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Suppose you have a solid non-conducting sphere of total charge q and radius r with uniform charge density. Let r represent distances from the center of the sphere.

a. E = kq/r²
b. E = kq/r
c. E = qr/k
d. E = kr/q

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Final answer:

The correct answer is A. The expression for the electric field of a uniformly charged non-conducting sphere depends on the distance from the center of the sphere, which changes within and outside the sphere.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question relates to the electric field of a uniformly charged non-conducting sphere, which can be answered using concepts from Gauss's Law in electrostatics.

Inside a non-conducting sphere with uniform charge density, the electric field varies with distance r from the center of the sphere according to E = (kq/r^3)r, where k is Coulomb's constant, q is the total charge, and r is the distance from the center. Outside the sphere, the electric field acts as if all the charge were concentrated at the center according to E = kq/r^2.

Thus, none of the provided options a. E = kq/r^2, b. E = kq/r, c. E = qr/k, d. E = kr/q precisely describe the electric field at all points both inside and outside the sphere. The correct formula is dependent on the position relative to the sphere's radius.

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