Question

An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a hollow conducting sphere. Which of the following is correct?

• A. Electric field is zero at every point of the sphere
• B. Electric field is not zero anywhere on the sphere
• C. The flux of electric field is not zero through the sphere
• D. All of these

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Electric field is not zero anywhere on the sphere

Answer 2

: When electric dipole is held in the sphere, electric field is not zero anywhere on the sphere. However, net electric flux through the sphere is zero.