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Q.

An infinite number of point charges, each carrying 1μC  charge, are placed along the y-axis at y=1 m, 2m, 4m, 8m, ……..  The total force on a 1C point charge, placed at the origin, is  x×103N.  The value of x, to the nearest integer, is ______

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a

14

b

24

c

12

d

5

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Let q_1=1C and q_2=1μC
Force on 1C charge due to infinite charges can be written as
F=kq1q21+1(2)2+1(4)2+1(8)2+.

Sum of infinite  GP=a1r

here a= first term and r= common ratio

F=kq1q21114=kq1q243F=9×109(1)1×10643F=12×103N

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