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AP Physics C: E&M
11.1 Electric Current
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A circular cross section of a cylindrical wire of radius R centered at the origin. A concentric thin shaded ring of radius r and thickness dr is shown within the cross section. A radial arrow points from the center to the outer edge, labeled R. A smaller radial arrow points from the center to the shaded ring, labeled r. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Cross section of the wire showing a thin concentric shell of radius \(r\) and thickness \(dr\).
A long cylindrical wire of radius \(R\) carries a non-uniform current density parallel to its central axis given by \(J(r) = C r^2\), where \(r\) is the radial distance from the central axis and \(C\) is a constant. Let \(J_{\text{max}}\) be the maximum current density at the outer surface of the wire, and let \(A = \pi R^2\) be the cross-sectional area of the wire. What is the total current \(I\) flowing through the wire?

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