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A thin. Metallic spherical shell contains s charge Q on it. A point charge q is placed at the centre of the shell and another charge `q_1` is placed outside it as shown in figure (30-Q1). All the three charges are positive. The force on the charge at the centre is

A

towards left

B

towards right

C

upward

D

zero.

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