JEE Advanced · Physics · 17. Electrostatics
Two non-conducting solid spheres of radii and , having uniform volume charge densities and , respectively, touch each other. The net electric field at a distance from the centre of the smaller sphere, along the line joining the centres of the spheres, is zero. The ratio can be
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Field due to small sphere
Field due to bigger sphere
The net electric field at point will be
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