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A point charge Q is placed at x=k on the x-axis, k>1.
There's a conducting sphere at the origin, of radius 1 unit.
Find the field at the origin due to induced charges.

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Asish Mahapatra ·2009-11-26 22:00:29

Field at origin = 0 (as it is conductor) = field due to induced charges + field due to Q

=> field due to induced charges = -(field due to Q) = Q4piÎµk² (towards -ve x-axis_

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Devil ·2009-11-26 22:06:51

Thanx, I was thinking field due to induced charge would be 0 .........and what-all non-sense!

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