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JEE Main 202310 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
10 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electrostatics

JEE Main 2023 · 10 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Electrostatics

Three concentric spherical metallic shells X, Y and Z of radius a,...

Three concentric spherical metallic shells X,YandZX, Y and Z of radius a,bandca, b and c respectively [a<b<c]\left[a < b < c\right] have surface charge densities σ,–σ\sigma, – \sigma and σ\sigma, respectively. The shells XandZX and Z are at same potential. If the radii of X and  X \text{\text{ and } } Y are 2cmand3cm2cm and 3cm, respectively. The radius of shell ZZ is _____cmcm.Three concentric spherical metallic shells X, Y and Z of radius a, b and c respectively [a < b < c] have surface charge

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Three concentric spherical metallic shells X, Y and Z of radius a, b and c respectively [a < b < c] have surface charge

The charges on the spheres are

qX=σ4πa2qY=−σ4πb2qZ=σ4πc2{q}_{X} = \sigma4\pi{a}^{2}{q}_{Y} = - \sigma4\pi{b}^{2}{q}_{Z} = \sigma4\pi{c}^{2}

It is given that VX=VZ{V}_{X} = {V}_{Z}

So,

qX4πε0a+qY4πε0b+qZ4πε0c=qX4πε0c+qY4πε0c+qZ4πε0c⇒σ4πa2a−σ4πb2b+σ4πc2c=σ4π(a2−b2+c2)c⇒c(a−b+c)=(a2−b2+c2)⇒c=a+b=2cm+3cm=5cm\dfrac{{q}_{X}}{4\pi{ε}_{0}a} + \dfrac{{q}_{Y}}{4\pi{ε}_{0}b} + \dfrac{{q}_{Z}}{4\pi{ε}_{0}c} = \dfrac{{q}_{X}}{4\pi{ε}_{0}c} + \dfrac{{q}_{Y}}{4\pi{ε}_{0}c} + \dfrac{{q}_{Z}}{4\pi{ε}_{0}c} ⇒ \dfrac{\sigma4\pi{a}^{2}}{a} - \dfrac{\sigma4\pi{b}^{2}}{b} + \dfrac{\sigma4\pi{c}^{2}}{c} = \dfrac{\sigma4\pi ( {a}^{2} - {b}^{2} + {c}^{2} )}{c} ⇒ c ( a - b + c ) = ( {a}^{2} - {b}^{2} + {c}^{2} ) ⇒ c = a + b = 2cm + 3cm = 5cm

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