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In a hollow spherical shell, potential (V) changes with respect to distance (s) from centre as

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`V_("inside") = ` Constant `=Q/(4 pi epsilon_0R) , r le R `
`V_("outside") = Q/(4pi epsilon_0r) , r gt R`
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