Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electric Charges and Fields

Question:

Comment on the validity of the following statements.

Statement I : A small metallic sphere is placed at the center of a large charged spherical shell and two are the connected by a wire. The charge will not flow from outer sphere to inner sphere.
Statement II :  A charged conductor is placed inside the hollow conductor and two are connected by the wire. The whole charge will flow on the outer surface of the outer conductor

Options:

Both the statement I and II are correct

Statement II is correct only

Statement I is correct only

Both the statements are incorrect

Correct Answer:

Statement II is correct only

Explanation:

Charges do not reside inside the conductors but on the surface of it.