Quick/general question about conducting spherical shell.

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The discussion centers on the behavior of electric charges in a spherical shell configuration. When a +5 nC charge is placed inside a conducting spherical shell, the inner surface acquires a charge of -5 nC, while the outer surface retains a charge of +5 nC. The region between the inner and outer surfaces of the shell exhibits zero electric field and charge. This confirms that the shell effectively shields the interior from external electric fields.

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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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