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Electric Charges And Fields

Question
CBSEENPH12037229

Two charged particles having charge 2.0 x 10-8 C each are joined by an insulating string of length 1 m and the system is kept on a smooth horizontal table. Find the tension in the string.

Solution

Here given the particles have an equal charge joined by a string of length 1 m.

                   q1 = q2 = 2 × 10-8Cr = 1 m

Tension in the string is the force of repulsion (F) between the two charges.

According to Coulomb's law,
                 F = q1 q24π 0 r2   =9 × 109 (2 × 10-8) (2 × 10-8)12
         
                 F = 3.6 × 10-6N