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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2]
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Electric Field and Potential

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 2] · Physics · Electric Field and Potential

A circular wire-loop of radius a carries a total charge Q uniformly...

A circular wire-loop of radius aa carries a total charge QQ uniformly distributed over its length. A small segment of length dLdL is cut off from the wire. Determine the electric field at the centre due to the remaining wire.

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  1. AQdL8π2ε0a3\dfrac{QdL}{8\pi^2 \varepsilon_0 a^3}
  2. BQdL4π2ε0a3\dfrac{QdL}{4\pi^2 \varepsilon_0 a^3}
  3. CQdL4πε0a2\dfrac{QdL}{4\pi \varepsilon_0 a^2}
  4. DQdL8πε0a3\dfrac{QdL}{8\pi \varepsilon_0 a^3}

Correct answer

A. QdL8π2ε0a3\dfrac{QdL}{8\pi^2 \varepsilon_0 a^3}

Step-by-step solution

The electric field at the centre of a complete uniformly charged circular loop is zero.

By the principle of superposition, the electric field due to the remaining wire is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the electric field due to the small cut-off segment.

The linear charge density of the wire is λ=Q2πa\lambda = \dfrac{Q}{2\pi a}.

The charge on the small segment of length dLdL is dq=λdL=QdL2πadq = \lambda dL = \dfrac{QdL}{2\pi a}.

Treating this small segment as a point charge, the magnitude of the electric field at the centre due to it is E=14πε0dqa2E = \dfrac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0} \dfrac{dq}{a^2}.

Substituting the value of dqdq, we get E=14πε0QdL2πaa2=QdL8π2ε0a3E = \dfrac{1}{4\pi \varepsilon_0} \dfrac{\dfrac{QdL}{2\pi a}}{a^2} = \dfrac{QdL}{8\pi^2 \varepsilon_0 a^3}.

Thus, the electric field at the centre due to the remaining wire is QdL8π2ε0a3\dfrac{QdL}{8\pi^2 \varepsilon_0 a^3}.
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