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Q.

Three charges of equal magnitude q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l. The force on a charge Q  placed at the centroid of the triangle is

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a

zero

b

Qq2πε0l2

c

3Qq4πε0l2

d

2Qq4πε0l2

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

As shown in figure, draw ADBC.

Therefore AD=AB cos30°=l32

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Distance (AO) of the centroid O from A

=23AD=2l332=l3

Force on Q at O due to charge q1=q at A, 

F1=14πε0Qq(l/3)2=3Qq4πε0l2, along AO

Similarly, force on O  due to charge q2=q at B,

F2=3Qq4πε0l2, along BO

and force on Q due to charge q3=q at C

F3=3Qq4πε0l2, along CO

Angle between forces F2 and  F3=120°

By parallelogram law, resultant of forces F2 and F3

=3Qq4πε0l2, along OA

Therefore Total force on Q=3Qq4πε0l2-3Qq4πε0l2=0

 

Alternate solution:

As the three charges are at equal distance from centroid and have equal magnitude of charge.

So the magnitude of forces is also equal, at they subtend equal angles.

So by lami's theorem we can say that the charge placed at centroid of the triangle will be at equilibrium.

So the net force is zero.

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