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Consider a spherical insulator with a uniform charge distribution. Imagine a spherical cavity is created inside the sphere. Write down an expression for the electric field inside the hollow sphere. DO NOT assume both spheres are centered on the same location!

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Consider a spherical insulator with a uniform charge distribution. Imagine a spherical cavity is created inside the sphere. Write down an expression for the electric field inside the hollow sphere. DO NOT assume both spheres are centered on the same location!

Assume the origin O is located at the center of the spherical insulator. The center ...

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