A negative charge was removed from a neutral conducting sphere of radius R. Which of the following statements is/are FALSE? I. The electric field inside the conducting sphere is perpendicular to the equipotential surface. II. The surface of the conducting sphere is an equipotential surface. II. At r > R, the electric potential falls by 1/r² while the magnitude of the electric field falls by 1/r. IV. At r > R, the electric field is pointing radially towards the center of the conducting sphere. A. III and IV B. I, II, and IV C. I, II, and III D. I and II

A negative charge was removed from a neutral conducting sphere of radius R. Which of the following statements is/are FALSE? I. The electric field inside the conducting sphere is perpendicular to the equipotential surface. II. The surface of the conducting sphere is an equipotential surface. II. At r > R, the electric potential falls by 1/r² while the magnitude of the electric field falls by 1/r. IV. At r > R, the electric field is pointing radially towards the center of the conducting sphere. A. III and IV B. I, II, and IV C. I, II, and III D. I and II

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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