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A particle of mass 2 g and charge 1 μC is held at a distance of 1 m from a fixed charge of 1 mC. If the particle of released it will be repelled. Speed of the particle when it is at a distance of 10 m from the fixed charge is

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100 m/s
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90 m/s
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60 m/s
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45 m/s
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Solution

The correct option is B 90 m/s
energy of the whole system will be conserved .

so the change in the potential energy of the system will be converted into the kinetic energy of the particle

K(q1q2)/(1/r11/r2) = (mv2)/2

substituting the values will give

V=90 m/s

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