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Fundamentals of Physics, Volume 1, Chapter 1-20
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Author: David Halliday
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 23, Problem 61P
SSM A thin-walled metal spherical shell of radius a has a charge qa. Concentric with it is a thin-walled metal spherical shell of radius b > a and charge qb. Find the electric field at points a distance r from the common center, where (a) r < a, (b) a < r < b, and (c) r > b. (d) Discuss the criterion you would use to determine how the charges are distributed on the inner and outer surfaces of the shells.
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