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Electrostatics CPP
~RO~~ RTlES OF CH ..\RGE AND COULO MB'S LA \V and charge q. Whe n p laced in a he m1 sV,1encal
attracted to C1 • 11 . Two identical s mall ball s eac h have a mass m
. ectnc charges A and B are 0th e r. Electnc ch:trgcs B and C arc nlso attracted to walls, the beads move, and at eq uil ibrium the
each other. If A and care
held cl h ach bowl of radius R with fr ictionless, noncondu c11ve
(A)Attrac t ( B ) Repel (C)~:,~~t:..:~~)~~~~ (D) Incomplet e information
line joining the ball s 1s horizontal and the distance between them 1s R (fig ure ) Neglect a ny
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. induced ~harge on th e hem~is,ho,iool "'/ ' . ~,:
1. three balls A. B & c_ If A M d . they are
Consider
found to repel each oth~r and 8 B are kept closer to each other (w,thout touc hing),
to attract . Then
(A) lf A is positivel h and C are kept_closer to each other, they are found
(B) lfB . . . Y c arged.. C must be pos1t1 vely charged / \
IS J)OStttvely charged, C must be ne!!atively
charged
(C) If A 1s neganveiy charged. B must be n~atively
{D) All the three balls must be uncharged -
charged
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A positively charged rod is brought close to = R ( _.!!!LJ (B)q=R I =--!..
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uncharged m_etal _spheres, Land M, are in contact then
(A)q
,✓3K , .Jfr
spheres are s lightly separated and the rod is
,.;;th;~:~ ' ~u;~~l : l, as shown. The two , ✓J }lf2
e----~pyM (C) q=R( ✓3:g (D)q=R [
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2K
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(A) Both spheres are ne utral (B) Both spheres are positive ELECT RIC FIELD
(D) L is negative and M is positive
(C) Both spheres are nei,,~ tive whose positi on vector LS ;=;,: (27 +3}) m.
12. A point charge of I µC is located at a point in XY plane
electrostat ic force on another charged particle q 2
at
4. A charged particle Q1 is aJ posttion (1 , - 1,3). The whose position vector LS r = ("b + 3 j) m has a
Electric field magnitude due to it at a point
0
(0, 0, 0) is :
(A);..~ (2 i -]+ 3 k)
(B) 56 r,l:e.o (2i-j+3k ) magnitude of:
(A) 90V/m (B) 450V/ m (C) 40V/m (D) I 80 V/m
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The ratio of the initial to the final force between
Now they are ro uc hed e."!d kept al same distance. I
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them is :
(8 ) 4 : I (C) I : 8 (D) I · I I
(A ) 8 : I
a force Fon each other. The value of distance R
Two point charges placed aJ a d istance r in air exert
in a medium of dielectric constant K = 16 is :
at whic h they experienc e force 4F when placed (B) E =+ KQ/r; + (C) E = 2 KQ/ r (D ) E = 6KQ/r
(A) r (B ) r/4 (C) r/8 (D) 2r (A) E = 7KQ/-r
force between an electron and a proton kept
at The point at whic h electri c field intensity is zero
8. Ratio o f electros ta,ics force to g ra v itational 15. Charges 2Q and-Qare placed as shown in fi g ure.
of: will
certain distan ce is of the order 5 39
+2Q
(8 ) 10
9 (C) 10' (D) 10 -Q
(A) 10.s
to
0 0
If half of the charge is transferre d from one A B
9. Two identical charges e xperience a force F. re on the left of-Q
another and separation is reduced to half. (A) Somewhe re between -Q and 2Q (B) Somewhe
re on the right bisector of line joining -Q and 2Q
(A ) F/2 (B ) (314) F (C) 2F (D) 3F (C) Somewhe re on the right of2Q (D) Somewhe 20
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ELECTRIC FIELD DUET
O UNIFORM CH ARG E DISTRIBUTION
At how
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t on the ax is of a uniforml y charged n ng ,s Eo
23 . The maximum electric field al a po; f electnc field be Eo/2
O
16 man y pomts on axis will the magnitu e (D) 4
r~ •:~z-~,s ""
~ ,~;~ i;,:•mum eleco,c field mlens 11)• on the axis of a un iforml y charged ring of charge q and radius (A) I (B) 2 (C) 3 ,
- have uniforml y distributed c harges, +Q and • Jg Q. A t
(A ) _!__q_ (B) _!_~ (C) _!__~ (D) _!__ ;2!__ 24 Two concentric rings lying on XY plane
4 ~ , 3-✓3R' 4~, 31?' 4m:0 3-✓3R 1 4m:0 2J5R'
wh.,dis••~
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A charged panicle of c harge q and msss m is released from rest in a uniform electric field E
Neglecn ng the effect of gr:1,1ty, the k:meric energy of the c harged panicle after time ·1• seconds is
(A) &jm (B) E'q'm' (C) 1E' r' (D) Eq'm
2m mq 21 2
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IS A proton (shown m red ) 1s released from rest as sl1vwn in the fi gure. Choose the correct 25 . An infinite plane of sheet carries a uniform charge of surface char-ge density a . A poii':~harg! ~
statement. having a mass m is attached to a non-conductrng thread and 1s ued to a pomt on the P - Ang]
( A) Proton
(8 ) Proton
" i ll move alon2 the field line
will ininall y m;ve along field line and then move downwards
r~q
-
(C) Proton wil l in itiall y move along fi eld line and then move upwards
(D) Proton will mo ve opposite to the field line (A) zero
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19 In an 1nk-j e1 printer, an ink droplet (--q, m) enters the region between two deflecting parallel
plates of length L separa1.e d by distance d al speed v (see figure). lo this region a uniform
down"-"ards ~ lecnic field exists. Neglecting the graviLation~ force on the droplet. the maximum
chage ilia i, = be """ so :•~• closel, "''"'''"""' ,, 26. A thin infinite non-eonducting plate is in the XOY plane . II has a circular hole of radius R with
centre at the origin. The plate has a uniform surface charge density c; on ilS upper surface. Find
the electric field at point (0, 0, z).
-L-
mv1E (B) mv d
1
(C) 2dm~
1
(D) none
(A)d]} ) 0~
EL' EL·
20 A thin "1 re ri ng of radi us R = 2.5 cm carries a uniforml y distributed charge q = 5 µC. A point .... ...,.. ..~~
....
charge q 0 = 3µ C is placed al the centre of the ring. Tension created in the ring due 10 the
presence o f q0 is: (C)--u_z_
(A) 137.5 N (B) 275N (C) 550N (D) I IO0N
c 0
.JR +z2 2
21 The s urface charge de ns ity on the upper surface of disc of radius R varies as a = a. r!R. Find net
c harge on disc SHM OF CHARGE PARTICLE
2 2
(A) ½ rrR' a, (B) ½rrR' a 0 (C) 2nR a 0 (D)nR a o
27 . Time period of small oscillations of a -simple pendulum under the influence of eanb gravity is To.
Now, a charge q is given 10 each of the bob and the point of suspension. New time period of hie
2'.! ·v olume c harge density of a spheri cal charge distribution is P = Por!R, where r is the measured pendulum is: [Neglect change in mass while charging and assume that there is no conduction of
from the ce ntre of the sphe re. Total charge in the sphere is: charge]
3
(A)EqualtoTo (B).LessthanTo (C)MorethanT0
(A) 3_ nR 3p 0 (B) __l_rrR 3Po (C)2nR 3Po (D)rrR p, (D) May be less or may be more depending on the nature of q I
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ed as uniforml y c ha rged small sph e res and then C
35 Eight point charges (ca~ be ~sum h are fixed at ve rtices of a cube The elecm
comer of the cube) having va ue _q eac
28 square surface ABCD of the ;ube ,s q (D) _!!__ q
Two charged partides (q = 2µC & Q = 8_µC) lie along the X-axis 6m apart. If a J µC charge
havmg mass l gm 1s kept at the neutral pomt of the two charges find the time period (in second) (A) _q_ (8) - - (C) 6e 8 e0 o
24 Eo 12 Eo o
of SHM when 11 1s slightly displaced from that position along the X-axis.
( A)21lf3 {8)4tt/ ✓3 (C)41l13 (D)41lf3 ..Jj - I r drical shells having uniform linear charge denstt1 es +1..
36.
i::.~r~
-
s~:;;:::~ i~n~~ %-i'i~der is ·a• and that of outer cylinder is ' b ' . A c~a.rged
char e revolves in
).
38. There is a uniform e leclric field in X-direction . If the work done by external age nt in mov in g a
~-
A ~ charge of 0.2 C through a di stance of 2 metre s lowly along !he line making a n a ngle of 60° wi th X-
direction is 4 joule, then the magnitude of E is ·
(A) ..Jj N/C (B) 4 N/C (C) 5 N/C (D) 20 N/C
39 When the separation betwee n 1wo charges is decreased, the electric potential energy of the c harges
(A) Increases (B) Dec reases (C) May increase or decrease (D) Remains the same
(A)EA < Ea (B) EA > Ea
40 Yo u are given an arrangemenl of three point c harges q, 2q and xq separated by eq ua l finite dis tances
32 If the electric flu x entering and leaving a closed surface are respectively of magnitude ct,, and ct,,, then so that electric potential energy of the system is zero. Then the value of x is . -
the electric charge in side the surface will be :
l-l.--F
(A) a (B)b (C)c (D)d
34. Electric charges are distributed in a small volume. The nux of the electric field through a spherical
surface of radius 20cm surrounding the total charge is 50 V-m . The nux over a concentric sphere of
radius 40 cm will be:
-<I ~ -<I
(A) 50 V-m (B) 75 V-m (C) JOO V-m (C) 200 V-m (A) A. B. C, P and Q (B) A , Band C (C) A. P , C and Q (D) P , B and Q
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. ed s uch tha t the potenlial on its surface is IO vo l
A hollow sph~,e of radius 5 cm is uni formly charg
54.
then potential at centre of sphere will be : (C) Same as al a poi nt 5 cm away from th.e surface '
44 Two equal positi ve charges are kept at points A and B The clcct nc po1e1111ul, whtle movi ng from A (A) ze ,o (B) JO voll
(D) Same as at a point 25 cm away from lhe centre
to 8 along straight hne
(A) Co ntmuously increases (BJ Rcmsms constant
(C) Decre!!.Scs then incre:ises (D) ln=es then decre.'Lses ELECTRIC POTENTlAL ENERGY OF A PARTICLE
45 A semicircular ri ng of radius 0.5 m is unifom1Iy charged with a total charge of 1.5 x 10·• coul. The 55. If a charge is shifted from a high potential region to low potential region. the electrical potential
electric potential at the centre of this ri ng is :
(A) 27 V (B) 13 5V ~;~r~~reases ( B ) Decreases (C) May increase or decrease (D) Remains constant
(C) 54 V (D) 45.5 V
46 When a charge of 3 coul ,s pl!ICed in a uniform electric field. it experiences a force of 3000_ newton
The potential difference between two points separated by a distance of 1 cm along field w1thm this
56. A panicle of mass 2 g and charge I µC is held at rest on a friction Jes~ horizon.tal
of I m from a fixed charge of I mC. If the particle is released ti will be repell
.:iu~
·
at a ~ i : ~
e spee
field is panicle when it is at distance of_l0 m from the fixed charge is:
(A) IOVolt (B )90 volt (C) IOOOvolt (D)3000volt (A) 100 mis {B) 90 mis (CJ 60 mis (D) 45 mis
A 5 cou lomb charge expenences a constant fo rce of 2000 N when moved between two points
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separated by a distance of 2 cm in a uniform electric fie ld . The potential difference between these SELF ENERGY AND ENERGY DENSITY
twv points 15 : A sphere of radius I cm has potential of 8000 V. The energy density near the surface of ~pbere will
(A) SV (8) 200 V (C) 800 V (0)20,000 V 57.
3 3
The kmeoc energy which an electron acquires when accelerated (from rest) through a potential ~ :) 64 x 10' J/m 3 (8) 8 x 103 Jlm 3 (C)32 Jlm (D) 2.83 Jl m
48
difference of I volt is called · If n' identical water drops (assumed spherical each) charged to a potential energy U coalesce to form
(A) I joule (8) I electron vol t (C) I erg (D) I wan 58.
a single drop, the potential energy of the sin,f.e drop is(Assume that drops are uniformly charged):
4
(A)ninu (B)nl/JU (C) n U (D)nS/J U
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QUESTIONS BASED ON RELATION BETWEEN E AND V :
59. The electric field intensity at a point in space is equal in magnitude to :
(A) Magnitude of the potential gradient there (Bl The electric charge there
(C) The magnitude of the electric force, a unit charge would experience there
(DJ The force, an electron would experience there
( A) Ea (B) EJ(a' +b') (C) Eb (D)(Eb/ ✓2) The variation of potential with distance r from a fixed point is shown in Figure. The electric field at r
60.
= 5 cm, is :
50_ An eq uipotential surface and an electric line of force :
(A) Never intersect each other (8) Intersect at 45° (C) Intersect_at 60° (DJ Intersect at 90°
51 A particle of charge Q and mass m travels through a potential difference V from rest. The final
mo men- tum of the panicle is :
(A) " ; (8) 2Q✓JV (C) ,j2m QV (0)1¥-
52 lf a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius 10 cm has a potential Vat a point distant 5 cm from (A) (2.5) V/cm (B)(-2.5) V/cm (C) (-2/5) cm (D) (2/5) V/cm
,ts centre, then the potenr-ial at a poinl distant 15 cm from the centre will be :
(Al~ (Bl T (C) %v {D)3V
61 In the above question. the electric force acting on a point charge of2 C placed at the origi n will be :
(A) 2 N (B) 500 N (C}-5 N (D}-500 N
53 · A holl ow uni forml y charged sphere has radius r. If the po1ential difference between its surface and a 62. The electric potential Vas a function of distance x (in metre) is given by
poin l al distance 3r from th e cenrre is V, then the electric field intensity at a distance 3r from the V = (Sx2 + !Ox - 9) volt.
ce ntre is : The value of e lectric field at x = I m would be :
(A) V /6r (BJ Vl4r (C)VIJ r (D)V/2r (A) - 20 volt/m (B) 6 volt/m (C) I I volt/m (D) -23 volt/m
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A unifonn electric field having a magnitude Eo d
electric potential \I 1s zero at x = o then its an direction nlong positive X-axis exists If the
(A)V,= x.Eo (B)V,= . xi vaIue at x ~/x will be : . .
(C)V, = x Eo (D)V,= -x2Eo
64 Let E be the electric field and V h I .
(A) lfE t 0,V cannot be zero , t e e ectnc potential at a
point 72. Al a point on the axis (but not inside the dipole and not at infinity)
(C ) lfV=O, E must be zero (B) lfE=o, V must be zero of an elecrnc dipole
(A) The electric field is zero (B) The electric potential is zero
(D) None of these (C) Neither the electric field nor the electric potential is zero
65 Select the correct statement : (D) The electric field is directed perpendicular to the axis of 1he
dipole
(A) The electric li::es of force are always closed
(B) Electric lines of force are parall . curves 73. The force between two short electric dipoles separated by a distance
(C) Electric lines of force - r is directly proportional to
c1 to equipotential surface (A) r2 (B) r' (C) r2 (D) r"'
(D) Electric line of fi •~ perpe nd1 cular to equipotential surface
orce 15 3 ways the path of a positively charged particle
CONDUCTOR, IT'S PROPER TIES & ELECTR IC PRESSUR
66. E
An electric dipole is placed at th tre f
{A) The electri fi Id • e cen .0 a sphere. Mark the correct options. 74 A neutral spherical metallic object A is placed near a finite metal
c e IS zero at every point of the sphere plate B carrying a positive charge
(B) The flux o_f the electric field through the sphere is n~n-zero. The electric force on the object will be :
(C) The electnc field 1s zero on a circle on the sphere. (A) away from the plate B (B) towards the plate B (C) parallel to the plate B (D) zero
(D) The electnc field is not zero anywhere on the sphere.
75 A positive point charge q is brought near a neutral metal sphere.
(A) The sphere becomes negatively charged (B) The sphere becomes positively charged
DIPOLE (C) The interior remains neutral and the surface gets non-uniform
charge distribution.
(D) The interior becomes positively charged and the surface becomes
67 negatively charged.
Due to an electric dipole shown m fig ., the electric field intensity
is parallel to dipole axis :
y♦Q 76 Three concentric conducting spherical shells carry charges as follows
: +4Q on the inner shell , -2Q
on the middle shell and - 5Q on the outer shell. The charge on the
inner surface of the outer shell is
; Equatorial (A)0 (B)4Q (C)-Q (D)-2Q
--<l ~----r- --1 77 A charge q is unifonnly distributed over a large plastic plate. The
electric field at a point P close to
(A) at P only (B ) at Q only (C) both at P and at Q the centre and just above the surface of the plate is 50 V/m. If the
(D) neither at P nor at Q plastic plate is replaced by a copper
®1
plate of the same geometrical dimensions and carrying the same
uniform charge q, the electnc field
at the point P will become:
68 An electric dipole of moment pis placed at the origin along the x-axis. The angle made by electric (A)zero (8)25 Vim (C)50 Vim (D) IOOV/m
field with x-axis al a point P, whose position vector makes an angle
8 with x-axis, is : 8
78
½
(Where, tan a = tan 8 ) A and B are two conducting concentric spherical shells. A is given
while Bis uncharged. ff now Bis earthed as shown in figure . Then
a charge Q
: ~ -
( A) a (B)8 (C)8 + a (D)8+2a (A) The charge appearing on inner surface of B is -Q
(B) The field inside and outside A is zero.
V.
69 (C) The field between A and B· is not zero. • • ••
An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges each of magnitude
l.0µC, separated by a distance
of 2.0 cm . The dipole is placed in an external electric field of 1.0 (D) The charge appearing on outer surface of B is zero.
x I 05 N/C. The maximum torque on
the dipole is :
(A) 0.2 x 10 3 N-m 79 Figure shows a thick metallic sphere. If it is given a charge +Q. then
(B) 1.0 x 10·3 N-m (C) 2.0 x 10·3 N-m (D) 4 0 x 10·3 N-m electric
field will be present in the region :
70. A dipole of electric dipole moment P is placed in a uniform electric (A) r < R1only {B) r > R 1 and R 1 < r < R
field of strength E. If 8 is the (C) r > Ri' only 2
angle between positive directions of P and E. then the potential energy (D) r < R, only
of the electric dipole is largest
when 0 is :
(A)Zero (B)rr/2 (C) n (D)rr/4 80 An uncharged sphere of metal is placed in a ·uniform electric field
produced by two large conducting
71 An electric dipole is placed (not al infinity) in an electric field generated parallel plates having equal and opposite charges, then lines of force
by a point charge look like:
(A) The net electric force on the dipole may be zero
(B) The net electric force on the dipole will not be zero
(C) The torque on the dipole due to the field may be zero
(D) The torque on the dipole due to the field must be zero
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81 Two s m:ill cond uc tors A a nd B arc ,.wen chari:c:- qi
ond q.:.'. respec tively No w they @
are placed ms1de s bollo" mernlhc CX'nd uc tN (C) , ,nT)·••ljl
n c harge Q If all the
three conductors A. 6 nnd C llr<' connected by cooductt
ng wires as sho""· the A
charges on A. B :uid C " ill he resp.."Ct!vch
q, + euq, + Cbo q C
(A) . Q, + Q2 + 0Q,Hb + ao , a
2 . 2 • (C) 2 . 2 ' q,
(B} a +~ +q, . a+~ ~ q:,. a .... +<b (0) i o, o, a+ q, + qi
S2 You :ire mi,-e- 1lmg in a car dunng s thunderston n . In order to protect yourself
from lighte ning, would
\ ' OU prefer to
( A ) Rem:i.m m the car (B } Take s heller under a tree
(C ) Get out snd be fut 0 11 the ground · (D} Touch the oearest electrical pole
(A ) Zero _
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(B ) Negative (C) Positive (D) Infinite
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Figure shows a closed surface which intersec!S a conducting
l B 11 A 21 A 31 B 41 AC 51 B 61 D 71 BC I 81 D
sphere. If a positive charge is placed at 2 C 12 A 22 D 32 C 42 A 52 A 62 A 72 C 1 82 1 A
the porn! P, the flux of the electric field through the
closed surface: 3 D 13 A 23 D 33 D 43 B 53 A 63 B 73 I D 83 1 C
O~·• I
4 D 14 C 24 D 34 A 44 C 54 B 64 D B ~ A
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surf.ace
cl"""; -- sphere
5
6
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15
16 C
B 25
26
C
A
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C
A
45
46
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B
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A
(A) will become post.rive (B) will remain zero (C) wi
ll become undefined (D) wi ll become negative 7 C 17 B 27 A 37 C 47 A- 57 D 67 C 77 C
86 Two uniformly c harged non-<:0nducting hemispheri 8 D 18 C 28 C 38 D 48
cal shells each having uniform charge density a B 58 D 68 C 78 ACD
. an d radius R form a complete s phere (not s tuck
together) and s urround a concentric spherical 9 D 19 C 29 B 39
conducung s he ll of radius R/2 . If hemispheri cal C 49 C 59 AC 69 C 79 C
parts are in equil ibrium then minimum surface
c harge derisiry of inner conducting s he ll is : 10 ABCD 20 C 30 D 40 A 50 D 60 A . 70 C 80 C
( A) -2 o (B) · o /2 (C) - a (D) 2 a
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