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Electric Potential Due to Charged Infinite Sheets

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A charge of -5C is brought closer to a positively charged infinite sheet of uniform charge density. The work done by the electrostatic field in the process will be?

A

Positive

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B

Negative

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C

Zero

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Infinite

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Solution

The correct option is A
Positive

Opposite charges attract each other. Therefore the work done by the field will be positive.

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