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Electric Current

Problem 3.147

A long cylinder with uniformly charged surface and crosssectional radius a=1.0 cma=1.0 \mathrm{~cm} moves with a constant velocity vv =10 m/s=10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s} along its axis. An electric field strength at the surface of the cylinder is equal to E=0.9kV/cmE=0.9 \mathrm{kV} / \mathrm{cm}. Find the resulting convec. tion current, that is, the current caused by mechanical transfer of a charge.

Reveal Answer
I=2πεnaEv=0.5μAI=2 \pi \varepsilon_{n} a E v=0.5 \mu \mathrm{A}