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Three point charges (q, q and Q) are kept at the vertices of a right angled isosceles triangle. Equal sides of the triangle have length x each. Find the electrostatic force on charge Q.

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Physics for JEE Main and Advanced Electrostatics and Current Electricity (McGraw Hill)

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Resultant force on

Q

is vector sum of forces due to the other two charges. Force due to

q

Q

has magnitude

F = k \frac{qQ}{x ^{2}}

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Question Text	Three point charges (q, q and Q) are kept at the vertices of a right angled isosceles triangle. Equal sides of the triangle have length x each. Find the electrostatic force on charge Q.
Topic	Electric Charges and Fields
Subject	Physics
Class	Class 12
Answer Type	Text solution:1
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