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Charge is distributed within a sphere of radius R with a volume charge density ρ (r)= A ^2 e^- 2r a, where A and a are constants. If Q is the total…

JEE Main 2019 — Physics Electromagnetism

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Charge is distributed within a sphere of radius RRR with a volume charge density ρ(r)=Ar2e−2ra,\rho (r)=\frac{A}{{r}^{2}}{e}^{-\frac{2r}{a}},ρ(r)=r2A​e−a2r​, where AAA and aaa are constants. If QQQ is the total charge of this charge distribution, the radius RRR is:

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Held on 9 Jan 2019 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    a2log(11−Q2πaA)\frac{a}{2}\mathrm{log}(\frac{1}{1-\frac{Q}{2\pi aA}})2a​log(1−2πaAQ​1​)

  2. B

    alog(11−Q2πaA)a\mathrm{log}(\frac{1}{1-\frac{Q}{2\pi aA}})alog(1−2πaAQ​1​)

  3. C

    alog(1−Q2πaA)a\mathrm{log}(1-\frac{Q}{2\pi aA})alog(1−2πaAQ​)

  4. D

    a2log(1−Q2πaA)\frac{a}{2}\mathrm{log}(1-\frac{Q}{2\pi aA})2a​log(1−2πaAQ​)

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