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Charge of a uniform density (8.0 nc/m2) is distributed over the entire xy plane. a charge of uniform density (3.0 nc/m2) is distributed over the parallel plane defined by z = 2.0 m. determine the magnitude of the electric field for any point with z = 3.0 m.

Respuesta :

The electric field generated by an infinite plane uniformly charged is
[tex]E= \frac{\sigma}{2\epsilon _0} [/tex]
where [tex]\sigma[/tex] is the charge density of the plane, while [tex]\epsilon _0 = 8.85\cdot 10^{-12} F/m[/tex] is the vacuum permittivity.

Let's calculate the electric field of the first (xy) plane:
[tex]E_1 = \frac{\sigma_1}{2 \epsilon _0}= \frac{8\cdot 10^{-9} C/m^2}{2 \cdot 8.85\cdot 10^{-12} F/m}= 452.0 V/m[/tex]

And now the electric field due to the second (z=2.0 m) plane:
[tex]E_2 =\frac{\sigma_2}{2 \epsilon _0}= \frac{3\cdot 10^{-9} C/m^2}{2 \cdot 8.85\cdot 10^{-12} F/m}= 169.5 V/m[/tex]

The electric field of the two planes does not depend on the distance. Also, the charges on the two planes have same sign, so at z=3.0 m (and at every point with z>2.0m) the two fields point into the same direction and the total electric field is simply the sum of the two fields:
[tex]E_{tot} = E_1 + E_2 =621.5 V/m[/tex]