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Homework Statement
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a) In a certain region of space, the volume charge density p has a uniform positive value. Can E be uniform in this region? Explain.
b) Suppose that in this region of uniform positive p there is a "bubble" within which p=0. Can E be uniform within this bubble? Explain.
Homework Equations
E = electric field
Gauss's law: Flux= ∫ E dA = Q/ε0
The Attempt at a Solution
I thought that if the volume charge density p were uniform, E would also be uniform because the charge enclosed by a Gaussian surface would be the same everywhere. However my book says that in a region where "the electric field E is uniform... the volume charge density p must be 0."