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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 point charge q is rotated along a circular path within the...

A point charge qq is rotated along a circular path within the electric field produced by a second point charge QQ. During one complete revolution, the work done by the electric field on the rotating charge is

Options

  1. Anegative
  2. Bzero if the charge QQ is situated at the centre and nonzero otherwise
  3. Cpositive
  4. Dzero

Correct answer

D. zero

Step-by-step solution

The electric field produced by a point charge QQ is an electrostatic field, which is conservative in nature.

For any conservative field, the work done by the field in moving a particle along a closed path is always zero, ∮E⃗⋅dl⃗=0\oint \vec{E} \cdot d\vec{l} = 0.

Since one complete revolution along a circular path forms a closed loop, the total work done by the electric field on the charge qq is zero, irrespective of the position of the charge QQ.
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