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Gauss's Law 1 Example 1: Use Gauss’s Law to find the electric field a distance r away from a point charge q. v E " d v A # = q enc $ 0 EdA " = q enc # 0 E dA " = q enc # 0 E 4"r 2 = q # 0 E = q 4"# 0 r 2 Example 1: Gauss's Law 3 Example 2: Electric charge is distributed uniformly along an infinitely long, thin wire. The charge per unit length is !. Find the electric field. v E " d v A # = q enc $ 0 v E " d v A # + v E " d v A # = q enc $ 0 cylinder ends r EdA " + 0 = q enc # 0 E dA " = q enc # 0 E 2"rl ( ) = #l $ 0 E = " 2#$ 0 r Example 2: Gauss's Law 5 Example 3: Positive charge Q is on a solid conducting sphere with radius R. Find the electric field at any point inside or outside the sphere. v E " d v A # = q enc $ 0 EdA " = q enc # 0 E dA " = q enc # 0 E 4"r 2 = 0 # 0 E = 0 r < R R Q + + + + + + + + + + + + r Example 3: v E

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Page 1: AP Gauss's Law Examples - PhysicsGauss's Law 13 Example 5: Positive charge is distributed uniformly a long conducting cylinder with radius R.Find the magnitude of the electric field

Gauss's Law 1

Example 1:Use Gauss’s Law to find the electric field adistance r away from a point charge q.

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

EdA" =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

!

E4"r2 =q#0

!

E =q

4"#0r2

Example 1:

Gauss's Law 3

Example 2:Electric charge is distributed uniformlyalong an infinitely long, thin wire. Thecharge per unit length is !. Find the electricfield.

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc$0

!

v E "d

v A # +

v E "d

v A # =

qenc$0cylinder ends

r

!

EdA" + 0 =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

!

E 2"rl( ) =#l

$0

!

E ="

2#$0r

Example 2:

Gauss's Law 5

Example 3:Positive charge Q is on a solid conductingsphere with radius R. Find the electric fieldat any point inside or outside the sphere.

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

EdA" =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

!

E4"r2 =0#0

!

E = 0

!

r < R

R

Q++ +

+

+

+

++

+

+

+

+

r

Example 3:

!

v E

Page 2: AP Gauss's Law Examples - PhysicsGauss's Law 13 Example 5: Positive charge is distributed uniformly a long conducting cylinder with radius R.Find the magnitude of the electric field

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

EdA" =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

!

E4"r2 =Q#0

!

="R2

#0r2 " =

Q4$R2

% & '

( ) *

!

r > R

R

++ +

+

+

+

++

+

+

+

+

r

Q

!

E =Q

4"#0r2

Example 3:

!

v E

Gauss's Law 8

Example 3: Charged Spherical Conductor

Er

r

!

Q4"#0R

2

!

E = 0 r < R( )

R

!

E =Q

4"#0r2 r > R( )

!

"#0

$

% &

'

( )

Gauss's Law 9

Example 4:Positive charge Q is distributed uniformlythroughout the volume of an insulatingsphere with radius R. Find the magnitudeof the electric field at a point P a distance rfrom the center of the sphere.

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

EdA" =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

!

E4"r2 =#

43" r 3

$0

!

E =" r3#0

!

qenc = "dV0

r#

!

qenc = " dV0

r#

!

qenc = "V r( )

!

qenc = "43# r 3

!

" =3Q4#R3

$ % &

' ( )

!

qenc =Q r 3

R3

!

=Qr

4"#0R3

R

+ + + + +

+ + + + +

+ + + + + + ++ + + + + + +

+ + + + + + ++ + + + + +

+ + + +

+ + + +

r < R

r

Q

Example 4:

!

v E

!

qenc =Q

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

EdA" =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

!

E4"r2 =Q#0

!

E =Q

4"#0r2

!

="R3

3#0r2 " =

3Q4$R3

% & '

( ) *

R

+ + + + +

+ + + + +

+ + + + + + ++ + + + + + +

+ + + + + + ++ + + + + +

+ + + +

+ + + +

r > R

r

Q

Example 4:

!

v E

Gauss's Law 12

Example 4: Uniformly Charged Spherical Insulator

Er

r

!

Q4"#0R

2

R

!

E =Q

4"#0r2 r > R( )

!

E =Qr

4"#0R3 r < R( )

Page 3: AP Gauss's Law Examples - PhysicsGauss's Law 13 Example 5: Positive charge is distributed uniformly a long conducting cylinder with radius R.Find the magnitude of the electric field

Gauss's Law 13

Example 5:Positive charge is distributed uniformly along conducting cylinder with radius R. Findthe magnitude of the electric field at a pointP a distance r from the center of the cylinder.Express in terms of surface charge density "and linear charge density !.

lr

r < R

R

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

v E "d

v A # +

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0cylinder ends

!

EdA" + 0 =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

!

E2"rl =0#0

!

and E = 0

Example 5:

!

v E

l

r

r > R

R

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

v E "d

v A # +

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0cylinder ends

!

E2"rl =#l

$0

!

E ="

2#$0r

!

" =#2$R

% & '

( ) *

!

="R#0r

!

EdA" + 0 =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

Example 5:

!

v E

Gauss's Law 16

Example 5: Charged Cylindrical Conductor

Er

r

!

E = 0 r < R( )

R

!

E ="

2#$0r r > R( )

!

"2#$0R

!

"#0

$

% &

'

( )

Gauss's Law 17

Example 6:Positive charge is distributed uniformlythroughout the volume of a long insulatingcylinder with radius R. Find the magnitudeof the electric field at a point P a distance rfrom the center of the cylinder. Express interms of volume charge density # and linearcharge density !.

!

qenc = "V r( )

!

qenc = "# r2l

!

" =#$R2

% & '

( ) *

!

qenc = "r2

R2 l

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

v E "d

v A # +

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0cylinder ends

!

EdA" + 0 =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

!

E2"rl =#" r2l

$0

!

and E ="r2#0

!

="r

2#$0R2

r

r < R

rR

l

Example 6:

!

v E

Page 4: AP Gauss's Law Examples - PhysicsGauss's Law 13 Example 5: Positive charge is distributed uniformly a long conducting cylinder with radius R.Find the magnitude of the electric field

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

E2"rl =#l

$0

!

E ="

2#$0r

l

r

r > R

Rr

!

v E "d

v A # +

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0cylinder ends

!

="R2

2#0r

!

" =#$R2

% & '

( ) *

Example 6:

!

v E

Gauss's Law 20

Example 6: Uniformly Charged Cylindrical Insulator

Er

r

!

"2#$0R

R

!

E ="

2#$0r r > R( )

!

E ="r

2#$0R2 r < R( )

Gauss's Law 21

Example 7:A point charge with charge -q is located inthe center of a spherical conductive shellwith an inner radius R1 and outer radius R2.The outer shell has a net charge of +3q.Find the magnitude of the electric field at apoint P a distance r from the center of thespherical shell.

!

v E "d

v A # =

qenc

$0

!

EdA" =qenc#0

!

E dA" =qenc#0

!

E4"r2 =qenc#0

!

E =qenc4"#0r

2

+

++

+

++

+

+

-q

+

+

R1R2+ +

+

+q

+

+

+2q+

+

++

+

+

+

+

+

r

Example 7:

!

v E

+

++

+

++

+

+

-q

+

+

R1R2+ +

+

+q

+

+

+2q+

+

++

+

+

+

+

+

!

E =qenc4"#0r

2

!

0 < r < R1( ) E ="q

4#$0r2

!

R1 < r < R2( ) E ="q+ q4#$0r

2 = 0

!

R2 < r( ) E ="q+ q+ 2q

4#$0r2 =

2q4#$0r

2

!

E =q

2"#0r2

Example 7:

r

r

r

!

v E

!

v E

!

v E

Gauss's Law 24

Example 7:

Er

rR1 R2

!

E ="q

4#$0r2 0 < r < R1( )

!

E = 0 R1 < r < R2( )

!

E =q

2"#0r2 R2 < r( )