A solid sphere of radius 40.0 cm has a total positive charge of 29.2 A????1C 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 ........kN/C (b) 10.0 cm from the center of the sphere .........kN/C (c) 40.0 cm from the center of the sphere ............kN/C (d) 62.5 cm from the center of the sphere ...........kN/C

A solid sphere of radius 40.0 cm has a total positive charge of 29.2 A????1C 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 ........kN/C (b) 10.0 cm from the center of the sphere .........kN/C (c) 40.0 cm from the center of the sphere ............kN/C (d) 62.5 cm from the center of the sphere ...........kN/C

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A solid sphere of radius 40.0 cm has a total positive charge of 29.2 A????1C 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
........kN/C

(b) 10.0 cm from the center of the sphere
.........kN/C

(c) 40.0 cm from the center of the sphere
............kN/C

(d) 62.5 cm from the center of the sphere
...........kN/C

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