CBSE Class 12 Physics 2023 Delhi Set 3 Paper

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Question : 10
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Three points charges Q,q and −q are kept at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side L as shown in figure. What is

(i) theelectrostatic potential energy of the arrangement? and
(ii) the potential at point D ?
Potential energy of the system =U=‌
1
4πε0

[‌
(+q)(−q)
L
+‌
(+q)Q
L
+‌
(−q)Q
L
]
=‌
−1
4πε0
‌
q2
L

Potential at D:
Distance from Q to D=‌
√3
2
L

VD‌=K[‌
Q
√3L
2
+‌
−q
L
2
+‌
+q
L
2
]

‌=‌
2KQ
√3L
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