Prof Sanjib Nanda @ Examtimes - 9317931711

Prof Sanjib Nanda @ Examtimes - 9317931711

Prof Sanjib Nanda @ Examtimes - 9317931711
Prof Sanjib Nanda @ Examtimes - 9317931711
Prof Sanjib Nanda @ Examtimes - 9317931711
How to solve a problem using Coulomb’s law ?
 
Decide whether the force due to a given charge is attractive or repulsive and express it by drawing vectors.

Find the magnitude of the force using Coulomb’s law  ignoring the signs of the charges

Resolve the forces along the given coordinate axes and express them in vector form using unit vectors.

Use the principle of superposition to find the net force on a charge

q l q
A D

Try It : Four point positive charges q are located at the corners of a

l
square as shown in the figure. Find the net force acting on the charge at l

D
B q l qC

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Try It : Four point positive charges q are located at the corners of a square as
shown in the figure. Find the net force acting on the charge at D

q l q
A D

l l

B q l qC

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A particle of mass m carrying charge '+q ' is
1 Find Net Force on charge placed at O.
revolving around a fixed charge '–q ' in a
2

circular path of radius r. Calculate the period

of revolution.

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 +q
Four charges are placed at the circumference of a 12
dial clock as shown in figure. If the clock has only 3
q 9 +q
hour hand, then the resultant force on a charge q 0
q0

placed at the centre, points in the direction which 6

shows the time as :– q

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 q
q a q
x a a
Q 1
q Q 2 a Q a
r Q

q q
a q a q

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