1. Electric Charges and Fields
medium

A particle of mass $m$ and carrying charge $-q_1$ is moving around a charge $+q_2$ along a circular path of radius r. Find period of revolution of the charge $-q_1$

A$\sqrt{\frac{16 \pi^3 \varepsilon_0 m r^3}{q_1 q_2}}$
B$\sqrt{\frac{8 \pi^3 \varepsilon_0 m r^3}{q_1 q_2}}$
C$\sqrt{\frac{q_1 q_2}{16 \pi^3 \varepsilon_0 m r^3}}$
D$0$

Solution

(a)
$\frac{m v^2}{r}=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{q_1 q_2}{r^2}$
$v=\left[\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q_1 q_2}{r m}\right]^{\frac{1}{2}}$
For $1$ trip
$T=\frac{2 \pi r}{v}=2 \pi r\left[4 \pi \varepsilon_0 m r\right]\left[q_1 q_2\right]^{\frac{1}{2}}$
$T=\sqrt{\frac{16 \pi^3 \varepsilon_0 m r^3}{q_1 q_2}}$
Standard 12
Physics

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