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AP Physics C: E&M
10.4 Dielectrics
10.3 Capacitors
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Cross section of concentric spherical capacitor with inhomogeneous dielectric.
Cross section of concentric spherical capacitor with inhomogeneous dielectric.
A spherical capacitor is formed by a solid conducting sphere of radius \(a\) concentric with a thin conducting spherical shell of radius \(b\), where \(a < b\). The inner sphere carries charge \(+Q\), and the outer shell carries charge \(-Q\). The region between the conductors is filled with an inhomogeneous dielectric whose dielectric constant depends on the radial distance \(r\) according to \(\kappa(r) = \kappa_0 \dfrac{r}{a}\), where \(\kappa_0\) is a positive dimensionless constant. Which of the following expressions correctly represents the potential difference \(\Delta V = V(a) - V(b)\) between the two conductors?

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