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Apparent contradiction while calculating potential inside shell due to off center charge

Consider the following scenerio$-$ A point charge $Q$ is placed at an off center point $B$ in a spherical shell made out of a conducting material. We are required to find the potential at the center. ...
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Electric potential and field lines

I have learned that electric field lines goes from higher potential to lower potential. First of all, how does this happen? And if the above is the case then suppose I have two uniformly positively ...
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Where does the energy to accelerate particle in an electric field come from?

Consider a hollow conducting tube with a highly positively charged object close to one of its ends. The medium between the conducting tube and the charged object is strong enough to prevent an ...
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