A spherical portion has been removed from a solid sphere having a charge distributed uniformly in its volume as shown in the figure. The electric field inside the emptied space is : (a) zero everywhere (c) non-uniform (b) non-zero and uniform (d) zero only at its centre

A spherical portion has been removed from a solid sphere having a charge distributed uniformly in its volume as shown in the figure. The electric field inside the emptied space is : (a) zero everywhere (c) non-uniform (b) non-zero and uniform (d) zero only at its centre

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Chapter19: Electric Forces And Electric Fields

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A spherical portion has been removed from a solid sphere having a charge distributed uniformly in its volume as
shown in the figure. The electric field inside the emptied space is :
(a) zero everywhere
(c) non-uniform
(b) non-zero and uniform
(d) zero only at its centre

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