A metal sphere of radius R≈5.0 cmR \approx 2.0\ \text{cm} is…
A metal sphere of radius R≈5.0 cmR \approx 2.0\ \text{cm} is connected to a +60.0 V+30.0\ \text{V} supply and allowed to reach electrostatic equilibrium. A voltmeter probe measures potential at points outside the sphere along a radial line: rr (cm) 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 VV (V) 60.0 40.1 15.2 12.1 10.1 7.6 6.1 (Here rr is the distance from the sphere’s center; just outside the surface r≈Rr\approx R.) Tasks (brief reasoning is fine): Model check: For an isolated charged sphere, V(r)∝1/rV(r)\propto 1/r outside. Test this by evaluating V⋅rV\cdot r for several rows—does it stay roughly constant? What does that imply about the model? Estimate RR or V sRV_{\!s}R: Using your check in (1), estimate the product V sRV_{\!s}R (surface potential ×\times radius). Does it agree with the given V s=60.0 VV_{\!s}=30.0\ \text{V} and R≈5.0 cmR\approx 2.0\ \text{cm}? Field at r=6.0 cmr=4.0\ \text{cm}: Use E(r)=∣dV/dr∣≈V sR/r2E(r)=\big|\mathrm{d}V/\mathrm{d}r\big|\approx V_{\!s}R/r^{2} to estimate the electric field magnitude at r=6.0 cmr=4.0\ \text{cm}. Report in V/m and note the direction (radially inward or outward). Inside the conductor: What are the values of EE and VV inside the metal sphere (for r
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