A nonconducting solid sphere of radius 10.7 cm has a uniform volume charge density. The magnitude of the electric field at 21.4 cm from the sphere's center is 2.18 103 N/C.(a) What is the sphere's volume charge density?(b) Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 5.00 cm from the sphere's center. A nonconducting solid sphere of radius 10.7 cm has a uniform volume charge density. The magnitude of the electric field at 21.4 cm from the sphere's center is \(2.18 \times 10^3 \, \text{N/C}\).(a) What is the sphere's volume charge density?\[ \boxed{} \, \mu \text{C/m}^3 \](b) Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 5.00 cm from the sphere's center.\[ \boxed{} \, \text{N/C} \]

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nonconducting solid sphere of radius 10.7 cm has a uniform volume charge density. The magnitude of the electric field at 21.4 cm from the sphere's center is 2.18 103 N/C. (a) What is the sphere's volume charge density? (b) Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 5.00 cm from the sphere's center.

nonconducting solid sphere of radius 10.7 cm has a uniform volume charge density. The magnitude of the electric field at 21.4 cm from the sphere's center is 2.18 103 N/C. (a) What is the sphere's volume charge density? (b) Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 5.00 cm from the sphere's center.

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A nonconducting solid sphere of radius 10.7 cm has a uniform volume charge density. The magnitude of the electric field at 21.4 cm from the sphere's center is 2.18 10³ N/C.

(a) What is the sphere's volume charge density?

(b) Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 5.00 cm from the sphere's center.

A nonconducting solid sphere of radius 10.7 cm has a uniform volume charge density. The magnitude of the electric field at 21.4 cm from the sphere's center is \(2.18 \times 10^3 \, \text{N/C}\).

(a) What is the sphere's volume charge density?
\[ \boxed{} \, \mu \text{C/m}^3 \]

(b) Find the magnitude of the electric field at a distance of 5.00 cm from the sphere's center.
\[ \boxed{} \, \text{N/C} \]

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