Answer:
a uniformly charged rod (for d ≪ L)
Explanation:
Given:
- Force at point d is F_ 1= 0.056
- Force at point 2d is F_ 1= 0.028
Find:
What object located at the origin might be the source of the field?
Solution:
- We see that as the distance is doubled that force is half. So we are looking at an object whose electric Field strength is inversely proportional to the distance from the source.
- A point charge, dipole, and hollow sphere all are related by distance being inversely proportional to squared of the distance.
- A charged ring with R >> distance will give us E = 0.
- A charged disc with R >> distance will act like a uniform infinite sheet of charge which in dependent of distance.
- A uniformly charged infinite rod is Electric field is proportional to inverse of distance from the charge. We can see that from a application of Gauss Law.