A block of mass $m$ containing a net negative charge $-q$ is placed on a frictionless horizontal table and is connected to a wall through an unstretched spring of spring constant $k$ as shown. If horizontal electric field $E$ parallel to the spring is switched on, then the maximum compression of the spring is :-
A block of mass $m$ containing a net negative charge $-q$ is placed on a frictionless horizontal table and is connected to a wall through an unstretched spring of spring constant $k$ as shown. If horizontal electric field $E$ parallel to the spring is switched on, then the maximum compression of the spring is :-
- A
$ \sqrt {qE / k}$
- B
$ \sqrt {k / qE}$
- C
$qE/k$
- D
$\frac{2qE}{k}$
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