No. How the charge distributes itself depends upon whether there is charge contained within the shell. Consider Gauss's law with the gaussian surface through the material of the shell.kd001 said:If a spherical shell has a net charge of say +4.0micro coulombs do I assume that this charge is equally distributed between the inner and outer surfaces of the shell (ie +2.0 micro coulombs on the inner surface and +2.0 micro coulombs on the outer surface)?
The charge on a spherical shell is the sum of all the charges contained within the shell. It can be positive, negative, or zero depending on the distribution of charges.
The charge on a spherical shell is evenly distributed on the surface of the shell. This means that the electric field inside the shell is zero.
Yes, the charge on a spherical shell can be negative if the distribution of charges within the shell is such that the sum of all the charges is negative.
The electric field inside a charged spherical shell is zero. This is because the charges on the shell cancel each other out, resulting in a net electric field of zero inside the shell.
The charge on a spherical shell affects the electric field outside the shell through the inverse square law. The electric field decreases as the distance from the shell increases and is directly proportional to the magnitude of the charge on the shell.