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The magnitude of an electric intensity at a point which is at a distance 'r' from the centre of a charged spherical conductor of radius 'R' in terms of the surface charge density `'sigma'` is given by 'E' where

A

`E=(sigma)/(Kepsi_(0)r^(2))`

B

`E=(sigmaR)/(Kepsi_(0)r^(2))`

C

`E=(sigmaR^(2))/(Kepsi_(0)r^(2))`

D

`E=(sigma^(2)R)/(Kepsi_(0)r^(2))`

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