NEET Physics Electric Field MCQ Question
Consider a uniformly charged thin spherical shell with surface charge density and radius . At a point outside the shell, how does the electric field depend on the radial distance from the center of the shell?
E is proportional to 1/r^2
E is proportional to r
E is constant
E is proportional to 1/r
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
For a point outside a uniformly charged spherical shell, the electric field behaves as if all the charge were concentrated at the center, thus falling off as 1/r^2.
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