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An electrostatic field line leaves at an angle α from a point charge +Q, and connects with another point charge -q at an angle ß.(See Fig.)

1.)  Suppose Q = 12 µC; q = 6 µC; and, α=60*. Determine ß.

2.) Determine the general relation between Q, q, α, and ß.



11 comments:

  1. Can any1 tell me if I am correct ?? :-/

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  2. Q/q=(1-CosB)/(1-CosA)

    i think we'll need area of a cone's cap for this..

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  3. yes bhaiya, you are correct
    and yes, we need solid angles for this

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  4. please give a hint.... i'm finding it hard to even start..

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  5. what is an electric field line? does it really exist?
    these lines are a purely mathematical formulation, and they tell you the direction of electric field at every point, but how do they tell you the intensity of electric field?

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  6. well.. did people really find this one "Too Easy"??

    surely, that wasn't xpected.. :)

    Keep it up guys!

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  7. hi shivanker..take some time out to post the solution. turns out that my method was probably wrong

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  8. sorry for the delay bhaiya.. the post has now been updated with the solution.. :)

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