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JEE Main 2022Electrostatics Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th June Evening Shift

Question

Sixty four conducting drops each of radius 0.02 m and each carrying a charge of 5 C are combined to form a bigger drop. The ratio of surface density of bigger drop to the smaller drop will be :

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Correct answer
B4 : 1

Step-by-step explanation

Surface charge density of a spherical conductor is given by,



When all smaller drops combine, the radius of the bigger drop is given by





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