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QJEEM19Phdc6c: JEE Main 2019 Physics - Class 12 JEEM19Phdc6c Solution: A uniformly charged ring of radius 3a and total charge q is…

A uniformly charged ring of radius 3a and total charge q is placed in xy-plane centred at origin. A point charge q is moving towards the ring along the z-axis and has speed u at z = 4a. The minimum value of u such that it crosses the origin is :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 2m(215q24πε0a)1/2\sqrt {{2 \over m}} {\left( {{2 \over {15}}{{{q^2}} \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}a}}} \right)^{1/2}}
  • B 2m(115q24πε0a)1/2\sqrt {{2 \over m}} {\left( {{1 \over {15}}{{{q^2}} \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}a}}} \right)^{1/2}}
  • C 2m(15q24πε0a)1/2\sqrt {{2 \over m}} {\left( {{1 \over {5}}{{{q^2}} \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}a}}} \right)^{1/2}}
  • D 2m(415q24πε0a)1/2\sqrt {{2 \over m}} {\left( {{4 \over {15}}{{{q^2}} \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}a}}} \right)^{1/2}}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

Ui + Ki = Uf + Kf

kq216a2+9a2+12mv2=kq23a{{k{q^2}} \over {\sqrt {16{a^2} + 9{a^2}} }} + {1 \over 2}m{v^2} = {{k{q^2}} \over {3a}}

12mv2=kq2a(13−15)=2kq215a{1 \over 2}m{v^2} = {{k{q^2}} \over a}\left( {{1 \over 3} - {1 \over 5}} \right) = {{2k{q^2}} \over {15a}}

v=4kq215mav = \sqrt {{{4k{q^2}} \over {15ma}}}

∴\therefore v = 2m(2q215×4πε0a)12\sqrt {{2 \over m}} {\left( {{{2{q^2}} \over {15 \times 4\pi {\varepsilon _0}a}}} \right)^{{1 \over 2}}}

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