Two particles A and B having same mass have charge $+q$ and $+4 \mathrm{q}$ respectively. When they are…

Two particles A and B having same mass have charge $+q$ and $+4 \mathrm{q}$ respectively. When they are allowed to fall from rest through same electric potential difference, of ratio of their speeds ' $V_A$ ' to ' $V_B$ ' will become
  1. 1:2
  2. 2:1
  3. 1:4
  4. 4:1

Solution

If $\mathrm{V}$ is the potential difference then $\begin{aligned} & \frac{1}{2} \mathrm{~m} v_{\mathrm{A}}^2=\mathrm{qV} \\ & \text { and } \frac{1}{2} \mathrm{~m} v_{\mathrm{B}}^2=4 \mathrm{qV} \\ & \therefore \frac{v_{\mathrm{A}}^2}{v_{\mathrm{B}}^2}=\frac{1}{4} \\ & \therefore \frac{v_{\mathrm{A}}}{v_{\mathrm{B}}}=\frac{1}{2} \end{aligned}$ ~

Asked in: MHT CET 2021 (22 Sep Shift 2)

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