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A thin metallic spherical shell contains a charge Q on it. A point charge q is placed at the center of the shell and another charge `q_1` is placed outside it as shown in the figure. All the three charges are positive. Find the force on the charge

a. at centre due to all charges.
b. at center due to shell.

A

toward right

B

toward left

C

zero

D

none of these

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c. Electric field is zero inside the shell due to the outside
changes.
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