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Conductors and Dielectrics in an Electric Field

Problem 3.77

A uniform isotropic dielectric is shaped as a spherical layer with radii aa and bb. Draw the approximate plots of the electric field strength EE and the potential φ\varphi vs the distance rr from the centre of the layer if the dielectric has a certain positive extraneous charge distributed uniformly: (a) over the internal surface of the layer; (b) over the volume of the layer.

Reveal Answer
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