(a) An insulating sphere with radius a has a uniform charge density p. The sphere is not centered at the origin but at i = b. Show that the electric field inside the sphere is given by E = p(* – b)/3ɛ, . (b) An insulating sphere of radius R has a spherical hole of radius a R located within its volume and centered a distance b from the center Charge density p of the sphere, where a

(a) An insulating sphere with radius a has a uniform charge density p. The sphere is not centered at the origin but at i = b. Show that the electric field inside the sphere is given by E = p(* – b)/3ɛ, . (b) An insulating sphere of radius R has a spherical hole of radius a R located within its volume and centered a distance b from the center Charge density p of the sphere, where a

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(a) An insulating sphere with radius a has a uniform charge density
p.
The sphere is not centered at the origin but at i = b. Show that
the electric field inside the sphere is given by E = p(* – b)/3ɛ, .
(b) An insulating sphere of radius R has a spherical hole of radius a
R
located within its volume and centered a distance b from the center
Charge density p
of the sphere, where a<b<R (a cross section of the sphere is shown
in Fig.). The solid part of the sphere has a uniform volume charge
density p. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field E
inside the hole, and show that E is uniform over the entire hole. [Hint: Use the principle of
superposition and the result of part (a).]

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