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AP Physics C: E&M
10.1 Electrostatics with Conductors
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Cross section of a thick conducting shell containing an off-center point charge \(+q\).
Cross section of a thick conducting shell containing an off-center point charge \(+q\).
An uncharged, thick conducting spherical shell has inner radius \(a\) and outer radius \(b\). A positive point charge \(+q\) is placed inside the cavity of the shell at a distance \(d\) from the center, where \(0 < d < a\), and held fixed. Which of the following correctly describes the total charge and the spatial distribution of charge on the inner surface (\(r = a\)) and the outer surface (\(r = b\)) of the shell once electrostatic equilibrium is established?

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