- Home
- Standard 12
- Physics
1. Electric Charges and Fields
normal
A given charge situated at a distance $r$ from an electric dipole on it axis experiences a force $F$. If the distance of the charge from the dipole is doubled, the force acting on the charge will be
A
$4F$
B
$F/2$
C
$F/4$
D
$F/8$
Solution
Force exerted by an electric dipole on a charge is inversely proportional to the cube of distance of the charge from the centre of the dipole.
$\mathrm{F} \propto \frac{1}{\mathrm{r}^{3}}$
$\therefore \quad \frac{\mathrm{F}}{\mathrm{F}^{\prime}}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{r}^{\prime}}{\mathrm{r}}\right)=\left(\frac{2}{1}\right)^{3}$ or $\quad \mathrm{F}^{\prime}=\frac{\mathrm{F}}{8}.$
Standard 12
Physics
Similar Questions
normal
normal