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A long charged cylinder of linear charged density λ is surrounded by a hollow co-axial conducting cylinder. What is the electric field in the space between the two cylinders?

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Class 12 Physics, CBSE and UP Board, Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance, Additional Exercise,Chapter-2 Exercise 2.17, NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Physics

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  1. Charge density of the long charged cylinder  of length L and radius r is λ .Another cylinder of same length surrounds the previous cylinder .The radius of the cylinder is R.

    Let E be the electric field produced in the space between the two cylinders.

    Electric flux through the Gaussian surface is given by Gauss’s theorem as ,

    φ=E (2πd ) L

    Where ,d = D= distance of a point from the common axis of the cylinder .

    Let q be the total charge on the cylinder.

    It can be written as

    φ=E (2πdL ) = q/ε0 

    Where ,q = Charge on the inner sphere of the outer cylinder

    ε0 = Permittivity of free space

    E (2πdL) =λ L/ε0

    E= λ/2πε0d

    Therefore ,the electric field in the space between the two cylinders is λ/2πε0d

     

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