Gujarati
1. Electric Charges and Fields
hard

Positive point charges are placed at the vertices of a star shape as shown in the figure. Direction of the electrostatic force on a negative point charge at the centre $O$ of the star is

A

towards right

B

vertically up

C

towards left

D

vertically down

(KVPY-2017)

Solution

(a)

Net resultant force is due to unbalanced forces of $3 q$ and $2 q$ charges.

After cancellation of equal forces, we have following configuration:

Hence, net force is towards right.

Standard 12
Physics

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