Why is the electric field inside a uniformly polarised sphere not zero? I am confused because charge enclosed is zero and by Gauss' law electric field has to be zero.
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1Indeed, the flux of the electric field on a closed surface completely contained inside the sphere is zero. This is the requirement by Gauss' law, the electric field could be different from zero, as it is in this case. – Valter Moretti Apr 23 '16 at 15:49