A two point charges and are fixed on the -axis at and , respectively. If a third point charge ' ' is taken from the origin to along the semicircle as shown in the figure, the energy of the charge will:
A two point charges and are fixed on the -axis at and , respectively. If a third point charge ' ' is taken from the origin to along the semicircle as shown in the figure, the energy of the charge will:
Option 1 - <p><strong>Decrease by <math><mfrac><mrow><mrow><msup><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow></msup></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow></msub></mrow></mrow></mfrac></math><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mfrac> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>4</mn> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mi>q</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>3</mn> <mi>π</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>∈</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> <mi>d</mi> </mrow> </mrow> </mfrac> </math> </span></strong></p>
Option 2 - <p><strong>Increase by <math><mfrac><mrow><mrow><msup><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow></msup></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow></msub></mrow></mrow></mfrac></math></strong><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mfrac> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mi>q</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>3</mn> <mi>π</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>∈</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> <mi>d</mi> </mrow> </mrow> </mfrac> </math> </span></p>
Option 3 - <p><strong>Increase by <math><mfrac><mrow><mrow><msup><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow></msup></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow></msub></mrow></mrow></mfrac></math><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mfrac> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>3</mn> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mi>q</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>4</mn> <mi>π</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>∈</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> <mi>d</mi> </mrow> </mrow> </mfrac> </math> </span></strong></p>
Option 4 - <p><strong>Decrease by <span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mfrac> <mrow> <mrow> <msup> <mrow> <mrow> <mi>q</mi> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> </mrow> </mrow> </msup> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>4</mn> <mi>π</mi> <msub> <mrow> <mrow> <mo>∈</mo> </mrow> </mrow> <mrow> <mrow> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> </mrow> </msub> <mi>d</mi> </mrow> </mrow> </mfrac> </math> </span><math><mfrac><mrow><mrow><msup><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow></msup></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow><mrow><mrow></mrow></mrow></msub></mrow></mrow></mfrac></math></strong></p>
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