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Electric Current

Problem 3.156

The space between two conducting concentric spheres of radii aa and b(a<b)b(a < b) is filled up with homogeneous poorly conducting medium. The capacitance of such a system equals C.C . Find the resistivity of the medium if the potential difference between the spheres, when they are disconnected from an external voltage, decreases nn -fold during the time interval Δt\Delta t.

Reveal Answer
ρ=4πΔtab/(ba)Clnη\rho=4 \pi \Delta t a b /(b-a) C \ln \eta