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Conisder a neutral conducting sphere. A poistive point charge is placed outisde the sphere. The net charge on the sphere is then

A

negative and disbtibued uniformly over the surface of the sphere

B

negative and appears only at the point on the sphere closest to the oint charge

C

negtive and distributed non-uniformly over the entive surface of the sphere

D

zero

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D
When a positive charge `+Q` is placed outside a neutral conducting sphere it will induce a negative charge `-Q` on the side of the sphere closer to it and an equal positve charge `+Q` on the oppositive side of the sphere . The the net chaee on the spehre will be zero.
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