Monopole Moment of a sphere of charge

[lampshade]

Homework Statement

I'm really bad at these type of problems. I'm supposed to find the monopole moment of this continuous charge distribution. its charge is

\sigma = const*cos(\theta)

Homework Equations

p = \int r'\rho(r')d\tau
which then since we are doing a surface charge should be
p = \int r' \sigma da

The Attempt at a Solution

Well, I want to do the double integral of something to find the charge distribution so I can find the monopole moment. I'm thinking something like
p = \int_{0}^{2 \pi}\int_{0}^{2 \pi} r' * c \cdot cos(\theta) sin( \theta) r^2 d\phi d\theta
and I'm thinking that r' is just r so then it would be

p = \int_0^{2\pi} d\phi \int_0^{\pi} r'^3cose(\theta)sin(\theta)d\theta

 

[lampshade]

The obvious problem that then comes up is that then appears is that I get a 0 term from the second integral that makes my whole monopole moment zero. Is this correct?

 

[captain]

if you are supposed to calculate the monopole moment then you integrate the charge density only. the formulas you have above are those for a dipole moment. monopole moment is just total charge

 

[pam]

The monopole moment is zero. Some of your formulas are wrong, as Capt. pointed out.

 

[lampshade]

Ok, thanks! I think I see what I did wrong!