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PhysicsField & ForceMedium2 minQB
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A particle of mass m is placed inside a spherical shell, away from its centre. The mass ell is M The particle will move towards the centre The particle will move away from the centre, towards the nearest wall The particle will move towards the centre if and away from the centre if The particle will remain stationary

Options:

Answer:
D
Solution:

By the shell theorem the field inside a spherical shell is zero everywhere, whatever the particle's position inside it. So the particle experiences no force and remains stationary.

Ans. (D)

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsSubtopic:Field & Force
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