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JEE Main 2021 (25 Feb, Shift 1) · Electric Potential & Equipotentials

Electric Potential & Equipotentials question from JEE Main 2021 (25 Feb, Shift 1)

Q77JEE Main 2021 · 25 FEB · SHIFT 1Easy

Electric Potential & Equipotentials

512 identical drops of mercury are charged to a potential of 2V each. The drops are joined to form a single drop. The potential of this drop is ________ V.

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Answer: 128

  1. Charge is conserved: Q=nqQ = nq; volume is conserved: 43πR3=n⋅43πr3⇒R=n1/3r\frac{4}{3}\pi R^3 = n\cdot\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3 \Rightarrow R = n^{1/3}r
  2. V′=kQR=knqn1/3r=n2/3VV' = \frac{kQ}{R} = \frac{knq}{n^{1/3}r} = n^{2/3}V
  3. V′=5122/3×2=64×2=128 VV' = 512^{2/3}\times 2 = 64 \times 2 = 128\text{ V}
  4. So the answer is 128 V.
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