(a)Consider a point charge Q at the center of a neutral conducting spherical shell of inner radius a, outer radius b. (i)What will be the charge distribution on the conductor? (ii)Find the electric field and the potential everywhere in the space.

(a)Consider a point charge Q at the center of a neutral conducting spherical shell of inner radius a, outer radius b. (i)What will be the charge distribution on the conductor? (ii)Find the electric field and the potential everywhere in the space.

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(a)Consider a point charge Q at the center of a neutral conducting spherical shell of inner
radius a, outer radius b. (i)What will be the charge distribution on the conductor? (ii)Find
the electric field and the potential everywhere in the space.
(b)In part (a) the conductor is grounded, so that V(0) = Vconductor = 0. Determine (i)the
charge distribution on the conductor and (ii)the electric field everywhere in the space.

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