Electric field at points A, B, and C inside a hollow ball?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the electric field at points A, B, and C within a hollow ball structure inside a solid ball with a radius of 5 cm and a charge density of -3 μC/m³. The user proposes that the electric field at these points can be determined by combining the electric field of the solid ball and the field of an imaginary hollow ball with the same charge density. The calculation for point C confirms that the electric field is zero at the center of the solid ball, while the user seeks clarification on the validity of their derived equations for points A and B.

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as seen in the diagram below, ->
http://picasaweb.google.com/devanlevin/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCL_4l4PpvP_YsQE#5314956645280048530

is a solid ball with a radius of R=5cm and a charge density of [tex]\rho[/tex]=-3[tex]\mu[/tex]C/m3,
inside this ball, we make a hollow ball shaped space with a radius of R/3 with its centre at 2R/3 from the centre of the big ball.

what is the Electric field at point:

A-on the leftmost point of the hollow
B-on the top point of the hollow
C-at the centre of the big ball

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how do i do this?

i think what i need to do is say that the field is equal to (the field of the original ball) + ( the field of a ball the size of the hollow, with a charge density of -[tex]\rho[/tex] )??

for C i know that the field before is 0 since it is at the centre, how do i continue from there?
 
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what i did so far is: [tex]E[/tex]=epsilon0
i took a surface at the radius of the ball and said

[tex]\varphi[/tex]=[tex]\oint[/tex]EdA=EA=E(4[tex]\pi[/tex]R2)

[tex]\varphi[/tex]=Q/[tex]E[/tex]=(V[tex]\rho[/tex])/[tex]E[/tex]=(0.75[tex]\pi[/tex]R3/[tex]E[/tex])

E(4[tex]\pi[/tex]R2)=(0.75[tex]\pi[/tex]R3/[tex]E[/tex])
E=([tex]\rho[/tex]R)/(3[tex]E[/tex])

now what i will do is subtract the "field" of the imaginary ball from the field of the big ball to get the total

E=E1-E2
E=([tex]\rho[/tex]R)/(3[tex]E[/tex])-([tex]\rho[/tex]R)/(9[tex]E[/tex])
and i get

E=(2[tex]\rho[/tex]R)/(9[tex]E[/tex])
but where is this answer valid for? A,B or C?? is this the field at A since i took the radius of the big ball and found the flux according to that? for the others do i need to do the same using the radius 2R/3 for point B and C and saying the field of the big ball alone at C is 0?
 
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