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A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric field produced by a point charge placed at `P` as shown in figure.
Let `V_(A), V_(B), V_(C )` be the potentials at points `A, B and C` respectively. Then

A

`V_(A) gt V_(B)`

B

`V_(B) gt V_(A) `

C

`V_(B) = V_(A)`

D

Relation cannot be determined with the given information

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