Question
Write down the equation of electric potential for a point - outside the spherical shell - on the surface of a spherical shell and - inside the spherical shell.
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Answer
→Generally, for a spherical shell, the electric field for a point outside the surface of shell is such that the entire charge of shell can be considered as concentrated at its centre.
→The value of electric potential that we get for a point outside the surface of shell is also got (derived) in a similar way.
$V =\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{q}{r}(r \geq R )$
Where, $q$ - total electric charge on the shell
R - radius of the shell
$r$ - the distance of the point from the centre of the shell.
→The electric field inside the shell is zero, therefore potential inside remains constant.
→Because as there is no electric field inside, the work done in taking the charge from one point to the other is zero.
$\begin{array}{l}
\therefore \text { In } W =q \Delta V , \\
\text { because } W =0 \\
\therefore \Delta V =0 \\
\therefore V =\text { constant }
\end{array}$
and that value of potential is same as the value on the surface of shell.
$\therefore V =\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{q}{ R } \quad(\because r \leq R )$
→Below figure (graph) shows the variation of electric potential $( V )$ versus distance from the
→The value of electric potential that we get for a point outside the surface of shell is also got (derived) in a similar way.
$V =\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{q}{r}(r \geq R )$
Where, $q$ - total electric charge on the shell
R - radius of the shell
$r$ - the distance of the point from the centre of the shell.
→The electric field inside the shell is zero, therefore potential inside remains constant.
→Because as there is no electric field inside, the work done in taking the charge from one point to the other is zero.
$\begin{array}{l}
\therefore \text { In } W =q \Delta V , \\
\text { because } W =0 \\
\therefore \Delta V =0 \\
\therefore V =\text { constant }
\end{array}$
and that value of potential is same as the value on the surface of shell.
$\therefore V =\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{q}{ R } \quad(\because r \leq R )$
→Below figure (graph) shows the variation of electric potential $( V )$ versus distance from the
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