A conducting spherical shell (colored yellow) has an innerradius a and outer radius b, as shown by the image below. A pointcharge +Q is located at its center, while the total charge on the shellis -3Q. At the region inside the conducting shell (a < r < b), theelectric fieldab-3QO points radially outward, toward the outer surface of the conductor.None of the given choicesO points radially inward in other parts of the region while radially outwardin others.O points radially inward, toward the inner surface of the conductor.O is equal to zero.

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A conducting spherical shell (colored yellow) has an inner radius a and outer radius b, as shown by the image below. A point charge +Q is located at its center, while the total charge on the shell is -3Q. At the region inside the conducting shell (a < r< b), the electric field a b -30 points radially outward, toward the outer surface of the conductor. O None of the given choices points radially inward in other parts of the region while radially outward in others. O points radially inward, toward the inner surface of the conductor. O is equal to zero.

A conducting spherical shell (colored yellow) has an inner radius a and outer radius b, as shown by the image below. A point charge +Q is located at its center, while the total charge on the shell is -3Q. At the region inside the conducting shell (a < r< b), the electric field a b -30 points radially outward, toward the outer surface of the conductor. O None of the given choices points radially inward in other parts of the region while radially outward in others. O points radially inward, toward the inner surface of the conductor. O is equal to zero.

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