Identify the $WRONG$ statement

  • A

    The electrical potential energy of a system of two protons shall increase if the separation between the two is decreased.

  • B

    The electrical potential energy of a proton electron system will increase if the separation between the two is decreased

  • C

    The electrical potential energy of a proton electron system will increase if the separation between the two is increased

  • D

    The electrical potential energy of system of two electrons shall increase if the separation between the two is decreased

Similar Questions

A pellet carrying charge of $0.5\, coulombs$ is accelerated through a potential of $2,000\, volts$. It attains a kinetic energy equal to

Three charges $Q,\, + q$ and $ + q$ are placed at the vertices of a right-angled isosceles triangle as shown. The net electrostatic energy of the configuration is zero if $Q$ is equal to

  • [IIT 2000]

The ratio of momenta of an electron and an $\alpha$-particle which are accelerated from rest by a potential difference of $100\, volts$ is

A disk of radius $R$ with uniform positive charge density $\sigma$ is placed on the $x y$ plane with its center at the origin. The Coulomb potential along the $z$-axis is

$V(z)=\frac{\sigma}{2 \epsilon_0}\left(\sqrt{R^2+z^2}-z\right)$

A particle of positive charge $q$ is placed initially at rest at a point on the $z$ axis with $z=z_0$ and $z_0>0$. In addition to the Coulomb force, the particle experiences a vertical force $\vec{F}=-c \hat{k}$ with $c>0$. Let $\beta=\frac{2 c \epsilon_0}{q \sigma}$. Which of the following statement($s$) is(are) correct?

$(A)$ For $\beta=\frac{1}{4}$ and $z_0=\frac{25}{7} R$, the particle reaches the origin.

$(B)$ For $\beta=\frac{1}{4}$ and $z_0=\frac{3}{7} R$, the particle reaches the origin.

$(C)$ For $\beta=\frac{1}{4}$ and $z_0=\frac{R}{\sqrt{3}}$, the particle returns back to $z=z_0$.

$(D)$ For $\beta>1$ and $z_0>0$, the particle always reaches the origin.

  • [IIT 2022]

Charges $+q$ and $-q$ are placed at points $A$ and $B$ respectively which are a distance $2\,L$ apart, $C$ is  the midpoint between $A$ and $B.$ The work done in moving a charge $+Q$ along the semicircle $CRD$ is

  • [AIPMT 2007]