JEE Main 2020 — Electrostatics Question with Solution
JEE Main 2020 (05 Sep Shift 2)
Question
Ten charges are placed on the circumference of a circle of radius R with constant angular separation between successive charges. Alternate charges have charge each, while have charge each. The potential V and the electric field E at the centre of the circle are respectively : (Take at infinity)
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Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
C
Step-by-step explanation
, by symmetry
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