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AIIMS 2001
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2001
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electrostatics

AIIMS 2001 · Physics · Electrostatics

Two spheres of same metal have radii a and b . They have been...

Two spheres of same metal have radii aa and bb. They have been connected to a conducting wire. Find the ratio of the electric field intensity upon them.

Options

  1. Aa/ba / b
  2. Bb/ab / a
  3. Cb2/ab^2 / a
  4. Db2/a2b^2 / a^2.

Correct answer

D. b2/a2b^2 / a^2.

Step-by-step solution

Since both the metal spheres are connected to the same conducting wire, both of them will be having same charge on them. Let the charge on each of them be qq. Then, the electric field intensities are given by, Ea=kqa2,\quadEb=kqb2∴EaEb=b2a2\begin{aligned}& E_a=\frac{k q}{a^2}, \quadE_b=\frac{k q}{b^2}\\ & \therefore \frac{E_a}{E_b}=\frac{b^2}{a^2} \end{aligned}
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