Electrostatics Question 204

Question: Two charges placed in air repel each other by a force of $ {{10}^{-4}}N $ . When oil is introduced between the charges, the force becomes $ 2.5\times {{10}^{-5}}N $ . The dielectric constant of oil is [MP PET 2003]

Options:

A) 2.5

B) 0.25

C) 2.0

D) 4.0

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

By using $ K=\frac{F _{a}}{F _{m}}\Rightarrow K=\frac{{{10}^{-4}}}{2.5\times {{10}^{-5}}}=4 $



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