Potential/Charge on Concentric Conducting Shells

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The discussion centers on the behavior of a spherical capacitor consisting of two concentric conducting shells. When the outer sphere is raised to a potential of +V and then grounded, the inner sphere retains a net charge of 0 and a potential of 0V with respect to ground. This conclusion is derived from the application of Gauss' Law, which indicates that there is no electric field between the spheres when they are at the same potential. The final state confirms that the inner sphere remains uncharged after the outer sphere is returned to ground potential.

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I'm not 100% confident in my reasoning for this question because my answer seems unlikely:

Homework Statement



A spherical capacitor comprises two thin metal spheres of different radii but with
a common centre. The following series of operations is completed: The spheres are mutually connected by an internal wire. The outer sphere is raised to potential +V with respect to ground. The internal connection is broken. The outer sphere is returned to ground potential. Determine the final potential and the final charge on the inner sphere.


Homework Equations



Gauss' Law (integral form)

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As the spheres are connected by a wire initially I assume when the outer sphere is raised to V the inner sphere must be too. As they are at the same potential I think the charge on the inner sphere must be 0 at this point so that there is no field between the spheres (Gauss). When the connection is broken the inner sphere must then retain 0 net charge, and so when the outer sphere is returned to ground potential i think the inner sphere must have no charge and be at 0V with respect to ground.

This is the best argument I could come up with but I'm struggling to convince myself! Any help/confirmation of this answer would be appreciated
 
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It sounds reasonable to me
 
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