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AP Physics C: E&M
10.3 Capacitors
10.1 Electrostatics with Conductors
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A conducting sphere with uniform surface charge density experiencing electrostatic pressure.
A conducting sphere with uniform surface charge density experiencing electrostatic pressure.
A solid conducting sphere of radius \(R\) carries a net positive charge \(Q\), resulting in a uniform surface charge density \(\sigma\). Because like charges on the outer surface repel one another, the surface experiences an outward mechanical force per unit area, known as electrostatic pressure \(P\). Which of the following expressions represents this electrostatic pressure \(P\) in terms of \(\sigma\) and fundamental constants?

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