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Grade 12th passElectrostatics

We know that charges are discrete.Explain why do we need the concept of continuous distribution of charges?

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6 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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6 Years ago
The total space covered by any charge in dimensions is very small as compared to the distance between the two charges from an observation point. That observation point can be taken as a point charge.In a continuous charge distribution, all the charges are closely bound together i.e. having very less space between them.

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