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A Rubber Balloon is Given a Charge Q Distributed Uniformly Over Its Surface. is the Field Inside the Balloon Zero Everywhere If the Balloon Does Not Have a Spherical Surface?

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A rubber balloon is given a charge Q distributed uniformly over its surface. Is the field inside the balloon zero everywhere if the balloon does not have a spherical surface?

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Solution

No, the field is not zero everywhere, as the electric field vector due to the charge distribution does not cancel out at any place inside the balloon because of its non-spherical shape.

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Chapter 30: Gauss’s Law - Short Answers [Page 139]

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HC Verma Concepts of Physics Volume 1 and 2 [English]
Chapter 30 Gauss’s Law
Short Answers | Q 6 | Page 139
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