34. Three concentric conducting spherical shells have inner and outer radii of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 meters. The inner shell has a net charge of -1C, the middle shell has a net charge of -2C, and the outer shell has a net charge of -3C. There are no other charges in the system and all charges remain at rest. What is the surface charge density on the inner surface of the largest shell?

34. Three concentric conducting spherical shells have inner and outer radii of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 meters. The inner shell has a net charge of -1C, the middle shell has a net charge of -2C, and the outer shell has a net charge of -3C. There are no other charges in the system and all charges remain at rest. What is the surface charge density on the inner surface of the largest shell?

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34. Three concentric conducting spherical shells have inner and outer radii of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 meters.
The inner shell has a net charge of -1C, the middle shell has a net charge of -2C, and the outer shell has a net
charge of -3C. There are no other charges in the system and all charges remain at rest. What is the surface
charge density on the inner surface of the largest shell?

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