Physics

Physics

Problem

Which statement best describes the electric field produced by an isolated conducting sphere carrying a net positive charge +Q? a) The electric field has the same constant magnitude kQ/R2kQ/R^{2} everywhere both inside and outside the sphere. b) The field is zero everywhere inside the sphere and, beyond the surface, behaves identically to that of a point charge +Q located at the center. c) Inside the sphere the field decreases linearly with distance from the center, and outside the field obeys E=kQ/r2E = kQ/r^{2}. d) The field is zero throughout the interior, but outside the sphere it decreases with distance as E=kQ/r3E = kQ/r^{3}.

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