If a charge +Q is placed inside a hollow isolated conductor that is originally neutral and the charge does not touch that conductor at any time:
A)the inside surface of the conductor will become positively charged.
B)the outside surface of the conductor will become positively charged.
C)both the inner and outer surfaces will remain neutral.
D)both the inner and outer surfaces will become negative.

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When a charge +Q is placed inside a hollow isolated conductor, it induces an equal but opposite charge on the inner surface of the conductor, leaving the outer surface with a net positive charge equal in magnitude to the charge placed inside. The inner surface becomes negatively charged to balance the internal field, ensuring the field inside the conductor's material remains zero.

If a Charge +Q Is Placed Inside a Hollow Isolated