Continuous Charge Distribution
Continuous Charge Distribution: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Continuous Charge Distribution, Line Charge Distribution, Volume Charge Distribution, Surface Charge Distribution and, Centre of Charge
Important Questions on Continuous Charge Distribution
A spherical conducting shell of inner radius and outer radius has a charge . A charge 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?

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

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

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

A charged spherical conductor has a surface charge density of . When its charge is increased by , the charge density changes by . The radius of the sphere is

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

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

The charge density of a spherical distribution is given by
What is the total charge on the distribution?

A region in space contains a total positive charge that is distributed spherically such that the volume charge density is given by
Where a positive constant and is distance from origin. Then

An insulated sphere with dielectric constant (where ) of radius of is having a total charge uniformly distributed in the volume. It is kept inside a metallic sphere of inner radius and outer radius . Whole system is kept inside a metallic shell of radius , metallic sphere is earthed as shown in the figure. Spherical shell of radius is given a charge . Consider graph for only. Where and represents electric field and radial distance from the centre respectively. Then choose the CORRECT option(s)

A region is space contains a total positive charge that is distributed spherically such that the volume charge density
Where is a positive constant. The value of in terms of and is

What is difference between point charge and charge?


What is meant by test charge?

What is the center of charge?

Which of the following has a dipole moment is zero in the absence of an electric field.


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

Describe linear charge density. Write its SI unit.

What is volume charge density? Write its SI unit.
