JEE Main 202622 JanuaryMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 22 January
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Electrostatics
JEE Main 2026 · 22 January · Morning Shift · Physics · Electrostatics
Six point charges are kept 60^ apart from each other on the...
Six point charges are kept apart from each other on the circumference of a circle of radius as shown in figure. The net electric field at the center of the circle is . ( is permittivity of free space)

Options
- A
- B
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- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
Six point charges equally spaced 60° apart on a circle of radius R, with alternating arrangement creating a dipole-like configuration.
Each charge creates an electric field at the center of magnitude pointing radially (outward for +Q, inward for -Q).
By vector addition of field contributions from all six charges with proper angle consideration:
The charges at specific positions create a net field with components that depend on their arrangement.
For the given symmetric configuration, the net electric field is:
This corresponds to magnitude at angle of from the positive x-axis.
Each charge creates an electric field at the center of magnitude pointing radially (outward for +Q, inward for -Q).
By vector addition of field contributions from all six charges with proper angle consideration:
The charges at specific positions create a net field with components that depend on their arrangement.
For the given symmetric configuration, the net electric field is:
This corresponds to magnitude at angle of from the positive x-axis.