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Consider the force F on a charge 'q' due to a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius R carrying charge Q distributed uniformly over it. Which…

JEE Main 2020 — Physics Electromagnetism

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Consider the force FFF on a charge 'qqq' due to a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius RRR carrying charge QQQ distributed uniformly over it. Which one of the following statements is true for FFF, if 'qqq' is placed at distance rrr from the centre of the shell?

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Held on 6 Sept 2020 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    F=14π∈0QqR2F=\frac{1}{4\pi {\in }_{0}}\frac{\mathrm{Qq}}{{R}^{2}}F=4π∈0​1​R2Qq​ for r<Rr<Rr<R

  2. B

    14π∈0qQR2>F>0\frac{1}{4\pi {\in }_{0}}\frac{\mathrm{qQ}}{{R}^{2}}>F>04π∈0​1​R2qQ​>F>0 for r<Rr<Rr<R

  3. C

    F=14π∈0Qqr2F=\frac{1}{4\pi {\in }_{0}}\frac{\mathrm{Qq}}{{r}^{2}}F=4π∈0​1​r2Qq​ for r>Rr>Rr>R

  4. D

    F=14π∈0Qqr2F=\frac{1}{4\pi {\in }_{0}}\frac{\mathrm{Qq}}{{r}^{2}}F=4π∈0​1​r2Qq​ for all rrr

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