A charge of magnitude $3 × 10^{-7} C$ is located at a distance of 0.09 m from a point P. Obtain the work done in bringing a charge of $2 × 10^{-9} C$ from infinity to the point P. |
$6 × 10^4 J$ $6 × 10^{-2} J$ $6 × 10^{-5} J$ $6 × 10^{5} J$ |
$6 × 10^{-5} J$ |
The correct answer is Option (3) → $6 × 10^{-5} J$ $\text{Given: } q_1 = 3 \times 10^{-7} \, \text{C}, \, q_2 = 2 \times 10^{-9} \, \text{C}, \, r = 0.09 \, \text{m}$ Work done in bringing $q_2$ from infinity to P is: $W = \frac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0} \frac{q_1 q_2}{r}$ Substituting values: $W = 9 \times 10^9 \times \frac{(3 \times 10^{-7})(2 \times 10^{-9})}{0.09}$ $W = 9 \times 10^9 \times \frac{6 \times 10^{-16}}{0.09}$ $W = 9 \times 10^9 \times 6.67 \times 10^{-15}$ $W = 6.0 \times 10^{-5} \, \text{J}$ $\text{Answer: } W = 6.0 \times 10^{-5} \, \text{J}$ |