JEE Main & Advanced Physics Electrostatics & Capacitance Question Bank Electric Field and Potential

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    Two equal charges \[q\] are placed at a distance of \[2a\] and a third charge \[-2q\] is placed at the midpoint. The potential energy of the system is                                                             [MP PMT 1997]

    A)                    \[\frac{{{q}^{2}}}{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}a}\]

    B)                                      \[\frac{6{{q}^{2}}}{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}a}\]

    C)                    \[-\frac{7{{q}^{2}}}{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}a}\]

    D)                                      \[\frac{9{{q}^{2}}}{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}a}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                         \[{{U}_{system}}=\frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\,\frac{(q)\,(-2q)}{a}+\frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\frac{(-2q)\,(q)}{a}+\frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\frac{(q)\,(q)}{2a}\] \[{{U}_{system}}=-\frac{7\,{{q}^{2}}}{8\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}a}\]


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