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A charged spherical conductor of radius R carries a charge Q. a point charge q is placed at an outside point at a distance x from the surface of the sphere. The force experienced by the point charge will be proportional to

A

Proportional to R

B

Independent of R and

C

Inversely proportional to `(R + r)^(2)`

D

inversely proportional to `r^(2)`

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