Let $P(r) = \frac{Q}{\pi R^4} r$ be the charge density distribution for a solid sphere of radius $R$ and total charge $Q$. For a point $P$ inside the sphere at distance $r_1$ from the centre of the sphere,the magnitude of the electric field is

  • A
    zero
  • B
    $\frac{Q}{4\pi \varepsilon_0 r_1^2}$
  • C
    $\frac{Q r_1^2}{4\pi \varepsilon_0 R^4}$
  • D
    $\frac{Q r_1^2}{3\pi \varepsilon_0 R^4}$

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Match List-$I$ with List-$II$:
List-$I$ List-$II$
$(A)$ Electric field inside (distance $r < R$ from center) of a uniformly charged spherical shell with surface charge density $\sigma$ and radius $R$. $(I)$ $\sigma / \varepsilon_0$
$(B)$ Electric field at distance $r$ from a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet with surface charge density $\sigma$. $(II)$ $\sigma / 2 \varepsilon_0$
$(C)$ Electric field outside (distance $r > R$ from center) of a uniformly charged spherical shell with surface charge density $\sigma$ and radius $R$. $(III)$ $0$
$(D)$ Electric field between $2$ oppositely charged infinite plane parallel sheets with uniform surface charge density $\sigma$. $(IV)$ $\frac{\sigma R^2}{\varepsilon_0 r^2}$

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