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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 1. Electric charges and fields

Consider a circular loop that is uniformly charged and has a radius \(\mathrm{a} \sqrt{2}\). Find the position along the positive z -axis of the cartesian coordinate system where the electric field is maximum if the ring was assumed to be placed in xy-plane at the origin :

  1. A \(\frac{a}{\sqrt{2}}\)
  2. B \(\frac{a}{2}\)
  3. C a
  4. D 0
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(C) a

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\(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{E}=\frac{\mathrm{KQr}}{\left(\mathrm{x}^2+\mathrm{R}^2\right)^{3 / 2}} \\ & \frac{\mathrm{dE}}{\mathrm{dx}}=0 \\ & \therefore \mathrm{x}=\frac{\mathrm{R}}{\sqrt{2}}=\frac{\sqrt{2} \mathrm{a}}{\sqrt{2}}=\mathrm{a}\end{aligned}\)
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