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Gramma2005
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I am stuck on this problem:
I started this problem by looking at the electric potential of a ring, which is:
[tex]V=\frac{kQ}{\sqrt{R^2+z^2}}[/tex]
So then if it varies in the thickness of the ring, would it be reasonable to have it be:
[tex]V=\frac{kQ}{\sqrt{(R_{out}-R_{in})^2+z^2}}[/tex]
Or would I need to use the equation for the electric potential of a uniformly charged disk with radius R_out, then subtract the electric potential of the inner disk of radius R_in.
Thanks for your help!
P.S. Hope I did the LaTeX right
A disk with a hole has inner radius R_in and outer radius R_out. The disk is uniformly charged with total charge Q. Find an expression for the on-axis electric potential at distance z from the center of the disk.
I started this problem by looking at the electric potential of a ring, which is:
[tex]V=\frac{kQ}{\sqrt{R^2+z^2}}[/tex]
So then if it varies in the thickness of the ring, would it be reasonable to have it be:
[tex]V=\frac{kQ}{\sqrt{(R_{out}-R_{in})^2+z^2}}[/tex]
Or would I need to use the equation for the electric potential of a uniformly charged disk with radius R_out, then subtract the electric potential of the inner disk of radius R_in.
Thanks for your help!
P.S. Hope I did the LaTeX right
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