NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsElectrostaticsPractice
Three point charges Q , + q and + q are placed at the vertices of a right-angled isosceles triangle as shown in the figure. If the net electrostatic energy of the configuration is zero, find the value of Q q is [ Take 2 = 1 .4 ]
Correct answer
-0.6
Step-by-step solution
Net electrostatic energy of the configuration will be U = K [ q · q a + Q · q 2 a + Q · q a ]   Here, K = 1 4 π ε 0 Putting U  = 0 we get, Q q = - 2 2 + 2 × 2 - 2 2 - 2 = 4 - 2 2 2 = - 2 - 2 = - 0 . 6