An infinitely long cylindrical conductor has a radius of 20.0 cm and surface charge density of 10.0 micro coulomb/m^2. What is the electric field due to a cylindrical conductor of length 2.0 m at a distance of 1.5 m away from the cylinder?

Respuesta :

Answer:

The value is [tex]E = 1.1299 *10^{6} N/C [/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The radius is [tex]r = 20.0 \ cm = 0.2 \ m[/tex]

The surface charge density is [tex] \sigma = 10.0 \mu C/m^2 = 10.0 *10^{-6} \ C/m^2 [/tex]

The length is [tex]l = 2.0 \ m[/tex]

       The  distance from the cylinder is   [tex]d  =  1.5 \ m[/tex]

Generally the electric field is mathematically represented as

            [tex]E =  \frac{\sigma}{\epsilon_o} [/tex]

Here [tex]\epsilon_o[/tex] is the permittivity of free space with value [tex]\epsilon_o =  8.85*10^{-12} \  m^{-3} \cdot kg^{-1}\cdot  s^4 \cdot A^2 [/tex]

So

            [tex]E =  \frac{10.0 *10^{-6}}{8.85*10^{-12} } [/tex]

             [tex]E = 1.1299 *10^{6} N/C [/tex]