JEE Main20198 Apr 2019Morning ShiftPhysicsElectrostaticsActual
The bob of a simple pendulum has mass 2 g and a charge of 5.0 μ C . It is at rest in a uniform horizontal electric field of intensity 2000 V / m At equilibrium, the angle that the pendulum makes with the vertical is: t a k e   g = 10 m / s 2
Options
- At a n - 1 0.2
- Bt a n - 1 2.0
- Ct a n - 1 0.5
- Dt a n - 1 5.0
Correct answer
C. t a n - 1 0.5
Step-by-step solution
tan ⁡ θ = Q E m g = 5 × 10 - 6 × 2000 2 × 10 - 3 × 10 = 1 2 ⇒ θ = tan - 1 ⁡ 0.5