Electrostatics Question 205

Question: Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side a . The force experienced by the charge placed at the vertex A in a direction normal to BC is [AIIMS 2003]

Options:

A) Q2/(4πε0a2)

B) Q2/(4πε0a2)

C) Zero

D) Q2/(2πε0a2)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

|FB|=|FC|=k.Q2a2 Hence force experienced by the charge at A in the direction normal to BC is zero.



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