Continuous Charge Distribution

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Continuous Charge Distribution: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Continuous Charge Distribution,Line Charge Distribution,Surface Charge Distribution, etc.

Important Questions on Continuous Charge Distribution

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A spherical conducting shell of inner radius  r 1 and outer radius r2 has a charge Q. A charge q is placed at the centre of the shell.
What is the surface charge density on the (i) inner surface, (ii) outer surface of the shell?

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A sphere has surface charge density σ. It is surrounded by a spherical shell. The surface charge density on the spherical shell is

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Charge q is uniformly distributed over a thin half ring of radius R . The electric field at the centre of the ring is

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A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.5 m in diameter has a surface charge density of 100 μCm-2. Calculate the
(i) Charge on the sphere. (ii) Total electric flux coming out a Gaussian surface just enclosing the outer surface of the sphere.

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Total energy per unit length of a line charge in space, from perpendicular distance ε0 to 2ε0, from line charge, is given by (λ denotes charge per unit length)

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A charged spherical conductor has a surface charge density of 0.7 C m-2. When its charge is increased by 0.44C, the charge density changes by 0.14 C m-2. The radius of the sphere is

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Electric field at centre O of semicircle of radius a having linear charge density λ given as 

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The volume charge density of a sphere of radius R is represented by ρr=βr2. So, the total charge on the sphere would be _____

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The charge density of a spherical distribution is given by

ρr=ρ0nrrn0r>n

What is the total charge on the distribution?

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A region is space contains a total positive charge Q that is distributed spherically such that the volume charge density

ρr=α for rR22α1-rR for R2rR0 for rR

Where α is a positive constant. The value of α in terms of Q and R is

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An electron moves in the field produced by a charged sphere of radius 10 cm along the radius connecting the points separated by 12 and 15 cm from the centre of the sphere. The velocity of the electron changes thereby from 2×105 to 2×106 m/s.If the surface charge (in nC/m2 ) density of the sphere is 5.97×x then find x . (Mass of electron =9.1×10-31 kg

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Two isolated hollow spheres of radius 2R and R are charged to V volts and V2 volts respectively. Now the smaller sphere is inserted into the bigger sphere such that net charge on each sphere reamin same, then the potential difference between the two spheres becomes Vn. Find n.

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Two conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 have equal surface charge densities. The ratio of their charges is ___.

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Describe linear charge density. Write its SI unit.

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What is volume charge density? Write its SI unit.

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Describe linear charge density.

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What is volume charge distribution?

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A rod of length L has a total charge Q distributed uniformly along its length. It is bent in the shape of a semicircle. Find the magnitude of the electric field at the centre of curvature of the semicircle.

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Two conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 have equal surface charge densities. The ratio of their charges is ___.

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Explain the term volume charge density. Write its SI unit.