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Ok, I believe I understand now! I think I was confusing myself with viewing the sphere as a point charge made of point charges, but Gauss's Law allows it to work that way. Thank you for the help!

I have a quick question about understanding the theory behind point charges and electrostatic potentials. I've not had any classes in electrodynamics, so I lack a comfortable foundation to help me think about these problems. I need to determine the electrostatic potential a certain distance...

Ah, it's not homework! Thanks for the advice. I'll close this and move over to there!

Homework Statement I have a quick question about understanding the theory behind point charges and electrostatic potentials. I've not had any classes in electrodynamics, so I lack a comfortable foundation to help me think about these problems. I need to determine the electrostatic...