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Potential at the centre of concentric charged spheres

This type of question, asked 2 times: 20 Apr 2025 S2, 15 May 2026 S2. All 2 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    20 Apr 2025 S2

    43
    Three concentric charged metallic spherical sheets A,BA,B and C have radii a,b,ca,b,c potentials VAV_{A}, VB,VCV_{B},V_{C} and charge densities +σ,−σ+\sigma, -\sigma and +σ+\sigma respectively. The value of potential VAV_{A} is ( ε0=\varepsilon_{0}= permittivity of free space)

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  2. Question 2

    15 May 2026 S2

    125
    Two concentric spheres kept in air have radii RR and rr. They have similar charge and equal surface charge density σ\sigma. The electric potential at their common centre is (ϵ0\epsilon_0 = permittivity of free space)

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