Electrostatics Question 241
Question: The electric field in a region is radially outward with magnitude . The charge contained in a sphere of radius centered at the origin is [AMU 1999]
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Let an electron is projected towards the plate from the r distance as shown in fig.
It will not strike the plate if and only if KE £ e(E×r) (where E = Electric field due to charge plate
Hence minimum value of r is given by