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A charge q kept in front of a neutal metallic sphere. Find the electric field at the centre of sphere due to the induced charges on the surface of the sphere shown.
The net electric field inside the conductor is zero. This is produced by induced charged and the external charge.

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`E_("induced") + E_(q) = 0 rArr E_("indcued") = (q)/(4 pi epsilon_(0)d^(2))`
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