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A spherical conducting shell of inner radius `R_(1)` and outer radius `R_(2)` has charge Q. Now a charge q is placed inside the shell but not at centre then surface charge densities with their nature on inner and outer surfaces of shell are respectively.

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`(-q)/(4piR_(1)^(2))("Non Uniform"),(Q+q)/(4piR_(2)^(2))`(Uniform)
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