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title: "An uncharged solid conducting sphere is fixed in space near a negative point charge \\(-Q\\). Which of the following correctly describes the electric potential throughout the conducting sphere and the orientation of the electric field lines at the sphere’s surface after electrostatic equilibrium is established?"
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# An uncharged solid conducting sphere is fixed in space near a negative point charge \(-Q\). Which of the following correctly describes the electric potential throughout the conducting sphere and the orientation of the electric field lines at the sphere’s surface after electrostatic equilibrium is established?

An uncharged solid conducting sphere is fixed in space near a negative point charge \(-Q\). Which of the following correctly describes the electric potential throughout the conducting sphere and the orientation of the electric field lines at the sphere's surface after electrostatic equilibrium is established?

- **A.** Electric potential: Uniform throughout the sphere | Field lines at surface: Perpendicular to the surface
- **B.** Electric potential: Higher on the side closest to \(-Q\) | Field lines at surface: Perpendicular to the surface
- **C.** Electric potential: Uniform throughout the sphere | Field lines at surface: Parallel to the surface
- **D.** Electric potential: Lower on the side closest to \(-Q\) | Field lines at surface: Angled obliquely toward \(-Q\)

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