Capacitors and Capacitance
 

Capacitors and Capacitance problem 22


A charged metal sphere is isolated in space. Measurements of the electric potential are made for different distances from the centre of the sphere. The variation with distance of the potential is shown in the graph below.




The charge on the sphere is .


  • Use the graph above to state the electric potential at the surface of the sphere.


  • The sphere acts as a capacitor. Determine the capacitance of the sphere.


 

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