If a point charge (+q) is taken along two different paths say A M B (path 1) and A C B (path 2) such that A, M and B lie on the circle and +q (another charge) is placed at the centre, then which the given statements holds true for work done along the two paths.

Question

If a point charge (+q) is taken along two different paths say A M B (path 1) and A C B (path 2) such that A, M and B lie on the circle and +q (another charge) is placed at the centre, then which the given statements holds true for work done along the two paths. (A) WA M B > WA C B (B) WA C B > WA M B (C) WA C B=WA M B (D) None of these

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Electrostatic force is a conservative force depending only on the initial and the final points and is independent of the path taken to go from one point to the other. So, WA C B=WA M B

Q. If a point charge $(+ q)$ is taken along two different paths say $A MB$ (path 1) and $A CB$ (path 2) such that $A, M$ and $B$ lie on the circle and $+ q$ (another charge) is placed at the centre, then which the given statements holds true for work done along the two paths.

$W_{A MB} > W_{A CB}$

$W_{A CB} > W_{A MB}$

$W_{A CB} = W_{A MB}$

None of these

Electrostatic force is a conservative force depending only on the initial and the final points and is independent of the path taken to go from one point to the other.
So, $W_{A CB} = W_{A MB}$

Q. If a point charge (+q) is taken along two different paths say AMB (path 1) and ACB (path 2) such that A,M and B lie on the circle and +q (another charge) is placed at the centre, then which the given statements holds true for work done along the two paths.

WAMB​>WACB​

WACB​>WAMB​

WACB​=WAMB​