Electric Field Outside Spherical Shell

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Electric Field Outside Spherical Shell

### Formula

$$E=\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{Q}{r^2}$$

### Terminologies

- Q β†’ Total charge on shell.

- r β†’ Distance from centre.

### Conditions / Special Cases

Outside shell behaves like a point charge.

### Usage

- Used in spherical charge distribution problems.

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