1. What is the electric field at any point outside the shell of radius R where a positive charge Q is placed on it? Take r to be the radius of the Gaussian sphere. Explain your answer. (note: k=1/3πε0) A. zero B.  kq/R^2 C. kq/r^2 D. kqr^2/R^2   2. What is the electric field at any point inside the shell of radius R where a positive charge Q is placed on it? Take r to be the radius of the Gaussian sphere. Explain your answer. (note: k=1/3πε0) A. zero B.  kq/R^2 C. kq/r^2 D. kqr^2/R^2

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1. What is the electric field at any point outside the shell of radius R where a positive charge Q is placed on it? Take r to be the radius of the Gaussian sphere. Explain your answer. (note: k=1/3πε0)

A. zero

B.  kq/R^2

C. kq/r^2

D. kqr^2/R^2

 

2. What is the electric field at any point inside the shell of radius R where a positive charge Q is placed on it? Take r to be the radius of the Gaussian sphere. Explain your answer. (note: k=1/3πε0)

A. zero

B.  kq/R^2

C. kq/r^2

D. kqr^2/R^2

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