A solid nonconducting sphere of radius R 6.67cm has a non-uniform charge distribution of volume charge density p- (15pC/m3) r/R, where r is radial distance from the sphere's center. (a) What is the sphere's total charge? What is the magnitude E of the electric field? at (b) r= 0, (c) r R/4, and (d) r-R, (e)r = 2R?

A solid nonconducting sphere of radius R 6.67cm has a non-uniform charge distribution of volume charge density p- (15pC/m3) r/R, where r is radial distance from the sphere's center. (a) What is the sphere's total charge? What is the magnitude E of the electric field? at (b) r= 0, (c) r R/4, and (d) r-R, (e)r = 2R?

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