(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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