Electrostatics 1 Question 22

23. Three particles, each of mass 1g and carrying a charge q, are suspended from a common point by insulated massless strings, each 100cm long. If the particles are in equilibrium and are located at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side length 3cm, calculate the charge q on each particle.

(Take g=10m/s2 ).

(1988, 5M)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 23. B

Solution:

F is the resultant of electrostatic forces between two charges.

F=2Fecos30=214πε0q2a232=2×109×9×q2×3(3×102)2×2=3×1013q2

θ is the angle of string with horizontal in equilibrium,

cosθ=rl=(a/2)sec30l=a3l=31003θ89

Now, the particle is in equilibrium under three concurrent forces, F,T and mg. Therefore, applying Lami’s theorem

or

Fsin(90+θ)=mgsin(180θ)

or

3×1013q2=(1×103)(10)cot89

Solving this equation, we get

q=0.317×108C or q=3.17×109C



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