Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 23 - Gauss' Law - Problems - Page 683: 53a

Answer

$q = 7.78\times 10^{-15}~C$

Work Step by Step

We can use an integral to find the total charge: $q = \int_{0}^{R}~\rho~4\pi~r^2~dr$ $q = \int_{0}^{R}~\frac{(14.1~pC/m^3)~r}{R}~4\pi~r^2~dr$ $q = \int_{0}^{R}~\frac{(14.1~pC/m^3)~4\pi~r^3}{R}~dr$ $q = \frac{(14.1~pC/m^3)~4\pi~r^4}{4R} ~\Big \vert_{0}^{R}$ $q = \frac{(14.1~pC/m^3)~4\pi~R^4}{4R} -0$ $q = \frac{(14.1~pC/m^3)~4\pi~R^3}{4}$ $q = \frac{(14.1\times 10^{-12}~C/m^3)~(4\pi)~(0.0560~m)^3}{4}$ $q = 7.78\times 10^{-15}~C$
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