Two concentric spherical shells of radius R 1 and R 2 (R 2 > R 1 ) are having uniformly distributed charges Q 1 and Q 2 respectively. Find out total energy of the system.
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Sol. U = U 1 + U 2 + U
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Self energy of a shell = 
Now. total energy of system
⇒ (self energy) R1 + (self energy) R2 + (potential energy) R1R2
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