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Charge is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of an infinitely long solid cylinder of radius R.

(a) Show that, at a distance r < R from the cylinder axis,E=pr20where is the volume charge density.

(b) Write an expression for E when r > R.

Short Answer

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  1. The electric field at a distance r < R from the cylinder axis is pr20.
  2. The expression for the electric field when r > R is Eext=pR220r.

Step by step solution

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The given data

A charge is distributed uniformly through the volume V of an infinitely long cylinder of the radius R with the volume density p.

02

Understanding the concept of the electric flux

Using the concept of Volume charge density, the value of the net charge q is calculated for both cases. Then using the flux concept from the Gauss theorem, we can get the required value of the electric field.

Formula:

The electric flux distribution within an enclosed surface,=EA=q/0 (i)

The volume charge density of a material, p = q / V (ii)

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a) Calculation of the electric field at r < R

The diagram shows a cross-section (or, perhaps more appropriately, 鈥渆nd view鈥) of the charged cylinder (solid circle).

Consider a Gaussian surface in the form of a cylinder with radius and length l, coaxial with the charged cylinder. An 鈥渆nd view鈥 of the Gaussian surface is shown as a dashed circle.

Thus, the charge enclosed by it is given using equation (ii) as:

q=pV=蟺谤2/p (a)

Where V=蟺谤2/is the volume of the cylinder.

If 蟻 is positive, the electric field lines are radially outward, normal to the Gaussian surface, and distributed uniformly along with it.

Thus, the total flux through the Gaussian cylinder is given as:

=EAcylinder=E(2rl) (b)

Now, comparing equation (a) with equation (b) and substituting in equation (i), we get the electric field at r < R as follows:

20rlE=r2/pE=pr20

Hence, it can be seen that the value of the electric field in this case is pr20.

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b) Calculation of the electric field at r > R

Next, we consider a cylindrical Gaussian surface of the radius r > R.

If the external field is Eextthen the flux is using equation (i) and (a) can be given as:

=2rlEext (c)

The charge enclosed is the total charge in a section of the charged cylinder with length. That is given using equation (ii) as:

q=R2/p (d)

Now, comparing equation (c) with equation (d) and substituting in equation (i), we get the electric field at r > R as follows:

20rlEext=R2/pEext=pR220r

Hence, the expression of the electric field is given as Eext=pR220r.

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