Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Question:

A given charge situated at a certain distance from an electric dipole in the end on position experiences a force F. If the distance of the charge is doubled, the force acting on the charge will be

Options:

2 F

F/2

F/4

F/8

Correct Answer:

F/8

Explanation:

$ F \propto \frac{1}{r^3}$

If r is doubled then F becomes one eigth of original value