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A thin metallic spherical shell contains a charge Q on it. Apoint charge $q$ is placed with the centre of the shell and another charge $\mathrm{q}_{1} \mathrm{~s}$ placed outside it as shown in the figure. All the three charges are positive.


The force on the charge at the centre is
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Options:
  • A towards left
  • B towards right
  • C upward
  • D zero
Solution:
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The correct answer is: zero
Field inside the metallic shell is zero.

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