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Electric Potential Due to Shell

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In a conducting sphere , there is a cavity of arbitrary(non-spherical) shape. Inside cavity a +Q charge is placed. The induced surface charge density of inner surface of cavity and outer surface of conductor respectively will be? (uniform or non-uniform)

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Due to irregular shape charge is non uniformly distributed on the inner side but on the surface it is uniformly distributed.

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