Given below are two statements:
Statement I : An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a hollow sphere. The flux of electric field through the sphere is zero but the electric field is not zero anywhere in the sphere.
Statement II : If R is the radius of a solid metallic sphere and Q be the total charge on it. The electric field at any point on the spherical surface of radius r (
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the option given below
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a hollow sphere. The flux of electric field through the sphere is zero but the electric field is not zero anywhere in the sphere.
Statement II : If R is the radius of a solid metallic sphere and Q be the total charge on it. The electric field at any point on the spherical surface of radius r ( In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the option given below
Option 1 -
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Option 2 -
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Option 3 -
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Option 4 -
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
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1 Answer
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Correct Option - 3
Detailed Solution:All the charge given to a conducting sphere resides on outer surface.
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