Energy Stored in a Capacitor
 

Energy Stored in a Capacitor problem 6


An isolated metal sphere of radius carries a charge . The charge may be assumed to be concentrated at the centre of the sphere.


  • Show that the capacitance of the sphere is given by




  • The isolated metal sphere has a radius of and carries a charge of . Calculate


    • the capacitance of the sphere,


    • the energy stored on the sphere.


 

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