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JEE Advanced · Physics · 17. Electrostatics

An infinitely long thin non-conducting wire is parallel to the z - axis and carries a uniform line charge density λ . It pierces a thin non-conducting spherical shell of radius R in such a way that the arc PQ subtends an angle 120o at the centre O of the spherical shell, as shown in the figure. The permittivity of free space is ϵ0 . Which of the following statements is (are) true?

  1. A The electric flux through the shell is 3Rλ/ϵ0
  2. B The z - component of the electric field is zero at all the points on the surface of the shell
  3. C The electric flux through the shell is 2Rλ/ϵ0
  4. D The electric field is normal to the surface of the shell at all points
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(B) The z - component of the electric field is zero at all the points on the surface of the shell

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Field due to straight wire is perpendicular to the wire and radially outward. Hence Ez = 0
Length, PQ=2Rsin60=3R According to Gauss's law
Total flux =E.ds=qin0=λ3R0
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