Question

You have now seen examples during lecture on how to calculate the electric field for a line of charge and a ring of charge - both uniformly distributed. This activity will ask you to solve for the electric field, on-axis, of a uniformly-charged disk sitting in the yz plane. Below is a picture of the situation of interest. Note: Treat it as a totally flat disk and ignore its thickness in the x direction. Also, let x be the distance between the center of the disc and point P.

Answer 1

1/4πε₀[Hx/ (√x² + b²)^3/2]i.

Step-by-step explanation:

So, without mincing words let's dive straight into the solution to the question above. There is need to determine the electric field on-axis of a uniformly-charged disk sitting.

The electric field in the x-component, dεₓ = 1/4πε₀[H/ x² + b²] cos .

Thus, the total electric field in the x-component, εₓ = 1/4πε₀ [ xdH/ (x^2 + b^2)^3/2.

Therefore, the electric field = 1/4πε₀ [ xdH/ (x^2 + b^2)^3/2i.

Where x=0