Single Choice

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

Anegative and distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere
Bnegative and appears only at the point on the sphere closest to the point charge
Cnegative and distributed non-uniformly over the entire surface of the sphere
Dzero
Correct Answer

Solution

The charge will induce in the sphere due to electrostatic induction but net charge will be zero in the sphere.

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