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Three concentric spherical conductors of radii a, 2a, and 3a have charges `-Q, +2Q`, and `-4Q`, respectively. If r is the distance of the point under consideration from the center of the spheres, then find the electric field and potential due to the given configuration, for the values
(i) `r lt a`
(ii) `a lt r lt 2a`
(iii) `2 a lt r lt 3 a`
`r gt 3 a`.
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