Three long frictionless rods are fixed parallel to each

Last updated: 6/10/2023

Three long frictionless rods are fixed parallel to each other in a borizontal plane with separation d between adjacent rods The rods wear identical sleeves A B C and D each of mass m and charge q Initially the sleeves B C and D are arranged in a line perpendicular to the rods and the sleeve A is far away from them as shown in the figure In this way the sleeves B C and D are in a state of unstable equilibrium and have no electrostatic interaction with the sleeve A If the sleeve A is launched towards the right with an initial velocity u find velocities of all the sleeves when they acquire steady motion Consider all possible If u cases Here