Electric Charges and Fields - Result Question 5
5. Two pith balls carrying equal charges are suspended from a common point by strings of equal length. The equilibrium separation between them is
clamped at half the height. The equilibrium separation between the balls now become
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(a)
(c)
(d)
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 5. (a)
Solution:
- (a)
From figure,
When string is clamped at half the height
Dividing the above two equations, we have
