COMEDK202510 May 2025Morning ShiftPhysicsElectrostaticsActual
For the charge configuration shown here, which of the following is not true?
Options
- A|q₁ |= |q₂ |
- Bq₁ and q₂ are negative
- C|q₁ |> |q₂ |
- Dq₁ q₂ =1
Correct answer
C. |q₁ |> |q₂ |
Step-by-step solution
The electric field lines originate from positive charges and terminate on negative charges. In the given figure, the field lines are directed towards both q₁ and q₂ . This indicates that both q₁ and q₂ are negative charges. The number of electric field lines originating from or terminating on a charge is proportional to the magnitude of the charge. By counting the field lines, we observe that the number of lines terminating on q₁ is equal to the number of lines terminating on q₂ . Since the number of field lines is