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A large metal plate has a surface charge density of 8.85×10-6 C m-2. An electron having initial kinetic energy of 8×10-17 J is moving towards the center of the plate. If the electron stops just before reaching the plate then the initial distance between the electron and the plate is [Take ε0=8.85×10-12 C2 N m-2]

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Important Questions on Electrostatics

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The diagrams below show regions of equipotential.

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A positive charge is moved from A to B in each diagram.

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What is the minimum value of v for which the particle will escape infinitely far away from the origin?

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Derive an expression for potential energy of an electric dipole placed in a uniform electric field.
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Derive an expression for the torque experienced by an electric dipole kept in a uniform electric field.
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A E=34mv2qa
B Rate of work done by the electric field at P is 34mv3a
C Rate of work done by both the fields at Q is zero
D The difference between the magnitude of angular momentum of the particle at P and Q is 2mav .
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