Parallel Plate Capacitor
A simple pendulum of length L is placed between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor having electric field E, as shown in figure. Its bob has mass m and charge q. The time period of the pendulum is given by:

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Answer: (c)
- On the bob: weight downward and horizontal, perpendicular to each other.
- Effective gravity:
- So the answer is (c) .