CHAPTER SUMMARY i Meare ee Sees fersameaet bows! gy [aso ‘electric field through a surface. It is equal to the product - ofan area cement andthe perpendicular component of = feu fea B, negated over a src. (Se Examples 1-3) cS “i ame’ tw Gauss law states thatthe ttl electic fortes scncioriccrmmcnente wrmcnas — OF7 fEcaddA the surface itera of the component of B normal he surface, equals a constant times the total charge Oma ~ fea fara cocloed by the surface, Gate's ais logialy equiva Tent Coulomb's nw, but its wse great simplifies ay problems wih high depreeofsymmery. (See Exam: = SS et ples 10) When exces charg i placed on Gondor andi atrest itreaidesenely onthe surf, and B = 0 tveryuhee inthe rate ofthe condo. (Soe Exam pies I-13) ‘acti id of various symmetric charge distributions: The following table lists electric fields cased by several symmmetic charge Aistibutions. In the table, a, Q. A, and o refer tothe magnitudes of the quantities. Point in (Charge Distribution letre Feld Single pont charge g Distance from 4 ‘Charge gon surface of conducting sphere with aus Outside spre, > R lnside sphere,r < Infinite wire, charge per wnitength A Distance from wire Inte conducting cylinder with radius R, charge per Outside eytinderr > snilength | Inside cylinder < Sold insulating sphere with adus charge Q distributed Outside sphere, r > formly thoughout volume Inside sphere, < Infinite shectof charg with uniform charge per uit ree ¢ Any pot “Two oppositely charged conducting plats with suface Any point tween plates charge denies te and 0 (Charged conductor Jost ouside the conductor pet 826