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Electric Capacitance, Energy of an Electric Field

Problem 3.130

Calculate the interaction energy of two balls whose charges \(q_{1}\) and \(q_{2}\) are spherically symmetrical. The distance between the centres of the balls is equal to \(l\)

Instruction. Start with finding the interaction energy of a ball and a thin spherical layer.

Reveal Answer
W=q1q2/4πε0lW=q_{1} q_{2} / 4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} l