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A point charge `Q` is placed outside a hollow spherical conductor of radius `R` , at a distance `r (r gt R)` from its centre `C` . The field at `C` due to the inducted charges on the conductor is

A

zero

B

`k Q/((r-R)^(2))`

C

`k Q/(r^(2))`, directed towards `Q`

D

`k Q/(r^(2))`, directed away from `Q`

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