Consider two concentric spherical shells, one with radius $R$ and one with radius $2 R$. Both have the same uniformly distributed charge $Q$. Let $E_{0} \equiv Q /\left(4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} R^{2}\right)$. Which of the values below is closest to the magnitude of the electric field vector created by these shells at a point $P$ just barely inside the outer shell?
A) zero
B) $\frac{1}{4} E_{0}$
C) $\frac{1}{2} E_{0}$
D) $E_{0}$
E) $2 E_{0}$
F) $4 E_{0}$
G) Other

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The Answer of Consider two concentric spherical shells, one with radius $R$ and one with radius $2 R$. Both have the same uniformly distributed charge $Q$. Let $E_{0} \equiv Q /\left(4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} R^{2}\right)$. Which of the values below is closest to the magnitude of the electric field vector created by these shells at a point $P$ just barely inside the outer shell?
A) zero
B) $\frac{1}{4} E_{0}$
C) $\frac{1}{2} E_{0}$
D) $E_{0}$
E) $2 E_{0}$
F) $4 E_{0}$
G) Other

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