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Standard XII

Physics

Potential Energy of a System of Multiple Point Charges

A hollow cond...

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A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric field produced by a point charge paced at $P$ as shown in figure. Let $V_{A}, V_{B}, V_{C}$ be the potential at point $A, B$ and $C$ respectively, then:

V_{C} > V_{B}

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V_{A} > V_{B}

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V_{B} > V_{C}

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V_{A} = V_{C}

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Solution

The correct option is B $V_{A} = V_{C}$
In the figure given, the hollow conducting sphere becomes an equipotential surface. Therefore $V_{A} = V_{C}$

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