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Grade 12Electrostatics

A negatively charged metallic ball is supported on a rigid insulated stand.We wish to measure the electric field E at a point P in the same horizontal level as that of the metallic ball. To do so we put a positive charge q and measure F/q. The electric field at the point P is

a.) =F/q

b.)

c.) >F/q

d.) none of these

Profile image of Aman Rawat
16 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
15 Years ago

because of induced charge on the sphere,electric field E< (F/q)