Charge Distribution on Spherical Conductors

[jehan60188]

Homework Statement

given a spherical conductor with charge -5 units per unit volume, inside of a thick, spherical shell with charge +2 units per unit volume, where is the charge on the shell?

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The Attempt at a Solution

this isn't a homework question,i just don't remember where charges go on a conductor.
are they always on the surface(s)?
are they distributed evenly throughout?

thanks!

 

[tiny-tim]

hi jehan60188!

… where charges go on a conductor.
are they always on the surface(s)?
are they distributed evenly throughout?

from the pf library …

In equilibrium, the charge inside a conductor is zero, and the density of charge at the surface is greater where the radius of curvature is less (and in the direction of increasing surface component of any applied field).​