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 \(2a\).
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.