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A conductor A with a cavity as shown in ...

A conductor A with a cavity as shown in Fig. is given a charge Q. Show that the entire charge must appear on the outer surface of the conductor.

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The force is `10^(-2)` in the negative z direction that is in the direction of decreasing electric field you can check that this is also the energy of the dipole torque is zero
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