Electrostatics Question 254
Question: A small sphere carrying a charge -q? is hanging in between two parallel plates by a string of length L. Time period of pendulum is . When parallel plates are charged, the time period changes to . The ratio is equal to [UPSEAT 2003]
Options:
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
When dipole is given a small angular displacement q about it’s equilibrium position, the restoring torque will be
or
with
therefore