Potential of a conducting pipe#

The surface charge density on a long straight hollow metallic pipe is σ. Assume the pipe has a diameter of \(2a\).

Charged conducting pipe

Part 1#

What is the electric potential inside the pipe? Choose the zero of electric potential to be a distance \(R_0>a\) from the axis of the pipe.

You may copy the Greek symbols ϵ0 and σ into your symbolic expression.

Answer Section#

Part 2#

What is the electric potential outside the pipe? Choose the zero of electric potential to be a distance \(R_0>a\) from the axis of the pipe.

You may copy the Greek symbols ϵ0 and σ into your symbolic expression.

Answer Section#

Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 2 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
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