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Consider a uniformly charged hemispherical shell shown in figure. Indicate shown in figure. Indicate the directions (not magnitude) of the electric field at the central point `P_1` and an off-center point `P_2` on the drum-head of the shell.

A

`uparrow, ?`

B

`uparrow,?`

C

`uparrow,uparrow`

D

`uparrow,larr`

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The correct Answer is:
C
If another shell is kept upside down over it complete a sphere, net field should become zero.
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