Five identical plates are connected across a battery as follows If the charge on plate 1 be +q, then the charges on the plates 2,3,4 and 5 are

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Five identical plates are connected across a battery as follows <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/physics/489ba996ce8b611259d915c02f635848-.png" /> If the charge on plate 1 be +q, then the charges on the plates 2,3,4 and 5 are (A) -q, +q ,+q (B) -2q,+2q,-2q, +q (C) -q, +2q, -2q, + q (D) None of the above

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/physics/da5f03555842bef62ab4459ff6c6a2bb-.png" /> Therefore, q2=-2 q, q3=+2 q q4=-2 q and q5=+q

Q. Five identical plates are connected across a battery as follows

If the charge on plate $1 b e + q$ , then the charges on the plates $2, 3, 4$ and 5 are

-q, +q ,+q

-2q,+2q,-2q, +q

-q, +2q, -2q, + q

None of the above

Therefore,
$q_{2} = - 2 q, q_{3} = + 2 q$
$q_{4} = - 2 q$ and $q_{5} = + q$

Q. Five identical plates are connected across a battery as follows If the charge on plate 1be+q, then the charges on the plates 2,3,4 and 5 are