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Electric Charges And Fields

Question
CBSEENPH12039715

Four charges equal to −Q are placed at the four corners of a square and a charge q is at its centre. If the system is in equilibrium the value of q is

  • negative straight Q over 4 space left parenthesis 1 space space plus 2 square root of 2 right parenthesis
  • straight Q over 4 space left parenthesis 1 space space plus 2 square root of 2 right parenthesis
  • negative straight Q over 2 space left parenthesis 1 space plus 2 square root of 2 right parenthesis
  • straight Q over 2 space left parenthesis 1 space plus 2 square root of 2 right parenthesis

Solution

B.

straight Q over 4 space left parenthesis 1 space space plus 2 square root of 2 right parenthesis