A thin spherical shell of radius 20.0 cm has 5.0 µC of charge uniformly distributed over its surface. What is the electric field 10.0 cm from the center of the sphere? A) 4.5 × 10⁶ N/C inward B) 4.5 × 10⁶ N/C outward C) 2.3 × 10⁶ N/C inward D) 2.3 × 10⁶ N/C outward E) 0

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Inside a uniformly charged spherical shell, the electric field is zero. This is because the electric field from the charge distributed on the surface cancels out at any point inside the shell.

A Thin Spherical Shell of Radius 20