Electric Potential of a Uniformly Charged Solid Sphere

4π 3
• Electric charge on sphere: Q = ρV = ρR
3
kQ
• Electric field at r > R: E =
r2
kQ
• Electric field at r < R: E = 3 r
R
• 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 =− dr − r dr
∞ r2 R R3

r2
„ «
kQ kQ ` 2 2´ kQ
⇒V = − 3 r −R = 3− 2
R 2R 2R R

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