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Electric Capacitance, Energy of an Electric Field

Problem 3.137

A spherical shell of radius \(R_{1}\) with uniform charge \(q\) is expanded to a radius \(R_{2}\). Find the work performed by the electric forces in this process.

Reveal Answer
A=(q2/8πε0)(1/R11/R2)A=\left(q^{2} / 8 \pi \varepsilon_{0}\right)\left(1 / R_{1}-1 / R_{2}\right)