WORKSHEET #2 1/19/2012 1.

Calculating Flux for Hemispheres of Different Radii: Two hemispherical surfaces, 1 and
2, of respective radii r1 and r2, are centered at a point charge and are facing each other so that their edges dene an annular ring (surface 3), as shown. A. What is the electric ux 3 through the annular ring, surface 3? B. What is the electric ux 1 through the annular ring, surface 1? C. What is the electric ux 2 through the annular ring, surface 2?

2. Flux out of a cube: A point charge of magnitude q is at the center of a cube with sides of length L.
A. What is the electric ux through each of the six faces of the cube? B. What would be the ux through a face of the cube if its sides were of length L/2?

3. The charge on a Thundercloud: In a thunderstorm, charge builds up on the water droplets or

ice crystals in a cloud. Thus, the charge can be considered to be distributed uniformly throughout the cloud. For the purposes of this problem, take the cloud to be a sphere of diameter 1.00 kilometer. The point of this problem is to estimate the maximum amount of charge that this cloud can contain, assuming that the charge builds up until the electric eld at the surface of the cloud reaches the value at which the surrounding air breaks down. This breakdown means that the air becomes highly ionized, enabling it to conduct the charge from the cloud to the ground or another nearby cloud. The ionized air will then emit light due to the recombination of the electrons and atoms to form excited molecules that radiate light. In addition, the large current will heat up the air, resulting in its rapid expansion. These two phenomena account for the appearance of lightning and the sound of thunder. Take the breakdown electric eld of air to be E = 3.00 x 106 N/C. Estimate the total charge q on the cloud when the breakdown of the surrounding air is reached. Use 0 = 8.85 x 10-12 C2/ (Nm2).

4. The Electric Field and Surface Charge at a Conductor: A conductor is placed in an

external electrostatic eld. The external eld is uniform before the conductor is placed within it. The conductor is completely isolated from any source of current or charge. A. The electric eld inside the conductor is ______________. B. The charge density inside the conductor is _______________. C. Assume that at some point just outside the surface of the conductor, the electric eld has magnitude E and is directed toward the surface of the conductor. What is the charge density on the surface of the conductor at that point?

5. Energy stored in a charge conguration:

Four point charges, A, B, C, and D, are placed in various forms as shown. Charges A, B, and C have charge +q, and D has charge -q. What is the work done in assembling each one of these congurations?