Statement for Linked Question 17- 18 :

Four equal charges of + 1 nC is being carried from infinity and placed at different
corners of a square. Consider the side of the square is 1 m and the charges are being
carried as one at a time.

MCQ 2.2.17 How much work does it take to bring in the last charge from infinity and place it
in the fourth corner ?
(A) 24.36 J (B) 24.36 nJ
(C) 2.71 J (D) 9 nJ

MCQ 2.2.18 Total work done for assembling the whole configuration of four charges will be
(A) 15.36 nJ (B) 48.72 nJ
(C) 9 nJ (D) 24.36 nJ

MCQ 2.2.19 The electric field in a certain region is given by

E = sin fa r + (z + 1) r cos fa f + r sin fa z V/m
Work done in moving a 2 C charge from A(2, 0c, 1) to B (2, 30c, 1) in the field is
(A) - 8 nJ (B) - 8 J
(C) 32 J (D) 8 J

MCQ 2.2.20 Total work done in transferring two point charges + 1 mC and + 2 mC from infinity
to the points A (- 3, 6, 0) and B (2, - 4, - 1) respectively is
(A) 1.604 J (B) - 1.604 J
(C) 9 kJ (D) 85.2 mJ

MCQ 2.2.21 Four point charges of 4 nC are placed at the corners of a square of side 1 cm. The
total potential energy stored in the system of charges is
(A) 3.9 kJ (B) 0.490 mJ
(C) 0.312 mJ (D) 2.7 J