Understanding Charge Distributions on Objects
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Consider a spherical shell with radius and charge
. What is the magnitude of the electric field at the center of this spherical shell?
Zero
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Explanation
According to the shell theorem, the total electric field at the center point of a charged spherical shell is always zero. At this point, any electric field lines will result in symmetry, canceling each other out and creating a net field of zero at that point.