(a) Solution: To find the net charge of sphere A we should multiply the surface charge density by the surface area of this sphere "S_A=4\\pi a^2=4\\cdot 3.14 \\cdot (4.5\\cdot10^{-2} m)^2=2.54\\cdot 10^{-2} m^2" "Q_A=78.6 \\cdot fC\\cdot m^{-2}\\cdot S_A=2.00 fC".
Answer: The net charge of sphere A is "Q_A=2.00\\cdot 10^{-12}C"
(b) Solution: The electric field inside uniformly charged spheres is always zero. This can be proved using the Gauss theorem. The electric field in the gap between sphere A and B is determined only by the charge on the inner sphere A. It is Known that the electric field of a spherically distributed charge is identical to the field of a point charge and is calculated using the Coulomb formula.
"E_{Ar}=k\\frac{Q_A}{r^2}= 8.99\\cdot 10^9[NC^{-2}m^2] \\frac{2.00\\cdot 10^{-12}C}{(5\\cdot 10^{-2}m)^2}=7.18 NC^{-1}" Here The Coulomb constant is used in Si system "k=8.99\\cdot 10^9 NC^{-2}m^2". As "Q_A>0" the direction of electric field is radially outward.
Answer: The magnitude of electric field is "E_{Ar}=7.18 NC^{-1}" with direction outward from the center of A shell.
(c) Solution: The electric field inside uniformly charged spheres B is an sum of field shell A and those charge of shell B which are inner within sphere radius r. It should be assumed that the charge of the shell B is distributed evenly over its volume
(1) "V_B=\\frac{4\\pi}{3}\\cdot (c^3-b^3)"
with density
(2) "\\rho_B=\\frac{Q_B}{V_B}" .
The electric charge of shell B at radius "c\\ge r\\ge b" will be
(3) "q_{B}(r)=\\rho_B \\cdot (4\\pi\/3)\\cdot(r^3-b^3)"
and its electric field
"E_{Br}=k\\cdot \\frac {q_{B}(r)}{r^2}"
Overall electric field
"E_r=E_{Ar}+E_{Br}=k\\frac{Q_A}{r^2}+k\\cdot \\frac {q_B(r)}{r^2}=\\frac {k}{r^2}\\cdot [Q_A+q_B(r)]"
will be zero if the sum of overall charge within the sphere r will be zero. Thus we find r
"Q_A+q_B(r)=0" . Substitute (3) (2) (1) in this equation we find
"\\\\Q_A+\\rho_B \\cdot (4\\pi\/3)\\cdot(r^3-b^3)=0\\\\r=(b^3-\\frac{Q_A}{\\rho_B \\cdot (4\\pi\/3)})^{1\/3}=(b^3-\\frac{Q_A}{(4\\pi\/3)Q_B\/V_B})^{1\/3}=(b^3-\\frac{Q_A}{(4\\pi\/3)Q_B\/V_B})^{1\/3}"
"r=(b^3-\\frac{Q_A(c^3-b^3}{Q_B})^{1\/3}=((6.5)^3-\\frac{2((7.4)^3-(6.5)^3)}{-5})^{1\/3}=6.89cm" .
Answer: The radial distance r that there will be no electric field in shell B is 6.89 cm
(d) Answer: The electric flux through a concentric Gaussian sphere of radius 9.4 cm will be zero as the sum of charge within it will be "Q_A+Q_B+Q_C=2 -5+3=0" . The charge of the conducting shell C is distributed over its inner surface with radius d=8.8 cm because it is attracted to the center by the total charge of the shell A and B.
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