Question: A solid non conducting sphere has a positive charge q spread uniformly throughout its volume. The charge density or charge per unit volume, therefore, is

A solid non conducting sphere has a positive charge q spread uniformly throughout its volume. The charge density or charge per unit volume, therefore, is q/4/3πR3. Use Gauss' law to show that the electric field at a point within the sphere at a radius r has a magnitude of qr/4πε0R3.

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