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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Gauss's Law

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Gauss's Law

A charge Q is uniformly distributed throughout the material of a...

A charge QQ is uniformly distributed throughout the material of a hollow sphere with inner and outer radii r1r_1 and r2r_2, as shown in the figure. Determine the electric field at a point PP positioned a distance xx from the centre, given r1<x<r2r_1 < x < r_2.
A charge Q is uniformly distributed throughout the material of a hollow sphere with inner and outer radii r_1 and r_2 ,

Options

  1. AQ4πε0x2\dfrac{Q}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 x^2}
  2. BQ(x3−r13)4πε0x2(r23−r13)\dfrac{Q(x^3 - r_1^3)}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 x^2 (r_2^3 - r_1^3)}
  3. CQ(x2−r12)4πε0x2(r22−r12)\dfrac{Q(x^2 - r_1^2)}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 x^2 (r_2^2 - r_1^2)}
  4. DQ(x3+r13)4πε0x2(r23+r13)\dfrac{Q(x^3 + r_1^3)}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 x^2 (r_2^3 + r_1^3)}

Correct answer

B. Q(x3−r13)4πε0x2(r23−r13)\dfrac{Q(x^3 - r_1^3)}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 x^2 (r_2^3 - r_1^3)}

Step-by-step solution

The total charge QQ is uniformly distributed in the volume between r1r_1 and r2r_2.

The volume of the material of the hollow sphere is:
V=43π(r23−r13)V = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi(r_2^3 - r_1^3)

The uniform volume charge density ρ\rho is:
ρ=QV=Q43π(r23−r13)\rho = \dfrac{Q}{V} = \dfrac{Q}{\dfrac{4}{3}\pi(r_2^3 - r_1^3)}

To find the electric field at a distance xx (r1<x<r2r_1 < x < r_2), we consider a spherical Gaussian surface of radius xx concentric with the hollow sphere.

The charge enclosed by this Gaussian surface is the charge within the volume from r1r_1 to xx:
qenc=ρ×43π(x3−r13)q_{enc} = \rho \times \dfrac{4}{3}\pi(x^3 - r_1^3)

Substituting the value of ρ\rho:
qenc=Q43π(r23−r13)×43π(x3−r13)=Q(x3−r13r23−r13)q_{enc} = \dfrac{Q}{\dfrac{4}{3}\pi(r_2^3 - r_1^3)} \times \dfrac{4}{3}\pi(x^3 - r_1^3) = Q \left( \dfrac{x^3 - r_1^3}{r_2^3 - r_1^3} \right)

According to Gauss's Law:
∮E⃗⋅dA⃗=qencε0\oint \vec{E} \cdot d\vec{A} = \dfrac{q_{enc}}{\varepsilon_0}

Due to spherical symmetry, the electric field EE is constant in magnitude and points radially outward over the Gaussian surface:
E(4πx2)=Q(x3−r13)ε0(r23−r13)E (4\pi x^2) = \dfrac{Q(x^3 - r_1^3)}{\varepsilon_0(r_2^3 - r_1^3)}

E=Q(x3−r13)4πε0x2(r23−r13)E = \dfrac{Q(x^3 - r_1^3)}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 x^2 (r_2^3 - r_1^3)}
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