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10.2 Redistribution of Charge between Conductors
10.1 Electrostatics with Conductors
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Concentric conducting shells with the outer shell connected to ground through a switch.
Concentric conducting shells with the outer shell connected to ground through a switch.
Two concentric, thin spherical conducting shells have radii \(R\) and \(3R\). The inner shell carries a net charge \(+Q\), and the outer shell is initially uncharged. A switch connecting the outer shell to earth ground is then closed, bringing the outer shell to zero electric potential relative to infinity. Once electrostatic equilibrium is established, what is the electric potential at the surface of the inner shell relative to infinity?

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