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A point charge +q is placed at the origin and a second charge +9q is placed at (d,0,0). The point between them where the electric field vanishes is:
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JEE Mains 2025 2 April Morning Shift
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If the net electric field at point P along Y axis is zero, then the ratio of |q₂/q₃| is 8/(5√x), where x = ______.
JEE Mains 2024 08 Apr Evening Shift
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A uniformly charged circular loop of radius a√2 is placed in the xy-plane with its centre at the origin. At what position on the positive z-axis is the electric field maximum?
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A circular arc of radius R has fixed linear charge density λ and subtends angle θ at its centre. Using E = (2kλ/R) sin(θ/2),what happens to the field at the centre as θ → 0?
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A uniformly positively charged hemispherical shell occupies the upper half of a sphere. Consider any point P lying in the equatorial plane and inside the circular rim. The electric field at P due to the hemisphere is directed:
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Three proposed electrostatic field-line patterns are described below:
I. Closed concentric circular field lines.
II. Straight, parallel field lines with arrows all in the same direction.
III. Field lines containing abrupt right-angle corners in empty space.Which pattern can represent a physically possible electrostatic field in a charge-free region?
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A uniform electric field of 10 N/C is created between two parallel charged plates as shown in figure. An electron enters symmetrically between the plates with kinetic energy 0.5 eV. The length of each plate is 10 cm. The angle θ of deviation of the path of electron as it comes out of the field is ___ degrees.
JEE Mains25 January 2023Morning Shift
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Two identical infinite positively charged sheets and a positively charged spherical body are arranged as shown in the original figure. Which relation between the electric fields at points A, B, C and D is correct?
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A thin metallic wire having cross sectional area of 10⁻⁴ m² is used to make a ring of radius 30 cm. A positive charge of 2π C is uniformly distributed over the ring, while another positive charge of 30 pC is kept at the centre of the ring. The tension in the ring is ______ N ; provided that the ring does not get deformed (neglect the influence of gravity). (given, 1/(4πε₀) = 9 × 10⁹ SI units)
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A uniformly charged wire of linear charge density λ consists of a quarter-circular arc of radius R joining two mutually perpendicular semi-infinite straight portions tangentially. The centre of the quarter circle is O.With the horizontal semi-infinite part extending to the right and the vertical part extending downward, the electric field at O has magnitude:
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