Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. The net charge…
Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. The net charge on the sphere is then
Negative and distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere
Negative and appears only at the point on the sphere closest to the point charge
Negative and distributed non-uniformly over the entire surface of the sphere
Zero
Solution
There is no change in net charge due to induced charges. Net charge is conserved and it will be zero. But at near point charge sphere have induced non-uniform negative charge and the away part of the sphere has induced non-uniform positive charge. But the sum of these non-uniform negative and non-uniform positive is equal to zero.
Asked in: JEE Mains - Electrostatics - Chapter Test