Answer to Question #304247 in Electricity and Magnetism for Sim

Question

A point charge of 16 uc is placed in the centre of a conductive shell carrying a charge of -8 uc. What are the charges on the inner and outer surfaces of the shell?

Answer 1

Now surface charge density

$\sigma_a=\frac{Q}{A}\\\sigma_a=\frac{-8\times10^{-6}}{4\pi a^2}$

Now

$\sigma_b=\frac{q+Q}{A}$

$\sigma_b=\frac{(16-8)\times10^{-6}}{4\pi b^2}$

$\sigma_b=\frac{(8)\times10^{-6}}{4\pi b^2}$