A point charge Q is located a distance d away from the center of a very long charged wire. The wire has length L >> d and total charge q. What force does the wire experience?

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]F = \frac{Qq}{2\pi \epsilon_0 L d}[/tex]

Explanation:

As we know that if a charge q is distributed uniformly on the line then its linear charge density is given by

[tex]\lambda = \frac{q}{L}[/tex]

now the electric field due to long line charge at a distance d from it is given as

[tex]E = \frac{2k\lambda}{d}[/tex]

[tex]E = \frac{q}{2\pi \epsilon_0 d}[/tex]

now the force on the other charge in this electric field is given as

[tex]F = QE[/tex]

[tex]F = \frac{Qq}{2\pi \epsilon_0 L d}[/tex]