
A positive point charge is fixed in space. A negative point charge of mass revolves around fixed charge in an elliptical orbit. The fixed charge is at one focus of the ellipse. The only force acting on the negative charge is the electrostatic force due to the positive charge. Then which of the following statement is true?




Important Questions on Electrostatics
Select the correct statement(s) with respect to charges.

A large non-conducting sheet is given a uniform charge density. Two uncharged small metal rods and are placed near the sheet as shown in figure.



An uncharged conducting ball lies inside a charged conductor as shown in the figure. is isolated from .


A point charge is within an electrically neutral conducting shell whose outer surface is a sphere of radius . The centre of outer surface is at . Consider a point outside the conductor as shown in the figure. The magnitude of electric field at

