Quick/general question about conducting spherical shell.

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A +5 nC charge inside a spherical shell induces a -5 nC charge on the inner surface of the shell, resulting in a net charge of 0 within the shell's interior. The outer surface of the shell will have a +5 nC charge to maintain overall charge balance. The space between the inner and outer surfaces remains free of charge and electric fields. The shell effectively shields the interior from external electric fields. This confirms that the inner region is neutral, while the shell's surfaces carry the induced charges.
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If I have a +5 nC charge on the inside of the shell, the inside surface would be -5nC, the outside would be +5 nC and between those surfaces there would a 0 charge, right?

So just to make sure I have it all straight, the INSIDE of the shell would actually be 0 because the INNER SURFACE is -5 nC which cancels out the inside charge.

The OUTER SURFACE would be +5nC and the area BETWEEN the surfaces would simply be 0...am I right?
 
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You have a shell around a positive charge of +5nC? In that case: Right. The bulk of the shell is free of charges and fields, as it has to be. The inner and outer surface of the shell have charges.
 
Great, thanks.
 

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