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Why is the electrostatic potential inside a charged conducting shell constant throughout the volume of the conductor?

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We know that `E=-(dV)/(dr)` .
Inside a conductor the electric field is zero and no work is done in moving a charge inside a conductor. Therefore, V is constant.
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