Six point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular hexagon of side $L$ and centre $O$, as shown in the figure. Given that $K=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q}{L^2}$, which of the following statement $(s)$ is (are) correct?

$(A)$ the elecric field at $O$ is $6 K$ along $O D$

$(B)$ The potential at $O$ is zero

$(C)$ The potential at all points on the line $PR$ is same

$(D)$ The potential at all points on the line $ST$ is same.

223904-q

  • [IIT 2012]
  • A

    $(A,B,C)$

  • B

    $(A,B,D)$

  • C

    $(A,C,D)$

  • D

    $(B,C,D)$

Similar Questions

A charge of ${10^{ - 9}}\,C$ is placed on each of the $64$ identical drops of radius $2\,cm$. They are then combined to form a bigger drop. Find its potential

A charge of $10 \,\mu C$ is placed at the origin of $x-y$ coordinate system. The potential difference between two points $(0, a)$ and $(a, 0)$ in volt will be

The electric potential at the surface of an atomic nucleus $(Z = 50)$ of radius $9.0×{10^{ - 13}}\, cm$ is

Two charges of $4\,\mu C$ each are placed at the corners $A$ and $B $ of an equilateral triangle of side length $0.2\, m $ in air. The electric potential at $C$ is $\left[ {\frac{1}{{4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}} = 9 \times {{10}^9}\,\frac{{N{\rm{ - }}{m^2}}}{{{C^2}}}} \right]$

Ten charges are placed on the circumference of a circle of radius $R$ with constant angular separation between successive charges. Alternate charges $1,3,5,7,9$ have charge $(+q)$ each, while $2,4,6,8,10$ have charge $(-q)$ each. The potential $V$ and the electric field $E$ at the centre of the circle are respectively

(Take $V =0$ at infinity $)$

  • [JEE MAIN 2020]