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Two small spheres each of mass 10 mg are suspended from a point by threads 0.5 m long. They are equally charged and repel each other to a distance of 0.20 m. The charge on each of the sphere is a21×10-8 C. The value of a will be ___.[Given g=10 m s-2]

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Important Questions on Electrostatics

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Two identical conducting spheres with negligible volume have 2.1 nC and -0.1 nC charges, respectively. They are brought into contact and then separated by a distance of 0.5 m. The electrostatic force acting between the spheres is ___×10-9 N.
[Given : 4πε0=19×109 SI unit]
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Consider the combination of two capacitors C1 and C2, with C2>C1, when connected in parallel, the equivalent capacitance is 10 times the equivalent capacitance of the same connected in series. Calculate the ratio of capacitors, C2C1.
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Find the electric field at point P (as shown in figure) on the perpendicular bisector of a uniformly charged thin wire of length L carrying a charge Q. The distance of the point P from the centre of the rod is a=32L

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Given below are two statements
Statement I : An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a hollow sphere. The flux of electric field through the sphere is zero, but the electric field is not zero anywhere in the sphere.

Statement II : If R is the radius of a solid metallic sphere and Q be the total charge on it. The electric field at any point on the spherical surface of radius r<R is zero but the electric flux passing through this closed spherical surface of radius r is not

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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27 similar drops of mercury are maintained at 10 V each. All these spherical drops combine into a single big drop. The potential energy of the bigger drop is ___________ times that of a smaller drop.
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A charged particle (mass m and charge q) moves along X axis with velocity V0. When it passes through the origin it enters a region having uniform electric field E=-Ej^ which extends upto x=d. Equation of path of electron in the region x>d is:

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5 μF capacitor is charged fully by a 220 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply and is connected in series to another uncharged 2.5 μF capacitor. If the energy change during the charge redistribution is X100 J then value of X to the nearest integer is :
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10 μF capacitor is fully charged to a potential difference of 50 V After removing the source voltage it is connected to an uncharged capacitor in parallel. Now the potential difference across them becomes 20 V. The capacitance of the second capacitor is :