1) A uniformly charged thin rod bent into the shape of arc of a circle of radius R and carries a

charge per unit length (-λ) as shown in the figure. The arc subtends a total angle 2𝜋. a) Find
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the magnitude and direction of the electric field at the center of the circular arc (E0=?). b) What
is the magnitude and direction of electrostatic force exerted on a point charge +Q placed at the
center of circular arc?

-λ

30°

x
0

2) A long cylindrical conductor of radius R and surface charge density -σ is coaxial with a thin
conducting cylindrical shell of radius 2R and surface charge density +2σ. Find the electric
field everywhere using Gauss law.

+2σ

2R R -σ