Which of the following items would not be considered "dark matter" by astronomers?

A) basketballs
B) black holes
C) weakly interacting massive particles
D) red giants
E) people


D

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A non-conducting sphere of radius R = 7 cm carries a charge Q = 4 mC distributed uniformly throughout its volume

At what distance, measured from the center of the sphere does the electric field reach a value equal to half its maximum value? A) 3.5 cm only B) 4.9 cm only C) 3.5 cm and 9.9 cm D) 3.5 cm and 4.9 cm E) 9.9 cm only

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