Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal lengths. The strings make an angle with each other. When suspended in water the angle remains the same. If density of the material of the sphere is 1.5 g/cc, the dielectric constant of water will be . (Take density of water = 1 g/cc)
Answer
3
Solution
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In air: 2 = Fmg
In water: F' = FK, effective weight = mg (1 - ) (buoyancy; = density of water, = density of sphere)
angle unchanged: Fmg = F/Kmg (1 - / )
K = - = 1.51.5 - 1 = 3
Answer: 3