ElectrostaticsHard
Question
A nonconducting solid sphere of radius R is uniformly charged. The magnitude of the electric field due to the sphere at a distance r from its centre -
(a) increases as r increases, for r < R
(b) decreases as r increases, for 0 < r < ∞
(c) decreases as r increases, for R < r < ∞
(d) is discontinuous at r = R
(a) increases as r increases, for r < R
(b) decreases as r increases, for 0 < r < ∞
(c) decreases as r increases, for R < r < ∞
(d) is discontinuous at r = R
Options
A.a, c
B.c, d
C.a, d
D.b, d
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