6.) Two stationary point charges q1 and q2 are shown in the figure along with a
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6.) Two stationary point charges q1 and q2 are shown in the figure along with a sketch of some field lines representing the electric field produced by them. What can you deduce from the sketch?
A) q1 is negative and q2 is positive; the magnitude of q1 is less than the magnitiude of q2
B) q1 is positive and q2 is negative; the magnitude of q1 is greater than the magnitiude of q2
C) q1 is negative and q2 is positive; the magnitude of q1 is more than the magnitiude of q2
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C) q1 is negative and q2 is positive; the magnitude of q1 is more than the magnitiude of q2
Its a fact that electric field lines originate from a positive charge and terminate on a negative charge.
In the given figure, the lines are originating from q1, implying that it is positive and terminating on q2 implying that it is negative.
The number of field lines originating from q1 is less than that of q2, this implies that q2 is greater in magnitude and there are more charges present in the vicinity.
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