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Draw electric lines of force due to (i) two equal positive point-charges, (ii) an electric dipole.

Important Questions on Electric Charges and Fields

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When we draw lines of force for two equal positive charges, the neutral point is found at the mid-point of the line joining the charges. If the two charges are unequal, then?
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Why do electric lines of force never intersect each other?
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Two point-charges+q  and -q are situated at a distance from each other. At what points is the resultant electric field parallel to the line joining the charges?
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In the adjoining diagram, electric lines of force are drawn between a positively-charged ball and a large metallic plate connected to the earth. What conclusion can you draw regarding the electric-field inside and outside the plate? Will these conclusions be true for a non-metallic plate?

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A charged particle is free to move in an electric field. Will it always move along a line of force?
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An electron and a proton are freely situated in an electric field E. Will the electric forces on them be equal? Accelerations?
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Two point-charges of unknown magnitudes and signs are placed at a distance apart. The electric field is zero at a point between the charges on the line joining them. What can we conclude about the signs and the magnitudes of the charges?
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Two point-charges of unknown magnitudes and signs are placed at a distance apart. The electric field is zero at a point, not between the charges but on the line joining them. Write two essential conditions for this to happen.