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A thin metallic spherical shell contains a charge `Q` on it. A point charge `q` is placed at the center of the shell and another charge `q_(1)` is placed outside it as shown in figure. All the three charges are positive

The force on the charge at the centre is

A

towards left

B

towards right

C

upward

D

zero

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D
Note that there is no field inside the metallic shell.
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