Physics · Electrostatics & Equilibrium
A positive point charge is placed exactly at the geometric center of a hollow conducting spherical shell carrying a uniform positive charge. The point charge is slightly displaced and released. Which one among the following statements is correct?
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- 1A restoring electrostatic force always brings it back to the center.
- 2The equilibrium is unstable and the charge moves away from the center.✓
- 3The charge remains in neutral equilibrium.
- 4The charge executes stable oscillations about the center.
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The equilibrium is unstable and the charge moves away from the center.
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