A solid sphere of radius a is concentric with a hollow sphere of radius b, where b > a. If the solid sphere has a uniform charge distribution totaling +Q and the hollow sphere a charge of –Q, the electric field at radius r, where r < a, is which of the following, in terms of k = (4π∈0)–1?

A solid sphere of radius a is concentric with a hollow sphere of radius b, where b > a. If the solid sphere has a uniform charge distribution totaling +Q and the hollow sphere a charge of –Q, the electric field at radius r, where r < a, is which of the following, in terms of k = (4π∈0)–1?

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