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Physics Question on Electric charges and fields

Among the following, the correct graphical representation of electric intensity as a function of distance from the centre of a uniformly charged conducting sphere is shown in

A

A

B

B

C

C

D

D

Answer

B

Explanation

Solution

Electric field due to a uniformly charged conducting sphere of radius R is given by
E={0;rR q4πε0r;r>RE = \begin{cases} 0 &; r \leq R \\\ \frac{q}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0 r} & ;r > R \end{cases}