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Grade 12Electric Current

A solid conducting sphere having charge Q is surrounded by an uncharged concentric conducting spherical shell. The potential difference between the surface of solid sphere and the shell is V. The shell is now given a charge -3Q . The new potential difference between the same surfaces will be

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Pushkar Prateek
9 Years ago
The new potential difference will still be V.
Reason : Potential contribution due to outer shell on its own surface and on surface of the solid conducting sphere inside it will be same and will get cancelled out in calculations.