Gujarati
1. Electric Charges and Fields
medium

The number of electrons to be put on a spherical conductor of radius $0.1\,m$ to produce an electric field of $0.036\, N/C$ just above its surface is

A

$2.7 \times {10^5}$

B

$2.6 \times {10^5}$

C

$2.5 \times {10^5}$

D

$2.4 \times {10^5}$

Solution

(c) $E = \frac{1}{{4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}.\frac{{ne}}{{{r^2}}}$ $==>$ $n = \frac{{E{r^2}}}{e}.4\pi {\varepsilon _0}$ $==> $ $n = \frac{{0.036 \times 0.1 \times 0.1}}{{9 \times {{10}^9} \times 1.6 \times {{10}^{ – 19}}}} = \frac{{360}}{{144}} \times {10^5}$= $2.5 \times {10^5}$ $N/C$.

Standard 12
Physics

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