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A non-conducting disc of radius R is uniformly charged with surface charge density σ. A disc of radius R2 is cut from the disc, as shown in the figure. The electric potential at centre C of large disc will be

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  • A πσR2ε0
  • B σR2πε0
  • C σRπ-12πε0
  • D σRπ-12ε0
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The correct answer is: σRπ-12πε0

The electric potential at the centre of the complete disc, V1=σR2ε0

Let us assume that the potential at the circumference of the smaller disc is V2


r=2R2cosθ2

dr=-2R2sinθ2dθ2

dV2=θ = 0πσ×rθdr4πε0r=σR2πε0=V2

  Net potential at centre C is,

V=V1V2=σRπ-12πε0

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