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(II) A very long solid nonconducting cylinder of radius R1 is uniformly charged with a charge density ρE. It is surrounded by a concentric cylindrical tube of inner radius R2 and outer radius R3 as shown in Fig. 22–36, and it too carries a uniform charge density ρE. Determine the electric field as a function of the distance R from the center of the cylinders for (a) 0 < R < R1, (b) R1 < R < R2, (c) R2 < R < R3, and (d) R > R3. (e) If ρE = 15 μC/m3 and
FIGURE 22–36 Problem 38.
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