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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Question:

Two spherical cavities (A and B) of radii x and y are hollowed out from the interior of a conducting sphere of radius R. Charges q1 and q2 are placed at centre of cavities A and B. The situation is depicted in the figure given:

What are the fields inside the cavity A and cavity B respectively? Where rA and rB are the unit vector from center of cavities respectively. 

Options:

zero

q1/4πεorA2   rA   ,   q2/4πεorB2  r

q1/4πεo(rA -x)2   rA   ,   q2/4πεo(rB -y)2  r

none of these

Correct Answer:

q1/4πεorA2   rA   ,   q2/4πεorB2  r

Explanation:

since charges are enclosed inside the cavities, so use gauss law.