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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2025

Two point charges placed a distance d apart in vacuum exert a force of magnitude F on each other. One of the two charges is doubled. To keep the magnitude of force same the separation between the charges should be changed to

  1. A \(2d\)
  2. B \(d/2\)
  3. C \( \sqrt{2} d \)
  4. D \( d/\sqrt{2} \)
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(C) \( \sqrt{2} d \)

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\( F = k \frac{q_1 q_2}{d^2} \) \( F = k \frac{2q_1 q_2}{(d')^2} \) \( \frac{1}{d^2} = \frac{2}{(d')^2} \) \( (d')^2 = 2d^2 \) \( d' = \sqrt{2} d \)
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