Electric Potential of a Uniformly Charged Spherical Shell

Electric charge on shell: Q = A = 4R2

kQ
Electric field at r > R: E =
r2
Electric field at r < R: E = 0
Electric potential at r > R:
Z r
kQ kQ
V = 2
dr =
r r

Electric potential at r < R:

Z R Z r
kQ kQ
V = 2
dr (0)dr =
r R R

Here we have used r0 = as the

reference value of the radial
coordinate.

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