A solid sphere of radius 40.0 cm has a total positive charge of 24.8 μC uniformly distributed throughout its volume. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field at the following distances. (a) 0 cm from the center of the sphere X What would be the direction of this electric field at the origin? kN/C (b) 10.0 cm from the center of the sphere X How much charge is contained within a sphere of radius 10 cm? kN/C (c) 40.0 cm from the center of the sphere X How much of the total charge is contained within a sphere of radius 40 cm? kN/C (d) 62.5 cm from the center of the sphere X Would the field at this point be affected if the charge were moved to a point at the origin? kN/C

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A solid sphere of radius 40.0 cm has a total positive charge of 24.8 μC uniformly distributed throughout its volume. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field at the following distances.
(a) 0 cm from the center of the sphere
X
What would be the direction of this electric field at the origin? kN/C
(b) 10.0 cm from the center of the sphere
X
How much charge is contained within a sphere of radius 10 cm? kN/C
(c) 40.0 cm from the center of the sphere
X
How much of the total charge is contained within a sphere of radius 40 cm? kN/C
(d) 62.5 cm from the center of the sphere
X
Would the field at this point be affected if the charge were moved to a point at the origin? kN/C
Transcribed Image Text:A solid sphere of radius 40.0 cm has a total positive charge of 24.8 μC uniformly distributed throughout its volume. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field at the following distances. (a) 0 cm from the center of the sphere X What would be the direction of this electric field at the origin? kN/C (b) 10.0 cm from the center of the sphere X How much charge is contained within a sphere of radius 10 cm? kN/C (c) 40.0 cm from the center of the sphere X How much of the total charge is contained within a sphere of radius 40 cm? kN/C (d) 62.5 cm from the center of the sphere X Would the field at this point be affected if the charge were moved to a point at the origin? kN/C
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