23.70: From Example 22.

9, we have:
dr 
r
kQ kQ
r  R:E 
r2
 V   kQ  r

2

r
R  r  r
kQr  kQ kQ
r  R:E 
R 3
 V   

E d r    E  d r  
R
R
 3
R  r  dr 
R
r 2
kQ kQ 1 2 kQ kQ kQr
V   3 r   
R R 2 R R 2R 2 R3
kQ  r2 
V  3  2 
2R  R 
b)