JEE Main 2020 — Electrostatics Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Morning Slot
Question
A two point charges 4q and -q are fixed
on the x-axis at x =
and x =
respectively. If a third point charge 'q' is taken from the origin to x = d along the semicircle as shown in the figure, the energy of the charge will :


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Correct answer
Ddecrease by
Step-by-step explanation
= decrease by
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