Consider two charged metallic spheres S 1 and S 2 of radii R 1 and R 2 , respectively. The electric fields E 1 (on S 1 ) and E 2 (on S 2 ) on their surfaces are such that E 1 E 2 = R 1 R 2 . Then the ratio V 1 (on S 1 ) / V 2 (on S 2 ) of t

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Consider two charged metallic spheres S 1 and S 2 of radii R 1 and R 2 , respectively. The electric fields E 1 (on S 1 ) and E 2 (on S 2 ) on their surfaces are such that E 1 E 2 = R 1 R 2 . Then the ratio V 1 (on S 1 ) / V 2 (on S 2 ) of the electrostatic potentials on each sphere is:

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Correct answer: B. R 1 R 2 2

Given, E 1 E 2 = R 1 R 2 Then ratio of potential would be, V 1 V 2 = E 1 R 1 E 2 R 2 = R 1 R 2 &#215; R 1 R 2 = R 1 R 2 2

Consider two charged metallic spheres S 1 and S 2 of radii R 1 and R 2 , respectively. The electric fields E 1 (on S 1 ) and E 2 (on S 2 ) on their surfaces are such that E 1 E 2 = R 1 R 2 . Then the ratio V 1 (on S 1 ) / V 2 (on S 2 ) of the electrostatic potentials on each sphere is:

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