Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electric Charges and Fields

Question:

A long cylinder contains charge distributed uniformly having volume charge density ρ.

What would be the electric field inside the cylinder if the volume charge density of the cylinder varies according to the relation ρ = kx2?

Options:

kx2/2ε0   i

kx2/4ε0   i

kx3/4ε0   i

kx3/2ε0   i

Correct Answer:

kx3/4ε0   i

Explanation:

$ Q_{in} = \int_0^x{\rho 2\pi lxdx} =  \int_0^x{kx^2 2\pi lxdx}  = \frac{k\pi l x^4}{2} $

$ \text{Using gauss law } E.2\pi xl = \frac{q_{in}}{\epsilon_0} =  \frac{k\pi l x^4}{2\epsilon_0} $

$\Rightarrow E = \frac{kx^3}{4\epsilon_0}$