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JEE Main 20236 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
6 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electrostatics

JEE Main 2023 · 6 April · Evening Shift · Physics · Electrostatics

A dipole comprises of two charged particles of identical magnitude...

A dipole comprises of two charged particles of identical magnitude qq and opposite in nature. The mass mm of the positive charged particle is half of the mass of the negative charged particle. The two charges are separated by a distance ll . If the dipole is placed in a uniform electric field E→\overset{\to}{E}; in such a way that dipole axis makes a very small angle with the electric field, E→\overset{\to}{E}. The angular frequency of the oscillations of the dipole when released is given by:

Options

  1. A3qE2ml\sqrt{\dfrac{3qE}{2ml}}
  2. B8qEml\sqrt{\dfrac{8qE}{ml}}
  3. C4qEml\sqrt{\dfrac{4qE}{ml}}
  4. D8qE3ml\sqrt{\dfrac{8qE}{3ml}}

Correct answer

A. 3qE2ml\sqrt{\dfrac{3qE}{2ml}}

Step-by-step solution

The data given is

l=l =distance between the charges

q=q =charge

m=m =mass of the positive charge

2m2m=mass of negative charge

The moment of inertia of the system is

I=(m×2mm+2m)(l)2=2ml23I = \left(\dfrac{m \times 2m}{m + 2m}\right){\left(l\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{2m{l}^{2}}{3}

The angular frequency can be written as

ω=pEI...(i)\omega = \sqrt{\dfrac{pE}{I}} . . . ( i )

Substituting the value of moment of inertia in the equation (i) we get

ω=pE2ml23=3pE2ml2\omega = \sqrt{\dfrac{pE}{\dfrac{2m{l}^{2}}{3}}} = \sqrt{\dfrac{3pE}{2m{l}^{2}}}

The value of the dipole moment is

p=qlp = ql

Hence, the angular frequency becomes

ω=3qE2ml\omega = \sqrt{\dfrac{3qE}{2ml}}

This question was given bonus by NTA as none of the options matched in the original paper.

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