AIIMS 2010
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2010
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Electrostatics
AIIMS 2010 · Physics · Electrostatics
In figure, a particle having mass m=5 ~g and charge q^ =2 × 10^ -9...
In figure, a particle having mass and charge starts from rest at point and moves in a straight line to point . What is its speed at point ?

Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
According to conservation of energy, we get Here, and the potential energies are and \begin{aligned} & \therefore 0+q^{\prime} V_a=\frac{1}{2} m v^2+q^{\prime} V_b \\ & \text { or } v=\sqrt{\frac{2 q^{\prime}\left(V_a-V_b\right)}{m}} \\ & V_a=\left(9.0 \times 10^9 \mathrm{Nm}^2 \mathrm{C}^{-2}\right) \end{aligned}\begin{array}{r} \left(\frac{3 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{C}}{0.01 \mathrm{~m}}+\frac{-3 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{C}}{0.02 \mathrm{~m}}\right)=1350 \mathrm{~V} \\ V_b=\left(9.0 \times 10^9 \mathrm{Nm}^2 \mathrm{C}^{-2}\right) \\ \left(\frac{3 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{C}}{0.02 \mathrm{~m}}+\frac{-3 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{C}}{0.01 \mathrm{~m}}\right)=-1350 \mathrm{~V} . \end{array}\begin{aligned} \therefore & v=\sqrt{\frac{2\left(2 \times 10^{-9} \mathrm{C}\right)(2700 \mathrm{~V})}{5 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~kg}}}=4.65 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \\ & =4.65 \mathrm{~cm} \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \end{aligned}