a) From Gauss's law,
where q' is the charge enclosed by the sphere of radius r.
Now . Therefore .
This is the electric field within the sphere as a function of radius r.
b)In this case .
Thus .
Therefore .
(a) A solid sphere, made of an insulating material, has a volume charge density of p...
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