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JEE Main 2010 — Electrostatics Question with Solution

From: AIEEE 2010

Question

Let there be a spherically symmetric charge distribution with charge density varying as upto and for where is the distance from the erigin. The electric field at a distance from the origin is given by

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AIEEE 2010 Physics - Electrostatics Question 228 English Explanation

Let us consider a spherical shell of radius and thickness

Charge on this shell



Total charge in the spherical region from center to is







Electric field at



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