Gujarati
1. Electric Charges and Fields
medium

A non-conducting solid sphere of radius $R$ is uniformly charged. The magnitude of the electric field due to the sphere at a distance $r$ from its centre

A

Increases as $r$ increases for $r < R$

B

Decreases as $r$ increases for $0 < r < \infty $

C

Decreases as $r$ increases for $R < r < \infty $

D

Both $(a)$ and $(c)$

(IIT-1998)

Solution

(d) For non-conducting solid sphere ${E_{in}} \propto r$
and ${E_{out}} \propto \frac{1}{{{r^2}}}$
i.e. for $r$ < $R$; $E$ increases as $r$ increases
and for $R < r <  \infty $; $E$ decreases as $r$ increases

Standard 12
Physics

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