Why is the E field at 1m zero inside a shell with distributed charge?

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E Field in a shell(!)

I have a shell with an inner radius 2m and an outer radius 3m and a cahrge q on the shell(distributed) , why is the E field at 1m is zero(charge enclosed is zero inside the sphere i can obtain it is zero but why doesn't the E field lines go into the shell)(this can be either insulating or conducting) thank you...
 
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If the shell is made of a conducting material, then the field in the cavity and in the material would always be zero. But you have mentioned it may be non-conducting. Then some special charge distributions are necessary for the field to be zero at 1 m. You are missing some important info here.