Browse by Stream
QnA
Home
QnA
Go To Your Study Dashboard

Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa
  • Home
  • NCERT
  • The electrostatic force on a small sphere of charge 0.4 x10^-6 C due to another small sphere of charge -0.8x10^-6 C in air is -0.2 N. (a) What is the distance between the two spheres?

Q 1.2: The electrostatic force on a small sphere of charge 0.4 \mu C due to another small sphere of charge -0.8 \mu C in air is -0.2N. (a) What is the distance between the two spheres?  

Answers (1)

best_answer

Given,

q_{1} = 0.4 \mu C 

q_{2} =  -0.8 \mu C

F =  -0.2N (Attractive)

We know,

Force between two charged particles, q_{1}  and q_{2} separated by a distance r.

F = \frac{1}{4\pi \epsilon _{0}} \frac{q_{1}q_{2}}{r^2}

\\ -0.2 = 9\times10^9 \times \frac{(0.4\times10^{-6})(-0.8\times10^{-6})}{r^2} \\ \implies r^2 = 9\times10^9\times0.32\times10^{-12}/0.2 \\ \implies r^2 = 9\times0.16\times10^{-2} \\ \implies r = 1.2\times10^{-1} m = 0.12 m =12 cm

Therefore, the distance between the two charged spheres is 12 cm.

Posted by

HARSH KANKARIA

View full answer

Crack CUET with india's "Best Teachers"

  • HD Video Lectures
  • Unlimited Mock Tests
  • Faculty Support
cuet_ads

Similar Questions

Trending Articles/News

anam-khan

CBSE Class 12 board exams 2025 to have 50% competency-based questions; no change in 10th
anam-khan

CBSE Class 12 board exams 2024 over; expected result date, trends of last 10 years

Latest Question