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Electrostatics

iit 2007

a sphereical portion has been removed from a solid sphere having a charge distribution uniformlyin its volume as shown in the figure

(a)zero everywhere

(b)non-zero and uniform

(c)non unifom

(d)zero at the centre

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Profile image of binod verma
15 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Sudheesh Singanamalla
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

Dear Binod ,

 

Since the inner spherical portion which is removed is closed and placed asymmetrically with respect to the larger sphere, the electric field inside the emptied space is nonzero but uniform.

 

so the answer is option (b)

 

Please approve if the answer is correct !

Profile image of binod verma
15 Years ago

yes the answer is b but how d field is uniform