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JEE Main 26 July 2022, Shift 2, Physics Q57

Question 57 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 27 of 30, Section B.

Three point charges of magnitude

5\mu C

0.16\mu C

and

0.3\mu C

are located at the vertices

A

B

C

of a right angled triangle whose sides are

AB

= 3 cm,

BC

3\sqrt{2}

cm and

CA

= 3 cm and point

A

is the right angle corner. Charge at point A experiences ___________ N of electrostatic force due to the other two charges.

Official answer

NTA final key.

Chapter: Electric Charges and Fields
Topic: Coulomb's Law
Idea tested: Superposition of Forces

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