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Consider an uncharged, conducting hollow spherical shell. The electric field on

ID: 1896580 • Letter: C

Question

Consider an uncharged, conducting hollow spherical shell. The electric field on the inside surface of the spherical shell is measured to be directed towards the inner shell wall and varies in magnitude over the spherical shell's inside surface. It is known that the only charge in the hollow cavity inside the spherical shell is a point charge with magnitude q. What is the net electric flux through the spherical shell? Phi = 2 q Phi = q/epsilon0 Phi = 2q/epsilon0 Phi = q/2 Phi = q/2 epsilon0 Phi = q Phi = 0

Explanation / Answer

The electrical field inside a conductor is zero >>> E=0

= E.dA = 0 dA >>>>> = 0