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Suppose the electric field in some region is found to beE=Kr3r^

in spherical coordinates (kis some constant).

(a) Find the charge density role="math" localid="1654330395426" P

(b) Find the total charge contained in a sphere of radius Rcentered at the origin.(Do it two different ways.)

Short Answer

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(a)The charge density is obtained as P=50Kr2.

(b)The total charge inside the sphere, obtained using gauss law isqenclosed=4蟺蔚0KR5The total charge inside the sphere, obtained by integration, isqenclosed=4蟺蔚0KR5

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01

Describe the given information

It is given that electric field in some region is found to beE=Krrr^..The charge density and total charge inside a sphere of radius R has to be evaluated.

02

Define the Gauss law in differential form and integral form

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

.E=P0;E.da=q0

HerePis the charge density, is the total charge inside the volume, and

03

Obtain the charge density

(a)

The divergence of radial electric field vector in spherical coordinates is written as

SubstituteKr3r^for ErintoE=1r2aar(r2Er)

Substitutelocalid="1654329764734" 5kr2forlocalid="1654329780082" Einto differential form of gauss law.

localid="1654329799794" P=0(5Kr2)=50Kr2

Thus, the charge density is obtained as localid="1654329806624" P=50Kr2.

Obtain the total charge

(b)

Apply Gauss law on the Gaussian surface, which is a sphere of radius R The electric field at the radiuslocalid="1654329823739" Rbecomeslocalid="1654329840710" E=Kr3r^and the surface area becomeslocalid="1654329860396" 4蟺谤2

Substitutelocalid="1654329884232" Kr3r^forlocalid="1654329928194" Eandlocalid="1654329939411" 4蟺谤3forlocalid="1654329913829" daintolocalid="1654329899560" E.da=qenclosed0

localid="1654329960503" E.da=0(KR3)(4蟺搁2)=qenclosed0qenclosed=4蟺蔚0KR5

Thus, total charge inside the sphere of radius R is localid="1654329978559" qenclosed=4蟺蔚0KR5

Another way to obtain the total charge by the integrating the differential charge.

Consider a spherical shell of radiuslocalid="1654330011802" rand thicknesslocalid="1654329992475" drinside the sphere of radiuslocalid="1654330032331" R.

The differential charge present due to the spherical shell islocalid="1654330055399" dq=pds

Thus, total charge inside the sphere, obtained by integration, isqenclosed=4蟺蔚0KR5

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