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JEE Advanced 2012Paper 2
Exam
JEE Advanced
Year
2012
Paper
Paper 2
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electrostatics

JEE Advanced 2012 · Paper 2 · Physics · Electrostatics

Six point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular hexagon of...

Six point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular hexagon of side L\mathrm{L} and centre OO, as shown in the figure. Given that K=14πε0qL2K=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{q}{L^{2}}, which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct? Six point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular hexagon of side L and centre O , as shown in the figure. Given

Options

  1. AThe electric field at OO is 6 K6 \mathrm{~K} along ODO D
  2. BThe potential at OO is zero
  3. CThe potential at all points on the line PRP R is same
  4. DThe potential at all points on the line STS T is same

Correct answer

A. The electric field at OO is 6 K6 \mathrm{~K} along ODO D

Step-by-step solution

Here ∣EA→∣2=∣EB→∣=∣EC→∣=∣ED→∣2=∣EE→∣=∣EF→∣=K∴EO=EA+ED+(EF+EC)cos⁡60∘+(EB+EC)cos⁡60∘=2 K+2 K+(K+K)×12+(K+K)×12=6 K\begin{aligned} & \frac{\left|\overrightarrow{E_{A}}\right|}{2}=\left|\overrightarrow{E_{B}}\right|=\left|\overrightarrow{E_{C}}\right|=\frac{\left|\overrightarrow{E_{D}}\right|}{2}=\left|\overrightarrow{E_{E}}\right|=\left|\overrightarrow{E_{F}}\right|=K \\ \therefore & E_{O}=E_{A}+E_{D}+\left(E_{F}+E_{C}\right) \cos 60^{\circ}+\left(E_{B}+E_{C}\right) \cos 60^{\circ} \\ =& 2 \mathrm{~K}+2 \mathrm{~K}+(\mathrm{K}+\mathrm{K}) \times \frac{1}{2}+(\mathrm{K}+\mathrm{K}) \times \frac{1}{2}=6 \mathrm{~K} \end{aligned} Six point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular hexagon of side L and centre O , as shown in the figure. Given
Electric potential at OVO=14πε0L[2q+q+q−q−q−2q]=0O V_{O}=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{0} L}[2 q+q+q-q-q-2 q]=0 Potential at all points on the line PR is same not on line ST. PRP R is perpendicular bisector (the equatorial line) for the electric dipoles AB,FEandBCA B, F E and B C. Therefore the electric potential will be zero at any point on PRP R.
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