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A sphere of radius 2a is made of a nonconducting material that has a uniform volume charge density ρ. Assume the material does not affect the electric field. A spherical cavity of radius a is now removed from the sphere as shown in Figure P23.46. Show that the electric field within the cavity is uniform and is given by Ex − 0 and Ey − ρa/3c0.
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