CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2008

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    Two identical metal spheres charged with \[+12\mu F\] and \[-8\mu F\] are kept at certain distance in air. They are brought into contact and then kept at the same distance. The ratio of the magnitudes of electrostatic forces between them before and after contact is

    A)  \[12:1\]                              

    B)  \[8:1\]

    C)  \[24:1\]                              

    D)  \[4:1\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[{{F}_{\operatorname{int}ial}}=\frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\times \frac{12\times (-8)}{{{r}^{2}}};\,{{F}_{\operatorname{int}ial}}=\frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\times \frac{96}{{{r}^{2}}}\]where r is the distance between them. When the charges are brought in contact, then                 \[{{q}_{1}}={{q}_{2}}=\frac{12-8}{2}=\frac{4}{2}=2\mu F\] \[\therefore \]  \[{{F}_{final}}=\frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\times \frac{2\times 2}{{{r}^{2}}}=\frac{4}{{{r}^{2}}}\times \frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\left| F \right|}_{final}}=\frac{4}{{{r}^{2}}}\times \frac{1}{4\pi {{\varepsilon }_{0}}}\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{{{\left| F \right|}_{final}}}{{{\left| F \right|}_{final}}}=\frac{96}{4}=24\]


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