A nonconducting solid sphere has a uniform volume charge density p. Let r be the vector from

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A nonconducting solid sphere has a uniform volume charge density p. Let be the vector from the center of the sphere to a general point within the sphere.

(a) Show that the electric field at is given by = ρr/3ε0. 

(b) A spherical cavity is hollowed out of the sphere, as shown in Figure. Using superposition concepts, show that the electric field at all points within the cavity is uniform and equal to = ρa/0where is the position vector from the center of the sphere to the center of the cavity.

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0470469118

9th Edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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