A sphere of radius 2a is made of a nonconducting material that has a uniform volume charge density p. Assume that the material does not affect the electric field. A spherical cavity of radius a is now removed from the sphere as shown in the figure below. Show that the electric field within the cavity is uniform and is given by E = 0 and E, = pa/3ɛ: (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.) %D X. 2a Choose File No file chosen This answer has not been graded yet.

A sphere of radius 2a is made of a nonconducting material that has a uniform volume charge density p. Assume that the material does not affect the electric field. A spherical cavity of radius a is now removed from the sphere as shown in the figure below. Show that the electric field within the cavity is uniform and is given by E = 0 and E, = pa/3ɛ: (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.) %D X. 2a Choose File No file chosen This answer has not been graded yet.

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A sphere of radius 2a is made of a nonconducting material that has a uniform volume charge density p. Assume that the material does not affect the electric field. A spherical cavity of radius a is now removed
from the sphere as shown in the figure below. Show that the electric field within the cavity is uniform and is given by E = 0 and E,
= pa/3ɛ: (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.)
%D
X.
2a
Choose File No file chosen
This answer has not been graded yet.

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