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Hi all,
I've been struggling with the concept of equilibrium and steady state in a metal wire. Can anyone of you please help me get this important concept down?
I'd really appreciate it. --
Which of the following statements about a metal wire in equilibrium are true? Select all that apply.
Which of the following statements about a metal wire in the steady state are true? Select all that apply.
To be honest, I've tried searching the book, but I guess I might have been too hasty to post online so quickly, but I really want to understand what's going on, and I've been trying to figure this out for the last half hour and it's driving me nuts. Here are the combinations I tried so far for each question.
Metal Wire in Equilibrium:
Try 1: 2,4,7,8
Try 2: 1,2,4,7,8
Try 3: 1,2,4,5,7,8
Metal Wire in Steady-State:
Try 1: 1,4
Try 2: 1,4,8
Try 3: 1,4,8,9
Hopefully someone can quickly help me understand what is going on in Steady State and Equilibrium. I'd really appreciate a fast response.
Thanks and best regards,
I've been struggling with the concept of equilibrium and steady state in a metal wire. Can anyone of you please help me get this important concept down?
I'd really appreciate it. --
Homework Statement
Which of the following statements about a metal wire in equilibrium are true? Select all that apply.
- There are no excess charges in the interior of the wire.
- The net electric field everywhere inside the wire is zero.
- The electric field inside the wire may be nonzero but uniform.
- There cannot be excess charges on the surface of the wire.
- There may be a constant flow of mobile electrons inside the wire.
- There may be excess charges on the surface of the wire.
- The interior of the metal wire is neutral.
- There is no net flow of mobile electrons inside the wire.
- There may be excess charges in the interior of the wire.
Which of the following statements about a metal wire in the steady state are true? Select all that apply.
- There may be a nonzero, uniform electric field inside the wire.
- There is no net flow of mobile electrons inside the wire.
- The net electric field everywhere inside the wire is zero.
- There may be excess charges on the surface of the wire.
- There cannot be excess charges on the surface of the wire.
- The interior of the metal wire is neutral.
- There are no excess charges in the interior of the wire.
- There is a constant flow of mobile electrons inside the wire.
- There may be excess charges in the interior of the wire.
The Attempt at a Solution
To be honest, I've tried searching the book, but I guess I might have been too hasty to post online so quickly, but I really want to understand what's going on, and I've been trying to figure this out for the last half hour and it's driving me nuts. Here are the combinations I tried so far for each question.
Metal Wire in Equilibrium:
Try 1: 2,4,7,8
Try 2: 1,2,4,7,8
Try 3: 1,2,4,5,7,8
Metal Wire in Steady-State:
Try 1: 1,4
Try 2: 1,4,8
Try 3: 1,4,8,9
Hopefully someone can quickly help me understand what is going on in Steady State and Equilibrium. I'd really appreciate a fast response.
Thanks and best regards,