Electrostatics Question 480
Question: Value of potential at a point due to a point charge is [MP PET 1996]
Options:
A) Inversely proportional to square of the distance
B) Directly proportional to square of the distance
C) Inversely proportional to the distance
D) Directly proportional to the distance
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ V=\frac{1}{4\pi {\varepsilon _{0}}}.\frac{Q}{r} $
therefore $ V\propto \frac{1}{r} $
