Capacitors and Capacitance
 

Capacitors and Capacitance problem 13


A solid metal sphere, of radius , is insulated from its surroundings. The sphere has charge . This charge is on the surface of the sphere but it may be considered to be a point charge at its centre, as illustrated in the figure below.




    • Define capacitance.


    • Show that the capacitance of the sphere is given by the expression




  • The sphere has radius . Determine, for this sphere,


    • the capacitance,


    • the charge required to raise the potential of the sphere from zero to .


 

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