
Positive and negative point charges of equal magnitude are kept at and , respectively. The work done by the electric field when another positive point charge is moved from to is


Important Questions on Electrostatics


As per this diagram a point charge: is placed at the origin Work done in taking another point path charge from the point [co-ordinates ] another point [co-ordinates ] along the straight path is:

Two charges are placed apart, as shown in the figure. A third charge is moved along the arc of a circle of radius from to The change in the potential energy of the system is where is:

Charges and are placed at points and respectively which are a distance apart, is the mid-point between and The work done in moving a charge along the semicircle is

A charged particle is shot towards another charged particle which is fixed, with a speed It approaches up to a closest distance and then returns. If were given a speed the closest distance of approach would be:

Two insulating plates are both uniformly charged in such a way that the potential difference between them is (i.e. plate is at a higher potential). The plates are separated by and can be treated as infinitely large. An electron is released from rest on the inner surface of plate What is its speed when it hits plate

