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A solid uniformly charged fixed non-conducting sphere of total charge Q and radius R contains a tunnel of negligible diameter. If a point charge q of mass m is released at rest from the point P as shown in the figure then find out its velocity at the following points.

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i At the surface of the sphere

ii At the centre of the sphere

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Two identical charges, 5 μC each is fixed at a distance 8 cm and a charged particle of mass 9×10-6 kg and charge 10 μC is placed at a distance 5 cm from each of them and is released. Find the speed of the particle when it is nearest to the two charges.

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A particle of mass m, charge q>0 and initial kinetic energy K is projected from infinity towards a heavy nucleus of the charge Q assumed to have a fixed position.

a If the aim is perfect, how close to the centre of the nucleus is the particle when it comes instantaneously to rest?

b With a particular imperfect aim, the particle’s closest approach to the nucleus is twice the distance determined in a Determine the speed of the particle at the closest distance of approach.

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Two positive point charges 15 μC and 10 μC are 30 cm apart. Calculate the work done in bringing them closer to each other by 15 cm.
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Three-point charges are arranged at the three vertices of a triangle as shown in the figure.

Given q=107 C, calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system.

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Eight equal point charges each of charge q and mass m is placed at eight corners of a cube of side a.

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i Find out potential energy of charge system

ii Find out work done by an external agent against electrostatic forces and by electrostatic forces to increase all sides of the cube from a to 2a.

iii If all the charges are released at rest, then find out their speed when they are at the corners of the cube of the side 2a.

iv If keeping all other charges fixed, the charge of the corner A is released then find out its speed when it is at an infinite distance?

v If all charges are released simultaneously from rest then find out their speed when they are at a very large distance from each other.

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Two concentric spherical shells of radius R1 and R2R2>R1 are having uniformly distributed charges Q1 and Q2, respectively. Find out the total energy of the system.

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The spherical shell of the radius R with a uniform charge q has point charge q0 at its centre. Find the work performed by the electric forces during the shell expansion slowly from radius R to 2R. Also, find out work done by an external agent against electric forces.
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An electric field E= (10i ^ + 20j^) NC-1 exists in the space. If the potential at the origin is taken to be zero, find the potential at (3m, 3m).