Charge Inside A Non-Conductive Charged Spherical or Cylindrical Shell

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The charge inside a non-conductive charged spherical or cylindrical shell is zero, regardless of whether the charge is located at the center or anywhere within the hollow region. The geometry of the shell effectively cancels out the electric field within the interior. For an infinite cylindrical shell, the electric field remains zero at any point within the hollow region, confirming that no net charge exists inside the shell.

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Hey Guys, I wanted to clarify something I'm not too sure about.

The charge inside (in the center not actually in the shell) of a charged non-conductive spherical or cylindrical shell is zero, am I wrong? The reason being the geometry within the shell cancels all the charges within.

Any help appreciated, thanks.
 
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Yup...and it is not necessarily in the center; it could be anywhere in the hollow region.
 
Sounds good, that's what I imagined.
Thanks!
 
1st1 said:
Sounds good, that's what I imagined.
Thanks!

Though I'm not so sure about the entire hollow region for the cylinder, but it is at least for the center of the cylinder. I'm also wondering...by charge, were you considering the force/electric field?
 
I was considering the electric field.

And if you consider the cylinder to be of infinite length then the electric field should be 0 at any point within the hollow region of the cylinder.
 

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