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Q. A hollow metal sphere of radius $5 \,cm$ is charged such that the potential on its surface is $10 \,V$. The electric field at the centre of the sphere will be

Chhattisgarh PMTChhattisgarh PMT 2004

Solution:

Charge in a hollow metal sphere is distributed at the surface of the sphere.
Hence, the electric field inside the hollow sphere is zero every where.