JEE MAIN - Physics (2023 - 6th April Morning Shift - No. 19)

For a uniformly charged thin spherical shell, the electric potential (V) radially away from the centre (O) of shell can be graphically represented as -

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Physics - Electrostatics Question 52 English

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Physics - Electrostatics Question 52 English Option 1
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Physics - Electrostatics Question 52 English Option 2
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Physics - Electrostatics Question 52 English Option 3
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Physics - Electrostatics Question 52 English Option 4

Explanation

For $r \leq R, V=\frac{k Q}{R}$, constant everywhere inside the spherical shell.

For $r>R, V=\frac{k Q}{r}$, Decreases with $r$

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Physics - Electrostatics Question 52 English Explanation 1

Therefore for a uniformly thin spherical shell, the electric potential radially away from the centre can be represented as

JEE Main 2023 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Physics - Electrostatics Question 52 English Explanation 2

Hence, option (a) is correct.

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