Electrostatics 5 Question 45
47. Two protons $A$ and $B$ are placed in between the two plates of a parallel plate capacitor charged to a potential difference $V$ as shown in the figure. The forces on the two protons are identical.
$(1986,3 M)$
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Solution:
- Electric field between the plates of capacitor is almost uniform. Therefore, force on both the protons will be identical. It hardly matters whether they are placed near positive plate or negative plate.
