Coulomb's Laws

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Coulomb's Laws: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Electrostatic Force between Two Charges in Vacuum, Coulomb's Law, Visualizing a Point Charge & Dimensions of Permittivity etc.

Important Questions on Coulomb's Laws

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Two protons move parallel to each other, keeping distance r between them, both moving with same velocity V . Then the ratio of the electric and magnetic force of interaction between them is

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Two fixed point charges   +4eand+e  units are separated by a distance ‘a’. Where should the third point charge be placed for it to be in equilibrium?

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How does the coulomb force between two point charges depend upon the dielectric constant of the intervening medium?

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A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. If the system of charges be in equilibrium, then find minimum value of charge Q from the given options. (echarge of an electron)

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The centres of two identical small conducting spheres are 1 m apart. They carry charges of opposite kind and attract each other with a force F. When they are connected by a conducting thin wire they repel each other with a force F3. What is the ratio of the magnitude of charges carried by the spheres initially?

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A charge Q is placed at each of the two opposite corners of a square. A charge q is placed at each of the other two corners. If the resultant force on Q is zero, then

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Electric charges of 1 μC,-1 μC and 2 μC are placed in air at the corners A,B and C respectively of an equilateral triangle ABC having length of each side 10 cm. The resultant force on the charge at C is

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Why visualization is important in learning?

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How do you visualize positive thinking?

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Why can't I visualize anything?

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What is the process of visualization?

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How do you find the point charge?

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WHAT IS A in dimensional formula?

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A quantity X is given by ε0Question Image. where ε0 is the permittivity of free space, L is length, ΔV is potential difference and Δt is time interval. The dimensional formula for X is the same as that of

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The dimensions of permittivity ε0 are 

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What is the Formula for Relative Permittivity?

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What are the dimensions of electrical permittivity?

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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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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. Then charge on each of the sphere is a21×10-8 C. The value of 'a' will be __________ .

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A charge +q is situated at a distance 'd' away from both the sides of a grounded conducting 'L' shaped sheet as shown in the figure.

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The force acting on the charge +q is