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AP Physics 2
10.5 Electric Potential
10.3 Electric Fields
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A cross-sectional diagram of three concentric circular conducting shells centered at the origin. The innermost shell has radius R, the middle shell has radius 2R, and the outermost shell has radius 3R. The innermost shell is labeled with initial charge q1 = 0. The middle shell is labeled with initial charge q2 = +4Q. The outermost shell is labeled with initial charge q3 = +Q. A thin wire with an open switch connects the innermost shell to the outermost shell, passing through a small gap in the middle shell without touching it. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Three concentric conducting shells of radii R, 2R, and 3R.
Three thin, concentric conducting spherical shells have radii \(R\), \(2R\), and \(3R\), as shown in the diagram. Initially, the innermost shell (radius \(R\)) has net charge \(q_1 = 0\), the middle shell (radius \(2R\)) has net charge \(q_2 = +4Q\), and the outermost shell (radius \(3R\)) has net charge \(q_3 = +Q\). A thin wire with an open switch connects the innermost shell to the outermost shell, passing through a small insulated hole in the middle shell without touching it. The switch is now closed. After electrostatic equilibrium is re-established, what is the final net charge \(q_1'\) on the innermost shell?

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