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An arbitrarily shaped hollow conductor encloses a charge q and is surrounded by a thick conducting spherical shell as shown in figure. Four different region (1, 2, 3 and 4) are indicated in the diagram. Choose the correct statement. (A)The electric field in region-2 is uniform (B)The surface charge density in inner wall of the shell is uniform (C)The surface charge density on the outer surfaceof the shell is always uniform irrespective of position of charge q in region-1 (D)All of these

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