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Homework Statement
I am given a charge density for a solid sphere
\rho=14.1\frac{pC}{m^{3}}\frac{r}{R}
The r is the distance from the center of the sphere and R is the radius of the whole thing.
R=5,6cm
Now I am asked for the whole charge contained by the sphere.
Homework Equations
\rho=\frac{dq}{dV}
The Attempt at a Solution
dq=\rho dV
dq=4.1\frac{pC}{m^{3}}\frac{r}{R} dV
I'll just denote the picocoulomb into B
q=\frac{B}{R} \int r dV
Right, here I land. This is from Halliday, second year thing, I bet they don't expect you to do volume integration in spherical coordinates or anything such. I could write it:
dV=\frac{4}{3} \pi dr^{3}?
Pff...
EDIT:
Ok, now I get it I think:
q=\frac{B}{R} \int r dV
is actually
q=B \int dV
q=14.1\frac{pC}{m^{3}} \frac{4}{3} \pi r^{3}
ought to give me the right answer
EDIT:
It does not.
The right answer is given by
q=14.1\frac{pC}{m^{3}} \pi r^{3}
But how do I land that?
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