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eurekameh
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An insulating solid sphere of radius a = 1.2 m is uniformly charged with charge Q = 4.5 x 10^-6 C. Point P inside the sphere is at a distance r = 0.60 m from the sphere center C. What is the magnitude of the electric field at point P?
So I'm using Gauss' Law:
q,enc = Q[(pi * r^2)/ (pi * a^2)]
int(E dot dA) = q,enc / epsilon,naut
= Q[(pi * r^2)/ (pi * a^2)] / epsilon,naut
E * (pi * r^2) = Q(r^2 / a^2) / epsilon,naut
Thus, E = (Q) / (pi * epsilon,naut * a^2) = 1.12 * 10^5 V/m.
This doesn't seem to be the answer. Anyone know what I did wrong?
So I'm using Gauss' Law:
q,enc = Q[(pi * r^2)/ (pi * a^2)]
int(E dot dA) = q,enc / epsilon,naut
= Q[(pi * r^2)/ (pi * a^2)] / epsilon,naut
E * (pi * r^2) = Q(r^2 / a^2) / epsilon,naut
Thus, E = (Q) / (pi * epsilon,naut * a^2) = 1.12 * 10^5 V/m.
This doesn't seem to be the answer. Anyone know what I did wrong?