An Initially Uncharged Hollow Metallic Sphere with Radius of 5

question 50

Multiple Choice

An initially uncharged hollow metallic sphere with radius of 5 cm has a small object with a charge of +10 µC carefully placed at the center of the sphere through a hole in the latter's surface.With the charge in place,what charge is now present on the outside surface of the sphere?

• A)zero
• B)-10 µC
• C)+4 000 µC
• D)+10 µC

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