Is potential zero inside a hollow charged sphere?

Rashid101 · May 28, 2009

The electric field inside a hollow, uniformly charged sphere is zero. Does this imply that the potential is zero inside the sphere? Explain.

MATLABdude · May 29, 2009

Rashid101 said:

The electric field inside a hollow, uniformly charged sphere is zero. Does this imply that the potential is zero inside the sphere? Explain.

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As a hint, what is the electric field (inside the shell, and outside), and what is the potential at infinity? With these in mind, how might you approach the potential?

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