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JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift
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Five positive charges each having charge $q$ are placed at the vertices of a pentagon as shown in the figure. The electric potential $(V)$ and the electric field $(\vec{E})$ at the center $O$ of the pentagon due to these five positive charges are :

JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift Physics - Electrostatics Question 19 English
A

$V=\frac{5 q}{4 \pi \varepsilon_o r}$ and $\vec{E}=\frac{5 \sqrt{3} q}{8 \pi \varepsilon_o r^2} \hat{r}$

B

$V=\frac{5 q}{4 \pi \varepsilon_o r}$ and $\vec{E}=0$

C

$V=0$ and $\vec{E}=0$

D

$V=\frac{5 q}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0 r}$ and $\vec{E}=\frac{5 q}{4 \pi \varepsilon_{\mathrm{o}} r^2} \hat{r}$

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JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift
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Three small identical bubbles of water having same charge on each coalesce to form a bigger bubble. Then the ratio of the potentials on one initial bubble and that on the resultant bigger bubble is :

A

$1: 3^{2 / 3}$

B

$3^{2 / 3}: 1$

C

$1: 3^{1 / 3}$

D

$1: 2^{2 / 3}$

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JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift
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Electric field in a region is given by $\vec{E}=A x \hat{i}+B y \hat{j}$, where $A=10 \mathrm{~V} / \mathrm{m}^2$ and $B=5 \mathrm{~V} / \mathrm{m}^2$. If the electric potential at a point $(10,20)$ is 500 V , then the electric potential at origin is $\_\_\_\_$ V.

A

1000

B

0

C

2000

D

500

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JEE Main 2026 (Online) 22nd January Morning Shift
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A simple pendulum has a bob with mass $m$ and charge $q$. The pendulum string has negligible mass. When a uniform and horizontal electric field $\vec{E}$ is applied, the tension in the string changes. The final tension in the string, when pendulum attains an equilibrium position is $\_\_\_\_$ .

A

$m g-q E$

B

$\sqrt{m^2 g^2+q^2 E^2}$

C

$m \mathrm{~g}+q E$

D

$\sqrt{m^2 g^2-q^2 E^2}$

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