A solid pole of radius and height has charge density What is the enclosed charge of the pole in Coulombs?
The base of the pole is set at zero.
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Begin with Q e n c l o s e d = ∭ ρ d V , which in this case is Q e n c l o s e d = ∫ 0 h ∫ 0 2 π ∫ 0 R 1 0 0 e − z ( x 2 + y 2 ) − 1 / 4 r d r d θ d z .
We switch to cylindrical coordinates ( x 2 + y 2 ) = r 2 ; hence, Q e n c l o s e d = ∫ 0 h ∫ 0 2 π ∫ 0 R 1 0 0 e − z ( r ) 1 / 2 d r d θ d z .
The result is then Q e n c l o s e d = 3 4 0 0 π ( 1 − e − h ) R 3 / 2 .