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Constant Electric Field in a Vacuum

Problem 3.8

A thin half-ring of radius R=20 cmR=20 \mathrm{~cm} is uniformly charged with a total charge q=0.70nCq=0.70 \mathrm{nC}. Find the magnitude of the electric field strength at the curvature centre of this half-ring.

Reveal Answer
E=q2π2ε0R2=0.10kV/mE=\frac{q}{2 \pi^{2} \varepsilon_{0} R^{2}}=0.10 \mathrm{kV} / \mathrm{m}