Question

Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. The net charge on the sphere is then

• A. negative and distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere
• B. negative and appears only at the point on the sphere closest to the point charge
• C. negative and distributed non-uniformly over the entire surface of the sphere
• D. zero

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Charge will be induced in the conducting sphere, but net charge on it will be zero.
$\therefore $ Option (d) is correct.