Three equal charges $+q$ are placed at the three vertices of an equilateral triangle centred at the origin. They are held in equilibrium by a restoring force of magnitude $F(r)=k r$ directed towards the origin, where $k$ is a constant. What is the distance of the three charges from the origin?

  • [KVPY 2010]
  • A

    $\left[\frac{1}{6 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q^2}{k}\right]^{1 / 2}$

  • B

    $\left[\frac{\sqrt{3}}{12 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q^2}{k}\right]^{1 / 3}$

  • C

    $\left[\frac{1}{6 \pi \varepsilon_{0}} \frac{q^2}{k}\right]^{2 / 3}$

  • D

    $\left[\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q^2}{k}\right]^{2 / 3}$

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