Examples of Electric Field Lines

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The discussion centers on seeking resources for drawing electric field lines, particularly for a positively charged hollow sphere and a positively charged conducting cube. Users share their attempts at sketching these patterns and express uncertainty about the correct representation of electric field lines, especially inside the charged objects. There are suggestions to use Paint for drawing and to upload images to platforms like Imageshack for feedback. Participants are looking for guidance on whether to depict the fields in 2D or 3D and are eager for confirmation on their drawings. Overall, the thread highlights a collaborative effort to understand and illustrate electric field concepts accurately.
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Does anyone know a good site where they show you examples of how to draw Electic Field lines?

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a) sketch the electirc field pattern set up by a positively charged hollow sphere.
 
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bump, really need some help. I've tried googling but in vain. How can I post my pictures on here? Do I use paint and then upload it to imageshack?
 
I think no one replied becuase you have no picture (attempt). What you could do is like you said, draw it in paint then upload it to imageshack or to PF as an attachment.
 
Alright, I've never used imageshack before lol so I'm going to try it. =]
 
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The book claims the answer is that all the magnitudes are the same because "the gravitational force on the penguin is the same". I'm having trouble understanding this. I thought the buoyant force was equal to the weight of the fluid displaced. Weight depends on mass which depends on density. Therefore, due to the differing densities the buoyant force will be different in each case? Is this incorrect?

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