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- Homework Statement
- How to understand the direction of tension in a charged closed ring?
- Relevant Equations
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This is the direction of the electrostatic force on each element due to the charge kept in the center of the ring.
According to me tension in each element of the charged ring should be balancing each of these forces...so its pointing radially inwards
But I know I am wrong because the solution says the tension is tangent to the ring ...
I dont get why?