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Find the electric field inside a sphere that carries a charge density proportional to the distance from the origin,P=Krfor some constant k. [Hint: This charge density is not uniform, and you must integrate to get the enclosed charge.]

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The electric field inside the non-uniformly charged solid sphere isE=kr240r^.

Step by step solution

01

Describe the given information

It is given that a sphere carries a uniform volume charge density, which is proportional to the distance from the origin, asP=Kr, is a constant The electric field inside and outside the has to be evaluated.

02

Define the Gauss law

If there is a surface area enclosing a volume, possessing a chargeqinside the volume then the electric field due to the surface or volume charge is given as

Hereqis the elemental surface area,0is the permittivity of free surface.

03

Obtain the electric field inside the spherical shell

Consider a Gaussian surface of radiusrsuch thatr<Rinside the sphere as shown below:

It is known that the spherical consist the charge density which varies asP=Kr.So, the charge enclosed by the Gaussian sphere of radius is obtained by integrating the charge density from 0 tor, as

qenclosed=0rpd.

Substitute krfor p, 4r2drfor din the equation

localid="1654599163389" qenclosed=0rkr(4r2dr)=4k0rr3dr=4kr440r=4kr4

Apply Gauss law on the Gaussian surface, by substituting kr4for qenclosed, and 4蟺谤2for daintoE.da=qenclosed0

localid="1654343673710" E.da=qenclosed0E(4蟺谤2)=蟺碍谤40=蟺碍谤40(4蟺谤2)=Kr240r^

Thus, the electric field inside the non-uniformly charged solid sphere is

E=Kr240r^.

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