Charge is uniformly distributed on the surface of a hollow hemisphere. Let $O$ and $A$ be two points on the base of the hemisphere and $V_0$ and $V_A$ be the electric potentials at $O$ and $A$ respectively. Then,

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  • A

    $V_A = V_o$

  • B

    $V_A < V_o$

  • C

    $V_A > V_o$

  • D

    insufficient data

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