JEE MainPhysicsElectrostatics
Two very large parallel non-conducting sheets are placed at x = -d and x = +d . The sheet at x = -d carries a uniform surface charge density + , and the sheet at x = +d carries a uniform surface charge density -2 . What are the x -components of the net electric field ( E_x ) in the regions x d respectively?
Options
- A_o , 3 _o , - _o
- B2 _o , 3 2 _o , - 2 _o
- C- 2 _o , 2 _o , 3 2 _o
- D- 3 2 _o , 2 _o , 3 2 _o
Correct answer
B. 2 _o , 3 2 _o , - 2 _o
Step-by-step solution
The electric field due to a large non-conducting sheet with surface charge density is uniform and has a magnitude E = | | 2 _o . Its direction is away from a positive sheet and towards a negative sheet. Let E₁ be the field due to the sheet at x = -d and E₂ be the field due to the sheet at x = +d . In the region x The field E₁ points in the -x direction, so E_ 1x = - 2 _o . The field E₂ points towards the negative sheet (in the +x direction), so E_ 2x = + 2 2 _o . Net field E_x = - 2 _o + 2 2 _o = 2 _o . In the regi