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Grade 12Electrostatics

a conemade of insulating material has a total charge Q spread uniformly over its sloping surface . calculate the work done in bringing a small test charge q from infinity to the apex of the cone.the cone has a slpoe length L

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14 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago
The work done is equal to the potential energy of the sphere, as we assume at infinity the potential energy of particle is zero.
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b.tech, iit delhi

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