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JEE Main 2022 (29 Jul, Shift 1) · Electric Flux & Gauss's Law

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Electric Flux & Gauss's Law

A spherically symmetric charge distribution is considered with charge density varying as ρ(r)=ρ0(34−rR)\rho(r) = \rho_0\left(\frac{3}{4} - \frac{r}{R}\right) for r≤Rr \leq R

zero for r>Rr > R

Where, r (r<R)r\,(r < R) is the distance from the centre O (as shown in figure). The electric field at point P will be:

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Answer: (c)

  1. Enclosed charge: q=∫0rρ0(34−rR)4πr2dr=4πρ0(r34−r44R)=πρ0r3(1−rR)q = \int_0^r \rho_0\left(\frac{3}{4} - \frac{r}{R}\right)4\pi r^2 dr = 4\pi\rho_0\left(\frac{r^3}{4} - \frac{r^4}{4R}\right) = \pi\rho_0 r^3\left(1 - \frac{r}{R}\right)
  2. Gauss's law: E=q4πε0r2=ρ0r4ε0(1−rR)E = \frac{q}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 r^2} = \frac{\rho_0 r}{4\varepsilon_0}\left(1 - \frac{r}{R}\right)
  3. So the answer is (c).
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