Three charges Q, +q and +q are placed at the vertices of a right-angled isosceles triangle as shown. The net electrostatic energy of the configuration is zero if Q is equal to

(1) $\frac{-q}{1+\sqrt{2}}$

(2) $\frac{-2q}{2+\sqrt{2}}$

(3) –2q

(4) +q

A cube of a metal is given a positive charge Q. For the above system, which of the following statements is true?

Three charges \(Q\), \(+q \) and \(+q \) are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side \(l\) as shown in the figure. If the net electrostatic energy of the system is zero, then \(Q\) is equal to:

Electric potential at any point is $V=-5x+3y+\sqrt{15}z$, then the magnitude of the electric field is

(1) $3\sqrt{2}$

(2) $4\sqrt{2}$

(3) $5\sqrt{2}$

(4) 7

Kinetic energy of an electron accelerated in a potential difference of 100 V is 

(1) 1.6 × 10^–17 J

(2) 1.6 × 10²¹ J

(3) 1.6 × 10^–29 J

(4) 1.6 × 10^–34 J

If identical charges (–q) are placed at each corner of a cube of side b, then electric potential energy of charge (+q) which is placed at centre of the cube will be -

(1) $\frac{8\sqrt{2}{q}^2}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}b}$

(2) $\frac{-8\sqrt{2}{q}^2}{\pi {\epsilon }_{0}b}$

(3) $\frac{-4\sqrt{2}{q}^2}{\pi {\epsilon }_{0}b}$

(4) $\frac{-4q^2}{\sqrt{3}\pi {\epsilon }_{0}b}$

A proton is about 1840 times heavier than an electron. When it is accelerated by a potential difference of 1 kV, its kinetic energy will be -

(1) 1840 keV

(2) 1/1840 keV

(3) 1 keV

(4) 920 keV

A thin spherical conducting shell of radius R has a charge q. Another charge Q is placed at the centre of the shell. The electrostatic potential at a point p which is at a distance $\frac{R}{2}$ from the centre of the shell is:

1. $\frac{(q+Q)}{4\pi {\epsilon }_0}\frac{2}{R}$

2. $\frac{2Q}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}R}$

3. $\frac{2Q}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}R}-\frac{2q}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}R}$

4. $\frac{2Q}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}R}+\frac{q}{4\pi {\epsilon }_{0}R}$

A charge of 10 e.s.u. is placed at a distance of 2 cm from a charge of 40 e.s.u. and 4 cm from another charge of 20 e.s.u. The potential energy of the charge 10 e.s.u. is: (in ergs) 

A sphere of 4 cm radius is suspended within a hollow sphere of 6 cm radius. The inner sphere is charged to potential 3 e.s.u. and the outer sphere is earthed. The charge on the inner sphere is 

(1) 54 e.s.u.

(2) $\frac{1}{4}$ e.s.u.

(3) 30 e.s.u.

(4) 36 e.s.u.