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| ===Assumptions=== | ===Assumptions=== | ||
| + | There are a few assumptions that can be made to simplify down our model before starting any calculations. | ||
| * There are no other charges that affect our calculations. | * There are no other charges that affect our calculations. | ||
| * The ball is not discharging. | * The ball is not discharging. | ||
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| - | Outside the ball, the electric field exists as if the ball were a point charge! | + | Outside the ball, the electric field exists as if the ball were a point charge! |
| ====Solution (Part B)==== | ====Solution (Part B)==== | ||
| We repeat the process above for the case that the ball is a conductor. Notice that much of the reasoning is the exact same. We still have spherical symmetry, and we choose the same Gaussian surface. It is pictured below for both $r<R$ and $r>R$. | We repeat the process above for the case that the ball is a conductor. Notice that much of the reasoning is the exact same. We still have spherical symmetry, and we choose the same Gaussian surface. It is pictured below for both $r<R$ and $r>R$. | ||