Q.

Consider three charges  q1, q2 and  q3 each equal to q at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side  'l' what is the force on any charge due to remaining charges.

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a

q24π0l2

b

3.14π0.q2l2

c

5.14π0.q2l2

d

2.  14π0.q2l2

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The forces acting on the charge ‘q’ are 

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F1=14π0q2l2            F2=14π0q2l2

Clearly |F1|  =   |F2|  =  |F|
The resultant force is  F1=F2+F2+2FF  cos600  =3F=314π0q2l2

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