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motyapa
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Homework Statement
Not sure if I'm doing this problem correctly (no answer key for these practice problems). I just want to check with people that know this material well enough.
A hollow spherical non-conducting shell of inner radius a and outer radius b carries charge density p = C/r^2 in the region a =< r =< b. Find the electric field in the following regions
r < a
a < r < b
r > b
Homework Equations
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[tex] \varepsilon_0\int E \cdot dA = Qenc [/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
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for r < a
Qenc = 0 so E = 0
for a < r < b
[tex] Qenc = \int _a^r pdV[/tex]
Volume of a sphere with radius r [tex] 4/3 \pi r^3 [/tex]
so then [tex] dV = 4\pi r^2 dr[/tex]
which means [tex] Qenc = \int_a^r C/r^2 4\pi r^2 dr[/tex] or [tex] \int_a^r4C \pi dr [/tex]
Solving I get [tex] Qenc = 4\pi C (r-a) [/tex]
Now that I have Qenc I can use
[tex] \varepsilon_0\int E \cdot dA = Qenc [/tex]
using a gaussian surface of a sphere with radius r, I do
[tex] \varepsilon_0EA = 4\pi C (r-a) [/tex]
A = 4\pi r^2 so that leaves me with
[tex] E = C(r-a)/r^2\varepsilon_0 [/tex]
for r > b
I used a similar process except I did
[tex] Qenc = \int _a^b pdV[/tex]
making [tex] Qenc = 4\pi C (b-a) [/tex]
so then [tex] E = C(b-a)/r^2\varepsilon_0[/tex]while my answers make sense to me, I'd like to make sure I'm not making any mistakes because this question is harder than anything I've done so far!