A hollow non-conducting spherical shell has inner radius R1 =9 cm and outer radius R2 =19 cm. A charge Q =-25 nC lies at the center of the shell. The shell carries a spherically symmetric charge density that increases linearly with radius, p = Ar for Rị

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What is the radial electric field at the point r=0.5(R1+R2)? Give your answer in units of kN/C. 

I got -114.46 but it's telling me that's incorrect. Not sure where to go from here. 

(8.99*109)(-25) / 142 is the equation I think. What did I do wrong?

A hollow non-conducting spherical shell has inner radius R1 =9 cm and outer radius R, =19 cm. A charge
Q =-25 nC lies at the center of the shell. The shell carries a spherically symmetric charge density that increases
linearly with radius,
p= Ar for
R1 <r< R2
R2
where A =21 µC/m4.
Transcribed Image Text:A hollow non-conducting spherical shell has inner radius R1 =9 cm and outer radius R, =19 cm. A charge Q =-25 nC lies at the center of the shell. The shell carries a spherically symmetric charge density that increases linearly with radius, p= Ar for R1 <r< R2 R2 where A =21 µC/m4.
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