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Conductors and Dielectrics in an Electric Field

Problem 3.90

Making use of the formulation and the solution of the foregoing problem, find the magnitude of the force exerted by the charges bound on the surface of the dielectric on the point charge \(q\)

Reveal Answer
F=q2(ε1)/16πε0l2(ε+1)F=q^{2}(\varepsilon-1) / 16 \pi \varepsilon_{0} l^{2}(\varepsilon+1)