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AP Physics C: E&M
8.6 Gauss’s Law
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Three concentric thin circular rings representing spherical shells centered on a black dot labeled center. The innermost circle has radius R and is labeled +2Q. The middle circle has radius 2R and is labeled -3Q. The outermost circle has radius 3R and is labeled +5Q. A horizontal radial line extends from the center to the right. Along this line, point P_1 is marked at radius 1.5R between the first and second circles. Point P_2 is marked at radius 2.5R between the second and third circles. Point P_3 is marked at radius 4.0R outside the third circle. No other lines, labels, or text appear.
Concentric thin spherical shells with points P1, P2, and P3.
Three thin, concentric, conducting spherical shells have radii \(R\), \(2R\), and \(3R\), and carry net charges of \(+2Q\), \(-3Q\), and \(+5Q\), respectively. Three locations in space are designated as follows: point \(P_1\) is at distance \(r = 1.5R\), point \(P_2\) is at distance \(r = 2.5R\), and point \(P_3\) is at distance \(r = 4.0R\) from the common center. Which of the following correctly ranks the magnitudes of the electric fields, \(E_1\), \(E_2\), and \(E_3\), at points \(P_1\), \(P_2\), and \(P_3\), respectively?

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