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Q. Assertion: Electric field is discontinuous across the surface of a spherical charged shell
Reason : Electric potential is continuous across the surface of a spherical charged shell

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Solution:

Electric field is zero inside the spherical charged shell and it is $\frac{\sigma}{\varepsilon_{0}} \pi$ outside. So it is discontinuous across the surface. Electric potential is continuous across the surface. As, $V=\frac{1}{4\pi \, \in_{0}} \frac{q}{r}, r \, \le\,R$