AIIMS 201925 May
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2019
- Date
- 25 May
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Electrostatics
AIIMS 2019 · 25 May · Physics · Electrostatics
Four point charges -Q,-q, 2 q and 2 Q are placed, one at each...
Four point charges and are placed, one at each corner of the square. The relation between and for which the potential at the centre of the square is zero is
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
Let be the side length of the square A B C DPotential is a scalar quantity.
Potential at the centre $O$ due to given charge configuration is\begin{aligned} & V=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\left[\frac{(-Q)}{\left(\frac{a}{\sqrt{2}}\right)}+\frac{(-q)}{\left(\frac{a}{\sqrt{2}}\right)}+\frac{(2 q)}{\left(\frac{a}{\sqrt{2}}\right)}+\frac{2 Q}{\left(\frac{a}{\sqrt{2}}\right)}\right]=0 \\ & \Rightarrow-Q-q+2 q+2 Q=0 \\ & \text{ or } Q+q=0 \text{ or } Q=-q\end{aligned}$$