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According to the question Q=∫^R_0p(r)dv #160; #160; #160; #160; #160; [dv=4π r^2dr] ⇒ Q=∫^R_0Ar^2e^ 2r/a4π r^2dr Q=4π A∫^R_0e^ ...

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Standard XII

Physics

Area and Volume Expansion

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Charge is distributed within a sphere of radius R with a volume charge density $ρ (r) = \frac{A}{r^{2}} e^{- 2 r / a}$ where A and a are constants. If Q is the total charge of this charge distribution, the radius R is :

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According to the question
$Q = \int_{0}^{R} p (r) d v$ $[d v = 4 π r^{2} d r]$
$\Rightarrow Q = \int_{0}^{R} \frac{A}{r^{2}} e^{- 2 r / a} 4 π r^{2} d r$
$Q = 4 π A \int_{0}^{R} e^{- 2 r / a} d r = 4 A π {[- e^{- 2 r / a} \times \frac{a}{2}]}_{0}^{- 2 r / a} = \frac{4 π A a}{2} (- e^{- 2 R / a} + 1)$
$Q = 2 π A a (1 - e^{- 2 R / a})$
Find radius of the sphere
$1 - e^{- 2 R / a} = \frac{Q}{2 π A a}$
$1 - \frac{Q}{2 π A a} = e^{- 2 R / a}$
$l n (1 - \frac{Q}{2 π A a}) = \frac{- 2 R}{a}$
$\frac{- a}{2} l n (1 - \frac{Q}{2 π A a}) = R$
$R = \frac{a}{2} l n (\frac{2 π A a}{2 π A a - Q})$ .

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