A charged belt, 50 cm wide, travels at 30 m/s between a source ofcharge and a sphere. The belt carries charge into the sphereat a rate corresponding to 100 (micro)amperes. Compute thesurface charge density on the belt.

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2021-03-30

A charged belt, 50 cm wide, travels at 30 m/s between a source ofcharge and a sphere. The belt carries charge into the sphereat a rate corresponding to 100 (micro)amperes. Compute thesurface charge density on the belt.

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Alix Ortiz

Alix Ortiz

Skilled2021-04-01Added 109 answers

Imagine the belt travelling toward the sphere while carrying a charge. It carries to the sphere 100 microamps, or 100×106 amps = 100×106 coulombs per second. 
30 meters of belt reach the sphere per second. As a result, a portion of the belt that is 50 cm broad and 30 meters long passes the sphere every second. And this area must have the 100×106coulomb on it! The speediest approach to take is that. Imagine the belt's actions every second and the amount of charge that is present.
The technical way: current = charge / time 
surf density = σ = charge/ area 
Area = width*length 
so: σ = charge/width*length or charge =σ *width*length 
and: current =σ *width*length / time butlength / time is the speed of the belt so: 
current = σ *width*speed and σ = current /width*speed

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