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Conductors and Dielectrics in an Electric Field

Problem 3.64

A point charge qq is located at a distance rr from the centre OO of an uncharged conducting spherical layer whose inside and outside radii are equal to R1R_{1} and R^2\hat{R}_ {2} respectively. Find the potential at the point OO if r<Rˉ1r<\bar{R}_ {1}.

Reveal Answer
φ=q4πε0(1r1R1+1R2)\varphi=\frac{q}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}}\left(\frac{1}{r}-\frac{1}{R_{1}}+\frac{1}{R_{2}}\right)