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Suppose you have a point charge with value $1 \mu\text{C}$. What are the fluxes through two spherical shells centered at the point charge, one with radius $3 \text{ cm}$ and the other with radius $6 \text{ cm}$? | Suppose you have a point charge with value $1 \mu\text{C}$. What are the fluxes through two spherical shells centered at the point charge, one with radius $3 \text{ cm}$ and the other with radius $6 \text{ cm}$? | ||
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* $\Phi_e$ for each sphere | * $\Phi_e$ for each sphere | ||
* $\text{d}\vec{A}$ or $\vec{A}$, if necessary | * $\text{d}\vec{A}$ or $\vec{A}$, if necessary | ||
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- | ===Approximations & Assumptions=== | ||
- | * There are no other charges that contribute appreciably to the flux calculation. | ||
- | * There is no background electric field. | ||
- | * The electric fluxes through the spherical shells are due only to the point charge. | ||
===Representations=== | ===Representations=== | ||
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$$\vec{E}=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{q}{r^2}\hat{r}$$ | $$\vec{E}=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{q}{r^2}\hat{r}$$ | ||
* We represent the situation with the following diagram. Note that the circles are indeed spherical shells, not rings as they appear. | * We represent the situation with the following diagram. Note that the circles are indeed spherical shells, not rings as they appear. | ||
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+ | ===Approximations & Assumptions=== | ||
+ | There are a few approximations and assumptions we should make in order to simplify our model. | ||
+ | * There are no other charges that contribute appreciably to the flux calculation. | ||
+ | * There is no background electric field. | ||
+ | * The electric fluxes through the spherical shells are due only to the point charge. | ||
+ | The first three assumptions ensure that there is nothing else contributing or affecting the flux through our spheres in the model. | ||
+ | * Perfect spheres: This will simplify our area vectors and allows us to use geometric equations for spheres in our calculations. | ||
+ | * Constant charge for the point charge: Ensures that the point charge is not charging or discharging with time. | ||
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====Solution==== | ====Solution==== | ||
- | Before we dive into calculations, | + | Before we dive into calculations, |
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- | Since $\vec{E}$ is constant with respect | + | Since the shell is a fixed distance from the point charge, the electric field has constant magnitude on the shell. |
$$\Phi_e=\int\vec{E}\bullet \text{d}\vec{A} = E\int\text{d}A$$ | $$\Phi_e=\int\vec{E}\bullet \text{d}\vec{A} = E\int\text{d}A$$ | ||
- | We can rewrite | + | Note that $E$ is a scalar value representing $\vec{E}$ as a magnitude, |
$$E = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{q}{r^2}\left|\hat{r}\right| = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{q}{r^2}$$ | $$E = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{q}{r^2}\left|\hat{r}\right| = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{q}{r^2}$$ | ||
- | We can plug in values for $q$ and $r$ for each spherical shell, using what we listed in the facts. For the smaller shell, we have $E=1.0\cdot 10^7 \text{ N/C}$. For the larger shell, we have $E=2.5\cdot 10^6 \text{ N/C}$. | + | We can plug in values for $q$ and $r$ for each spherical shell, using what we listed in the facts. For the smaller shell, we find $E=1.0\cdot 10^7 \text{ N/C}$. For the larger shell, we find $E=2.5\cdot 10^6 \text{ N/C}$. |
To figure out the area integral, notice that the magnitude of the area-vector is just the area. This means that our integrand is the area occupied by $\text{d}A$. Since we are integrating this little piece over the entire shell, we end up with the area of the shell' | To figure out the area integral, notice that the magnitude of the area-vector is just the area. This means that our integrand is the area occupied by $\text{d}A$. Since we are integrating this little piece over the entire shell, we end up with the area of the shell' |