JEE Main202225 Jun 2022Morning ShiftPhysicsElectrostaticsActual
In the figure, a very large plane sheet of positive charge is shown. P 1 and P 2 are two points at distance l and 2 l from the charge distribution. If σ is the surface charge density, then the magnitude of electric fields E 1 and E 2 at P 1 and P 2 respectively are
Options
- AE 1 = σ ε o , E 2 = σ 2 ε o
- BE 1 = 2 σ ε o , E 2 = σ ε o
- CE 1 = E 2 = σ 2 ε o
- DE 1 = E 2 = σ ε o
Correct answer
C. E 1 = E 2 = σ 2 ε o
Step-by-step solution
The electric field due to a large uniformly charged non-conducting sheet is given by, E = σ 2 ε o . It is independent of the distance from the sheet. Therefore, E 1 = E 2 = σ 2 ε o