A point charge is placed at the center of an uncharged
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Problem
24. A point charge is placed at the center of an uncharged, spherical, conducting shell of radius R . The electric fields inside and outside the sphere are measured. The point charge is then moved off center a distance R/2 and the fields are measured again. What is the effect on the electric fields?
(A) Changed neither inside nor outside
(B) Changed inside but not changed outside
(C) Not changed inside but changed outside
(D) Changed inside and outside
(E) It cannot be determined without further information.