Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Question:

‘X’ is the phenomenon of making a region free from any electric field. Identify X.

Options:

Faraday’s cage

Electrostatic shielding

Gauss theorem

Corona discharge

Correct Answer:

Electrostatic shielding

Explanation:

The phenomenon of making a region free from any electric field is called electrostatic shielding. It is based on the fact that the electric field vanishes inside the cavity of a hollow conductor.