Question

A capacitor of cylindrical shape as shown in the red outline, few cm long carries a uniformly distributed charge of 7.2 uC per meter of length. By constructing a suitable Gaussian surface around the wire, Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field at points
a)5.5m

b)2.5m

perpendicular from the center of the wire.​

Answer 1

(a) The magnitude of the electric field at point 5.5m is 2.35 x 10⁴ N/C.

(b) The magnitude of the electric field at point 2.5m is 5.18 x 10⁴ N/C.

Electric field at a point on the Gaussian surface

The magnitude of the electric field at a point on the cylindrical Gaussian surface is calculated as follows;

E = λ/2πε₀r

where;

• λ is linear charge density
• ε₀ is permitivity of free space
• r is the position of the charge

At a distance of 5.5 m

$E = \frac{\lambda}{2\pi \varepsilon _0 r} \\\\E = \frac{7.2 \times 10^{-6}}{2\pi \times 8.85 \times 10^{-12} \times 5.5} \\\\E = 2.35 \times 10^4 \ N/C$

At a distance of 2.5 m

$E = \frac{\lambda}{2\pi \varepsilon _0 r} \\\\E = \frac{7.2 \times 10^{-6}}{2\pi \times 8.85 \times 10^{-12} \times 2.5} \\\\E = 5.18 \times 10^4 \ N/C$

Thus, the magnitude of the electric field at points of 5.5m is 2.35 x 10⁴ N/C, and the magnitude of the electric field at points of 2.5m is 5.18 x 10⁴ N/C.

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