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Three small spheres x, y and z carry charges of equal magnitudes and with signs shown in figure. They are placed at the vertices of an isosceles triangle with the distance between x and z. The spheres y and z are held in place but sphere x is free to move on a frictionless surface.

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(a) What is the direction of the electric force on sphere x at the point shown in the figure?

(b) Which path is sphere x likely to take when released?

Important Questions on Coulomb's Law and Electric Field

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Three identical positive charges Q are arranged at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The side of the triangle is a. Find the intensity of the field at the vertex of a regular tetrahedron of which the triangle is the base.
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Two identical point charges having magnitude q each are placed as shown in figure. If we place a negative charge (of magnitude -q and mass m) at the midpoint of charges and displaced along the X– axis, examine whether it will perform the simple harmonic motion. If yes, then find the time period of oscillation of the particle.
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Three points charges of +2 μC-3 μC and -3 μC are kept at the vertices A, B and C respectively of an equilateral triangle of side 20 cm as shown in the figure. What should be the sign and magnitude of the charge q to be placed at the midpoint M of side BC so that the charge at A remains in equilibrium?
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Four particles each having a charge q are placed on the four vertices of a regular pentagon. The distance of each corner from the centre is a. Find the electric field at the centre of the pentagon.
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Two small spheres, each of mass m, are suspended by light strings of length l as shown in the figure. A uniform electric field is applied in the X– direction. The spheres have charges equal to -q and +q. Determine the electric field that enables the spheres to be in equilibrium at an angle of θ.
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Two pieces of plastic, a full ring and a half ring, have the same radius and charge density. Which electric field at the centre has the greater magnitude? Define your answer.Question Image

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Two semi-circular wires ABC and ADC, each of radius R, are lying on x-y and x-z  planes, respectively, as shown in the figure. If the linear charge density of the semi-circular parts and straight parts is λ, find the electric field intensity E at the origin.
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An infinite wire having linear charge density λ is arranged as shown in the figure. A charge particle of mass m and charge q is released from point P. Find the initial acceleration of the particle (at t=0) just after the particle is released.
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