A non-conducting solid sphere of radius R is uniformly charged. The magnitude of the electric field due to the sphere at a distance r from its centre: (a) increases as r increases for r < R (b) decreases as r increases for 0

A non-conducting solid sphere of radius R is uniformly charged. The magnitude of the electric field due to the sphere at a distance r from its centre: (a) increases as r increases for r < R (b) decreases as r increases for 0

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A non-conducting solid sphere of radius R is uniformly charged. The magnitude of the electric field due
to the sphere at a distance r from its centre:
(a) increases as r increases for r < R
(b) decreases as r increases for 0<r<o
(c) decreases as r increases for R<r<∞
(d) is discontinuous at r = R

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