Electric Field of a Point Charge
 

Electric Field of a Point Charge problem 6


A positively charged solid metal sphere is isolated in space. The electric field strength is measured for different distances from the centre of the sphere. The variation with of the field strength is shown in the graph below




  • Suggest why, for values of less than , the electric field strength is zero.


  • A point charge of moves from a point where to a point where . Use the graph above to estimate the change in electric potential energy of this point charge.


 

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