Quantrex Quantrex AcademyJEE · NEET · NDA PYQs with solutions Open app
JEE Main 202226 JuneEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2022
Date
26 June
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electrostatics

JEE Main 2022 · 26 June · Evening Shift · Physics · Electrostatics

Sixty four conducting drops each of radius 0 . 02m and each...

Sixty four conducting drops each of radius 0.02m0 . 02m and each carrying a charge of 5\muC5\muC are combined to form a bigger drop. The ratio of surface density of bigger drop to the smaller drop will be

Options

  1. A1:41: 4
  2. B4:14: 1
  3. C1:81: 8
  4. D8:18: 1

Correct answer

B. 4:14: 1

Step-by-step solution

Total volume will be constant. Therefore, n(4π3r3)=4π3R3⇒6413r=R⇒R=4rn\left(\dfrac{4\pi}{3}{r}^{3}\right) = \dfrac{4\pi}{3}{R}^{3} ⇒ 64\dfrac{1}{3}r = R ⇒ R = 4r

Final surface charge density σ′=nσ04πr24πR2=64×σ0r216r2⇒σ′σ0=41{\sigma}^{'} = \dfrac{n{\sigma}_{0}4\pi{r}^{2}}{4\pi{R}^{2}} = \dfrac{64 \times {\sigma}_{0}{r}^{2}}{16{r}^{2}} ⇒ \dfrac{{\sigma}^{'}}{{\sigma}_{0}} = \dfrac{4}{1}

Practice Electrostatics on Quantrex Academy →

More from Electrostatics

Two charges Q_1 = q and Q_2 = mq are placed at the points P_1(a, b) and P_2(ma, mb)… JEE Advanced 2026Consider an electric dipole comprising two charges +q and -q each with mass m , separated… JEE Advanced 2026Two point charges q_1=3\,μ C and q_2=-4\,μ C are placed at points (2 i +3 j +3 k ) and (… JEE Main 2026The electric potential as a function of x, y is given by V = 5(x^2 - y^2) V. The electric… JEE Main 2026A thin half ring of radius 35 cm is uniformly charged with a total charge of Q coulomb.… JEE Main 2026A three coulomb charge moves from the point (0, -2, -5) to the point (5, 1, 2) in an… JEE Main 2026A particle of charge q and mass m is projected from origin with an initial velocity v = (… JEE Main 2026A rigid dipole undergoes a simple harmonic motion about its centre in the presence of an… JEE Main 2026 Full Electrostatics list All JEE Main PYQs