Electric Charges and Fields - Result Question 20

20. The electric field at a distance $\frac{3 R}{2}$ from the centre of a charged conducting spherical shell of radius $R$ is $E$. The electric field at a distance $\frac{R}{2}$ from the centre of the sphere is

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(a) $\frac{E}{2}$

(b) zero

(c) $E$

(d) $\frac{E}{2}$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 20. (b)

Solution:

  1. (b) Electric field at a point inside a charged conducting spherical shell is zero.