Question

A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge $\sigma$ in the upper half and negative surface charge $-\sigma$ in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in: (figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Answer 2

Tangent to the electrical field lines will give us the direction at a given point.