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A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric field produced by a point charg placed at $\mathrm{P}$ as shown in figure. Let $\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{A}}, \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{B}}, \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C}}$ be the potentials at points $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$ and $\mathrm{C}$ respectively. Then
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Options:
  • A $\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C}}>\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{B}}$
  • B $\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{B}}>\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C}}$
  • C $\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{A}}>\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{B}}$
  • D $\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{A}}^{\mathrm{B}}=\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C}}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{A}}^{\mathrm{B}}=\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C}}$
Conducting surface behaves as equipotential surface.

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