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Electric Capacitance, Energy of an Electric Field

Problem 3.136

A point charge q=3.0μCq=3.0 \mu \mathrm{C} is located at the centre of a spherical layer of uniform isotropic dielectric with permittivity ε=3.0\varepsilon=3.0. The inside radius of the layer is equal to a=250 mm,a=250 \mathrm{~mm}, the outside radius is b=500 mmb=500 \mathrm{~mm}. Find the electrostatic energy inside the dielectric layer.

Reveal Answer
W=(q2/8πε0ε)(1/a1/b)=27 mJW=\left(q^{2} / 8 \pi \varepsilon_{0} \varepsilon\right)(1 / a-1 / b)=27 \mathrm{~mJ}