If a hollow sphere of radius R is charged with one unit of static electricity, then the field intensity E (x) at a point P located x units from the center of the sphere satisfies: 0. if 0 R x2 Sketch the graph of E (x). Is E(x) continuous for x > 0?

If a hollow sphere of radius R is charged with one unit of static electricity, then the field intensity E (x) at a point P located x units from the center of the sphere satisfies: 0. if 0 R x2 Sketch the graph of E (x). Is E(x) continuous for x > 0?

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If a hollow sphere of radius R is charged with one unit of static
electricity, then the field intensity E (x) at a point P located x units from
the center of the sphere satisfies:
if 0<x < R
1
if
2x2
1
x = R
E(x) =
if
x > R
x2
Sketch the graph of E(x). Is E(x) continuous for x > 0?

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