An insulating sphere with radius R=3.0 cm has a spherically symmetric but nonuniform volume charge density p(r) (in C/m³). (The charge distribution changes with the distance from the center, r.) Inside the sphere, the electric field is given by E(r) =-(5.0×10³ V/m) î (the field points in the radial direction). a. Find the volume charge distribution p(r) as a function of r.

An insulating sphere with radius R=3.0 cm has a spherically symmetric but nonuniform volume charge density p(r) (in C/m³). (The charge distribution changes with the distance from the center, r.) Inside the sphere, the electric field is given by E(r) =-(5.0×10³ V/m) î (the field points in the radial direction). a. Find the volume charge distribution p(r) as a function of r.

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