A solid plastic sphere of radius 10 cm has charge with uniform densitythroughout its volume. The electric field 5 cm from the center is 86 kN/Cradially inward. Find the magnitude of the electric field 15cm from the center.(Answer: 76.4KN/C)

A solid plastic sphere of radius 10 cm has charge with uniform densitythroughout its volume. The electric field 5 cm from the center is 86 kN/Cradially inward. Find the magnitude of the electric field 15cm from the center.(Answer: 76.4KN/C)

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A solid plastic sphere of radius 10 cm has charge with uniform density
throughout its volume. The electric field 5 cm from the center is 86 kN/C
radially inward. Find the magnitude of the electric field 15cm from the center.
(Answer: 76.4KN/C)

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