JEE MAIN - Physics (2020 - 4th September Morning Slot - No. 1)

A two point charges 4q and -q are fixed on the x-axis at x = $$ - {d \over 2}$$ and x = $${d \over 2}$$ respectively. If a third point charge 'q' is taken from the origin to x = d along the semicircle as shown in the figure, the energy of the charge will : JEE Main 2020 (Online) 4th September Morning Slot Physics - Electrostatics Question 155 English
increase by $${{3{q^2}} \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}d}}$$
increase by $${{2{q^2}} \over {3\pi {\varepsilon _0}d}}$$
decrease by $${{{q^2}} \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}d}}$$
decrease by $${{4{q^2}} \over {3\pi {\varepsilon _0}d}}$$

Explanation

$$\Delta U = {1 \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}.{{4q.q} \over {(3d/2)}} - {1 \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}.{{4q.q} \over {(d/2)}}$$

$$ = {{4{q^2}} \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}\left( {{2 \over d}} \right)\left( { - {2 \over 3}} \right)$$

= decrease by $${{4{q^2}} \over {3\pi {\varepsilon _0}d}}$$

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