Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electric Charges and Fields

Question:

A charge of $8.0 × 10^{-9} C$ is uniformly distributed on the surface of a spherical shell of radius 10 cm. The electric field at a distance of 10 cm from the outer surface of the shell is

Options:

$7.2×10^{-3} N/C$

$7.2×10^{3} N/C$

$18×10^{-2} N/C$

$1.8×10^{3} N/C$

Correct Answer:

$1.8×10^{3} N/C$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → $1.8×10^{3} N/C$

Given:

Charge, $Q = 8.0 \times 10^{-9} \ \text{C}$

Radius of shell, $R = 0.1 \ \text{m}$

Distance from outer surface, $d = 0.1 \ \text{m}$

Total distance from center: $r = R + d = 0.1 + 0.1 = 0.2 \ \text{m}$

Electric field outside a spherical shell: $E = \frac{1}{4 \pi \epsilon_0} \frac{Q}{r^2}$

$E = \frac{9 \times 10^9 \cdot 8.0 \times 10^{-9}}{(0.2)^2} = \frac{72}{0.04} = 1800 \ \text{N/C}$

Electric field at 10 cm from outer surface: $E = 1.8 \times 10^3 \ \text{N/C}$