Q. A hollow metal sphere of radius is charged such that the potential on its surface is . The potential at a distance of from the centre of sphere is

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Solution:

Inside the conducting charged sphere electric field is zero and potential remains constant at all points and equals to the potential at the surface. Hence, the potential at a distance of from the centre of sphere is .