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where $Q$ is the total charge on the ball and $\vec{r}$ points from the center of the sphere to the observation location. | where $Q$ is the total charge on the ball and $\vec{r}$ points from the center of the sphere to the observation location. | ||
- | However, what would happen to the electric field inside the sphere? We know that all of the charges should be located on the surface of the metal ball. When inside the sphere, there will always be a contribution to the electric field from the electrons on one side of the sphere that opposes the electric field contribution from the electrons on the other side of sphere. This means that on the inside, the electric field from the electrons on the surface perfectly cancels out, leaving a net field of zero. | + | However, what would happen to the electric field inside the sphere? We know that all of the charges should be located on the surface of the metal ball. When inside the sphere, there will always be a contribution to the electric field from the electrons on one side of the sphere that opposes the electric field contribution from the electrons on the other side of sphere. This means that on the inside, the electric field from the electrons on the surface perfectly cancels out,** leaving a net field of zero.** |
$$\vec{E}_{inside}=0$$ | $$\vec{E}_{inside}=0$$ | ||
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