Solid Sphere: E inside and outside

Gauss Applications · ch01-electric-charges-and-fields

Slide R and Q; see E rise linearly inside the sphere and decay as 1/r^2 outside.

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Total charge1.00 uC

Sphere radius0.50 m

radius r0.10 m

Live values

E = \frac{kQr}{R^3}

E = \frac{kQ}{r^2}

Try this: Field peaks at r = R, then falls as 1/r^2.