Consider a uniformly charged thin-walled right circularcylindrical shell having total charge Q, radiusR, and height h. Determine the electric field ata point a distance d from the right side of the cylinderas shown in the figure below. (Use k_e for ke,Q, d, R, and h as necessary.) Suggestion: Use the followingexpression and treat the cylinder as a collection of ring charges.

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Answer:

[tex]\frac{k_eQ}{2h}[/tex]

Explanation:

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Given;

Q = total charge

R = radius of cylindrical shell

h = height of cylindrical shell

d = distance of point from the right side of the cylinder

Let the thickness of the cylindrical shell be [tex]dx[/tex] , and the charge  [tex]\frac{Qdx}{h}[/tex],

Now, using the formula for finding the electric field due to a ring at a chosen point:

[tex]dE = \frac{k_ex}{(x^2 + R^2)^{\frac{3}{2}}} {\frac{Qdx}{h}i}[/tex]

where [tex]x[/tex] = center of the ring to the point

[tex]k_e[/tex] = electrostatic constant

We integrate on both sides from the limits [tex]d[/tex] to [tex]d + h[/tex]  in order to determine the electric field at the point [tex]E[/tex]

[tex]\int\limits dE[/tex] = [tex]\int\limits^{d + h}_d {\frac{k_eQxdx}{h(x^2 + R^2)^{\frac{3}{2}}}i}[/tex]

[tex]E = \int\limits^{d + h}_d {\frac{k_eQdx}{h(x^2 + R^2)^{\frac{3}{2}}}i} = \frac{k_eQ}{2h}[/tex]  

The electric field at a point a distance d from the right side of the cylinder is :   E = [tex]\frac{K_{e}Q }{2h}[/tex]

Determine the electric field constant

Let's' assume thickness of cylindrical shell = dx and charge = [tex]\frac{Qdx}{h}[/tex]  

Next step : calculate the electric field due to a ring at a point

dE = [tex]\frac{kex}{(x^2+ R^2)^{\frac{3}{2} } } \frac{Qdx}{h} i[/tex]  --- ( 1 )

where : x = centre of the ring to the specific point

           ke = electrostatic constant

To determine the electric field constant by integrating equation within limits d to d + h

E = [tex]\int\limits^d_d {\frac{keQdx}{h(x^{2}+R^2)^{\frac{3}{2} } } } \, i = \frac{KeQ}{2h}[/tex]

Hence we can conclude that The electric field at a point a distance d from the right side of the cylinder is :   E = [tex]\frac{K_{e}Q }{2h}[/tex].

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