JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main - Mock Test - 3

  • question_answer
    Each corner of a cube of side \[l\] has a negative charge, \[-q\]. The electrostatic potential energy of a charge q at the centre of the cube is

    A) \[-\frac{4{{q}^{2}}}{\sqrt{2}\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}l}\]           

    B) \[\frac{\sqrt{3}{{q}^{2}}}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}l}\]

    C) \[\frac{4{{q}^{2}}}{\sqrt{2}\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}l}\]

    D) \[-\frac{4{{q}^{2}}}{\sqrt{3}\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}l}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Length of body diagonal  \[=\sqrt{3}\ell \]
    \[\therefore \]  Distance of centre of cube from each corner \[r=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\ell \]
     P.E. at centre \[=8\times \] Potential Energy due to A \[=8\times \frac{Kq\times (-q)}{r}=8\times \frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}\sqrt{3}\,l}\times 2\times q\times (-q)=\frac{-4{{q}^{2}}}{\sqrt{3}\,\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}l}\]


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