Question 180 of 311

For a uniformly charged thin spherical shell, the electric potential $\left(V\right)$ radially away from the centre $\left(O\right)$ of shell can be graphically represented as

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Answer: (B)

The potential is constant inside the sphere as the electric field is zero inside the sphere. So, the value is given by
$V=\dfrac{Q}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}R}$ for $r\lt R$
The potential at the surface is
$V=\dfrac{Q}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}R}$
The potential outside the sphere starts decreasing and is given by the formula
$V=\dfrac{Q}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}r}$ for $r\gt R$

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