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figure 8 shows a coaxial cable (two nested cylinders of length l, inner radius a and outer radius b. Note that l>>a and l>>b. The inner cylinder is chagred to +Q and the outer cylinder is charged to -Q.
Calculate the electric potential difference between a and b that is ΔVab
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Figure 8: Two nested cylinder used in question B1
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