ R +z
2 2

4πε0 ⎢ −(l / 2) + (l / 2)2 + y2


( )
⎣ ⎥⎦ Q 2keQ 2 2
= ke = z + R −| z |
R +z
2 2
R2

∂V
Ey = −
Derive E from V ∂y ∂V keQz ∂V 2keQ ⎛ z z ⎞
Ez = − = Ez = − = 2 ⎜ − ⎟
λ l/2 ∂z ( R 2 + z 2 )3/ 2 ∂z R ⎝| z | z 2 + R2 ⎠
=
2πε 0 y (l / 2) 2 + y 2

Point-charge limit ke Q ke Q ke Q
for E
Ey ≈ y l Ez ≈ z R Ez ≈ z R
y2 z2 z2

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