
Three point charges and are placed on a straight line with distance between charges as shown. Find the magnitude of the electric field at the point in the configuration shown which is at a distance a from middle charge in the system provided that . Take .


Important Questions on Electrostatics
A charge is carried slowly from a point to a point Following a path which is a quadrant of circle of radius . If the dipole moment is , then find out the work done by external agent.

Find out the magnitude of electric field intensity and electric potential due to a dipole of dipole moment, kept at origin at following points.
(i)
(ii)




A charge is placed at the centre of an imaginary hemispherical surface. Using symmetry arguments and the Gauss’s law, find the electric flux due to this charge through the given surface.


The figure shows two conducting spheres separated by a large distance and of radius and containing charges and , respectively. When the spheres are connected by a conducting wire, find out the following
The ratio of the final charges.
Final charge on each sphere.
The ratio of final charge densities.
The heat produced during the process.