Question on a Gauss's Law problem

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The discussion revolves around difficulties in solving two Gauss's Law problems. For question 007, the user attempted to calculate the electric field by integrating charge density but received incorrect results, possibly due to misunderstanding the volume element for a cylindrical shell. In question 008, the user calculated the enclosed charge per unit height of an inner cylinder but also arrived at an incorrect conclusion regarding the charge per unit area. A key point raised is the need to correctly define the volume of a thin cylindrical shell when applying Gauss's Law. Clarification on these integration methods is essential for accurate problem-solving.
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Summary:: I understand the basics of Gauss's Law and how to solve some of the simpler problems, but I cannot seem to solve these two questions.

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For question 007, one of my friends told me I had to ignore the outer shell? I did that: I integrated rho dV: (6.02*r*pi*r^2*h) from r=0 to r=.0462 and set that equal to epsilon(naught)*E*2pi*0.188*h (this is: epsilon(naught) * the closed integral of E dA) and solved for E. Yet, this was incorrect.

For question 008, I calculated the total enclosed charge per unit height of the inner cylinder per meter by integrating rho dV from r=0 to r=.0462. I got something like q(enc)=0.00002154*h, so that means the charge of the inner surface of the hollow cylinder must be -0.00002154*h, right? I then divided that by the surface area of the inner surface, which was 2*pi*.117*h to get charge per unit area, yet, this was also incorrect.

Thanks in advance!
 
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dliu1004 said:
For question 007, one of my friends told me I had to ignore the outer shell? I did that: I integrated rho dV: (6.02*r*pi*r^2*h) from r=0 to r=.0462

So, your integrand for calculating the charge Q on a length ##h## of the inner cylinder is (including the ##dr##) $$(6.02 \frac{C}{m^4}) r \pi r^2 h dr$$

Note that overall, this does not have the units of charge since ##r \pi r^2 h dr## has units of ##m^5##. I think the problem is with the ##\pi r^2## part of your expression.

What is the volume of a thin cylindrical shell of inner radius ##r##, outer radius ##r+dr##, and length ##h##?
 
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