A solid ball of radius $R$ has a charge density $\rho $ given by $\rho  = {\rho _0}\left( {1 - \frac{r}{R}} \right)$ for $0 \leq r \leq R$. The electric field outside the ball is

  • [JEE MAIN 2018]
  • A

    $\frac{{{\rho _0}{R^3}}}{{{\varepsilon _0}{r^2}}}$

  • B

    $\frac{{{4\rho _0}{R^3}}}{{{3\varepsilon _0}{r^2}}}$

  • C

    $\frac{{{3\rho _0}{R^3}}}{{{4\varepsilon _0}{r^2}}}$

  • D

    $\frac{{{\rho _0}{R^3}}}{{{12\varepsilon _0}{r^2}}}$

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