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In a system where a positively charged sphere is enclosed by an uncharged conducting shell, why does
the outer surface of the shell acquire a negative charge if a negative charge is brought near it?

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**Effect of dielectric** is to reduce effective field due to polarization, bound surface charges opposite to free charges, net field E = E₀ - E_p = E₀/K. Capacitance C = Q/V = K ε₀ A/d for full filling, partial filling C = ε₀ A/(d - t + t/K) for slab thickness t. The positively charged sphere induces a negative charge on the inner surface of the shell and a positive charge on its outer surface to maintain zero field inside the conductor. When a negative charge is brought near the shell, it repels negative charges to the far side of the shell and attracts positive

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