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AP Physics C: E&M
10.1 Electrostatics with Conductors
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An isolated charged conductor in electrostatic equilibrium.
An isolated charged conductor in electrostatic equilibrium.
An isolated, solid pear-shaped conducting object in electrostatic equilibrium carries a net positive charge \( +Q \).

Points 1, 2, and 3 are located on the outer surface of the conductor where the local radii of curvature are \( R_1 \), \( R_2 \), and \( R_3 \), respectively, such that \( R_1 < R_2 < R_3 \).

Which of the following correctly ranks the magnitudes of the electric field \( E_1 \), \( E_2 \), and \( E_3 \) immediately outside the surface of the conductor at points 1, 2, and 3?

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