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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

An oil drop of mass m carrying a charge +q is held stationary in air by an electric field E. The electric field is correctly given by

  1. A E = mg/q acting upwards
  2. B E = mg/q acting downwards
  3. C E = q/mg acting upwards
  4. D E = q/mg acting downwards
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(A) E = mg/q acting upwards

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For equilibrium, \( qE = mg \) \( E = \frac{mg}{q} \) acting upwards
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