A thin metallic wire having cross sectional area of 10-4 m2 is used to make a ring of radius 30 cm. A positive charge of 2 C is uniformly distributed over the ring, while another positive charge of 30 pC is kept at the centre of the ring. The tension in the ring is N; provided that the ring does not get deformed (neglect the influence of gravity). (given, 14 0 = 9 109 SI units)
Answer
3
Solution
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Element d : dQ = Q2 d , pushed out by q0
Equilibrium: 2T d 2 = kq0 dQR2 T d = kq0Q2 R2d
T = kq0Q2 R2 = 9 109 30 10-12 2 2 (0.3)2
= 0.270.09 = 3 N
Answer: 3