KVPY2020PhysicsElectrostatics
A charge + q is situated at a distance ' d ' away from both the sides of a grounded conducting ' L ' shaped sheet as shown in the figure. The force acting on the charge + q is
Options
- Atowards O , magnitude q 2 32 π ε 0 d 2 2 2 + 1
- Baway from O , magnitude q 2 32 π ε 0 d 2 2 2 + 1
- Ctowards O , magnitude q 2 32 π ε 0 d 2 2 2 - 1
- Daway from O , magnitude q 2 32 π ε 0 d 2 2 2 - 1
Correct answer
C. towards O , magnitude q 2 32 π ε 0 d 2 2 2 - 1
Step-by-step solution
By method of image, the given arrangement is equivalent to F 1 = 1 4 π ϵ 0 q 2 2 d 2 , F 2 = 1 4 π ϵ 0 q 2 2 d 2 , F 3 = 1 4 π ϵ 0 q 2 2 2 d 2 ∴ F net = 2 q 2 16 π ϵ 0 d 2 - q 2 32 π ϵ 0 d 2 = q 2 32 π ϵ 0 d 2 2 2 - 1