A positive charge 
q is suspended at the center of a hollow spherical conductor that is electrically neutral. Induced charges appear on the inner and outer surfaces of the conductor. The electric field within the conductor itself is zero.
Figure 18.31  A positive charge + q is suspended at the center of a hollow spherical conductor that is electrically neutral. Induced charges appear on the inner and outer surfaces of the conductor. The electric field within the conductor itself is zero.


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