A small conducting ball that carries a charge of 30.0 nC is located at the center of an electrically neutral hollow conducting sphere with an inner radius of 100 mm and an outer radius of 150 mm. What are the surface charge density (a) on the sphere's inner surface and (b) on its outer surface? (c) Determine the electric field as a function of r, the radial distance from the center of the sphere.

A small conducting ball that carries a charge of 30.0 nC is located at the center of an electrically neutral hollow conducting sphere with an inner radius of 100 mm and an outer radius of 150 mm. What are the surface charge density (a) on the sphere's inner surface and (b) on its outer surface? (c) Determine the electric field as a function of r, the radial distance from the center of the sphere.

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A small conducting ball that carries a charge of 30.0 nC is located at the center of an electrically neutral hollow
conducting sphere with an inner radius of 100 mm and an outer radius of 150 mm. What are the surface charge
density (a) on the sphere's inner surface and (b) on its outer surface? (c) Determine the electric field as a function of
r, the radial distance from the center of the sphere.

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