DDMS P.OBUL REDDY PUBLIC SCHOOL.

HYDERABAD
Electric charges and fields PHYSICS XII
1.In each of the four scenarios listed below, the two charges remain fixed in place as shown.In which

case is the force acting between the two charges is the least.

Ans: A
2.An electric dipole of length 2cm has a charge of ±4nC.If the dipole is placed in a uniform electric field
of 300N/C at angle of 600 with the electric field,what is the torque on the dipole? Ans. 12√3 x 10-9 C-m

3.If a 50-N force acts on a 250-µC charge, what is the electric field strength? Ans.2 x 105N/C
4.A dipole is placed in a uniform external electric field E. Diagrammatically represent the position of the
dipole in stable and unstable equilibrium and write the expressions for the torque acting on the dipole in
both the cases.
5.(i) In figure (a), calculate the electric flux through the closed areas A1 and A2.
(ii) In figure (b), calculate the electric flux through the cube

Ans: (i) Q/εo, Zero (ii)3q/εo

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Ans. (b)

7.

. . Ans. (c)

8.Quantisation of charge implies

(a) charge cannot be destroyed
(b) charge exists on particles
(c) there is a minimum permissible charge on a particle
(d) charge, which is a fraction of a coulomb is not possible. Ans.(c)

9.

Ans: (c )

10.

Ans: (a)
11.

Ans:(0.1)εo

12.Two charges q1 and q2 are placed in vacuum at a distance d and the force acting between them is F. If
a medium of dielectric constant 8 is introduced around them, the force now will be
(a) F/8 (b) F/2 (c) F/4 (d) 8F Ans: (a)
13.Two charges of equal magnitudes kept at a distance r exert a force F on each other. If the each
charge is halved and distance between them is doubled, then the new force acting on each charge is

Ans:(d)
14.Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive charge kept in air is

Ans:(b)

15.The magnitude of electric field intensity E is such that, an electron placed in it would experience an
electrical force equal to its weight, is given by
(a) mge (b) mg/e (c) e/mg (d) e²g/m² Ans:(b)

16.An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field of intensity 2 × 105 NC–1, It
experiences a torque of 4 Nm. Calculate the charge on the dipole if the dipole length is 2 cm.
(a) 8 mC (b) 4 mC (c) 8 μC (d) 2 mC Ans:(d)
17. When 1014 electrons are removed from a neutral metal sphere, the charge on the sphere becomes
—------- Ans:
16µC
18.A cube of side 2cm is placed in a region of electric field E= 120 N/ C. Calculate the electric flux
through (i) the top face (ii) the left face
 Ans: (i) zero (ii) -48 x 10-3 Nm2/C

19.Calculate the electric flux through the rectangle of sides 20 cm and 10 cm kept in the region of a
uniform electric field 100 NC-1. The angle θ is 60o. Suppose θ becomes zero, what is the electric flux?

Ans:1Nm2/C , 2 Nm2/C

20. Electric field lines provide information about

(a) field strength (b) direction(c) nature of charge (d) all of these
Ans:(d)
21.Two point charges (C1 and C2) are fixed as shown in the setup below. Now consider a third test
 charge with charge -q that you can place anywhere you want in regions A, B, C, or D. In which
region could you place the test charge so that the net force on the test charge is zero?

Ans:D
22.Define electric dipole moment. Write its S.I. unit.
23.Define electric flux. Write its S. I. unit.
State Gauss’s theorem in electrostatics.
24.What do you mean by quantization of electric charge ?
25.What are the properties of a charge?
26.What are the properties of electric lines of force?
27.State Gauss’ law in electrostatics. Using this law derive an expression for the
electric field due to a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet.
28.State ‘Gauss law’ in electrostatics. Use this law to derive an expression for the
electric field due to an infinitely long straight wire of linear charge density λ cm-1
29.An electric dipole of dipole moment p is placed in a uniform electric field E. Obtain
the expression for the torque τ experienced by the dipole. Identify two pairs of
perpendicular vectors in the expression.What will happen if the field were not
uniform?
30.Derive the expression for electric field at a point on the axial line of an electric
Dipole.
31.Define electric dipole moment. Is it a scalar or a vector? Derive the expression for
the electric field of a dipole at a point on the equatorial line
32.Why do the electric field lines not form closed loops?
33.Why do the electric field lines never cross each other?
34.State ‘Gauss law’ in electrostatics. Use this law to derive an expression for the
electric field due to uniformly charged spherical shell.Represent graphically the
variation of electric field with distance from center for a uniformly charged
spherical shell.
35.If the radius of the Gaussian surface enclosing a charge is halved, how does the
electric flux through the Gaussian surface change ?
36.Figure shows three point charges, +2q, -q and + 3q. Two charges +2q and -q are
enclosed within a surface ‘S’. What is the electric flux due to this configuration
through the surface ‘S’

q/ϵ0

37.Why should the electrostatic field be zero inside a conductor?

38.Why must electrostatic field be normal to the surface at every point of a charged
conductor?
39.A charge ‘q’ is placed at the centre of a cube of side d. What is the electric flux
passing through each face of the cube? q/6ϵ0
40.A charge ‘q’ is placed at the centre of a cube of side d. What is the electric flux
passing through two opposite faces of the cube? q/2ϵ0
41.What is the direction of the electric field at the surface of a charged conductor
having charge density σ < 0?
42.Two charges of magnitudes – 2Q and + Q are located at points (a, 0) and (4a,0)
respectively. What is the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of
radius ‘2a’ with its centre at the origin? Ans: -2Q/ϵ0
43.A hollow cylindrical box of length 3m and area of cross-section 25 cm2 is placed in
a three dimensional coordinate system as shown in the figure. The electric field in
the region is given by E = 50xi^ where E is in NC-1 and x is in meters. Find
net flux through the cylinder and Charge enclosed by the cylinder.

-3 2 -3
375x10 Nm /C, q = 375ϵ0x10
44.Given a uniform electric field , find the flux of this field through
a square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the y-z plane. What would be
the flux through the same square if the plane of the square makes a 30° angle with
the x-axis?
2 2
Ans:50Nm /C, 25 Nm /C
45.A thin conducting spherical shell of radius R has charge Q spread uniformly over its
surface. Using Gauss’s law, derive an expression for an electric field at a point
outside the shell.
Draw a graph of electric field E(r) with distance r from the centre of the shell
for 0 ≤ r ≤ ∞

46.A sphere S1 of radius r1 encloses a net charge Q. If there is another concentric

sphere S2 of radius r2 (r2 > r,) enclosing charge 2Q, find the ratio of the electric flux
through S1 and S2.

Ans: 1:3

47.Two point charges +q and +9q are separated by a distance of 10mm. Find
the point on the line joining the two charges where the electric field is zero?
Ans: 2.5 mm from q
48.Two point charges placed at a distance R in air exert a force F on each other. At
What distance will these charges experience the same force F in a medium of
dielectric constant K? Ans: R/√K
49.Define electric field strength. Is it a vector or a scalar quantity? Write its unit.
50.Sketch the electric field lines for two point charges q1 and q2 for q1 = q2 and q1> q2
separated by a distance d.
51.What is the angle between the directions of electric field at any axial point and equatorial
point due to an electric dipole? Ans:1800
52.The distance of the field point, on the equatorial line of a small electric dipole is halved. By

what factor does the electric field due to the dipole change?

Ans: increases to 8 times

53.

54.(a) An electrostatic field line is a continuous curve. That is, a field line cannot have sudden

breaks. Why is it so?

(b) Explain why two field lines never cross each other at any point.

55.A proton and an electron are placed freely in an electric field. Which of the particles will have

greater acceleration and why?

56.A charge q is placed at the center of the line joining two equal charges Q. Show that the

system of three charges will be in equilibrium if q = - Q/4.

57.

58.
59.

Ans: i)
ii) yes
60.

Ans: d

61.

Ans: 10√2