AIPMT PRELIMS2000Physics-Electrostatics

AIPMT PRELIMS 2000 Physics Electric Field MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-numerical-Hard-Class 12

Electric field at centre O of semicircle of radius 'a' having linear charge density λ given is given by

Question diagram
A

2λ/ε₀a

B

λπ/ε₀a

C

λ/2πε₀a

D

λ/πε₀a

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

The electric field at the center of a semicircle with uniform linear charge density is calculated using integration over the semicircle, resulting in λπ/ε₀a.

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