Understanding Charge Distributions on Objects
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AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism › Understanding Charge Distributions on Objects
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Consider a spherical shell with radius and charge
. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the center of this spherical shell?
Zero
Explanation
According to the shell theorem, the total electric field at the center point of a charged spherical shell is always zero. At this point, any electric field lines will result in symmetry, canceling each other out and creating a net field of zero at that point.
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