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Consider a solid cube made up of insulating material having a uniform volume charge density. Assuming the electrostatic potential to be zero at infinity, the ratio of the  potential at a corner of the cube to that at the centre will be
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Options:
  • A 1:1
  • B 1:2
  • C 1:4
  • D 1:8
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The correct answer is: 1:2



ρ-Charge density of the cube

Vlcorner- Potential at the corner of a cube of side l

Vlcentre- Potential at the centre of a cube of side l

Vl/2centre- Potential at the center of a cube of side l2

Vl/2corner- Potential at the corner of a cube of side l2

By dimensional analysis

VlcornerQl=ρl2

Vlcorner=4 Vl/2corner

But by superposition Vlcentre=8Vl/2corner

Because of the centre of the larger cube lies at a corner of the eight smaller cubes of which it is made

Therefore, VlcornerVlcentre=4Vl/2corner8Vl/2corner=12

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