NEET Physics Question - Electrostatics

Assertion (A): In any electrostatic field, a charge cannot be in stable equilibrium.

Reason (R): An electrostatic field is a conservative force field.

Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)

Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)

(A) is true but (R) is false

Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

According to Earnshaw's Theorem, a charge cannot be in stable equilibrium in an electrostatic field, thus Assertion (A) is true. An electrostatic field is a conservative force field, so Reason (R) is true. However, the conservative nature of the field is not the direct explanation for Earnshaw's theorem, which is derived from Gauss's law and the Laplace equation.

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