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Grade 12Electrostatics

A positively charged ball hangs from a long silk thread. We put a positive charge q at a point and measure F/q, then it can be predicted that field E

a.) >F/q

b.)

c.) =F/q

d.) none of these

(reference: Arihant's BITSAT-2010 pg. no.245 problem no.6)

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16 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Apoorva Arora
12 Years ago
Electric field is given by F/q. where q is a test charge and F is the force between the test charge q and the charge for which we are calculating E.
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