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Electrostatics: Electric Field MCQ

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Question

Field inside a uniformly charged spherical shell:
  1. A
    kQ/r²
  2. B
    kQ/R²
  3. C
    Zero
    Correct
  4. D
    Increases toward centre

Correct answer

Zero

Explanation

By Gauss's law (or shell theorem): E = 0 everywhere inside a uniformly charged shell. Outside: E = kQ/r².

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