The planet is represented as Saturn ♄
In other words a infinitesimal segment dV caries the charge
<span>dQ = ρ dV </span>
<span>Let dV be a spherical shell between between r and (r + dr): </span>
<span>dV = (4π/3)·( (r + dr)² - r³ ) </span>
<span>= (4π/3)·( r³ + 3·r²·dr + 3·r·(dr)² + /dr)³ - r³ ) </span>
<span>= (4π/3)·( 3·r²·dr + 3·r·(dr)² + /dr)³ ) </span>
<span>drop higher order terms </span>
<span>= 4·π·r²·dr </span>
<span>To get total charge integrate over the whole volume of your object, i.e. </span>
<span>from ri to ra: </span>
<span>Q = ∫ dQ = ∫ ρ dV </span>
<span>= ∫ri→ra { (b/r)·4·π·r² } dr </span>
<span>= ∫ri→ra { 4·π·b·r } dr </span>
<span>= 2·π·b·( ra² - ri² ) </span>
<span>With given parameters: </span>
<span>Q = 2·π · 3µC/m²·( (6cm)² - (4cm)² ) </span>
<span>= 2·π · 3×10⁻⁶C/m²·( (6×10⁻²m)² - (4×10⁻²m)² ) </span>
<span>= 3.77×10⁻⁸C </span>
<span>= 37.7nC</span>
The hardest part of the job is to find the right formula to use, and write it down. You've already done that ! The rest is just turning the crank until an answer falls out.
You wrote. E = m g h.
Beautiful.
Now divide each side by (g h), and you'll have the formula for mass:
m = E / (g h).
You know all the numbers on the right side. Just pluggum in, do the arithmetic, and you'll have the mass.
