Charge is distributed uniformly on the surface of a spherical nonconducting shell. A point particle with charge q is inside. The electrical force on the particle q is least when:
A) it is near the inside surface of the shell
B) it is at the center of the shell
C) it is halfway between the shell center and the inside surface
D) it is near, but not at, the center of the shell
E) all of the above (the force is zero everywhere inside)
E) all of the above (the force is zero everywhere inside)
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