Linear charge Definition and 39 Threads

For part a: I know that linear charge density is the amount of charge per unit length, and we are given the volume charge density. Since we are given the volume, we can obtain the length by multiplying the volume by the cross sectional area, so C/m^3 * m^2 = C/m. The cross sectional area of a...

Hello! I am trying to solve this exercise of the electric field, but it comes out changed sign and I don't know why. Statement: On a straight line of length ##L=60\, \textrm{cm}## a charge ##Q=3,0\, \mu \textrm{C}## is uniformly distributed. Calculate the force this linear distribution makes...

Electric field for the semi-circle $$E = - \frac {πKλ} {2R} $$ In this case E is equals to 10 N/C Electric field for the straighten wire $$E = 2Kλ * ( 1 - \frac {2y} {\sqrt{4y^2 + L^2}})$$ In this case E is equals to 8 N/C What I'm searching is R, λ, and the length of the wire, so I think...

Here is my work done for this problem, along with a diagram of the situation. I'm not worried so much about the arithmetic because our tests are only 50 min long so the problems they give us do not require heavy integration or calculus, but you need to know what goes where in the formula. That...

Homework Statement "A rod of length L lies along the x-axis with its left end at the origin. It has a non-uniform charge density λ=αx where α is a positive constant. a) What are the units of α? b) Calculate the electric potential at A. Homework Equations Linear charge density: λ = Q/L where Q...

Homework Statement An infinitely long line of charge has linear charge density ##λ=4.00_{10^{−12}} \frac{C}{m}##. A proton (mass ##m_p=1.67_{10^{-27}}kg##, charge ##e=1.602_{10^{-19}}C##) is ##r_a=0.18m## from the line and moving directly toward the line at ##v=1000\frac{m}{s}##. Homework...

Homework Statement "A straight, nonconducting plastic wire ##x=9.50_{10^{-2}}m## long carries a charge density of ##λ=1.3_{10^{-7}} C/m## distributed uniformly along its length. It is lying on a horizontal tabletop. If the wire is now bent into a circle lying flat on the table, find the...

Homework Statement Consider a straight line segment of 3L and with a linear charge density λ. Determine the electric field, E, of at point P, which is a point within the segment and along the axis. (figure attached) Homework Equations dE=kdQ/r^2 The Attempt at a Solution I attempted solving...

Homework Statement q=1.602*10^-19 point 1 L=1mm=r1 v=1.1*10^6 at point 2 F=1.44*10^-12 at point 1 Homework Equations E=(1/4πε)*(q/r) ΔV=∫E*dr=(1/4πε)*q∫(1/r)=(1/4πε)*q*ln (r2/r1) ΔU=ΔK=mv^2/2 ΔK=mv^2/2=ΔV*q=q*(1/4πε)*Q*(ln(r2/r1))...

Homework Statement An infinite line charge (wire) has lambda = lambda0. It produces an electric field of magnitude 5E4 N/C at a distance of 2m. Determine the typical force between two adjacent extra electrons in the wireHomework Equations E_line = lambda/(2pi*r*epsilon0) The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement https://gyazo.com/d502fb408d6224ffa70700cf047bad20 (link to problem: #4). [moderator edit: Image inserted for clarity] A total charge Q is distributed uniformly over rod length L. The rod is aligned on the x-axis, with one end at the origin and the other at point x=L. a)...

Homework Statement A semi-circle of radius R has a charge Q uniformly distributed over its length, which provides a line charge density λ. Determine E at the origin. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/105239 I can tell by argument of...

Homework Statement A thin rod of length 2L has a linear charge density that isλ0 at the left end but decreases linearly with distance going from left to right in such a way that the charge on the entire rod is zero. Given E = −kλ0/L(d/(L−d)−ln(d−L)+d/(L+d)+ln(L+d)) for a point P that is...

Homework Statement This is a wire whose shape is given by y = acos(x/L). This wire has a linear charge density of +λ, and is it desired to determine the electric field at the point (0,y) where y > a. a) If a=0, determine the amount of charge the wire has. b)If a > 0, is the total charge on...

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phys3320/phys3320_sp12/AJPPapers/AJP_E&MPapers_030612/Griffiths_ConductingNeedle.pdf I was reading this paper, and was confused by a result in section 2-A. (Heck they even mention they weren't expecting it themselves). The purpose of the paper is to find the...

Homework Statement An infinite line of charge with linear density λ1 = 6.7 μC/m is positioned along the axis of a thick insulating shell of inner radius a = 2.4 cm and outer radius b = 4.7 cm. The insulating shell is uniformly charged with a volume density of ρ = -722 μC/m3. What is λ2, the...

Homework Statement A charge Q is uniformly distributed along a straight line of length a. Calculate V by integration, choosing the origin of the coordinates as the center of the charge. Next, expand this value of V up to terms in 1/r^2 Homework Equations V = \frac{\lambda}{4 \pi \epsilon_0 r}...

Homework Statement Question:[/B] ____________________________________________________________________________________ And the answer in the solution manual: Homework Equations Trig sub? a^2/x^2 = tan(θ) I'm thinking x>>a would affect this majorly and I'm not seeing how. The Attempt at a...

Homework Statement Figure 23-37a shows a narrow charged solid cylinder that is coaxial with a larger charged cylindrical shell. Both are noncon-ducting and thin and have uniform surface charge densities on their outer surfaces. Figure 23-37b gives the radial component E of the electric field...

Homework Statement A proton orbits a long charged wire, making 1.30*10^6 revolutions per second. The radius of the orbit is 1.20cm. What is the wire's linear charge density? Homework Equations - q E = m w^2 r - 9*10^9 [2 λ /r] q = m w^2 r The Attempt at a Solution λ = linear...

Homework Statement The thin plastic rod has length L, and a nonuniform linear charge density λ = cx. With V = 0 at infinity, find the electric potential (in V) at point P1 on the axis, at distance d from one end. c = 28.9 pC/m^2 L = 12.0cm d = 3.00 cm Now, from what I can tell the left...

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The problem is stated: The preceding problem was an artificial model for the charging capacitor, designed to avoid complications associated with the current spreading out over the surface of the plates. For a more realistic model, imagine thin wires that connect to the centers of the plates...

Homework Statement An infinitely long, uniformly charged straight line has linear charge density λ1 coul/m. A straight rod of length 'b' lies in the plane of the straight line and perpendicular to it, with its enared end at distance 'a' from the line. The charge density on the rod varies with...

Homework Statement The y-axis carries a uniform linear charge density of -2 nC/m, and there is a 8 nC point charge at the point (3 cm, 0 cm, 0 cm) as well as a -4 nC point charge at the point (-8 cm, 0 cm, 0 cm). What is the electric flux through a closed spherical surface of radius 4 cm...

Homework Statement For your senior project, you are designing a Geiger tube for detecting radiation in the nuclear physics laboratory. This instrument will consist of a long metal cylindrical tube that has a long straight metal wire running down its central axis. The diameter of the wire...

Homework Statement A proton orbits a long charged wire, making 1.60 * 10^6 revolutions per second. The radius of the orbit is 1.60 cm. What is the wire's linear charge density? Homework Equations F=qE F=ma F=(mw^2)/r F=Eklambda/2r=mw^2/r (the radiuses cancel out) The Attempt at...

Homework Statement a thin rod of length L is set along an X axis. we want to find the electric field at a point P at the origin, a distance "d" from the rod. The linear change density changes with X and it's given by λ=λ0 ((x-d)^3)/d^3 find the electric field at the point P...

Homework Statement Two long, thin parallel rods, a distance 2b apart, are joined by a semicircular piece of radius b, as shown. Charge of uniform linear density \lambda is deposited along the whole filament. Show that the field E of this charge distribution vanishes at the point C. DO...

Homework Statement Two rods, of lengths l1 and l2, have charges q1 and q2 a)Find the charges per unit length for each rod individually. b)Find the charge per unit length, averaged over both rods. c)Check your result for l1 approaching 0 d)Check your result for l1=l2 Homework...

Homework Statement A uniform line charge of linear charge density 5 nC/m extends from x = 0 m to x = 4 m. Find the electric field at x = 7 m. Answer in units of N/C. Homework Equations 8.85 × 10^−12 C2/(N · m^2) is the permittivity constant 8.98755 ×10^9 (N · m^2)/C^2 is Coulomb's...

Ok, so here's the question. I've pretty much got it except I'm having trouble with one part of constructing the integral. The problem is... An insulator which lies between the positions -d\hat{z} and d\hat{z} has a nonuniform linear charge density \lambda = \lambda_{o}\frac{z}{d} . Find the...

Homework Statement A nonconducting rod of length L = 8.15cm has charge -q = -4.23 fC uniformly distributed along its length. What are the magnitude and direction [relative to the positive direction of the x axis] of the electric field produced at point P, a distance a = 12.0cm from the rod...

Homework Statement A charge of -310e is uniformly distributed along a circular arc of radius 4.15 cm, which subtends an angle of 43°. What is the linear charge density along the arc in C/m? Homework Equations Density = Charge/length The Attempt at a Solution Charge =...

A uniform linear charge density of \lambda = 2.0 nC/m is distributed along the x-axis from x = 0 to x =3m. Which integral is correct for the magnitude of the electric field at x = -4 m on the x axis? I'm going over a old test and he didn't circle the correct answer but I'm trying to understand...

Homework Statement A charge of uniform linear density 2.80 nC/m is distributed along a long, thin, nonconducting rod. The rod is coaxial with a long conducting cylindrical shell (inner radius = 5.20 cm, outer radius = 10.8 cm). The net charge on the shell is zero. (a) What is the magnitude...

1. A wire of finite length that has a uniform linear charge density \lambda is bent into the shape shown in the figure below. Find the electric potential at point O. The image has the setup. 2. The answer is k\lambda\pi (\pi + 2ln3) How the hell do I get this? The primary equation I am...

a long glass filament carries a charge density = -2.7nC/m. what is the magnitude of the electric field 0.67 mm from the filament?

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