Ch-01

Electric charges & Fields

Lect-17

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 Today’s Goal
Electric Field due to
Plane Sheet of Charge &
Conducting Plate

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Electric Field due to a Plane Sheet of Charge
(at small distance x from sheet)

Sheet:

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Note:
𝝈
1. 𝑬 = 𝟐𝝐𝒐
is independent of x. This is true for points close to the
sheet.
2. E is uniform and Ʇ to sheet for points close to it.
3. Concept of Infinitely large Sheet:-
x <<< dimensions of sheet
4. Points should not be near to the edges of sheet.

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 Field at the Surface of a Conductor

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 Q1) Find net 𝑬 at P, Q, R
(Assuming P,Q and R are very close to both sheets )

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 Q2) Find net 𝑬 at P, Q, R .
(Assuming P,Q and R are very close to both sheets )

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 Uniform Electric Field Lines

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Q3) Two infinite plane sheets A and B are shown in the figure. The surface charge
densities on A and B are (2/π) x 10 -9 C/m2 and (-1/π) x 10-9 C/m2 respectively. C,D,E
are three points where electric field (in N/C) are Ec , ED and EE respectively.

a) 𝐄C = 18 î
b) 𝐄D = 54 î
c) 𝐄D = 18 î
d) 𝐄E = 18 ĵ

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Q4) In Figure (a) , an electron is shot directly away from a uniformly charged
plastic sheet, at speed vs . The sheet is nonoconducting flat, and very large.
Fig.(b) gives the electron’s vertical velocity component versus time t until the
return to the launch point. What is the sheet’s surface charge density.
𝟒Є𝐨𝐦𝐯𝐬
a) 𝐞𝐭𝐨
𝟏𝟔Є𝐨𝐦𝐯𝐬
b) 𝐞𝐭𝐨
𝟐Є𝐨𝐦𝐯𝐬
c) 𝐞𝐭𝐨
𝟖Є𝐨𝐦𝐯𝐬
d) 𝐞𝐭𝐨

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Electric Field Due to a Charged Conducting
plate

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Q5) Prove that if an isolated (isolated means no charges are near the plate) large
conducting plate is given a charge Q , then the charge distributes equally on its
two surfaces.

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Q6)Two conducting plates A and B are placed parallel to each other. A is given a
charge Q1 and B a charge Q2 . Prove that the charges on the inner surfaces are of
equal magnitude and opposite sign.

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Q7) Two identical metal plates each having surface area A, having charges q1 and
q2 , are placed facing each other at a separation d. Find the charge appearing on
surface (1),(2),(3) and (4) . Assume the size of the plate is much larger than the
separation between the plates

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 Q8) Find Charge on all the Four Faces

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Q9) Figure shows three large metallic plates with charge Q, 4Q, and –Q,
respectively. Determine the final charges on all the surfaces.

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Q10) Three identical metal plates with large surface areas are kept parallel to
each other as shown in figure . The leftmost plate is given a charge Q, the
rightmost a charge -2Q and the middle one remains neutral. Find the charge
appearing on the outer surface of the rightmost plate.
a) Q/4
b) -2Q
c) -Q
d) -Q/2

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