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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Electric potential and capacitance
  • JEE Mains 2023
  • Hard
  • MCQ

The electric potential at the centre of two concentric half rings of radii \(R_1\) and \(R_2\), having same linear charge density \(\lambda\) is

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(B) \(\frac{\lambda}{2 \epsilon_0}\)

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Potential at centre

\(V=\frac{\left(\lambda \cdot \pi R_2\right)}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0 R_2}+\frac{\left(\lambda \cdot \pi R_1\right)}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0 R_1}\)

\(=\frac{\lambda}{2 \varepsilon_0}\)