NEET-XII-Physics
30: Gauss's Law
- #4Consider the situation of the previous problem. The force on the central charge due to the shell is
(a) towards left
(b) towards right
(c) upward
(d) zerodigAnsr: bAns : (b) towards right
This question can be answered using the concept of electric field lines.
We know that electric field lines emerge from a positive charge and move towards a negative charge. Now, charge Q, on the face in front of charge q1, tries to nullify the field lines emerging from charge q1. So, the charge on the farther face of the conductor dominates and, hence, a force appears to the right of charge q.
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