A hollow metal sphere of radius $R$ is uniformly charged. The electric field due to the sphere at a distance r from the centre
A hollow metal sphere of radius $R$ is uniformly charged. The electric field due to the sphere at a distance r from the centre
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- A
increases as $\mathrm{r}$ increases for $\mathrm{r}<\mathrm{R}$ and for $\mathrm{r}>\mathrm{R}$
- B
zero as $\mathrm{r}$ increases for $\mathrm{r}<\mathrm{R}$, decreases as $\mathrm{r}$ increases for $\mathrm{r}>\mathrm{R}$
- C
zero as $\mathrm{r}$ increases for $\mathrm{r}<\mathrm{R},$ increases as $\mathrm{r}$ increases for $\mathrm{r}>\mathrm{R}$
- D
decreases as $\mathrm{r}$ increases for $\mathrm{r}<\mathrm{R}$ and for $\mathrm{r}>\mathrm{R}$
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List-$I$
List-$II$
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A point charge $Q$ at the origin
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The electric field $E$ is measured at a point $P (0,0, d )$ generated due to various charge distributions and the dependence of $E$ on $d$ is found to be different for different charge distributions. List-$I$ contains different relations between $E$ and $d$. List-$II$ describes different electric charge distributions, along with their locations. Match the functions in List-$I$ with the related charge distributions in List-$II$.
| List-$I$ | List-$II$ |
| $E$ is independent of $d$ | A point charge $Q$ at the origin |
| $E \propto \frac{1}{d}$ | A small dipole with point charges $Q$ at $(0,0, l)$ and $- Q$ at $(0,0,-l)$. Take $2 l \ll d$. |
| $E \propto \frac{1}{d^2}$ | An infinite line charge coincident with the x-axis, with uniform linear charge density $\lambda$ |
| $E \propto \frac{1}{d^3}$ | Two infinite wires carrying uniform linear charge density parallel to the $x$-axis. The one along ( $y=0$, $z =l$ ) has a charge density $+\lambda$ and the one along $( y =0, z =-l)$ has a charge density $-\lambda$. Take $2 l \ll d$ |
| plane with uniform surface charge density |
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