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The lines of force of the electric field due to two charges q and Q are sketched in the figure. State if

 

  • Option 1)

    Q is positive and  \left | Q \right |> \left | q \right | 

  • Option 2)

    Q is negative and  \left | Q \right |> \left | q \right |

  • Option 3)

    q is positive and  \left | Q \right |< \left | q \right |

  • Option 4)

    q is negative and  \left | Q \right |< \left | q \right |

 

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As we learned,

 

Tangent to the field line -

At any Point gives the direction of the field at any point.

- wherein

 

 q is +ve because lines of force emerge from it and  \left | Q \right |< \left | q \right |  because more lines emerge from q and less lines terminate at Q


Option 1)

Q is positive and  \left | Q \right |> \left | q \right | 

Option 2)

Q is negative and  \left | Q \right |> \left | q \right |

Option 3)

q is positive and  \left | Q \right |< \left | q \right |

Option 4)

q is negative and  \left | Q \right |< \left | q \right |

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