2. Electric Potential and Capacitance
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Three charges $2 q,-q$ and $-q$ are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. At the center of the triangle

A

the field is zero but potential is non$-$zero.

B

the field is non$-$zero but potential is zero.

C

both field and potential are zero

D

both field and potential are non$-$zero

(AIIMS-2019)

Solution

The electric potential at the center of the triangle is calculated as,

$V=\frac{\sum q}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}}$

$=\frac{2 q-q-q}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}}$

$=\frac{0}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}}$

$=0$

Standard 12
Physics

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