What is the potential energy of two equal positive point charges of 1 μC each held 1 m apart in the air?
1. 9×103 J 2. 9×103 eV
3. 2 eV/m 4. zero
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Three charges Q+q and +q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l as shown in the figure. If the net electrostatic energy of the system is zero, then Q is equal to:

1. q2 2. q
3. +q 4. zero
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Two charges q1 and q2 are placed 30 cm apart, as shown in the figure. A third charge q3 is moved along the arc of a circle of radius 40 cm from C to D. The change in the potential energy of the system is q34πε0k, where k is:

   
1. 8q2 2. 8q1
3 6q2 4. 6q1
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If 50 J of work must be done to move an electric charge of 2 C from a point where the potential is 10 volts to another point where the potential is V volts, then the value of V is:
1. 5 volts
2. 15 volts
3. +15 volts
4. +10 volts

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Three charges, each +q, are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle ABC of sides BC, AC, and AB. D and E are the mid-points of BC and CA. The work done in taking a charge Q from D to E is:

        

1. 3qQ4πε0a 2. 3qQ8πε0a
3. qQ4πε0a 4. zero
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A bullet of mass 2 gm has a charge of 2 μC. Through what potential difference must it be accelerated, starting from rest, to acquire a speed of 10 m/s?
1. 50 kV
2. 5 V
3. 50 V
4. 5 kV

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Ten electrons are equally spaced and fixed around a circle of radius R. Relative to V=0 at infinity, the electrostatic potential V and the electric field E at the centre C are:
1.  V0 and E0
2. V0 and E=0
3. V=0 and E=0
4. V=0 and E0
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Four electric charges +q, +q, q and q are placed at the corners of a square of side 2L (see figure). The electric potential at the point A, mid-way between the two charges +q and +q is:
              
1. 14πε02qL(1+15)
2. 14πε02qL(115)
3. zero
4. 14πε02qL(1+5)

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AIPMT - 2011
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Eight equally charged tiny drops are combined to form a big drop. If the potential on each drop is 10 V, then the potential of the big drop will be:
1. 40 V 2. 10 V
3. 30 V 4. 20 V
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The increasing order of the electrostatic potential energies for the given system of charges is given by:

       

1. a=d<b<c 2. b=d<c<a
3. b=c<a<d 4. c<a<b<d
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