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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

An atom has a positively charged point nucleus of charge Ze surrounded by a uniform density of negative charge up to a radius R. The atom is taken as neutral. The electric field at a distance r < R from the nucleus is given by:

  1. A \(\frac{Z e}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\left(\frac{1}{r^3}\right)\)
  2. B \(\frac{Z e}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\left(\frac{1}{r^2}-\frac{r}{R^3}\right)\)
  3. C \(\frac{Z e^2}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\left(\frac{1}{r^3}-\frac{1}{R^3}\right)\)
  4. D \(\frac{Z e}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\left(\frac{1}{r^4}\right)\)
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(B) \(\frac{Z e}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\left(\frac{1}{r^2}-\frac{r}{R^3}\right)\)

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\(\rho = \frac{-Ze}{\frac{4}{3}\pi R^3}\) \(q_{enc} = Ze + \rho \left(\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3\right) = Ze - Ze \frac{r^3}{R^3}\) \(E(4\pi r^2) = \frac{q_{enc}}{\varepsilon_0}\) \(E = \frac{Ze\left(1 - \frac{r^3}{R^3}\right)}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 r^2}\)…
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