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Lecture 2, Midterm 1
C. Bordel
Thursday, October 9th, 7pm-9pm
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(a) Explain which method you are going to use to calculate the electric field produced by a uniform spherical charge distribution.
R1
+Q
Q
r2
r1
Figure 1
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2L0
D0
L0
Figure 2
Problem 4 RC Circuit (Conceptual questions) (25pts)
The capacitor is initially uncharged.
(a) If this is connected to a battery that sources a voltage E,
what is the maximal charge that can be reached on the
capacitors plates? You dont need to do any calculation;
the solution of the differential equation is provided on the
equation sheet.
C
R
(b) How would you change the resistance R to double the time required to reach a given fraction
of the maximum charge? Explain.
(c) Determine, with a minimum of calculation, the current going through the equivalent circuit
in the following two cases:
i) immediately after the battery is connected to the circuit.
ii) a long time after the battery is connected to the circuit.
(d) Redraw the circuit using a replacement for the capacitor in the short-term and long-term
limits. Your effective circuits should capture the current and voltage in the shortterm and
longterm limits.
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F~ =
~
F~ = QE
Z
1
dQ
r
40
r2
Z
dQ
=k
r
r2
~ =
E
Q = CV
Ceq = C1 +C2
Q2
2C
dQ
dt
dQ
dA
V = IR
~ dA
~ = Qenc
E
0
A
p~ = Qd~
P = IV
Z
~
~j dA
I=
Req = R1 + R2
(in series)
1
1
1
=
+
Req
R1 R2
(in parallel)
I=0
juntion
xm+1
m+1
xm dx =
1
dx = ln x
x
for m 6= 1
= ln x + x2 + a2
x2 + a2
Z
1
1
1 x
dx
=
tan
x2 + a2
a
a
Z
1
x
3/2 dx = 2 2
a x + a2
x2 + a2
Z
x
1
3/2 dx = 2
x + a2
x2 + a2
Z
sin x dx = cos x
Z
cos x dx = sin x
cos 0 = cos = 1
sin 2 = sin 3
2 =1
cos 2 = sin 0 = sin = 0
~
E
~j = nq~vd =
U = QV
~ d~`
dV = E
Z
dQ
1
V =
40
r
Z
dQ
=k
r
`
R=
A
~
~ = p~ E
~
U = ~
pE
U=
I=
(in series)
= 0
dQ
d`
dQ
dV
Z
~ dA
~
E =
E
(in parallel)
1
1
1
=
+
Ceq
C1 C2
V =0
loop
Q(t) = CE 1 et/(RC)
(RC Circuit, charging)
Q(t) = CEet/(RC)