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The document is a revision question bank for XII Physics focusing on electrostatics, covering topics such as electric charges, electric fields, electric potential, and capacitance. It includes various subjective questions that require derivations, explanations, and calculations related to electrostatic principles. Key concepts addressed include Gauss's law, electric dipoles, equipotential surfaces, and the behavior of capacitors in different configurations.

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ELECTROSTATICS subjective

The document is a revision question bank for XII Physics focusing on electrostatics, covering topics such as electric charges, electric fields, electric potential, and capacitance. It includes various subjective questions that require derivations, explanations, and calculations related to electrostatic principles. Key concepts addressed include Gauss's law, electric dipoles, equipotential surfaces, and the behavior of capacitors in different configurations.

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ELECTROSTATICS

REVISION QUESTION BANK


XII PHYSICS
SUBJECTIVE TYPE

ELECTRIC CHARGES AND ITS FIELDS


1. An attractive force of 5N is acting between two charges of +2.0 μC & -2.0 μC placed at
some distance. If the charges are mutually touched and placed again at the same distance,
what will be the new force between them?
2. A spherical balloon carries a charge that is uniformly distributed over its surface. As the
balloon is blown up and increases in size, how does the total electric flux coming out of the
surface change? Give reason
3. 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?
4. A force F is acting between two charges placed some distance apart in vacuum. If a brass
rod is placed between these charges, how does the force change?
5. Define electric lines of force and give its two important properties.
6. An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field.
(i)Using suitable diagram, show that it does not undergo any translator motion.
(ii)Derive an expression for the torque acting on it and specify its direction.
7. A charge is distributed uniformly over a ring of radius a. Obtain an expression for the
electric intensity E a point on the axis of the ring. Hence show that for points at large
distances from the ring, it behaves like a point charge.
8. A long charged cylinder of linear charge density λ1 is surrounded by a hollow co-axial
conducting cylinder of linear charge density –λ 2 Use Gauss’s law to obtain expressions for
the electric field at a point
(i) In the space between the cylinders.
ii) Outside the larger cylinder.
9. (a) State Gauss’s law. Using this law, obtain the expression for the electric field due to an
infinitely long straight conductor of linear charge density λ .
(b)A wire AB of length L has linear charge density λ = kx where x is measured from the end
A of the wire. This wire is enclosed by a Gaussian hollow surface. Find the expression for the
electric flux through the surface.
10. Two large parallel thin metallic plates are placed close to each other. The plates have
surface charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 20 x 10 -12 C/ m2.
Calculate the electric field intensity
(i) in the outer region of the plates
(ii) in the interior region between the plates
11. (a) Derive an expression for the electric field at any point on the axial line of an electric
dipole.
(b)Two identical point charge q each are kept 2m apart in air. A third point charge Q of
unknown magnitude and sign is placed on the line joining the charges such that the system
remains in equilibrium. Find the position and nature of Q.
12. (a) Derive an expression for the electric field E due to a dipole of length ‘2a’at a point
distant r from the centre of the dipole on the axial line
(b) Draw a graph of E versus r for r>>a.
(c) If this dipole were kept in a uniform external electric field Eo 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.
13.(i) Use Gauss’s law to obtain the expression for the electric field due to an infinitely
long thin straight wire with uniform linear charge density λ .
(ii)An infinitely long positively charged straight wire has a linear charge density λ.
An electron is revolving in a circle with a constant speed v such that the wire
passes through the centre, and is perpendicular to the plane, of the circle. Find the
kinetic energy of the electron in terms of magnitudes of its charge and linear
charge density λ on the wire.
(iii) Draw a graph of kinetic energy as a function of linear charge density λ.
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15.

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE


1. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged such that the potential on its surface is 10
V. What is the potential at the centre of the sphere?
2. Why is electrostatic potential constant throughout the volume of the conductor and has the
same value (as inside) on its surface?
3. Find the equivalence capacitance between X and Y.
4. The given graph shows variation of charge ‘q’ versus potential difference ‘V’ for
two capacitors C1 and C2. Both the capacitors have same plate seperation but plate area of
C2 is greater than that of C1. Which line (A or B) corresponds to C1 and why?

5. Draw 3 equipotential surfaces corresponding to a field that uniformly increases in


magnitude but remains constant along Z-direction. How are these surfaces different from that
of a constant electric field along Z-direction?
6. i) Can two equipotential surfaces intersect each other? Give reasons.
(ii) Two charges -q and + q are located at points A (0, 0, – a) and B (0, 0, +a) respectively.
How much work is done in moving a test charge from point P (7, 0, 0) to Q (-3,0,0)?
7. Figure shows two identical capacitors C1 and C2, each of 2 μF capacitance, connected to a
battery of 5 V. Initially switch S is left open and dielectric slabs of dielectric constant K = 5
are inserted to fill completely the space between the plates of the two capacitors. How will
the

charge and
(ii) potential difference between the plates of the capacitors be affected after the slabs are
inserted?
8. A network of four capacitors, each of capacitance 30 pF, is connected across a battery of 60
V as shown in the figure. Find the net capacitance and the energy stored in each capacitor.

9. Net capacitance of three identical capacitors in series is 1 pF. What will be their net
capacitance if connected in parallel? Find the ratio of energy stored in the two configurations
if they are both connected to the same source.
10. An electric dipole of length 4 cm, when placed with its axis making an angle of 60° with
a uniform electric field, experiences a torque of 4√3 Nm. Calculate the potential energy of
the dipole, if it has charge ± 8 Nc
11. A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery. After sometime the battery is
disconnected and a dielectric slab with its thickness equal to the plate separation is inserted
between the plates. How will (i) the capacitance of the capacitor, (ii) electric field between
the plates and (iii) the energy stored in the capacitor be affected? Justify your answer in each
case.
12. a) Write two properties of equipotential surfaces. Depict equipotential surfaces due to an
isolated point charge. Why do the equipotential surfaces get closer as the distance between
the equipotential surface and the source charge decreases?
(b) An electric dipole of dipole moment p, is placed in a uniform electric field E, Deduce the
expression for the torque ‘x acting on it.
13. Find equivalent capacitance between A and B in the combination given below. Each
capacitor is of 2 μF capacitance

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