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ELECTROSTATICS

SOLVED EXAMPLES

1. What are some other applications of electrostatics?

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2. Is a charge of 5.8 × 10 - 18 C possible?

A. yes
 B. No

C. May be

D. Cannot be determined

Answer: B

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3. What is the charge on a body from which one million electrons

are removed?

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4. How is force between two charges affected when each charge is

doubled and distance between them is also doubled?

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5. Two equal like charges in air repel eachother with a force F. By

what percentage should each charge be reduced so that the force

between them in medium of dielectric constant 2 reduces by 28%`?

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6. Calculate the number of electrons which should be removed

from a conductor so that it acquires a positive charge of 3.5nC?

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7. An object has an excess charge of ( - 1.92 × 10 )C. How many

10 - 7

excess electrons does it have ?

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8. Which is bigger, a coulomb or charge on an electron ? How

many electronic charges from one coulomb of charge ?

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9. How much positive and negative charge is there in a cup of

water ?

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10. If a body gives out 10 9 electrons every second, how much time

required to get a total charge of 1C from it ?

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11. A metal sphere has a charge of - 6.5μC. When 5 × 10 13 electrons

are removed from the sphere, what would be the net charge on it?

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12. Two bodies A and B carry charges - 3.00μC and - 0.44μC. How

many that they acquire equal charges?

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13. A free pith ball p of 10g carries of 5 × 10 - 8C. What must be the

nature and maganitude fo charge that should be given to another

pith ball Q fixed 7 cm below the former ball, so that upper ball is

statinary ?

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14. Force of attraction between two point charges placed at a

distance 'd' is F. What distance apart should they be kept in the

same medium, so that the force between them is 2F ?

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15. Two charged particles having charge 2.0 × 10 - 8C each are

joined by an insulating string of length 1 m and the system is kept

on a smooth horizontal table. Find the tension in the string.

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16. A particle carrying charge + q is held at the center of a square

of each side arranged on the square as shown in Fig. If q = 2 muC,

what is the net force on the particle?

A. 36 × 14 × 4 × 10 - 3N

B. 16 × 14 × 4 × 10 - 3N

C. 26 × 14 × 4 × 10 - 3N

D. 6 × 14 × 4 × 10 - 3N

Answer: A
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17. Coulomb's law for electrostatic force between two point

charges and Newton's law for gravitational force between two

stationary point masses, both have inverse square dependence on

the distance between the charges / masses (a) compare the

strength of these forces by determining the ratio of their

magnitudes (i) for an electron and as proton (ii) for two protons

(b) estimate the accelerations for election and proton due to

electrical force of their mutal attraction when they are 1 A apart.

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18. A charged metallic sphere A is suspended by a nylon thread.

Another charged metallic sphere B held by an insulating handle is

brought close to A such that the distance between their centres is

10 cm, as shown in Fig. 1.7(a). The resulting repulsion of A is noted

(for example, by shining a beam of light and measuring the

deflection of its shadow on a screen). Spheres A and B are touched

by uncharged spheres C and D respectively, as shown in Fig. 1.7(b).

C and D are then removed and B is brought closer to A to a

distance of 5.0 cm between their centres, as shown in Fig. 1.7(c).

What is the expected repulsion of A on the basis of Coulomb’s law?

Spheres A and C and spheres B and D have identical sizes. Ignore

the sizes of A and B in comparison to the separation between

their centres.

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19. Two electrons and a positive charge q are hold along a straight

line. At what position and for what value of q will the system be in

equilibrium.

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20. The two point charges 4μC and 1μC are separated by a

distance of 2 m in air. Find the point on the line joining the

charges at which net electric field of the system is zero.

4
A. m from 1μC
3
2
B. m from 1μC
3
4
C. m from 4μC
3
2
D. m from 4μC
3

Answer: C
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21. Ten positively charged particles are kept fixed on the x-axis at

points x=10cm, 20cm, 30cm, …, 100cm. The first particle has a

charge 1.0 × 10 - 8C, the second 8 × 10 - 8 C, the third 27 × 10( - 8)C

and so on. The tenth particle has a charge 1000 × 10 - 8C. find the

magnitude of the electric force acting on a 1 C charge placed at

the origin.

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22. Three point charges are placed at the following points on x-

axis : 3μC at x = 0, - 4μC at x = 50cm and - 5μC at x = 50cm and

- 5μC at x = 120cm, Calculate the force on - 4μC charge.

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23. Two equal positive charges, each of 2μC interact with a third

positive charge of 3μC situated as shown in Fig. Calculate the

magnitude and direction of the force on the 3μC charge.

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24. Find the magnitude of the resultant force on a charge of 1μC

held at P due to two charges of + 2 × 10 - 8C at A and B respectively.

Given AP = 10 cm and BP = 5 cm.

∠APB = 90 ∘ , Fig.

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25. Consider three charges q 1, q 2 and q 3 each equal to q, at the

vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l. What is the force on a

charge Q placed at the centroid of the triangle?

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26. Consider the charges q,q and -q placed at the vertices of an

equilateral triangle of each side l. What is the force on each

charge ?

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27. A particle of mass m and carrying charge - q 1 is moving around

a charge + q 2 along a circular path of radius r period of revolution

of the charge - q 1 about + q 2 is

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28. Two identical conducting spheres, fixed in space, attract each

other with an electrostatic force of 0.108N when separated by

50.0cm, centre-to-centre. A thin conducting wire then connects the

spheres. When the wire is removed, the spheres repel each other
with an electrostatic force of 0.0360N. What were the initial

charges on the spheres?

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29. Two fixed point charges + 4e and + e units are separated by a

distance 'a'. Where should a third point charge be placed for it to

be in equilibrium?

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30. A copper atom consists of copper nucleus surrounded by 29

electrons. The atomic weight of copper is 63.5mole - 1. Let us now

take two pieces of copper each weighing 10g. Let us trandfer one

elcetron from one piece to another for every 100 atoms in that

piece. What will be the Coulomb force between the two pieces

after the trandfer of electrons, if they are 1cm apart? Avogadro

number = 6 × 10 23mole - 1, charge on an electron = - 1.6 × 10 - 19C

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31. An infinite number of charges each equal to 4μC are placed

along X-axis at x = 1m, x = 2m, x = 4m, x = 8m and so on. Find the

total force on a charge of 1C plaaced at the origin.

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32. Three point charges + q each are kept at the vertices of an

equilateral triangle of side l. Determine the magnitude and sign of

charge to be kept at the centroid so that charges at the vertices

remain in equillibrium.

2q
A. Q =
√3
 q
B. Q =
√2
3q
C. Q =
√3
q
D. Q =
√3

Answer: D

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33. The electric charge of macroscopic bodies is actually a surplus

or deficiency of electrons. Why not protons?

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34. Two free protons and two free electrons are separted by the

same distance. Compare Coulomb's forces of repulision between

the pair of protons and pair of electrons.

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35. A charge Q is kept in the inner cavity and a charge 2 Q is given

to the inner shel. A charge 3 Q is given to the outermost shell, as

shown in Fig. 1 (a).22 Find the charges at the surfaces A,B and C.

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36. A negatively charged ebonite rod attracts a suspended ball of

straw. Can we infer that the ball is positively charged ?

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37. Can two similarly charged bodies attract each other?

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38. A body A repels another body B, A attracts body C, C repels

body D. It is given that body D is positively charged. What is the

charge on body B.

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39. Explain why a neutral object can be attracted to a charged

objec. Why can this neutal object not be repelled by a charged

object ?

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40. When a hand apporaches a charged weight suspended with a

silk thread, the weight is attracted towards the hand. Why does

this occur ?

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41. How can you charge a metal sphere negatively without

touching it?

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42. An insulating rod carries some net charge, and a copper

sphere is neutral. The rod and the sphere do not touch. Can there

be force of attration/repulsion between the two?

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43. Neutral metal objects, especially in industry, are are often

coated with electrically charged paint or powder particles. How do

these particles stick on the metal objects ?

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44. Figure 1(a).24 shows two protons (symbol P) and one electron

(symbol e) on a straight line AB. What is the direction of net

electrostatic force on the central proton?

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45. Give some points of dissimilarity similarity between

electrostatic forces and gravititaonal forces.

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46. The electrostatic force between two charges is a central force.

Why?

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47. How is coulomb force between two charges affected by the

presence of third charge.

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48. If two objects repel one another, you know both carry either

positive charge or negative charge. How would you determine

whether these charges are positive or negative ?

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49. Is coulomb's law in electrostatics valld in all situations ?

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50. What is the cause of charging ?

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51. An isolated conducting sphere id given s positive charge. Does

its mass increase, decrease or remain the same ?

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52. An ebonite rod is rubbed with fur or wool. What type of

charges do they acquire ?

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53. What is meant by quantisation of charge ?

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54. What do you mean by additivity of electric charge ?

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55. what do mean by conservation of electric charge ?

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56. Is the total charge of the universe conserved ?

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57. Why does an ebonite rod get negatively charged on rubbing

with fur ?

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58. A glass rod rubbed with silk acquires a charge + 1.6 × 10 - 12C.

What is tha charge on the silk?

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59. Name any two basic properties of electric charge.

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60. what is the value of charge on an electron ? Is a charge less

than this value possible ?

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61. Does motion of a body affect its charge ?

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62. Give two points of distinction between charge and mass.

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63. What is the basic cause of quantization of charge ?

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64. Can ever photons can have a charge? If not why?

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65. Which of the following quantities depends on state of rest or

motion of a body : (a) mass (b) length (c ) time (d) charge density

and (f) phase ?

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66. Is the force acting between two point charges q 1 and q 2 kept

at some distance in air, attractive or repulsive when:

(i)q 1q 2 > 0

(ii)q 1q 2 < 0

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67. A positively charged glass rod is brought near an uncharged

pith ball penduium. What happens to the pith ball ?

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68. Why is it not possible to charge just one end of a metal rod ?

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69. Why is it easier to charge a ballon on a dry day than on a

humid day ?

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70. Does Coulomb's law of electric force obey Newton's third law of

motion ?

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71. Is the electric force between two electrons greater than the

gravitaonal force between them ? If so, by what factor ?

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72. Eletrostatic forces are much stronger than gravitatinal forces.

Give one example.

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73. Let [ ∈0 ] denote the dimensional formula of the permittivity

of vacuum. If

M = mass, L = ≤ n > h, T = time and A = elctriccurrent, then :

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74. Write down the value of obsolute permittivity of free space.

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75. What is the force of repulsion between two charges of 1C each,

kept 1m apart in vacumm ?

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76. Define dielectric constant of a medium in terms of force

between electric charges.

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77. What is the relevance of large value of K( = 81) for water ?

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78. Force of attraction between two point electric charges placed

at a distance d in a medium is F. What distance apart should these

be kept in the same medium, so that force between them becomes

F / 3?

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79. In coulomb's law, on what factors does the value of

electrostatic force constant K depend ?

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80. When two charges q 1 and q 2 are kept at some distance apart,

force acting between these charges is F. If a third change q 3 is

placed quite close to q 3 is placed quite close to q 2 what will

happen to the force between q 1 and q 2 ?

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81. Consider three charged bodies P,Q and R. If P and Q repel each

other and P attracts R, what is the nature of force between Q and

R?

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82. Does the coulomb force that one charge exerts on another ,

charge if other charges are brought near by?

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83. A copper sphere of mass 2g contains nearly 2 × 10 22 atoms. The

charge on the nucleus of each atom is 29e. What fraction of the

electrons must be removed from the sphere to give it a charge fo

+ 2μC ?

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84. Give four properties of electric charges.

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85. Dielectric constant of a medium is unity. What will be its

permittively ?

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86. Two small balls having equal poistive charges Q( coulomb) on

each are suspended by two insulating strings of equal length

L(metre) from a hook fixed to a stand. The whole set up is taken in

a satellite into space where there is no gravity (state of

weightlessness). The angle between the two strings is...............and

the tenison in each string is...................newtons.

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87. An attractive force of 5N is acting between two charges of

+ 2μC and - 2μC 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 ?

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88. Two point charges of + 2μC and + 6μC repel each other with a

force of 12N. If each is given an additional charge of - 4μC, what

will be the new force?

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89. Determine the force between two free electrons spaced 1

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angstrom 10 - 10m apart.
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90. What is the Importance of expressing coulomb's law in vector

from ?

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91. State superposition for electrostatic force on a charge due to a

number of charges.

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92. Two indentical metallic spheres A and B, each carrying a charge

q repel each other with a force F. A third metallic uncharged

sphere C of the same size is made to touch the spheres A and B

alternately and then removed away. What is the force of repulsion

between A and B ?

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93. Calculate force on an electron in a unifrom field of 5 × 10 4N / C

due north.

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94. What is a shark POD ?

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95. Charges ± 20nC are separated by 5mm. Calculate the magnitude

and direction of dipole moment.

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96. Two charges of ± 1000μC are separated by 2mm. This dipole so

formed is held at an angle of 30 ∘ with a uniform electric field of

15 × 10 4N / C. Calculate the torque acting on the dipole.

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97. A dipole consists of an electron and a proton separated by a

distance of 5 × 10 - 9m. The dipole is aligned in a uniform electric

field of 1.44 × 10 4N / C. Calculate potential energy of dipole to hold

it at 60 ∘ with the direction of electric field.

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98. Calculate the electric field strength which is required to just

support a water drop of mass 10 - 3 kg and having a charge

1.6 × 10 - 19C.

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99. A particle of mass 10 - 4kg and charge 5μC id thrown at a speed

of 20m / s against a uniform electric field of strength 2 × 10 5NC - 1.

How much distance will it travel before coming to rest

momentarily?

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100. A free pith ball of mass 6g carries a positive charge of

(1 / 3) × 10 - 7C. What is the nature and magnitude of charge that

should be given to a second pith ball fixed 5cm vertically below the

former pith ball so that the upper pith ball is stationary.

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101. A small sphere of mass 1g carries a charge of + 6μC. The

sphere is suspended by a string in an electric field of 400NC - 1

acting downwards. Calculate tension in the string. What will be

the tension if charge on the sphere were - 6μC ?

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102. An electron falls through a distance of 1.5cm in a uniform

electric field of value 2 × 10 4N / C, opposite to direction of fall.

Compare the time of fall with 'free fall under gravity'.

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103. A charged particle of charge 2μC and mass 10 milligram,

moving with a velocity of 1000m / s enters a uniform electric field of

strength 10 3N / C directed perpendicular to its direction of motion.

Find the velocity and displacement of the particle after 10s.

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104. Two point charges + 6q and - 8q are placed at the vertices B

and C of an equilateral triangle ABC of side a. Obtain an

expression for magnitude and direction of resultant electric field

at the vertex A due to these two charges.

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105. Two charges each of 1μC but opposite in sign are 1cm apart.

Calculate electric field at a point distant 10cm from the mid point
on axial line of the dipole.

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106. Two charges + 20μC and - 20μC are held 1cm apart. Calculate

the electric field at a point on the equatorial line at a distance of

50cm from the center of the dipole.

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107. What is the magnitude of electric intensity due to a dipole of

moment 2 × 10 - 8C - m at a point distant 1m from the centre of

dipole, when line joining the point to the center of dipole makes

an angle of 60 ∘ with diople exis ?

A. 191 ⋅ 1N / C

B. 238 ⋅ 1N / C
 C. 400N / C

D. 840N / C

Answer: B

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108. Two charges ± 10μC are placed 5 ⋅ 0mm apart. Determine the

electric field at (a) point P on the axis of dipole 15cm away from its

center on the side of the positive charge. As shown in Figure and

at (b) a point Q. 15cm away form O on a line passing through O

and a line passing through O and

normal to the axis of the dipole as shown in Fig.

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109. The electric field due to a short dipole at a distance r, on the

axial line, from its mid point is the same as electric field at a

distance r ′ on the equatorail line, from its mid point. Determine

the ratio r / r′ oon the equatorial line, from its mid point.

Determine the ratio r / r′ .

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110. Two charges ± 10μC are placed 5 × 10 - 3m apart. Determine the

electric field at a point Q, 0 ⋅ 15m away from O, on a line passing

through O and normal to the axis of the diople.

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111. An electric dipole consists of two charges of 0.1μC separated

by a distance of 2.0cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of

10 5NC - 1. What maximum torque does the field exert on the

dipole?

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112. An electric dipole of moment 5 × 10 - 8C - m is aligned in a

uniform electric field of 1 ⋅ 44 × 10 4N / C. Calculate potenitial

energy of the diople at 60 ∘ with the direction of electric field.

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113. A diople consisting of an electron and a proton separated by a

distance of 4 × 10 - 10 m is situated in an electric field of intensity

3 × 10 5NC - 1 at an angle of 30 ∘ with the field. Calculate the diople

moment and the torque acting on it. Charge e on an electron

= 1 ⋅ 6 × 10 - 19C.

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114. An electric dipole of dipole moment 4 × 10 - 5 Cm is placed in a

uniform electric field of 10 - 3N / C making an angle of 30 ∘ with the

direction of the field. Determine the torque exerted by the electric

field on the dipole.

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115. Three charges, each equal to q, are placed at the three.

corners of a square of side a . Find the electric field at. the fourth

corner.

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116. A pendulum bob of mass 80mg and carrying a charge of

2 × 10 - 8C is at rest in a uniform, horizontal electric field of 20k

Vm - 1. Find the tension in the thread.

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117. An inclinded plane making an angle of 30 ∘ with the horizontal

electric field of 100Vm - 1 as shown in Figure. A particle of mass 1kg

and charge 0 ⋅ 01C is allowed to slide down from rest from a

height of 1m. If the coefficient of friction is 0*2, find time taken by

the particle to reach the bottom.

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118. A point charge + Q is placed in the vicinity of a conducting

surface. Draw the electric field lines between the surface and the

charge.
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119. Figure shows the electirc field lines for two point charges

separated by a distance. What are the signs of q 1 and q 2 ? Can

you determine the ratio q 1 ∣ q 2 ?

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120. (a) An electrostaic field line is a continous curve. That is a field

line cannot have sudden breaks. Why not ?

(b) explain why two filed lines never cross each other at any point.

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121. When does a charged circular loop behave as a point charge.

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122. Why is direction of an electric field taken outward for a

possitive charge and inward for a negative charge.

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123. Can electric field lines of force form closed loops ? Give reason

for your answer.

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124. Two protons A and B are placed in between the two plates of a

parallel plate capacitor charged to a potential difference V as

shown in the figure. The forces on the two protons are identical.

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125. A point charge placed at any point on the axis of an electric

dipole at some large distance experiences a force F. What will be

the force acting on the point charge when its distance from the

dipole is doubled.

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126. What is electric field intensity at a point at a distance r meter

from q coulomb of a charge in free space ?

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127. A point charge q is placed at the origin . How does the electric

field due to the charge very with distance r from the origin ?

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128. Is electric field inensity a scalar or vector quantity? Give its

S. I. unit.

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129. Write the dimensional formula of electric field.S

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130. A proton is placed in a unifrom electric field directed along

the positive x-axis. In which direction willl it tend to move?

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131. Name any four vector fields.

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132. How does a free electrons at rest move in an electric filed.

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133. Four charges of same magnitude and same sign are placed at

the corners of a square, of each side0 ⋅ 1m. What is electric field

intensity at the center of the square?

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134. Force experienced by an electron in an electric field E is F

newton. What will be the force experiended by a proton in the

same field ?

Take mass of proton 1836 times the mass of an electron.

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135. What is the use of the concept of electric field intensity ?

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136. Name the physical quanity whose SI unit is NC - 1 ?

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137. Why is electric field intensity inside a charged conductor zero

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138. Draw electric lines of forces due to an electic dipole.

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139. Two point charges of + 3μC each are 100cm apart. At what

point on the line joining the charges will the electric intensity be

zero ?

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140. What is nature of sysmmetry of field due to a point charge ?

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141. When is an electric line of force straight ?

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142. When is an electric line of force straight ?

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143. Define electric dipole moment. Write its SI unit ?

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144. What is an ideal dipole ?

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145. In which orientation,a diole placed, in a uniform field is in (i)

stable (ii) unstable equilibrioum?

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146. what is the net force on a dipole in a uniform electric field ?

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147. How does a torque affect the dipole in an electric field ?

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148. Which rule gives you the direction of torque ?

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149. What happens when an electirc dipole is held in a non

uniform electric field ?

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150. At what points, dipole field intensity is parallel to the line

joining the charges ?

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151. How much is the diople moment of non-polar molecule ?

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152. When does an electric dipole placed in a non-uniform electirc

field experience a zero torque but non-zero force.

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153. When is the torque on a dipole in a field maximum ?

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154. Will an electric dipole have translational motion when placed

in a non -uniform electric field? Give reason for your answer.

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155. Why no two electric lines of force can interscet each other ?

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156. Why do we obtain a neutral point in the space between two

like charges ?

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157. Define electric field intensity at a point.

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158. Give two properties of electric field lines.

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159. A charged particale is free to move in an electric field. Will it

always move along an electric line of force ?

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160. What does q 1 + q 2 = 0 signify ?

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161. An electric dipole is placed at rest in a uniform electric field,

and released. How will it move ?

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162. Define the term electrons diople moment. Is it scalar or vector

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163. what is the direction of field intensity at a point (i) on axail

line of dipole and (ii) equatorial line of diople ?

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164. what is the nature of sysmmetery of the electric field due to (i)

point charge and (ii) electric dipole ?

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165. when an electric dipole is suspended in a uniform electric

field, then under what conditions the dipole is in (i) stable

equilibrium and (ii) unstable equaliibrium.

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166. Show that when an electric dipole is placed in a uniform

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electric field E , petential energy U is given by U = - P, E

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167. An electric dipole is held at an angle θ in a uniform electric

field E. Will there be any (i) net translating force (ii) torque acting

on in ? Explain.

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168. A Uniform electric field of 10NC - 1 exists in the vertically

downward direction. Find the increase in the electric potential as

one goes up through a height of 50cm.

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169. The electric potential V at any point x,y,z (all in metre) in space

is given by V = 4x 2 volt. The electric field at the point (1m, 0, 2m) is

V
…………… .
m

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170. What do you understand by ECG and EEG ? What is their basis

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171. Three charges + q, 2q and - 4q are placed on the three

vertices of an equale-laterail triangle of each side0 ⋅ 1m. Calculate

electrostatic potential energy of the system, take q = 10 - 7C

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172. The total electric flux emanating from a closed surface

enclosing an alpha particale (e = electronic chage) is

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173. A surface element dS = 5î is placed in an electric field
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E = 4î + 4ĵ + 4k̂. What is the electric flux emanating from the

surface ?

A. 20units

B. 25units

C. 10units

D. 15units

Answer: A

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174. S 1 and S 2 are two bellow concentric spheres enclosing

Q and 3Q respectively as shown in Figure. What is the ration of

electric flux through S 1 and S 2? What would be electric flux

through S 1 ? If air inside S 1 is replaced by a medium of dielectric

constant 3 ?

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175. A uniform electric field exists in space. Find the electric flux of

the filed thourgh curved surface area of the cyclinder with its axis

paralel to the field.

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176. A charge of 17 ⋅ 7 × 10 - 4C is distributed over a large sheet of

area 400m 2. Calculate the electric field intensity at a distance of

10cm from it.

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177. The potential difference between a cloud and the Earth is

10 7V. Calculate the amount of energy dissipated when the charge

of 100C is transferred from the cloud to the ground due to

lighting bolt.

A. zero

B. 10 7J

C. 10 9J

D. 10 5J

Answer: C

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178. If 20J of work has to be done to move an electric charge of 4C

from a point, where potential is 10V to another point, where

potential is V volt, find the value of v.

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179. If a point charge + q is taken first from A to C, and then from C

to B of a circle drawn with another point charge + q at the center

(Fig) then along which path more work will be done ?

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180. Two metallic spheres of radii R and 2R are charged so that

both of these have same surface charge density, σ . If they are

connected to each other with a conducting wire, in which

direction will the charge flow and why ?

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181. Electric field intensity at a point B due to a point charge Q

kept at a point charge Q kept at point A is 24NC - 1, and electric

potential at B due to the same charge is 12JC - 1. Calculate the

distance AB and magnitude of charge.

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182. Calculate the electric potential at the center of a square of

side √2m, having charges 100μc, - 50μC, 20μc and - 60μC at the

four corners of the square.

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183. Determine the electric potential at the surface of a gold

nucleus. The radius is 6.6 × 10 - 15m and the atomic number Z = 79.

Given charge on proton 1.6 × 10 - 19C.

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184. A metal wire is bent in a circle of radius 10 cm. It is given a

charge 200μC which is spread on it uniformly. Calculate the

electric potential at its center.

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185. The electric potential at 0.9m from a point charge is + 50V.

What is the magnitude and sign of the charge ?

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186. (a) Calculate the potential at a point P due to a charge of

4 × 10 - 7C located 9 cm away.

(b) Hence obtain the work done in bringing a charge of 2 × 10 - 9C

from infinity to the point P. Does the answer depend on the path

along which the charge is brought ?

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187. An infinite number of charges each numerically equal to q and

of the same sign are placed along the x-axis at

x = 1, x = 2, x = 4, x = 8 and so on. Find electric potential at x = 0.

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188. Two charges 3 × 10 - 8C and - 2 × 10 - 8C are located 15 cm

apart. At what point on the line joining the two charges is the

electric potential zero ? Take the potential at infinity to be zero.

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189. A charge q = + 1μC is held at 0 between two points A and B

such that AO = 2m and BO = 1m Calculate the value of potential

differences ( V A - V B ). What will be the value of potential

 ( )
differences V A - V B if position of B is charged as shown in Fig ?

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190. Four point charges + 1μC, + 1μC, - 1μC and - 1μC are placed

at the corners A,B,C and D of a square of each side 0.1 m (i)

Calculate electric potential at the center O of the square (ii) If E is

middle point of BC, what is work done in carrying an electron from

O to E ?

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191. An ammonia molecule has permanent electric dipole moment

= 1.47D, where 1D = 1 debye unit = 3.34 × 10 - 30Cm. Calculate

electric potential due to this molecule at a point 52.0 nm away

along with axis of the dipole. Assume V = 0 at infinity.

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192. To what potential, must we charge an insulated sphere of

radius 14 cm so that its surface charge density of 1μCm - 2 ?

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193. Calculate the voltage needed to balance on all drop carrying

10 electrons when located between the plates of a capacitor which

are 5 mm apart. Mass of oil drop is 3 × 10 - 16kg(take g = 10m / s 2 )

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194. A small particale carying a negative charge of 1.6 × 10 - 19C ia

suspended in equilibrium between the horizontal metal plates 5

cm apart, having a potential difference of 3000 V across them.

Find the mass of the particle.

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195. Two identical plane metallic surfaces A and B are kept parallel

to each other in air separated by a distance of 1.0 cm as shown in

fig. Surface A is given a positive potential of 10V and the outer

surface of B is earthed. (i) What is the magnitude and direction of

uniform electric field between points Y and Z ?

(ii) What is work done in moving a charge of 20μc from point X to

Y, where X is situated on surface A ?

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196. Three points A,B,C lie in a uniform electric field E of

5 × 10 3N / C as shown in Fig. Find the potential difference between

A and C.

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197. Two positive point charges of 0.2μC and 0.01μC are placed 10

cm apart. Calculate the work done in reducing the distance to 5

cm.

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198. Two point charges 20 × 10 - 6C and - 4 × 10 - 6C are separated

by a distance of 50cm in air, Find (i) the point on line joining the

charges, where the electrostatic potential is zero (ii) Also,

Calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system.

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199. The kinetic energy of a charged particle decreased by 10 J as it

moves from a point at potential 100 V to a point at potential 200V

. Find the charge on the particle.

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200. Two particles have equal masses of 5.0 g each and opposite

charges of + 4.0 × 10 - 5C. They are released from rest with a

separation of 1.0 m between them. Find the speeds of the particles

when the separation is reducced to 50 cm.

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201. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD pf

side d, as shown in Fig. Find the work required to put together

this arrangement (b) A charge q 0 brought to the center E of the

square, the four charges being held fixed at the corners . How
much extra work in needed to do this ?

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202. (a) Determine the electrostatic potential energy of a system

consisting of two charge 7μC and - 2μC (and with no external

filed) placed at ( - 9cm, 0, 0) and (9cm, 0, 0) respectively.

(b) How much work is required to separate the two charges

infinitely away from each other ?

(c) Suppose that the same system of charges is now placed in an

external electric field E = A × 1 / r 2, where A = 9 × 10 5Cm - 2.

What would the electrostatic energy of the configuration be ?

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203. Three point charges + Q, + 2Q and - 3Q are placed at the

vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of side l. If these charges are

displaced at the find points A 1, B 1 and C 1 respectively, find the

amount of work done in shifting the charges to their new

positions.

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204. S 1 and S 2 are two concentric spheres enclosing charges Q

and 2Q respectively as shown in Fig.

(i) What is the ratio of electric flux through S 1 and S 2 ?

(ii) How will the electric flux through the sphere S 1 charge, If a

medium of dielectric constant K is introduced in the space inside

S 1 in place of air?

(iii) How wil the electric flux through sphere S 1 change, if a

medium of dielectric constant K is introduced in the space Inside

S 2 in place of air?

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205. Consider a uniform electric field E = 3 × 10 3îN / C. (a) What is

the flux of this field through a square of 10 cm on a side whose

plane is parallel to the yz plane ? (b) What is the flux through the

same square if the normal to its plane makes a 60 ∘ angle with the

x-axis ?

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206. The electric field componets due to a charge inside the cube

of side 0.1m are E x = αx, where α = 500(N / C)m - 1,

E y = 0, E z = 0. Calculate the flux through the cube and the charge

inside the cube.

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207. Consider a unifrom electric field E = 4 × 10 3îNC - 1 (i) What is

the flux of this field thorough a square of side 10cm on a side

whose plane is parallel to Y-Z plane ? (ii) What is the flux through

the same square if normal to this plane makes an angle of 60 ∘

with the X-axis ?

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208. Careful measurements of the electric field at the surface of a

box inidcates that the net outward flux through the surface of box

is 60 × 10 3Nm 2C - 1. Find (i) the net charge inside the box ? (ii) If

the net outward flux through the surface of box were zero, could

you conclude that there were no charges inside the box ? Explain

your answer.

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209. A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4 m diameter has

a surface charge density of 180.0μC / M 2 (ii) Find the charge on the

sphere. (ii) what is the total flux leaving the surface of the sphere ?

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210. A charge Q is placed at a distance above the centre of a
2
horizontal, square surface of edge a as shown in figure (30-E1).

Find the flux of the electric field through the square surface.

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211. The electric field componenets in Fig are

E x = αx 1 / 2, E y = E z = 0 in which α = 800N / C - m 1 / 2. Consider the

cube shown in Fig. Calculate (a) the flux ϕ E through the cube, and
(b) the charge within the cube. Assume that a = 0.1m.

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212. An electric field is uniform, and in the positive x-direction for

positive x, and uniform with the same magnitude , but in the

negative x-direction for negative x. It is given that

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E = 200îN / Cf or x > 0 and E = - 200îN / C for x gt 0. A right

circular cylinder of length 20 cm and raidus 5cm has its center at

the origin and its axis along the x-axis so that one face is at

x = + 10cm and the other is at x = - 10cm.

(a) What is the net outward flux through the side of the cylinder ?

(b) What is the net outward flux through the cyclinder ? (c) what is

net charge inside the cylinder ?

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213. According to early model of an atom,the atom is considered it

to have a positively charged point nucleus of charge Ze

surrounded by a uniform density of negative charge up to a radius

R. The atom as a whole is neutral. The electric field at a distancer

from the nucleus is (r < R)

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214. A hollow cylindrical box of length 1m and area of cross section

25cm 2 is placed in a three dimensional co-ordinate system as

shown in Fig, The electric field in the

→
region is given by E = 50xî , where E is in NC - 1 and x is in meter.

Find
(i) Net flux through the cylinder

(ii) Charge enclosed by the cylinder.

A. (i) 0.625Nm 2 / C , (ii) 3.506 × 10 - 12C

B. (i) 0.125Nm 2 / C , (ii) 1.106 × 10 - 12C

C. (i) 0.330Nm 2 / C , (ii) 2.550 × 10 - 12C

D. (i) 2.125Nm 2 / C , (ii) 6.106 × 10 - 12C

Answer: B

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215. An infinite line charge produces a field of 19 × 10 4NC - 1 at a

distance of 5cm. Calculate the linear charge density.

A. 1.5μC / m

B. 1.0μC / m

C. 0

D. 0.5μC / m

Answer: D

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216. Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each

other. On their inner faces, the plates have surface charge

densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 19 × 10 - 22Cm - 2.

What is E (a) to the left of the plates (b) to the right of the plates
(c) between the plates ?

Here, σ = 19 × 10 - 22Cm - 2

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217. A plastic rod of length 2.2m and radius 3.6 mm carries a

negative charge of 3.8 × 10 - 7C spread uniformly over its surface.

What is the electric field near the mid-point of the rod, at a point

on its surface?

A. 8.6 × 10 5N / C

B. - 8.6 × 10 - 5N / C

C. 8.6 × 10 - 5N / C

D. - 8.6 × 10 5N / C

Answer: D

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218. A large plane sheet of charge having surface charge density

5 × 10 - 16Cm - 2 lies in XY plane. Find electric flux through a circular

area of radius 1cm Given normal to the circular area makes an

angle of 60 ∘ with Z-axis.

A. 5.26 × 10 - 9Nm 2C - 1

B. zero

C. 4.44 × 10 - 9Nm 2C - 1

D. None of these

Answer: C

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219. Two large metal plates each of area 1m 2 are placed facing

each other at a distance of 5 cm and carry equal and opposite

charges on their faces. If the electric filed between the plates is

1000NC - 1, find the charge on each plate.

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220. IN fig, calculate the total flux of the electrostatic field through

the spheres S 1 and S 2. The wire AB shown here has a linear charge

density λ . Given by λ = kx, where x is the distance measured along

the wire from end A.

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221. An indinitely long positively charged wire has a linear charge

density λcm - 1. An electron is revolving around the wire as its

center with a constant velocity in a circular plane perpendicular to

the wire. Deduce the expression for KE of electron. Plot a graph of

K.E as a function of charge density λ.

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222. Fig shows a closed surface surrounding some electric charges

(a) what is the net electric flux through the surface? (b) Is the

electric flux directed inward or outward from the surface ?

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223. Two charges 4μC and - 4μC are placed at

( - 3, 0, 0) and (3, 0, 0) cm respectively in an external field given by

 9 × 10 6
E= Cm - 2 , Find the energy of the system in this external
r2
field.

A. - 2.4J

B. 2.4J

C. 0

D. - 1.4J

Answer: A

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224. An electric is fired directly towards the center of a large metal

plate that has excess negative charge with surface charge density

= 2.0 × 10 - 6C / m 2. If the initial kinetic energy of electron of

electron is 100 eV and if it is to stop due to repulsion just as it

reaches the plate, how far from the plate must it be fired ?
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225. Three charges 0.1 coulomb each are placed on the corners of

an equilateral triangle of side 1m. If the energy is supplied to this

system at the rate of 1kW how much time would be required to

move one to the charges on to the midpoint of the line joining the

two ?

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226. 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 electric flux

through the surface`.

KL 2
A.
2ε 0
 KL
B.
2ε 0
KL 2
C.
ε0
KL
D.
ε0

Answer: A

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227. Express the unit of electric potential in terms of the basic

units of S.I.

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228. Is the electrostatic potential necessarily zero at a point where

the electric field strength is zero? Give an example to illustrate

your answer,.
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229. Can there be a potential difference between two adjacent

conductors that carry same amount of positive charge ?

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230. A point charge Q is placed at the point O as shown in Fig. Is

)
the potential difference (V) A - V B positive, negative or zero if Q is

(i) possible (ii) negative ?

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231. Two large parallel thin plates having uniform charge densities

+ σ and - σ are kept in X-Z plane at a distance d apart. Sketch an

equipotential surface due to electric field between the plates. If a

particle of mass m and charge - q remains stationary between the

plates, what is the magnitude and direction of the filed ?

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232. Can we produce high voltage on the human body without

getting a shock ?

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233. The electrostatic field due to a point charge depends on the

( )
distance r as l / r 2 . Similarly, indicates how each of the following

quantities depends on r : (a) Intensity of light from a point source

(b) Electrostatic potential due to a point source (c) Electrostatic

potential due to a distance r from the center of a charged metallic

sphere of radius R (r < R).

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234. A metal sphere A of radius a is charged to potential V. What

will be its potential if it is enclosed by a spherical conducting shell

B of radius b and the two are connected by a wire ?

b
A. V
a
a
B. V
b
a2
C. V
b
a
D. 2 V
b

Answer: B

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235. Fig.1 shows the variation of electric potential V with 1 / r,

where r is the distance from the two charges Q 1 and Q 2.

Determine

(i) signs of two charges Q 1 and Q 2

(ii) Which of the two charges has a larger magnitude ? Justify.

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236. State whether the electric potential at the center of the

squares shown in Fig. (i) and (ii) is same or different.

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237. n charged drops, each of radius r and charge q, coalesce to

from a big drop of radius R and charge Q. If V is the electric

potential and E is the electric field at the surface of a drop, then.

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238. Suggest a configuration of three point charges separated by

finite distances that has zero electric potential energy.

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239. If a point charge is taken throgh some distance in a circle

around a charge q, what will be the the work done?

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240. Two charges of magnirude - 2Q and + Q are located at points

(a, 0) and (4a, 0) respectively .

What is the electric flux due to charges through a sphere of radius

'3a' with its center at the origin.

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241. A sphere S 1 of radius r 1 encloses a total charge Q. If there is

( )
another concentric sphere S 2 of radius r 2 > r 1 and there be no

additional charges between S 1 and S 2 find the ration of electric

flux through S 1 and S 2,

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242. A spherical rubber ballon carries some charge distributed

uniformly over its surface. The balloon is blown up to increase in

its size. How does the total electric flux coming out of the surface

change?

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243. A charge q is moved from a point A above a dipole moment p

to a point B below the dipole on equatorial plane without

acceleration. Find the work done in the process.

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244. Define the unit of electric potential.

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245. IN a conductor, a point P is at higher potential than another

point Q. In which direction do the electrons move?

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246. How much is the electric potential of a charge at a point at

Infinity?

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247. What are the points at which electric potential of a dipole has

(i) maximum value (ii) minimum value ?

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248. Can you say that earth is an equipotential surface ?

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249. How much work is doen in moving a 500μC charge between

two points on an equipotential surface ?

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250. Name the physical quanity which has its unit joule coo̲mb - 1. Is

it a scalar or vector ?

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251. In a certain 0.1m 3 of space, electric potential is found to be 5 V

throughout. What is the electric field in this region ?

A. 50V / m

B. zero

C. 0.5V / m
 D. None of these

Answer: B

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252. Will there be any effect on potential at a point if the medium

around this point is changed ?

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253. Electric potential at any point in equatorial plane of a dipole

is ………. .

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254. The middle point fo a conductor is earthed and its ends are

maintained at a potential at the two ends at the middle point?

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255. Do electrons tend to go to regions of high potential ?

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256. Suppose that the earth has a net charge that is not zero. Is it

still possible to adapt the earth as a standard reference point if

potential and assign the potental `V = 0 to it?

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257. The dimensional formula for electric potential is

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258. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5cm is charged such that the

potential on its surface is 10V. The potential at the center of the

sphere is -

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259. Electric field due to an electric dipole is cylindrically

symmetric. Comment.

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260. Write an expression for potential at a point P (r) due to two
→ →
point charges q 1 and q 2 at r 1 and r 2 respectivley.
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261. Draw an equipotential surface for a uniform electric field.

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262. Can two equipotential surfaces cut each other?

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263. what is the SI unit of line interfral of electric field ?

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264. What work must be done in carrying an α - pariclae across a

potential difference of 1 volt?

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265. Define the term potential energy of charge q at a distance r in

an external electric field.

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266. What will be the electrostatic potential energy of the dipole,

when placed at right angle to the field ?

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267. Give expression for 'potential energy' of charge 'q' at a

distance 'r' in an external electric filed ?

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268. How many electron- volt make one joule?

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269. What is the potential energy of two equal negative point

charges 2μC each held 1m apart in air ?

A. 0.018J

B. 0.036J

C. zero

D. None of these

Answer: B

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270. No work is done in moving a test charge over an

equipotential surface, why?

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271. 5 J of work is done in moving a positive charge of 0.5C

between two points. What is the potential difference between

these points ?

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272. A charge of + 1C is placed at the centre of a spherical shell of

radius 10cm. What will be the work done in moving a charge of

+ 1μC on its surface through a distance of 5 cm?

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273. When a 2μC charge is carried from point A to point B, the

amount of work done by the electric field is 50μJ. What is the

potential difference and which point is at a higher potential ?

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274. What is the work done in moving a test charge q through a

distance of 1 cm along the equatorial axis of an electric dipole ?

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275. Define the term potential energy of charge q at a distance r in

an external electric dipole ?

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276. Name the principle which is mathematical equivlanet fo

coulomb's law and superposition principle.

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277. If the radius of the Gaussion surface enclosing a charge q is

halved, how does the electric flux through the Gaussion surface

change?

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278. A charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of side l what is

the electric flux passing through two opposite faces of the cube ?

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279. Two concentric spherical shells of radii R and 2R are given

charges Q 1 and Q 2 respectively.

The surfaces charge densities of the outer surfaces are equal.

Determine the ratio Q 1 : Q 2.

A. 1 : 2

B. 4 : 1

C. 1 : 4

D. 2 : 1

Answer: C

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280. Can Gauss's law in electrostatics tell us exactly where the

charge is located within the Gaussian surface ?

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281. Fig shows three point charges + 2q, - q and + 3q, What is the

electric flux due to this configuration thorugh the surface S ?

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282. What is the relation between electric intensity and electric

flux ?

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283. What is the number of electric lines lines of force that radiate

outwards from one coulomb of charge in vacumm ?

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284. What is the SI unit of surface intergal of electric field ?

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285. An electric dipole of diople moment 20 × 10 - 6Cm is enclosed

by a closed surface. What is the net electric flux coming out of the

surface ?

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286. Two plane sheets of charge densities + σ and - σ are kept in

air as shown in Fig. What are electric field intensities at points A

and B ?

σ
A. ,0
ε0

B. 0, 0

σ σ
C. ,
ε0 ε0
σ
D. 0,
ε0

Answer: D

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287. Justify that electrostatic potential is constant throughout the

volume of charged conductor and has same value on its surface as

inside it.

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288. A test charge q is moved without acceleration from A to C

along the path from A to B and then from B to C in electric field E

as shown in Fig. (i) Calculate the potential difference between A

and C (ii) At what point [of A and C] is the electric potential more

and why?
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289. Fig shows the variation of electrostatic potential V with

distance x for a given charge distribution.

From the points marked A,B and C, indentify the point at which

electric field is (i) zero

(ii) maximum.

Explain your answer in each case.

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290. The electric potential V at any point x, y, z (all in meters) in

space is given by V = 4x 2 volts. The electric field at the point (1m,

0, 2m) is……………..V / m.

A. - 8

B. - 4

C. - 2

D. zero

Answer: A

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291. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field, Fig.

Which path is followed by the lines of force ?

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292. Can we create an electric field in which all the lines of force

are parallel but their density increases continusously in a direction

per-pendicular to the lines of force, fig.

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293. Fig. shows lines of constant potential in an electric field. Out

of the three given points P,Q,R where is electric field intensity

maximum and where is it minimum ?

A. maximum at Q and minimum at P

B. maximum at P and minimum at Q

C. maximum at Q and minimum at R

D. maximum at P and minimum at R

Answer: D
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294. Electric charge is distributed uniformly on the surface of a

spherical rubber ballon. Show how the value of electric intensity

and potential vary (i) on the surface (ii), inside and (iii) outside ?

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295. Draw 3 equipotential surfaces corresponding to a field that

uniformly increases in magnitude but remains constant along

positive Z-direction. How are these surfaces different from that of

a constant electric field along Z-direction ?

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296. A test charge q 0 is moved without acceleration from A to C

over the path ABC as shown in Fig.

Calcualate potential difference beetween A and C.

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297. Electric potential at a point 0 due to a number of a point

charges equidistant from 0 si V 1 when charges are uniformly

distributed and it is V 2 when charges are non uniformly

distributed , Fig. Is `V_(1) = V_(2) ? Justify.

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298. Two protons A and B are placed in between the two plates of

a parallel plate capacitor charged to a potential difference V as

shown in the figure. The forces on the two protons are identical.

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299. Define surface density of charge and potential of a charged

and potential of a charged spherical conductor. Establish a

relation between them.

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300. A charge + Q is lying at the center of a circle. What is work

done in carrying charge q from A to B, where A and B, both lie on

the circle.

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301. Around a point charge of 1nC, what is the distance of an

equipotential surface of 0.9V ?

A. 10 m

B. 0.1 m

C. 20 m

D. 9 m

Answer: A

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302. A proton is released from rest in a unifrom electric field. Does

the proton's electric potential energy increase or decrease? Does

the proton move towards a location with a higher or a lower

electric potential.

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303. When a proton approaches another fixed proton, what

happens to :

(a) the kinetic energy of the approaching proton

(b) the electric potential energy potential energy of the system

and

(c ) the total energy of the system ?

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304. Write an expression for potential energy of two charges
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q 1 and q 2at r 1 and r 2 in a uniform electric field E.

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305. Equipotential surfaces are perpendicular to field lines. Why ?

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306. A uniform electric field E axis between two charged plates as

shown in Fig. What would be work done in moving a charge q

along the closed recetangualr path ABCDA ?

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307. The same Gaussain surface is used to surround two charged

objects. The net number of field lines penetracting the surface is

same in both the cases, but the lines are oppositely directed. What

can you say about the net charge on the two objects?

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308. Charge q 1 is inside the Gaussain surface , charge q 2 just

outside the surface. Does the electric flux through the

surface.Does the electric flux through the surface depend on q 1 ?

Does it depend on q 2 ? Explain.

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309. Using Gauss's law, derive an expression for the electric field

intensity at any point near a uniformly charged thin wire of

charge / length = λC / m.

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310. Define electric flux. Write its SI unit. A charge q is enclosed by

a spherical surface of radius R. If the radius is reduced to half, how

would the electric flux through the surface change ?

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311. A hemispherical body of radius R is placed in a uniform electric

field E. What is the flux linked with the curved surface if, the field is

(a) parallel to the base, (b) perpendicular to the base.

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312. Explain what is meant by an electric line of force? Give its two

important properties ?

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313. Give two properties of electric lines of force. Sketch them for

an isolated positive point charge and an electric dipole.

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314. Derive genral expression for rectangular components of

electric intensity due to point charge in space.

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315. Derive an expression for force and torque acting on an electric

field. In which situation, torque on the dipole is (i) maximum and

(ii) minimum

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316. Derive an expression for potential energy of an electric dipole

in a uniform electric field. In which situation, the potential energy

fo dipole is (i) maximum and (ii) minimum.

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317. Explain the physical meaning of potential and potential

difference. Find a relation for electrostic potential at a point due

to a point charge.

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318. What do you understand by potential gradiednt ?

Establish a relation between electric field and potential gradient.

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319. Establishthat electrostatic forces are conservative. Give two

example of conservative forces.

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320. What do you understand by electrostatic potential energy ?

Find an expression for electrostatic potential energy of a system

of two point charges.

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321. State and prove Gauss's law in electrostatics.

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322. State Gauss's Theorem in electrostatics and deduce coulomb's

law from Gauss's theorem.

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323. Explain the conept of electric potential energy.

Derive an expression for potential energy of a system of two point

charges. Generalise the expression fo N discrete charges.

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324. Derive an expression for the electric potential at any point P

at a distance r from the center of an electric dipole, making angle

α with its axis.

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325. Using Gauss's law, derive an expression for the electric field

intensity at any point near a uniformly charged thin wire of

charge / length = λC / m.

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326. A potential difference of 250 Volt is applied across the plate

of a capacitor of 10 pF. Calculate the charge on the plates of the

capacitor.

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327. Diameter of a spherical conductor is 1 meter. What is its

capacity ?

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328. Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate condenser of two

plates 100cm × 100cm each separated by 2mm thick glass sheet of

K = 4.

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329. The capacity of a capacitor becomes 10μF when air between

the plates is replaced by a dielectric slab of K = 2. What is the

capacity of the condenser with air in between the plates ?

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330. Three capacitors of 1μF, 2μF and 3μF are joined in series.

How many times will the capacity become when they are joined in

parallel ?

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331. In fig potential difference between the points X and Y, when

C 1 = 2μF, C 2 = 3μF, C 3 = 4μF, C 4 = 5μF and e.m.f of battery is 5 V.

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332. Calculate energy stored in a capacitor stored in a capacitor of

5μF when it is charged to a potential of 250 volt.

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333. What capacitance is required to store an energy of 100 kWh

at a potential difference of 10 4V ?

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334. A 600pF capacitor is charged by a 200V supply. It is then

disconnected from the supply and is connected to another

uncharged 600pF capacitor. What is the common potential in V

and energy lost in J after reconnection?

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335. A 400 pF capacitor, charged by a 100 volt d.c supply is

disconnected from the supply and connected to another

uncharged 400 pF capacitor. Calculate the loss of energy.

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336. Find the capacitance of a system of three parallel plates, each

of area A metre 2 separated by distances d 1 and d 2 metre

respectively. The space between them is filled with dielectrics fo

relatives dielectric constants K 1 and K 2. The dielectric constant of

free space is ∈ 0.

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337. Why are lighting stroms so dangerous ?

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338. Eight identical spherical drops, each carrying charge 1 nC are

at a potential of 900 V each. All these drops combine together to

from a single large drop. Assume no wastage of any kind. Take

capacitance of a sphere of radius r as proportional to r.

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339. As isolated sphere has a capacitance 60pF. (i) Calculate its

radius. (ii) How much charge should be placed on it to raise its

potential to 10 4V ?

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340. If the capacitance of a conductor carrying a charge of 58C is

0.05 F, calculate its potential.

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341. When 1.0 × 10 12electrons are transferred from one conductor

to another, a potential difference of 10V find the capacitance of

the two -conductor system .

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342. Calculate the capacity of unknown capacitance is connected

across a battery of V volts. The charge stored in it is 360μC. When

potential across the capacitor is reduced by 120V, the charge

stored in it becomes 120μC.

Calculate (i) the potential V and unknown capacitance C. (ii) What

will be the charge stored in the capacitor. If the voltage applied

had increased by 120 V

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343. A charge of + 2.0 × 10 - 8 C is placed on the positive place and a

charge of - 1.0 × 10 - 8C on the negative plate of a parallel- plate

capacitor of capacitance 1.2 × 10 - 3μ F. Calculate the potential

difference developed between the plates.

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344. Two parallel plate air capacitors have their plate areas

100 and 500cm 2 respectively. If they have the same charge and

potential and the distance between the plates of the first

capacitor of 0.5 mm, what is the distance between the plates of

second capacitor ?

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345. What is the area of the plates of a 2 farad parallel plate air

capacitor, given that the separation between the plates is 0.5 cm?

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346. A parallel -plate capacitor having plate area 25.0cm 2 and a

separation 2.00 mm between the plates .the capacitor is

connected to a battery of 12.0V.(a)find the charge on the capacitor

.(b) the plate separation is decreased to 1.00mm. Find the extra

charge given by the battery to the positive plate.

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347. The thickness of air layer between two coating of a spherical

capacitor is 2cm. The capacitor has same capacitor as the sphere

of 1.2m diameter. Find the radii of its surfaces.

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348. Calculate the capacitance of a spherical capacitor consisting

of two concentric spheres of radius 0.50m, 0.60m. The material

filled in the space between the two spheres has a dielectric

constant of 6.

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349. what is the capacitance of a 1m long hifi cable where the

central conductor is 1mm in diameter and the shield is 5mm in

diameter ?

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350. The outer cylinder of a cylindrical capacitor of length 0.15 m

and radial 1.61 cm and 1.5 cm is earthed while inner cylinder of this

capacitor is given a charge of 8μC. Find the capacitance and

potential of inner part of the capacitor.

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351. Seven capacitors each of capacitance 2μF are to be connected

in a configuration to obtain an effective capacitance of

( )
10
11
μF.
Which of the combination (s) shown in figure will achieve the

desired result?

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352. Two capacitors of capacitance of 6μF and 12μF are connected

in series with a battery. The voltage across the 6μF capacitor is 2V.

Compute the total battery voltage.

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353. Two capacitors of capacitances 3μF and 6μF, are charged to

potentials 2V and 5V respectively. These two charged capacitors

are connected in series. Find the potential across each of the two

capacitors now.

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354. In fig. C 1 = 20μF, C 2 = 30μF and C 3 = 15μF and the insulated

plate of C 1 is at a potential of 90 V, one plate of C 3 being earthed.

What is the potential difference between the plates of C 2 three

capacitors being connected in series ?

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355. Find the charge appearing on each of the three capacitors

shown in Fig.

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356. Find charge supplied by the battery in the arrangement

shown in figure.

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357. Find the capacitance of the combination shown in Fig.

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358. It is required to construct a 10μ F capacitor which can be

connected across a 200V battery . Capacitance 10μF are available

but they can withstand only 50V ,Design a combination which can

yield the desired result .

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359. In fig, the values of capacitances are as follow

C 1 = C 2 = C 3 = C 4 = 4μF, C 5 = 5μF Calculate the equivalent

capacitance between the points P and Q. If a battery of 10 volt is

connected between these points, what will be the charge on each

capacitor ?

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360. A network of four 10μF capacitors is connected to a 500V

supply as shown in Fig. Determine the (a) equivalent capacitance

of the network and (b) charge on each capacitor.

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361. Five identical capacitor plates, each of area A, are arranged

such that adjacent plates are at a distance d apart, the plates are

connected to a source of emf V as shown in the figure

The charge on plate 1 is ………..and on plate 4 is.............

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362. Find equivalent capacitance between A & B, Fig.

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363. In Fig., find equivalent capacity between A and B.

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364. A 12pF capacitor is connected to a 50 V battery. How much

electrostatic energy is stored in the capacitor ? If another

capacitor of 6pF is connected across the combination, find the

charge stored and potential difference across each capacitor.

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365. Find the ratio of potential differences that must be applied

across the parallel and series combination of two capacitors

C 1 and C 2 with their capacitance in the ratio 1 : 2 so that energy

stored in the two cases becomes the same.

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366. A capacitor is charged to potential V 1. The power supply id

disconnected and capacitor is connected in parallel to another

uncharged capacitor. Calculate common potential of the

combination of capacitors. Show that total energy of the

combination is less than sum of energies stored in them before

they are connected.

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367. Two capacitors of unknown capacitance C 1 and C 2 are

connected first in series and then in parallel, across a battery of

100V. If the energy stored in the two combinations is 0.045 J and

0.25 J respectively determine the values of C 1 and C 2. Also

calculate the charge on each capacitor in parallel combination.

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368. Find the ratio of potential difference that must be applied

across the parallel and series combination of two capacitors

C 1 and C 2 with their capacitance in the ratio 1:3 so that energy

stored in the two cases becomes the same.

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369. A capacitor charged from a 50 V d.c. supply is found to have

charge of 10μC. What is the capacitance of the capacitor and how

much energy is stored in it?

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370. A capacitor of capacitance 6μF is charged to a potential of

150V. Its potential falls to 90V, when another uncharged capacitor

is connected to it. Find the capacitance of the second capacitor

and the amount of energy lost due to the connection.

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371. In the circuit shown in Fig. the key K was initally in contact

with the teminal A. What amount of heat will be generated in

500Ω resitance, when the key k is brought in contact with terminal

B?

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372. A 900 pF capacitor is charged by 100V battery.

(a) How much electrostatic energy is strored by the capacitor ?

The capacitor is disconnected from the battery and connected to

another 900 pF capacitor. How much is the electrostatic energy

stored in the system ?

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373. Keeping the voltage of the charging source constant, what

would be the percentage change in the energy stored in a parallel

plate capacitor, if the separation between in plates were to be

decreased by 10 % ?

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374. A parallel plate capacitor with air in between the plates has a

capacitance of 8pF. The separation between the plates is now

reduced to half and the space between them is filled with a

medium of dielectric constant 5.

Calculate the value of capacitance in the second case.

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375. Fig, shows two indentical capacitors C 1 and C 2 each of 1μF

capacitance connected to a battery of 6V. Inditally, swich S is

closed. After some time, the swich S is left open and dielectric

slabs of K = 3 are inserted to filll completely the space between the

plates of two capacitors . How will (i) the charge and (ii) potential

difference between the plates of the capacitors be affected after

the slabs are inserted ?

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376. An ebomiote rod (K = 3), 6 mm thick is introduced between the

plates of a parallel plate capacitor of plate area 4 × 10 - 2m 2 and

plate separation 0.01m. Find the capacitance.

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377. A dielectric slab of thickness 1.0 cm and dielectric constant 5 is

placed between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of plate

area 0.01m 2 and separation 2.0 cm. Calculate the change in

capacity on introduction of dielectric. What would be on the

change, if the dielectric slab were conducting?

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378. A slab of material of dielectric constant K has the same area

as the plates of a parallel capacitor, but has a thickness ( )

3
4
d ,
where d is the separation of the plates. How is the capacitance

changed when the slab is inserted between the plates

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379. A parallel plate capacitor is maintained at a certain potential

difference. When a 3mm thick slab is introduced between the

plates, in a order to maintain the same potential difference, the

distance between the plates is increased by 2.4 mm. Find the

dielectric constant of the slab.

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380. Assuming ab expression for the potential of an isolated

conductor, show that the capacitance of such a sphere will be

increased by a factor n, if it is enclosed within an earthed

concentric sphere, the ration of the spheres being n(n - 1).

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381. The figure shows two identical parallel plate capacitors

connected to a battery with the switch S closed. The switch is now

opened and the free space between the plates of the capacitors is

filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant(or relative

permittivity) 3. Find the ratio of the total electrostatic energy

stored in both capacitors before and after the introduction of the

dielectric.

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382. A parallel plate capacitor contanins a mica sheet (thickness

0. 5 + × 10 - 3m) . And a sheet of fiber (thickness 0. 5 × 10 - 3m) . The

dielectric constant of mica is 8 and that of thye fiber is 2.5

Assuming that the fiber breaks down when subjected to an electric

field of 6.4 × 10 6Vm - 1. , find the maximum safe voltage that can be

applied to the capacitor.

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383. In the circuit shown in Fig. each capacitor has a capacity of

3μF. Calculate the quantity of charge on each capacitor.

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384. The area of each plate of parallel plate air capacitor is 150cm 2.

The distance between its plates is 0.8 mm. It is charged to a pot.

Diff of 1200 volt. What will be its energy ? What wil be the energy

when it is filled with a medium of K = 3 and then charged. If it is

charged. If it is charged first as an air capacitor and then filled with

this dielectric, what will happen to energy ?

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385. An air -filled parallel-plate capacitor is to be constructed

which can store12μC of charge when operated at 1200V. What can

be the minimum plate area of the capacitor?The dielectric

strength air is 3 × 10 6Vm - 1.

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386. Two identical metal plates are given poistive charges Q 1 and

Q2 ( < Q1 ) respectively. If they are now brought close together to

form a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance C, the potencial

difference between them is

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387. A capaitor of capacitance C 1 = 1.0μF withstands teh

maximum voltage V 1 = 6.0kV while a capacitor of capacitance

C s = 2.0μF, the maximum voltage V s = 4.0kV. What voltage will

the system of these two capacitors withsatand if they are

connected in sereis ?

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388. A molecule of a substance has a permanent electric dipole

moment of magnitude 10 - 29C m. A mole of this substance is

polarized at low temperature by appling a strong elecrostatic field

of magnitude 10 6Vm - 1. The direction of the field is suddenly

changed by an angle of 60 ∘ . Estimate the heat released by the

substance in aligning its dipole along the new direction of the

field. For simplicity, assume 100 % polarisation of sample.

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389. A,B,C,D are four 'thin', similar metatllic parallel plates, equally

separated by distanace d, and connected to a cell of p.d. (V), as

shown in Fig.

(i) write the potentials of A,B,C and D.

(ii) If B and C be connected by a wire, then what will b e the

potentials of the paltes ? (iii) How will the electric fields ? (iv) Will

the charges on the plates A and D change ?

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390. A student requires a capacitor of 3μF in a circuit across a

potential of 1000 V. A large number of 2μF capacitors are available

to him, each of which can withstand a potential difference of not

more than 300 V. How should the student arrange these

capacitors so that he may use minimum number of condensers ?

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391. A capacitor is filled with two dielectrics of same dimensions,

but of dielectric constants 2 and 3 respectively. Find the ratio of

capacitances in the two arrangements shown in Fig.

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392. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area (1 × 3)m 2 and plate

separation 5.0 mm is charged to 10 kV in air. Find charge density

and field displacement.

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393. Two infinitely large sheets having charge densities σ 1 and σ 2

( )
respectively σ 1 > σ 2 are placed inbetween two plates such that
there is no effect on charge distribution on plates. This charge is

moved at an angle of 45 ∘ with horizontal towards plate having

charge density σ 2, through a distance a lt d. Find work done by

electric force.

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394. Two copper spheres of same radill, one hollow and other solid

are charged to same potential. Which if any of the two will have

more charge ?

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395. Two identical metal plates are given poistive charges Q 1 and

Q2 ( < Q1 ) respectively. If they are now brought close together to

form a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance C, the potencial

difference between them is

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396. Why is earth considered as zero of potential in practice ?

Justify.

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397. What is the physical signifance fo capacitance ?

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398. Can you place a parallel plate capacitor of one farad capacity

in your house ?

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399. An air capacitor is given a charge of 2μC raising its potential

falls to 50V, what is the dielectric constant of the medium ?

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400. By what factor does the capacity of a metal sphere increase if

its volume is tripied ?

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401. What is the effect of presence of a dielectric medium on

(i) capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor

(ii) electrostatic force between two charges ?

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402. A parallel plate capcitor of capacitance C is charged to a

potential V by a battery. Without disconencting the battery =

distance between the plates of capacitor is triple and a dielectric

medium of K = 10 is introduced between the plates of capacitor.

Explain giving reasons how will the following be affected ?

(a) Capacitance of capacitor

(b) Charge on capacitor

(c ) Energy density of capacitor.

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403. As shown in Fig, a dielectric material of dielectric constant K

is inserted in half portion between plates of parallel plate

capacitor. If its initial capacitance is C, what is the new capacitance

?

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404. A technican has only two capacitors. By using them singly, in

series kor in parallel, he is able to obtain th capacitane of 4,5,20

and 25 micro farad. What are the capacitance of the two

capacitors ?

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405. Two isolated metallic solid spheres of radii R and 2R are

charged such that both of these have same charge density σ. The

spheres are located far away from each other and connected by a

thin conducting wire. Find the new charge density on the bigger

sphere.

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406. An uncharged capacitor is connected to a battery. Show that

half the energy supplied by the battery is lost as heat while

charging the capacitor.

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407. A spherical shell of radius R 1 with uniform charge q is

expanded to a radius R 2. Find the work performed by the electric

forces in this process.

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408. Two chareged sperical conductors of radill R 1 and R 2 when

connected by a connecting wire acquire charges q 1 and q 2

respectively. Find the ratio of their charge densities in terms of

their radil ?

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409. A capacitor is charged through a potential difference of 200V,

when 0.1 C charge is stored in it. How much energy will it release,

when it is discharge ?

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410. What is the dielectric constant of metal ?

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411. Is there any kind of material which when placed between the

plates of capacitor reduces its capacitance ?

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412. The inroduction fo dielectric slab between the capacitor

plates increases the capacitance. Why ?

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413. Where is the knowledge of dielectric strength helpful ?

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414. During lightning, you are safer inside a house than under a

tree. Why?

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415. The safest way to protect yourself from lighting is to be inside

a car. Comment.

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416. A sensitive instrument is to be shifted from the strong

electrostaic field in its environment. Suggest a possible way.

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417. Faraday entered a big metallic cage supported on insulating

pillars and then charged the cage by a powerful electric machine.

He remained quite safe inside the cage. Do you believe on this

happening ?

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418. Can ever the whole charge of a body be transferred to the

other ? If yes, how and if not, why not ?

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419. Define capacitance of a consutor.

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420. The Capacitance of a conductor is 1 Farad. What do you mean

by this statement ?

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421. Write the physical quantity that has its unit coulomb volt - 1. Is

it a vector or a scalar quantity ?

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422. Write two applications fo capacitors in electrical circuits ?

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423. In what form is the energy stored in a charged capacitance ?

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424. What is the basic purpose of using a capacitor?

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425. Write down the expression for the capacitance of a spherical

capacitor.

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426. Sketch a graph to show how charge Q given to a capacitor of

capacity C varies with the potential difference V.

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427. For a given potential difference, does a capacitor store more

or less charge with a dielectric than it does without a dielectric.

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428. Is there any condutor which can be given almost unlimited

charge ?

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429. Two spheres of silver of same radill, one soild and the other

hollow are charged to the same potential, which one has greater

charge ?

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430. The distance between the plates fo a parallel plate capacitor

is d. A metal plate of thickness d / 2 is placed between the plates,

what will be the new capacity ?

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431. Can there be a potential difference between two adjacent

conductors that carry same amount of positive charge ?

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432. Find the dimensions of capacitance.

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433. On which factors does the capacitance of a capacitor depend

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434. A parallel plate capacitor has capacitor has a capacity of 6μF

when dielectric medium separting the plates.

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435. Can we give as much charge to a capacitor as we wish?

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436. You are with two capacitors of capacities C 1 and C 2. How will

you combine them in the circuit so as to lower the capacitance of

the circuit ? Write an expression for the total capacitance.

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437. If two isolated spherical conductor each having a define

capacity are far apart and are connected to eachother by a fine

wire, how do you calculate the capacity of the combination ? In

joining them with wire, have connected them in parallel or in

series ?

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438. A parallel plate capacitor with air inbetween the paltes has a

capacitance of 8 pF. The separation between the plates is now

reduced by half and the space between them is filled with a

medium of dielectric constant 5.

Calculate the new value of capacitance.

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439. Write different expression for the energy stored in a

capacitor.

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440. A uniform electric field E exists between two oppositely

charged plates (Fig. 3.38). What will be the work done in moving a

charge q along a closed rectangular path ?

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441. Where does the energy of a capacitor reside ?

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442. What is the basic difference between a charged capacitor and

an electric cell ?

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443. Why is a space ship entering the ionosphere not sufficiently

heatedd, though temperrataure at the top of ionosphere is nearly

700 K ?

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444. Define polarization density.

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445. Define dielectric strength of a medium. What is its value for

vacuum.

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446. What is the relation between dielectric constant and electric

suseptibillity ?

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447. Why does the electric conductivity of earth's atmosphere

increase with altitude ?

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448. Why does the electric field inside a dielectric decrease when it

is placed in an external field ?

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449. Show that the SI unit of ε 0 may be written as farad meter - 1.

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450. What is a capacitor ?

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451. The difference between the radill of the two spheres of a

spherical capacitor is increased. Will the capacitance increase or

decrease ?
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452. The given graph in Fig. shows the variation of charge q versus

potential difference for two capacitors C 1 and C 2. The two

capacitors have same plate sepration, but the plate area of C 2 is

double that of C 1.

Which of the lines in the graph correspond to C 1 and C 2 and why

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453. The space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is

filled conseutively with two dielectric layers fo thickness d 1 and d 2

having relative permittvities ∈ 1 and ∈ 2 respectively. If A is area

of each plate, what is the capacity of the capacitor ?

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454. An uncharged insulated conductor A is brought near a

charged insulated condutor B. what happens to charge and

potential of B ?

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455. n small drops of same size are charged to V volts each .If they

coalesce to from a single large drop, then its potential will be -

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456. Shows the variation of voltage V across the plates of two

capacitors A and B versus incease in charge Q stored in them.

Which of the capacitors has higher capacitance? Give reason for

your answer.

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457. Two circular metal plates each of radius 10 cm are kept

parallel to each other at a distance of 1mm. What kind of capacitor

do they make ? Mention one application of this capacitor. If the

radius of each of the plates is increased by a factor of √2 and thier

distance of seperation is decreased to half of its inital value,

calculate the ratio of capacitance in the two cases. Suggest a

possible method by which the capacitance in second case is

increased to n times.

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458. A slab of material of dielectric constant K has the same area

as the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, but has a thickness 3d / 4.

Find the ratio of the capacitance with dielectric inside it to its

capacitance without the dielectric.

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459. Two capacitors of capaciatance 3μF and 5μF respectively are

joined in parallel and the combination is connected in series with

a third capacitor of capacitance 2μF. What is the resultant

capacitane.

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460. Given a battery, how would you connect two capaitors, it

series or in paralllel for them to store the greater (a) total charge

(b) total energy ?

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461. A metal foll of negative thickness is intorduced between two

plates of a capacitor at the center. What will be the new

capacitance of the capacitance ?

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462. Two capacitors of capacitance of 6μF and 12μF are connected

in series with a battery. The voltage across the 6μF capacitor is 2V.

Compute the total battery voltage.

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463. If the potentail difference across a capacitor is doubled, what

happens to : (a) the charge on the capacitore and (b) the energy

stored in the capacitor

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464. On charging a parallel - plate capacitor to a potentia V, the

spacing between the plates is halved and a dielectric medium of

∈ r = 10 is introcded between the paltes, without disconnecting

the dc source. Explain using suitable expression how the (a)

capacitance (b) electric field (c ) energy density of the capacitor

change.

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465. The plates of a plane capacitor are drawn apart keeping them

connected to a bettery. Next, the same plates are drawn apart

from the same initial condition keeping the battery disconnected,

In which case is more work done?

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466. The battary remains connected to a parallel plate capacitor

and a dielectric slab is inserted between the plates. What will be

the effect on its (i) capacity (ii) charge , (iiI) potential difference (iv)

electric field, (v) energy stored ? Justify your answer.

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467. In the above question, if battery is removed after charging the

condenser & dielectric slab inteoduced, how are all the fice

parameters affected ?

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468. Where does the loss of energy in the above question go ?

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469. The graph in Fig, shows variation of total energy U stored in

the capacitor against the value of the capacitance C itself. Which

of the two - the charge on capacitor or potential used to charge is

kept constant for this graph ?

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470. Derive an expression for energy stored in a parallel plate

capacitor fo capacitane C with air as medium between the plates

having charges Q and - Q. Show that this energy can be

 1
expressed in terms of electric field as ∈ 0E 2 Ad, where A is area
2
of each plate and d is the separation between the plates. How will

the energy stored in a fully charged capacitor chanege when the

separation between the plates is doubled and the dielectric

medium of constant 4 is introduced between the plates ?

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471. An air capacitor is given a charge of 2μC raising its potential

to 200V . If on inserting a dielectric medium, its potential falls to

50V, what is the dielectric constant of the medium ?

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472. What is the effect of temperature on dielectric constant ?

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473. What are dielectric substances ? Which of the following is a

dielectric : Sillicon, mica,carbon ?

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474. Why does a charged glass rod attract a piece of paper ?

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475. If dielectric strength of air (minimum field required for

ionisation of a medium) is 3MV / m, can a metal sphere of radius

1cm hold a charge of 1 coulomb ?

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476. Explain the term electric field intensity. Establish that electric

field inside a charged conductor is zero.

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477. What is a capacitor ? Define its capacitance. Explain the units

of capacitance.

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478. Define capacitance of a conductor. Obtain an expression for

capacity of an isolated spherical conductor.

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479. Derive an expression for equivalent capacitance of three

capacitors C 1, C 2 and C 3 when connected (i) in series (ii) in

parallel.

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480. Three capacitors f capacitanes C 1, C 2 and C 3 are connected

(i) in series, (ii) in parallel. Show that the energy stored in the

series combination is the same as that in parallel combination.

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481. When two charged conductors having different capacities and

different potentials are joined together, show that there is always

a loss of energy.

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482. A few electric field lines for a system of two charges

Q 1 and Q 2 fixed at two different points on the X-axis are shown in

Fig.

(i) what is the nature of charges ?

(ii) which one of the two is bigger ?

(iii) What is the ratio of magnitude of two charges ?

(iv) Where can the electric field due to two charges be zero ?

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483. A charge Q is enclosed by a spherical Gaussian surface of

radius R. If the radius of the sphere is double, how will the

outward electric flux charge ? If a charge - Q is brought outside

the Gaussian surface, will the electric flux reduce to zero ?

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484. Three point charges of + 2μC, - 3μC , and - 3μC are kept at the

vertices A, B, and C, respectively of an equilateral triangle of side

20 cm. what should be the sign and magnitude of the charge (q)

to be placed at the midpoint (M) of side BC so that the charge at A

remains in equilibrium?

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485. An electric dipole consists of charges ± 2.0 × 10 8C separated

by a distance of 2.0 × 10 - 3 m. It is placed near a long line charge of

linear charge density 4.0 × 10 - 4Cm - 1 as shown in figure (30-W4),

Such that the negative charge is at a distance of `2.0 cm from the

line charge. Find the force acting on the dipole.

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486. When an electron moves from A to B along and electric field

line as shown in Fig. the electric field does 3.94 × 10 - 19J of work

on it. What are the electric potential differences

(VB - VA ), (VC - VA ), (VC - VB ) ?

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487. The smilling face of Fig, consists of three parts ,

(i) a thin rod of charge - 3.0μC that forms a full circle of radius 6.0

cm.

(ii) a thin rod of charge 2.0μC that forms a circular are of radius

4.0 cm, subtending an angle of 90 ∘ about the centre of full circle,

and

(iii) and electric diipole with dipole moment = 1.28 × 10 - 21 Cm

perpendicular to a radial line as shown in Fig. What is the net

electric potentail as the centre ?

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488. At time t=0, a battery of 10 V is connected across points A and

B in the given circuit. If the capacitors have no charge initially, at

what time (in seconds) does the voltage across them beocme 4V?
[Take : In5 = 1.6, In3 = 1.1].

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489. In the circuit shown,

C 1 = C 5 = C 6 = 6.0μF and C 2 = C 3 = C 4 = 4.0μF. What is the net

charge stored on the capacitors and charge on C 4 only ?

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490. In a parallel plate capacitor shown in Fig, the potential

difference of 100V is maintained between the plates. If distances

between the plaes is 5mm, what will be the electric field at points
A and B ?

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491. The electrostatic potential inside a charged spherical ball is

given by ϕ = ar 2 + b, where r is distance from the center of the

ball, a and b are constants. Calculate the charge density inside the

ball.

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492. Three capacitors C 1, C 2 and C 3 are connected to a 6 V

battery, as shown in Fig. Find the charges on the three capcitors.

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493. Fig. shows a network of capacitors where the numbers

inidicate the capacitance in microfarel. Find the value of

capacitance C if the equivalent capacitance between A and B is to

be 2μF.

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494. Plate A of parallel plate air filled capacitor is connected to a

spring having force constant k and plate B is fixed. They are held

on a frictionless table top as shown in Fig. If charge + q is placed

on plate A and a charge - q on plate A and a charge - q on plate B,

by how much does the spring expand ?

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495. A parallel plate capacitor having plates of area S and plate

separation d, has capacitance C 1 in air. When two dielectrics of

different relative primitivities (ε 1 = 2 and ε 2 = 4) are introduced

between the two plates as shown in the figure, the capacitance

C2
becomes C 2. The ratio is
C1

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496. Plot 1 in Fig gives the charge q that can be stored on

capacitor C 1 versus electric potential V set up across it. Plots 2

and 3 are simillar plots for capacitor C 2 and C 3 respectively. The

three capacitors are connected to 6.0 V battery as shown here.

Calculate charge stored in capacitor C 2.

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497. Two charges + q and - q, each of mass m, are revoloving in a

circle of radius R, under mutal electrostatic force, Find (i) speed of

each charge (ii) kinitic energy of the system (iii) potental energy of

the system and (iv) total energy of the system.

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498. Two long wires are placed on a smooth horizontal table. The

linear charge densities of these wires are ± λC / m. For unit length

of the wires, calculate the work requrired to increase the

separation between the wires from a to 3a.

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499. In the circuit shown in figure, find the steady state charges on

both the capacitors.

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500. A capacitor has two square plates each of sidel making an

angle θ between them as shown in Fig. Calculate capacitor of the

arrangement for small values of θ

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501. What is the force between two small charged spheres having

charges of 2 × 10 - 7C and 3 × 10 - 7C placed 30cm apart in air ?

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502. When a glass rod is rubbled with a silk cloth, charges appear

on both. A similar phenomenon is observed with many other pairs

of bodies. Explain how this observation is consistent with the law

of conservation of charge.

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503. Four point charges

q A = 2μC, q B = - 5μC, q C = - 2μC and q D = - 5μC are located at

the corners of a square ABCD of side 10 cm. What is the force on a

charge of 1μC placed at the center of the square ?

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504. (a) An electrostaic field line is a continous courve. That is a

field line cannot have sudden breaks. Why not ?

(b) explain why two filed lines never cross each other at any point.

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505. Two point charges q A = 3μC and q B = - 3μC are located 20

cm apart in vaccum (a) what is the electric field at the mid point O

of the line AB joining the two charges ? (b) If a negative test

charge of magnitude 1.5 × 10 - 9C is placed at the point, what is

the force experienced by the test charge ?

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506. A system has two charges

q A = + 2.5 × 10 - 7C and q B = - 2.5 × 10 - 7C located at point A:

(0,0,-15 cm)and B: (0,0,+15 cm)`, respectively. What are the total

charge and electric dipole moment of the system?

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507. An electrtic dipole with dipole moment 4 × 10 - 9Cm is aligned

at 30 ∘ with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude

5 × 10 4NC - 1. Calculate the magnitude of the torque acting on the

dipole .

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508. A polythene piece rubbed will wool is found to have a

negative charge of 3.0 × 10 - 7C.

(a) Estimate the number of electrons transferred (from which to

which )?

(b) Is there a transfer of mass from wool to polythene?

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509. (a) Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their

centers speparated by a distance of 50 cm. What is the mutal force

of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is 6.5 × 10 - 7C ?

The radill of A and B are negalible compared to the distance of

separation.

(b) What is the force of repulsion if each sphere is charged double

the above amount, and the distance between them is halved ?

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510. Two insulated identically sized charged copper spheres A and

B have their centers separated by a distance of 50 cm. Charges on

each sphere is

q = 6.5 × 10 - 7C

. A third sphere of the same size but uncharged is brought in

contact with the first, then in contact with the second and finally

removed from both. What is the new force of repulsion between A

and B?

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511. Figure shows the tracks of three charged particles in a

uniform electrostatic field projected parallel to a plate with the

same velocity. Give the signs of the three charges. Which of the

three charges. Which of the three particles has the highest

charge-to-mass ratio?

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512. Consider a uniform electric field E = 3 × 10 3îN / C. (a) What is

the flux of this field through a square of 10 cm on a side whose

plane is parallel to the yz plane ? (b) What is the flux through the

same square if the normal to its plane makes a 60 ∘ angle with the

x-axis ?

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513. Careful measurement of the electric field at the surface of a

black box inidicates that the net outward flux through the surface

of the box is 8.0 × 10 3Nm 2 / C (a) what is the net charge inside the

box ? (b) If the net outward flux through the surface of the box

were zero, could you conclude that there were no charges inside

the box ? Why or why not?

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514. A point charge + 10μC is at distance of 5cm directly above the

center of a square of side 10 cm as shown in Fig. What is the

magnitude of the electric flux through the square ? (Hint. Think of

the square of the square as one face of a cube with edge 10 cm)

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515. A point charge of 2.0μC is at the centre of a cubic Gaussian

surface 9.0 cm on edge. What is the net electric flux through the

surface?

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516. A point charge causes an electric flux of - 1.0 × 10 3Nm 2 / C to

pass through a spherical Gaussian surface of 10.0 cm radius

centred on the charge. (a) If the radius of the Gaussian surface

were doubled, how much flux would pass through the surface ? (b)

What is the is the value of the point charge ?

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517. A conducting sphere fo radius 10 cm has an unknown charge.

If the electric field 20 cm from the center of the sphere is

1.5 × 10 3N / C and points radilly inwards, what is the net charge on

the sphere ?

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518. A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4m diameter has

a surface density of 80.0μC / m 2. (a) Find the charge on the sphere

(b) What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere

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519. An infinite line charge produces a field of 9 × 10 4NC at a

distance of 2cm. Calculate the linear charge density.

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520. Two large this metal plates are parallel and close to each

other. On their inner faces, the plates have surface charge

densities of opposite signs and magnitude 17.0 × 10 - 22C / m 2.

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What is E : in the outer region of the first plate. (b) in the outer
region of the secound plate, and (c) between the plates ? See Fig.

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521. An oil drop of 12 excess electrons is held stationaty under a

constant electric field of 2.55 × 10 4NC - 1 in Millikan's oil drop

experi,ment. The density of the oil is 1.26gcm - 3. Estimate the

(
radius of the drop. g = 9.81ms - 2, e = 1.60 × 10 19C )
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522. Which of the following curves shown below cannot possibly

represent electrostatic field lines?

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523. In a certain region of space, electric field is along the z-

direction throughout. The magnitude of electric field is , however,

not constant but increases uniformly along the positive z-

direction. At the rate of 10 5NC - 1m - 1 . What are the force and

torque experienced by system having a total dipole moment equal

to 10 - 7Cm in the negative z-direction?

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524. (a) A conductor A with a cavity as shown in Fig, is given a

charge Q. Show that the entire charge must appear on the outer
surface of the conductor.

(b) Another condutor B with charge q is inserted into the cavity

keeping B insulated from A. Show that the total charge on the

outside surface of A si (Q + q) fig.

(c) A sensitive instument is to be shielded from the strong

electrostatic field in its enviroment. Suggest a possibe way.

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525. A hollow charged conductor has a tiny hole cut into its

(
surface. Show that the electric field in the holes is σ / 2 ∈ 0 ( ) n̂,

where n̂ is the unit vector in the outward normal direction, and σ

is the surface charge density near ther hole.

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526. Obtain the formula for the electric field due to a long thin

wire of uniform linear charge density λ without using Gauss's law.

[Hint. use Coulomb's law directly and evaluate the necessary

integral].

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527. It is now believed that protons and neutrons (which consitude

nuclel of ordinary matter) are themselves built out of more

elementary units called quarks. A proton and a neutron consits os

three quarks each. Two types of quarks , the so called 'up' quark,

(denoted by U) of charge + (2 / 3) e and the 'down' quark (denoted

by d) of charge ( - 1 / 3) e together with electrons build up ordinary

matter. (Quarks of each other types have also been found which
give rise to different unsual varieties of matter). Suggest a

possible quark composition of a proton and neutron.

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528. (a) Consider an arbitary electrostatic field configuration. A

→
small test charge is placed at a null point (i.e, where E = 0) of the

configuration. Show that the equillibrium of the test charge is

necessarlly unsutable.

(b) Verify this result for the simple configuration of two charges of

the same magnitude and sign placed a certain distance apart.

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529. Two charges n 5 × 10 - 8C and - 3 × 10 - 8C are located 16 cm

apaart. At what points on the line joining the two charges is the

electric potential zero ? Take the potential at infinity to be zero.

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530. A regular hexagon of side 10 cm has a charge 5μC at each of

its vertices. Calculate the potential at the center of the hexagon.

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531. Two charges 2μC and - 2μC are placed at points A and B 6 cm

apart.

(a) Identify an equipotenital surface of the system.

(b) What is the direction of the electric field at every point on this

surface ?

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532. A spherical conductor of radius 12 cm has a charge of

1.6 × 10 - 7C distributed uniformly on its surface. What is the

electric field (a) inside the sphere (b) just outside the sphere (c ) at

a point 18 cm from the center of the sphere ?

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533. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a

( )
capacitance of 8 pF. 1pF = 10 - 12F What will be the capacitance if

the distance between the plates is reduced by half and the space

between them is filled with a substance of dielectric constant 6 ?

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534. Three capacitors each of capacitane 9 pF are connected in

series. (a) What is the total capacitance of the combination ? (b)

What is the potential difference across each capacitor if the

combination is connected to a 120V supply.

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535. Three capacitors of capacitance 2pF, 3pF and 4pF are

connected in parallel. (a) what is the total capacitance of the

combination ? (b) Determine the charge on each capacitor, If the

combination is connected to 100V supply.

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536. In a parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates, each

plate has an area of 6 × 10 - 3m 2 and distance between the plates is

3mm. Calculate the capacitance. If this capacitance is connected to

a 100V supply, what is the charge on each plate of the capacitor ?

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537. Explain what would happen if in the capacitor in Q. 8, a3 mm

thick mica sheet of (dielectric constant = 6) were inserted between

the plates (a) while the voltage supply remained connected (b)

after the supply was disconnected.

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538. A 12 pF capacitor is connected to a 50 V battery. How much

electrostatic energy is stored in the capacitor ?

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539. A 600pF capacitor is charged by a 200V supply. It is then

disconnected from the supply and is connected to another

uncharged 600pF capacitor. What is the common potential in V

and energy lost in J afrte reconnection?

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540. A charge of 8 mC is located at the origin. Calculate the work

done in taking a small charge of - 2 × 10 - 9C from a point P (0,0,3

cm) to a point Q (0,4 cm, 0) via a point R (0,6 cm, 9cm).

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541. A cube of side b has a charge q at each of its vertices.

Determine the potential and electric field due to this charge array

at the center of the cube.

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542. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius r 1 and outer

radius r 2 has a charge Q.

(a) A charge q is placed at the center of the shell. What is the

surface charge density on the inner and outer surfaces of the shell

(b) Is the electric field intensity inside a cavity (with no charge)

zero, even if the shell is not spherical, but has any irregular shape

? Explain.

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543. A long charged cylinder of linear charge density λ is

surrounded by a hollow co-axial conducting cyclinder. What is the

electric field in the space between the two cylinders ?

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544. If one of the two electrons fo a hydrogen molecule is

( ) +
removed, we get a hydrogen molecule ion H 2 . In the ground

+
state of H 2 , the two protons are separated roughly by 1.5Å and

electron is roughly 1Å from each proton. Determine the potential

energy of the system. Specify your choice of zero of potential

energy.

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545. Two charged conducting spheres of radill a and b are

connected to eachother by a wire. What is the ratio of electric

fields at the surface of two spheres ? Use the result obtained to

explain why charge density on the sharp and pointed ends of a

conducter is higher than on its fatter portions ?

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546. Fig shows a charge array known as an 'electric quadrupole'.

For a point on the axis of the quadrupole, obtain the dependence

of potential on r for r / a > > 1, and contract your results with that

due to an electric dipole and an electric monopole (i.e, a single

charge).

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547. What is the area of the plates of a 2 farad parallel plate air

capacitor, given that the separation between the plates is 0.5 cm?

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548. Obtain equivalent capacitance of the following net work, Fig.

For a 300V supply determine the charge and voltage across each

capacitor.

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549. The plates of a paralllel plate capacitor have an area of 90cm 2

each and are separated by 2.5mm. The capacitane is charged by

connecting it to a 400V supply.

(a) How much electrostatic energy is stored by the capacitor ?

(b) View this energy as stored in the electrostatic field between

the plates, and obtain the energy per unit volume (u). Hence arrive

at a realtion between U and the magnitude of electric field E

between the plates.

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550. A 4μF capacitor is charged by a 200 V supply. It is then

disconnected from the supply and is connected to another

uncharged 2μF capacitor. How much electrostatic energy of the

first capacitor is disspated in the form of heat and

electromagnetic radiation ?

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551. A sperical capacitor consists of two concentric spherical

conductors, held in position by suitable insulating supports. Show

that the capacitance of this spherical capacitor is given by
4π ∈ 0r 1r 2
C= ,
r1 - r2

Where r 1 and r 2 are radill of outer and inner spheres respectively.

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552. A spherical capacitor has an inner sphere of radius 12 cm and

an outer sphere of radius 13 cm. The outer sphere si earthed and

the inner sphere is given a charge of 2.5μC. The space between the

concentric spheres is filled with a liquid of dielectric constant 32.

(a) Determine the capacitance of the capacitor. (b) What is the

potential of the inner sphere ?

(c) Compare the capacitance of this capacitor with that of an

isolated sphere of radius 12 cm.Explain why the latter is much

smaller ?

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553. A cylindrical capacitor has two co-axial cyclinders of length 15

cm and radil 1.5 and 1.4 cm.The outer cylinder is earthed and inner

cyclinder is given a charge of 3.5μC. Determine the capacitance of

the system and the potential of the inner cylinder. Neglect end

effects (i.e., bending of field lines at the ends.)

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554. A parallel plate capacitor is to be designed with a voltage

rating 1 KV using a material of dielectrical constant 3 and

dielectric strength about 10 7Vm - 1. [Dielectric strength is the

maximum electric field a material can tolerate without break down,

i.e, without starting to conduct electrically through partial

ionisation. For safety, we should like the field never to exceed say

10 % of the dielectric strength]. What minimum area of the plates

is required to have a capacitance of 50 pF ?

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555. In a Van de graaf type genertor a sphrical metal shell is to be

a 15 × 10 6 volt electrode. The dielectric strength of the gas

surrounding the elctrode is 5 × 10 7Vm - 1. What is the minimum

radius of the spherical shell required ?

[you will learn form this exercise why one cannot build an

electrostatic generator using a very small shell, which requires a

small charge to acquire a high potential.]

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556. A small sphere of radius r 1 and charge q 1 is enclosed by a

spherical shell of radius r 2 and charge q 2. Show that if q 1 is

positive, charge will necessilly flow from the sphere to the shell

(when the two are connected by a wire) no matter what the

charge q 2 on the shell is [Fig]

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557. An arbitrary surface encloses a dipole. What is the electric flux

through this surface ?

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558. A metal spherical shell has an inner radius R 1 and outer

radius R 2. A charge Q is placed at the center of the spherical cavity.

What will be surface charge density on (i) the inner surface, and

(ii) the outer surface ?

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559. The dimensions of an atom are of the order of an Angstrom.

Thus there must be large electric fields between the protons and
electrons. Why, then is the electronstatic field inside a conductor

zero?

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560. If the total charge enclosed by a surface is zero, does it imply

that the electric field everywhere on the surface is zero ?

Conversely, if the electric field everywhere on a surface is zero,

does it imply that net charge inside is zero.

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561. Sketch the electric field lines for a unifomly charged hollow

cylinder shown in Fig.

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562. What will be the total flux throguh the faces of the cube, Fig

with side of length a if a charge q is placed at (a) A : a corner of

the cube (b) B : mid-point of an edge of the cube (c ) C : center of a

face of the cube (d) D : mid-point of B and C.

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563. A paisa coin is made up Al.Mg alloy and weighs 0.75 g. It has a

square shape and its diognal measures 17mm. It is electrically

neutral and constants equal amounts of positive and negative

charges . Treating the paisa coin made up of only Al, find the

magnitude of equal number of positive and negative charges.

What concluision do you draw from this magnitude ?

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564. Two charges q and 3q are placed fixed on x-axis separated by

distance 'd'. Where should a third charge 2q be placed such that it

will not experience any force ?

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565. Fig shows the electric field lines around three points charges

A,B,C.

(a) Which charges are positive ?

(b) Which charge has the largst magnitude ? Why ?

(c ) In which region or regions of the picture could be the electric

field be zero? Justify your answer.

(i) near A, (ii) near B, (iii) near C, (iv) nowhere.

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566. Consider a sphere of radius R with charge density distributed

as ρ(R) = kr for r ≤ R and = 0 for r > R.

(a) Find the electric field at all points r.

(b) suppose the total charge on the sphere is 2e, where e is the

electron charge. Where can two protons be embedded such that

the force on each of them is zero. Assume that the introduction of

the proton does not alter the negative charge distribution.

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567. Two charges - q each are fixed separated by distance 2d. A

third charge q of mass m placed at the mid-point is displaced at

the mid-point is placed slightly by x(x < < d) perpendicular to the

line joining the two fixed charges as shown in Fig. Show that q will
perform simple harmonic oscillarion of time period.

T=
[ ]
8π 3 ∈ 0md 3 1 / 2

q2

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568. Total charge - Q is uniformly spread along length of a ring of

radius R. A small test + q of mass m is kept at the center of the ring

(a) Show that the particle executes a single harmonic oscillation.

(b) Obtain its time period.

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569. Can there be a potential difference between two adjacent

conductors carrying the same charge ?

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570. Can the potential function have a maximum or minimum is

free space ?
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571. A test charge q is made to move in the electric field of a point

charge Q along two different closed paths. Fig. First path has

sections along and perpendicular loop of the same area as the

first loop. How does the work done compare in the two cases?

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572. Prove that a closed equipotenitial surface with no charge

within itself must enclose an equipotential volume.

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573. A capacitor has some dielectric between its plates, and the

capacitor is connected to a DC source. The battery is now

disconnected and then the dielectric is removed. State whether

the capacitance, the energy stored in it, electric field, charge

stored and the voltage will increase ro remain constant.

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574. Prove that, if an insulated, uncharged conductor is placed

near a charged conductor and no other conductors are present,

the uncharged body must be intermedicate in potential between

that of the charged body and that of infinity.

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575. Calculate potential energy of a point charge - q placed along

the axis due to a charge + Q uniformly distributed along a ring of

radius R. Skecth P.E. as a function of a axial distance z from the

center of the ring, Looking at graph, can you see what happen if - q

is displaced slighlty from the centre of the ring (along the axis) ?

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576. Calculate potential on the axis of a ring due to charge Q

uniformly distributed along the ring of readius R.

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577. Two point charges of magnitude + q and - q are placed at

( - d / 2, 0, 0) and (d / 2, 0, 0) are respectively. Find the equation of

the euipotential surface where the potential is zero.

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578. A parallel palte capacitor is filled by a dielectric whose relative

permittively varies with the applied voltage (U) as ε = αU where

alpha = 2V - 1. A similar capacitor with no dielectric is charged to

U 0 = 78V. It is then is connected to the uncharged capacitor with

the dielectric. Find the final voltage on the capacitors.

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579. A capcitor is made of two circular paltes of radius R each,

separated by a distance d < < R. The capacitor is connected to a

constant voltage. A thin conducting disc of radius r < < R and

thickness t < < r is placed at a center of the bottom plate. Find

the minimum voltage required to lift the disc if the mass of the

disc si m.

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580. (a) In a quark model of elementary particles, a neutron is

made of one up quarks [charge (2 / 3)e] and two down quarks

[charges -

]
(1 / 3)e . As ∑ ett̂heyhavea △ configurationwithside ≤ n > hofthe or derof

10^(-15) m`. Calculate electrostatic potential energy of neutron and

compare it with its mass 939 MeV.

(b) Repeat above exercise for a proton which is made of two up

and one down quark.

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581. Two metal spheres, one fo radius R and the other of radius 2R,

both have same surface charge density s. They are brought in

contact and seprated. What will be new surface charge densitites

on them ?

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582. In the circuit shown in Fig, instially K 1 is closed and K 2 is

open . What are the charges on each capacitor.

Then K 1 was opened and K 2 was closed (order is important). What

will be the charge on each capacitor now ? [C = 1μF]

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583. Calculate potential on the axis of a disc of radius R due to a

charge Q uniformly distributed on its surface.

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584. In Fig, electric field is dirceted along + X direction and is given

by E x = 5Ax + 2B, where E is in NC - 1 and x is in meter, A and B are

constants having dimenstions. Taking

A = 10NC - 1m - 1 and B = 5NC - 1, calculate (i) the electric flux

through the cube and (ii) net charge enclosed within the cube.

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585. A radioavtive source in the form of a metal sphere of daimeter

10 - 3 m emits β-particles at a constant rate of 6.25 × 10 10 particles

per second. If the source is electrically insulated, how long will it

take for its potential to rise by 1.0V, assuming that 80 % of the

emitted β-particles escape the socurce?

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586. A point particle of mass M is attached to one end of a

massless rigid non-conducting rod of length L. Another point

particle of the same mass is attached to the other end of the rod.

The two particles carry charges + q and - q respectively. This

arrangement is held in a region of a uniform electric field E such

that the rod makes a small angle θ (say of about 5 degree) with

the field direction, fig. Find an expression for the minimum time

needed for the rod to become parrallel to the field after it is set

free.
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587. Find the capacitance of the infinite ladder between points X

and Y, Fig.

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588. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of

equal lengths. The strings make an angle of 30 ∘ with each other.

When suspended in a liquid of density 0.8gcm - 3, the angle

remains the same. If density of the material of the sphere is

1.6gcm - 3, the dielectric constant of the liquid is

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589. A thin fixed of radius 1 metre has a positive charge 1 × 10 - 5

coulomb uniformly distributed over it. A particle of mass 0.9 gm

and having a negative charge of 1 × 10 - 6 coulomb is placed on the

axis at a distance of 1cm from the centre of the ring. Show that the

motion of the negatively charged particle is approaximately simple

harmonic. Calculate the time period of oscillations.

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590. In a circuit shown in fig find the potentail difference between

the left and right plates of each capacitor.

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591. In the given circuit, Fig, if the points b is connected to earth

and a potential of + 1200 volt is given to the point b is connected

to earth and a potential of + 1200 volt is given to the point a,

calculate the charges acquired by each of the capacitors and the

potentials of the point C ?

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TYPICAL EXAMPLES

1. Two point charges q 1 and q 2, of magnitude

+ 10 – 8C and – 10 – 8C, respectively, are placed 0.1 m apart.

Calculate the electric fields at points A, B and C shown in Fig. 1.14.

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CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS
1. A glass rod rubbed with slik is brought close to two uncharged

metallic spheres in contact with each other, inducing charges on

them..

Describe what happens when

(i) the spheres are slightly separated and

(ii) the glass rod is subsequently removed and finally

(iii) the spheres are separated far apart.

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2. (a) A comb run through one’s dry hair attracts small bits of

paper. Why? What happens if the hair is wet or if it is a rainy day?

(Remember, a paper does not conduct electricity.)

(b) Ordinary rubber is an insulator. But special rubber tyres of

aircraft are made slightly conducting. Why is this necessary?

(c) Vehicles carrying inflammable materials usually have metallic

ropes touching the ground during motion. Why?

(d) A bird perches on a bare high power line, and nothing happens

to the bird. A man standing on the ground touches the same line

and gets a fatal shock. Why?

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3. Plot a graph showing the variation of coulomb force (F) versus

()1
r2
, where r is the distance between the two charges of each

pair of charges:

(1μC, 2μC) and (2μC - 3μC). Interpet the graphs obtained.

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4. In defining electric field due to a point charge, the test charge,

the test charge has to be vanishingly small. How this condition can
be justified, when we know that charge less than of electron or a

proton is not possible.

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5. Figure shows tracks of three charged particles crossing a

uniform electrostatic field with same velocities along horizontal.

Give the sign of the three charges. Which particle has the highest

charge to mass ratio?

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6. Two small identical electric dipoles AB and CD, each of diople

moment p are kept at an angle of 120 ∘ as shown in Figure. What

is the resultant dipole moment of this combination ?

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If this system is subjected to electric field (E) directed along + X

direction, what will be the magnitude and direction of the torque

acting on this ?

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7. Figures (a) and (b) show the field lines of a positive and negative

point charge respectively

(a) Give the signs of the potential difference V P - V Q, V B– V A.

(b) Give the sign of the potential energy difference of a small

negative charge between the points Q and P, A and B.

(c) Give the sign of the work done by the field in moving a small

positive charge from Q to P.

(d) Give the sign of the work done by the external agency in

moving a small negative charge from B to A.

(e) Does the kinetic energy of a small negative charge increase or

decrease in going from B to A?

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8. Fig. shows two identical capacitors C 1 and C 2 each of 1μF

capacitance, connected to a battery of 6V Initially,swich S is closed.

After sometime, S is left open and dielectric slabs of dielectric

constant K = 3 are instered to fill compelelty the space between

the plates of two capacitors. How will the (i) charge and (ii)
potential difference between the plates of the capacitors be

affected after teh slabs are inserted ?

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. Define an equipotential surface. Draw equipotential surfaces :

(i) in the case of single point charge and

(ii) in a constant electric field in Z-direction.

Why the equipotential surfaces about a single charge are not

equidistant ?
(iii) Can electric field exist tangential to an equipotential surface ?

Given reason.

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2. Establish realation between electric field strength and force.

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3. What is an equipotential surface ? Write three properties Sketch

equipotential surfaces of

(i) Isolated point charge

(ii) Uniform electric field

(iii) Dipole

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4. Explain electrostatic shiedling with examples.

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5. Show that the electric field at the surface of a charged

→ σ
conductor is given by E = n̂ , where σ is the surface charge
ε0

density and n̂ is a unit vector normal to the surface in the outward

direction .

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6. What is a surface density of charge ? Show that surface density

of charge is different at different points of an irregular shaped

conductor.

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7. Consider a coin, It is electrically neutral and contains equal

amounts of positive and negative charge of magnitude 34.8 kC.

Suppose that these equal charges were concentrated in two point

charges separated by

(
(i) 1cm ~
1
2
× diagonal of the one paisa coin)

(ii) 100 m (~length of a long building)

(iii) 10 6m (radius of the earth). find the force on each such point

charge in each of the three cases. what do you conclude from

these results?

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8. Figure represents a crystal unit of cesium chloride, CsCl. The

cesium atoms, represented by open circles are situated at the

corners of a cube of side 0.40 mm, whereas a Cl atom is situated

at the centre of the cube. The Cs atoms are deficient in one

electron while the Cl atom carries an excess electron. ltBrgt (i).

What is the net electric field on the Cl atom due to eight Cs

atoms?

(ii) Suppose that the Cs atom at the corner A is missing. what is

the net force now on the Cl atom due to seven remaining Cs

atom?

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9. Five charges, q each are placed at the corners of a regular

pentagon of side a. (Refer the adjoining figure)

(a) (i) What will be the electric field at O, if the centre of the

pentagon?

(ii) What will be the electric field at O if the charge from one of the

corners (say A) is removed?

(iii) What will be the electric field at O if the charge q at A is

replaced by -q?

(b) How would your answer to (a) be affected if pentagon is

replaced by n-sided regular polygon with charge q at each of its

corners?

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CURIOSITY QUESTIONS
1. What role does electrostatics play in a xerox copying machine?

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2. When your friend chews a winter green life saver in a dark room,

you see a faint flash of blue light from his mouth. How?

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3. What role does electrostatics play in the reproduction of

floweres ?

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4. What is a defibrilator ? Explain briefly.

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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. What is the net charge on a charged capacitor ?

A. Zero

B. infinite

C. 2q

q
D.
2

Answer: A

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2. If the plates of a charged capacitor be suddenly connected to

each other by a wire, what will happen ?

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3. How many picofarads are there in a farad ?

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4. Consider two conducting spheres of radii R 1 and R 2 with

R 1 > R 2. If the two are at the same potential, the larger sphere has

more charge than the smaller sphere. State whetehr the charge

density of the smaller sphere is more or less than that of the

larger oe.

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5. Do free electrons travel to region of higher potential or lower

potentail ?

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ADVANCED PROBLEMS FOR COMPETITIONS

1. (a) A conductor having cavity C is charged as shown in Fig. What

is electricfied inside the cavity ? Does the result depend upon the

shape and size of the cavity ?

(b) Can Gauss's law tell us exactly where teh charge is located

inside the Gaussian surface ?

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NCERT QUESTIONS

1. The electrostatic force on a small sphere of charge 0.4μC due to

anther small sphere of charge - 0.8μC in air 0.2 N (i) What is the

distance between the two spheres? (ii) What is the force on the

second sphere due to the first ?

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2. Check that the ratio ke 2 / Gm em p is dimensionless, Look up a

table of Physical Constants and determine the value of this ratio.

What does the ratio signify ?

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3. Check that the ratio ke 2 / Gm em p is dimensionless, Look up a

table of Physical Constants and determine the value of this ratio.

What does the ratio signify ?

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4. What is the net flux of the uniform electric field of Q.15 thorugh

a cube of side 20cm oriented so that its faces are parallel to the

co-ordinate planes ?

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5. Two tiny spheres carrying charges 1.5μC and 2.5μC are located

30 cm apart. Find the potential

(a) at the mid-point of the line joining the two charges and
(b). At a point 10 cm from this mid-point in a plane normal to the

line and passing through the mid-point.

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6. Show that the normal component of electrostatic field has a

discontinuly form one side of a charged. Surface to another given

( )
→ → σ
by E 2 - E 1 . n̂ =
∈0

where n̂ is a unit vector normal to the surface at a point and σ at a

point and σ is the surface charge density at that point. (The

direction of n̂ is from side 1 to side 2). Hence show that justy

outside a conductor, the electric field σn̂ / ∈ 0.

(b) Show that the tangential componet of electrostatic field is

contionous from one side fo a charged surface to another.

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7. In a hydrogen atom, the electron and proton are bound at a

distance of about 0.53 Å:

(a) Estimate the potential energy of the system in eV, taking the

zero of the potential energy at infinite separation of the electron

from proton.

(b) What is the minimum work required to free the electron, given

that its kinetic energy in the orbit is half the magnitude of

potential energy obtained in (a)?

(c) What are the answers to (a) and (b) above if the zero of

potential energy is taken at 1.06 Å separation?

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8. Two charges -q and +q are located at points (0, 0, –a) and (0, 0,

a), respectively.

(a) What is the electrostatic potential at the points (0, 0, z) and (x,

y, 0) ? (b) Obtain the dependence of potential on the distance r of

a point from the origin when r / a > > 1.

(c) How much work is done in moving a small test charge from the

point (5,0,0) to (–7,0,0) along the x-axis? Does the answer change if

the path of the test charge between the same points is not along

the x-axis?

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9. An electrical technician requires a capacitance of 2μF in a circuit

across a potential difference of 1 kV. A large number of 1μF

capacitors are available to him each of which can withstand a

potential difference of not more than 400 V. Suggest a possible

arrangement that requires the minimum number of capacitors.

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10. Show that the force on each plate of a parallel plate capacitor

has a magnitude equal to (½)QE, where Q is the charge on the

capacitor, and E is the magnitude of electric field between the

plates. Explain the origin of the factor ½.

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11. Answer carefully : (a) Two large conducting spheres carrying

charges Q 1 and Q 2 are brought close to each other. Is the

magnitude of electrostatic force between them exactly given by

Q 1Q 2
where r is distance between their centers ?
4π ∈ 0r 2

(b) If Coulomb law involved 1 / r 3 dependence (Instead of 1 / r 2).

would Gauss's law be still true ?

(c) A small test charge is released at rest at a point in an

electrostatic field configuration. Will it travel along the line of

force passing through that point ?

(d) What is the work done by the field of a nucleus in a complete

circualr orbits of electron ? What if the orbits is elliptical ?

(e) We know that electric field is discontinnous across the surface

of a charged conductor conductor. Is electric potential also

discontinous there ?

(f) What meaning would you give to the capacity fo a single

conductor ?

(g) Guess a possible reason why water has a much greater

dielectric constant K = 80 than, say mica (K = 6).

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12. Describe schematically the equipotential surfaces

corresponding to

(a) a constant electric field in the z-direction,

(b) a field that uniformly increases in magnitude but remains in a

constant (say, z) direction,

(c) a single positive charge at the origin, and

(d) a uniform grid consisting of long equally spaced parallel

charged wires in a plane.

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13. Answer the following:

(a) The top of the atmosphere is at about 400 kV with respect to

the surface of the earth, corresponding to an electric field that

decreases with altitude. Near the surface of the earth, the field is

about 100Vm - 1. Why then do we not get an electric shock as we

step out of our house into the open? (Assume the house to be a

steel cage so there is no field inside!)

(b) A man fixes outside his house one evening a two metre high

insulating slab carrying on its top a large aluminium sheet of area

1m 2. Will he get an electric shock if he touches the metal sheet

next morning?
(c) The discharging current in the atmosphere due to the small

conductivity of air is known to be 1800 A on an average over the

globe. Why then does the atmosphere not discharge itself

completely in due course and become electrically neutral? In other

words, what keeps the atmosphere charged?

(d) What are the forms of energy into which the electrical energy

of the atmosphere is dissipated during a lightning? (Hint: The

earth has an electric field of about 100Vm - 1 at its surface in the

downward direction, corresponding to a surface charge density

= 10 - 9Cm - 2. Due to the slight conductivity of the atmosphere up

to about 50 km (beyond which it is good conductor), about

+ 1800C is pumped every second into the earth as a whole. The

earth, however, does not get discharged since thunderstorms and

lightning occurring continually all over the globe pump an equal

amount of negative charge on the earth.)

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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

1. A paraticale of mass m and charge ( - q) enters the region

between the two charged plates initially moving along x-axis with

speed v x. The length of plate is L and a uniform electric field E is

maintained between the plates. Show that the verticale deflection

(
of the particle at the far edge of the plate is qEL 2 / 2mv x .
2
)
Compare this motion with motion of a projectille in gravitional

field.

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2. Suppose that the particle in Q.33 is an electron projected with

velocity v x = 2.0 × 10 6ms - 1. If E between the plates separated by

0.5cmis9.1 × 10 2N / C, where will the electron strike the upper plate

( )
? |e| = 1.6 × 10 - 19C, m e = 9.1 × 10 - 31kg .
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LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS

1. Derive an expression for electric field intensity at a point due to

point charge.

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2. (i) If two similar large plates, each of area A having surface

charge densities + σ and - σ are separated by a distance d in air,find

the expression for

(a) field at points between the two plates and on outer side of the

plates. Specify the direction of the field in each case.

(b) the potential difference between the plates.

(c) the capacitance of the capacitor so formed.

(ii) Two metallic spheres of radii R and 2R are charged so that

both of these have same surface charge density σ. If they are

connected to each other with a conducting wire, in which

direction will the charge flow and why ?

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3. In 1959, Lytteton and Bondi suggest that the expansion of the

Universe could be explained fi matter carried a net charge.

Suppose that the Universe is made up of hydrogen atoms with a

number density N, which is mainted a constant. Let the charge on

the proton be , e p = - (1 + q) e where e si the electronic charge.

(a) Find the critical value of y such that expansion may start.

(b) Show that the velocity of expansion is propertional to the

distance from the center.

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4. Two fixed, identical conducting plates (α and β), each of surface

area S are charged to - Q and q, respectively, where Q > q > 0. A

third indentical plate (γ), free to move is located on the other side

of the plate with charge q at a distance d, fig. The third plate is

released and collidies with the plate β. Assume the collsion is

electric and the time of collision is sufficient to redistribute charge

amongst β and γ.

(a) Find the electric field acting on the plate γ before collision.

(b) Find the charge on β and γ after the collision.

(c) Find the velocity of the plate γ after the collision and at a
distance d from the plate β.
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5. Three is another useful system of units, besides the SI/mksA

system, called the cgs (centimeter-gram -second) system,

Qq
Coulumb's law is given by F = r̂ where the distance r is
r2
measured in cm ( = 10 m ), F in dynes ( = 10 N ) and
-2 -5 the

charges in electrostatic units (es units), where 1 es unit of charge

1
= × 10 - 9C
[3]
The number [3] actually aries from the speed of light in vacumm

which is now taken to be exactly given by c = 2.99792458 × 10 8m / s.

An approximate value of c then is c = [3] × 10 8m / s.

(i) Show that the coulomb law in cgs units yields 1 esu of charge

= 1(dyne) 1 / 2cm. Obtain the dimensious of units of charge in

terms of mass M, length L and time T. Show that it is given in

terms of fractional powers of M and L.

(ii) Write 1 esu of charge = xC, where x is a dimenionless number.

Show that this gives

1 10 - 9 N. m 2 1
= Withx = × 10 - 9, we have
4π ∈ 0 x2 C 2 [3]
1 Nm 2 1 Nm 2
= [3] 2 × 10 9 or = (2.99792458) 2 × 10 9
4π ∈ 0 C2 4π ∈ 0 C2
(exactly).

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6. Find the equatio of the equipotentials for an infinite cylinder of

radius r 0 carrying charge of linear density λ.

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7. Two charges q 1 and q 2 are placed at (0,0,d) and (0,0,-d)

respectively. Find locus of points where the potential is zero.

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8. Two charges -q each are separated by dsitance 2d. A third

charge +q is kept at mid-point O. find potential energy of +q as

function of small distance x from 0 due to -q charges. Sketch PE

Vs/x and convince yourself that the charge at 0 is in an unstable

equilibrium.

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VALUE BASED QUESTIONS

1. As is known, all mater is made up of atoms/molecules. Every

atom consits of a central of a central core, called the atomic

nucleus, around which negatvely charged electrons revole in

ciruclar orbits. Every atom is electrically neutral. Containing as

many electron as the number of protons in the nucleas.

Thus, even though normally, the materails are electrically neutral,

they do contains charges, but thier charges are exactly balanced.

The vast amount of charge in an object is usually hidden as the

object is usually hidden as the object is said to be electracally

neutral charge. With such an equality or balance of charges the

object is said to be electrically neutral or uncharged. To electrify or

charge a neutral body, actully transfer to the other body. The body

which gains electrons become negatively charged and the body

which loses electrons becomes positivelyh charged. Further, like

charges repel adn unlike charges attract.

Read the above passage and answer the following questions :

(i) Every body, whether a conductor or an insulator is electrically

neutral. Is it true ?

(ii) Charging lies in charge imbalance, i.e, excess charge, comment.

(iii) How do you visualize this principle being applied in our daily

life ?

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2. Conservatios of charge is the propery by virtue of which total

charge of an isolated system always remains constant or

conserved. For example, when we rub two inslating bodies, A and

B, such that n electrons from A transfer to B, then charge acquired

by A = + ≠ and charge acquired by B = - ≠ , where e is

magnitude of charge on electron. The net charge on isolated

system of bodies A and B = ne - ≠ - 0, which was the charge

before rubbing. Thus, it is not possible to create or destroy net

charge carried by any isolated system. It also imples that charges

can be created or destroyed in equal and unlike pairs only.

(i) What is the basic cause of conservation of charge ?

(ii) Name any other fundamental property of electric charge.

(iii) At a time, can you create two like charges of magnitude q = ne

each ?

(iv) How is the property of conservation of charge reflected in day

to day life ?

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3. When an electric dipole of moment | p | = q × 2a is held at an
→

→
angle θ, with the direction of uniform external electric field E, a

torque τ = pEsinθ acts on the dipole. This torque tries to align the

electric dipole in the direction of the field. When p is along

→

→
E, θ ∘ , τ = pEsin0 ∘ = zero. The dipole is in stabel equilibrium. The

energy possessed by the dipole by virtue of its particular position

in the electric field is called potential energy of dipole.

(
U = W = - pE cosθ 2 - cosθ 1 )
θ 1 = 90 ∘ is the position of zero potential energy.

( )
∴ U = W = - pE cosθ - cos90 ∘ = - pEcosθ.

For stable equillibrium, θ0 ∘ , ∴ U = - pE = minimum.

Read the above passage and answer the following questions :

(i) What is the direction of torque acting on electric dipole held at

an angle with uniform external electric field ?

(ii) An electric dipole of length 10cm having charges ± 6 × 10 - 3C,

placed at 30 ∘ with respect to a uniform electric field experiences a

torque of magnitude 6√3N - m. Calculate.

(a) magnitude of electric field. (b) potential energy of dipole.

(iii) What is the physical significance of this concept in our day to

day life ?

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4. The electrostaic potential of a charged body represents the

degree of electrification of the body. It detemines the direction of

flow of charge between two charged bodies placed in contact with

eachother. Charege always flows a body at higher potential to

another body at lower potential. The flow of charge stops as soon

as the potentials of the two bodies become equal.

Electrostatic potential in electrically corresponds to level in case

fo liquids , pressure in case of gases and temperature in case of

heat.

Due to a point charge q in air, electrostatic potentials at a

 q
distance r from the charge is V = The SI unit of potential
4π ∈ 0r

is volt.

Read the above passage and answer the follwing questions :

(i) The capacity of a body A is 100 times the capacity of body B and

charge on A is 10 times the charge on B. When A and B are put in

contact with eachother, will charge flow from A to B to A ? Why ?

(ii) Calcualte the potential in air at a point 1 meter away from

charge of 1μC.

(iii) What values of life do yo+-earn from the concept of electric

potential ?

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5. The suface integral of electrostatic field E produced by any

sources over any closed surface S enclosing a volume V in vacumm,

i.e., total electric flux over the closed S in vacumm is 1 / ∈ 0 times

→ Q
the total charge (Q) contained inside S, i.e, ϕ E = ∮ E. ds =
→

∈0
The charge inside S may be point charges or even continous

charge distributions.

There is no contribution to total electric flux from the charges

outside S. Further, the location at Q inside S does not affect the

value of surface integral.

Read the above passage and answer the following questions :

(i) what are the SI unit and dimensions of electric flux ?

(ii) A closed surface in vacumm encloses charge - q, + 3q and + 5q.

Another charge + 4q lies outside the surface. What is total electric

flux over the surface ?

(iii) A point charge q lies inside a spherical of radius r. How will the

electric flux be affected if radius of the sphere is doubled ?

(iv) What values of life do you earn from the theorem ?

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6. A capacitor is an arrangement for storing large amounts of

electric charge and hence electric energy in a small space.

The electrical capacitance of a capacitor is related to its abillity to

store electric charge. We define capacity of a conductor as the

ratio of charge Q given to the conductor to the rise in its

potential, V i.e., C = Q / V. The capacity of an isolted spherical

conductor of radius r is C = 4π ∈ 0r. In case of a parallel plate

∈ 0A
capacitor, C = where A is area of insulated metal plate and
d
d is distance between the plates. Clearly, capacity depends on size

of capacitor.

When different capacitors are connected in series, capacity,

C 1C 2
Cs = and when capacitors are connected in parallel,
C1 + C2

Cp = C1 + C2

Read the above passage and answer the following questions :

Q
(i) From C = , we find that C can be increased Q or decresing V.
V
Do you agree ?
(ii) Capacity of a capacitor is fixed depending on its geometry and

the medium used. Is it true ?

(iii) Calculate the capacity of a condenser which when connected

in series with a conductor of 12μF gives us a capacitance of 3μF.

(iv) What values of life do yo+-earn from this study ?

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7. While travelling back to his residance in the car, Dr.Pathak was

caught up in a thunderstrom. It become very dark. He stopped

driving the car and waited for thunderstorm to stop. Suddenly, he

noticed a child walking alone on the road. He asked the boy to

come inside that Dr. Pathak should meet hsi parents. The parents

the boy at his residence. The boy insisted that Dr. Pathak should

meet hsi parents. The parents expressed their gratitude to Dr.

Patak for his concern for safety of the child.

Answer the following questions based on the above information :

 (a) Why is it safer to sit inside a car during thunderstrom ?

(b) Which two values are displayed by Dr. Pathak in his actions ?

(c) Which values are reflected in parent's respone to Dr. Pathak ?

(d) Give an example of a similar action on your part in the past

from everyday life.

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Exercise

1. 1 state- Coulomb = ….. Coulomb

A. 3 × 10 9

B. 3 × 10 - 9

1
C. × 10 9
3
1
D. × 10 - 9
3
Answer: d

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2. Which of the following is not an insulator ?

A. Glass

B. rubber

C. ebonic

D. human body

Answer: d

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3. An object is charged when it has a charge imbalance, which

means the

A. Object contains no electrons

B. object contains no protons

C. object contains equal number of electrons and protons

D. objects contains unequal number of electrons and protons

Answer: d

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4. The cause of charging is

A. actual transfer of protons

B. actual transfer of electrons

 C. actual transfer of neutrons

D. none of the above

Answer: b

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5. The cause of quantization of electric charge is

A. transfer of electrons

B. transfer of protons

C. transfer of integral number of electrons

D. none of the above

Answer: c

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6. What is not true

A. It is not possible to create or destroy net charge carried by

any isolated system

B. Charges can be created or destroyed in equal and unlike

pairs only

C. Proper signs have to be used while adding the charges in a

system

D. Excess of electrons over protons in a body is responsible for

positive charge of the body.

Answer: d

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7. Charge on a body which carries 200 electrons is

A. - 3.2 × 10 - 18C

B. 3.2 × 10 - 18C

C. - 3.2 × 10 - 17C

D. 3.2 × 10 - 17C

Answer: c

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8. What is the value of absolute permeability of free space? Give its

units.

A. 9 × 10 9Nm 2C - 2

B. 9 × 10 - 9Nm 2C - 2
 C. 8.85 × 10 - 12C 2N - 1m - 2

D. 8.85 × 10 - 12C 2Nm - 2

Answer: c

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9. Value of charge on a body which carries 10 excess electrons is

…………..

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10. The charges acquired by the objects on rubbing against

eachother must be ………….. and ………… .

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11. …….. was the first to show ……… kinds of charges.

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12. Insulators are also called ……… .

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13. The value of electrostatic force constant in free space is ……… .

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14. A person combs his hair on a dry day. The comb causes 10 22

electrons to leave the person's hair and stick to the comb.

Calculate the charge the comb carries.

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15. Estimate the number of free electrons in 36g of water and the

negative charge possessed by them. Given : Avogadro's number

= 6.023 × 10 23 and molecular weight of water = 18.

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16. What is the total charge on 75.0 kg of electrons ?

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17. How many mega coulombs of positive(or negative) Charge are

present in 2.0mol of neutral hydrogen gas.

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18. Calculate the total positive (or negative) charge on a 3.11 g

copper penny. Given Avogadro's number

( )
= 6.023 × 10 23 g - 1 mol - 1, , Given Avogadro's number and atomic

mass= 63.5g.

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19. A charge fo magnitude Q is divided into two parts q and (Q - q)

such that the two parts exert maximum force on each other.

Calculate the ratio Q / q.

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20. Two identical metal spheres A and B have equal and similar

charges. They repel each other with a force 103N, when they are

placed 10cm apart in a medium of dielectric constant 7. Determine

the charge on each sphere.

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21. What is the Coulomb's force between two α-particles separated

by a distance of 3.2 × 10 - 15m.

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22. What equal charges would have to be placed on earth and

moon to neutralize their gravitational force of attraction?

Given that mass of earth = 10 25kg and mass of moon = 10 23kg

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23. The electrostatics force of repulsion between two positively

charged ions carrying equal charge is 3.7 × 10 - 9N when these are

separated by a distance of 5Å. How many electrons are missing

from each ion?

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24. Two small spheres each of mass 'm' kg and charge q coulomb

are suspended from a point by insulating threads each of 1 metre

length, but of negliglible mass. If θ is the angle which each string

makes with the verticle vertical when equilbrium has been

reached, show that

(
q 2 = 4mgl 2sin 2θtanθ 4π ∈ 0 )
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25. Two particles, each having a mass of 5 g and charge. 1.0 × 10 - 7

C, stay in limiting equilibrium on a horizontal. table with a

separation of 10 cm between them. The coefficient of friction

between each particle and the table. is the same. Find the value of

this coefficient.

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26. Two small spheres each of mass 10 - 6 kg are suspended from a

point by silkk threads 50cm long. They are equally chareged and

repel each other to a distance 20cm apart. Calculate charege on

each Take g = 9.8ms - 2.

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27. Two point charge q 2 = 3 × 10 - 6C and q 1 = 5 × 10 - 6C are

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located at (3, 5, 1) and (1, 3, 2)m. Find F 12 and F 21 using vector

form of Coulomb's law. Also, find their magnitude.

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28. Two small charged spheres contain charge + q 1 and + q 2

respectively. A charge dq is removed from sphere carrying charge

q 1 and is transferred to the other. Find charge on each sphere for

maximum electric force between them.

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29. Three point charges of + 2μC, - 3μC , and - 3μC are kept at the

vertices A, B, and C, respectively of an equilateral triangle of side

20 cm. what should be the sign and magnitude of the charge (q)

to be placed at the midpoint (M) of side BC so that the charge at A

remains in equilibrium?

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30. A charges Q is placed at each of the two opposite corners of a

square. A charge q is placed to each of the other two corners. If

the resultant force on each charge q is zero, then

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31. Equal charges each of 20μC are placed at x = 0, 2, 4, 8, 16cm on

X-axis. Find the force experienced by the charge at x = 2cm.

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32. Charges q 1 = 1.5mC, q 2 = 0.2mC and q 3 = - 0.5mC, are placed

at points A,B,C respectively as shown in Fig. If

r 1 = 1.2m and r 2 = 0.6m, calculatae magnitude of resultant force

on q 2.

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33. Two similarly and equally charged identical metal spheres A

and B repel each other with a force of 2 × 10 - 5N. A third identical

uncharged sphere C is touched with A and then placed at the

midpoint between A and B. Find the net electric force on C.

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34. Let us assume that charges on Earth and Sum are not

neutralised and net charges are of equal magnitude and similar

nature. What must be the charge on each so that coulomb force

just cancels gravitational force ? This charge corresponds to how

many free electrons ?

Mass of sun = 2 × 10 30kg

Mass of earth = 6 × 10 24kg

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35. In a certain co-ordinate system, charge, q 1 = - 2 × 10 - 4C is at

x = 0, y = 0, charge q 2 = 1 × 10 - 3C is at x = 10m and y = 0 and

charge q 3 = 1 × 10 - 4C is at x = 0, y = 5cm, Find the magnitude of

resultantant force on q 1

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36. Two positive charges which are 0.1m apart repel each other

with a force of 18N. If the sum of the charges be 9μC, calculate

their separate values.

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37. Indenify X in the following nuclear reactions (in the first

reaction, n represents a neutron) :

(a) _ (1)H 1 + 4Be 9 → X + on 1,

(b) _ (6)C 12 + 1H 1 → X,

(c ) _ (7)N 15 + 1H 1 → 2He 4 + X

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38. Two equally charged particles, held 3.2 × 10 - 3m apart, are

released from rest. The initial accelerartion of the first particle is

observed to be 7.0m / s 2 and that of the secound to be 9.0m / s 2. If

the mass of the first particle is 6.3 × 10 - 7kg, what are (a) the mass

of the secound particle adn (b) teh magnitude of the charge of

each particle ?

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39. The SI unit of electric field intensity is

A. N
 B. N / C

C. C / m 2

D. N / m 2

Answer: b

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40. Electric field due to a single charge is

A. asmmetric

B. cyclindrically symmetric

C. spherically symmetric

D. none of the above

Answer: c
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41. Electric dipole moment is

A. scaler

B. neither scaler vector

C. a vector directed from - q → + q

D. a vector directed from + q → - q

Answer: c

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42. Electric field intensity (E) due to an electric dipole varies with

distance (r) of the point from the center of dipole as :

1
A. E ∝
r
 1
B. E ∝ 4
r
1
C. E ∝ 2
r
1
D. E ∝ 3
r

Answer: d

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43. If E a be the electric field strength of a short dipole at a point

on its axial line and E e that on the equatorial line at the same

distance, then

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 1
Answer: a

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44. Electric field due to an electric dipole is

A. spherically symmetric

B. cylindrical symmetric

C. asymmetric

D. none of the above

Answer: b

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45. When an electric dipole is held at an angle in a uniform electric

field, the net force F and torque τ on the dipole are

A. F = 0, τ = 0

B. F ≠ 0, τ ≠ 0

C. F = 0, τ ≠ 0

D. F ≠ 0, τ = 0

Answer: c

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46. Potential energy of an electric dipole held at an angle θ in a

uniform electric is zero when θ =

A. 0 ∘
 B. 90 ∘

C. 180 ∘

D. 360 ∘

Answer: b

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47. Force F acting on a test charge q 0 in a uniform electric field E

is

→ →
A. F = q 0E

→
→ E
B. F =
q0

→
q0
C. F =
→
E
→ 2→
D. F = q 0 E
Answer: a

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48. Electric intensity is a …… quantity and its units are ………

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49. The electric lines of force are ……….. as against magetic lines of

force which are ……….. .

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50. Net charge on an electric dipole is ………….. .

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51. Dipole moment is a …………. Quanity and its units are ……….. .

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52. Field intensity due to a single charge varies inversely as ……….. of

distance and field intensity due to an electric dipole varies

inversely as ………. of distance of the point.

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53. If E a be the electric field strength of a short dipole at a point

on its axial line and E e that on the equatorial line at the same

distance, then

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54. The electric field due to an electric dipole is ……….. symmetric.

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55. The torque acting on an electric dipole of moment p held at an

angle θ with an electric field E is ………. .

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56. A small ball of paper has mass 9 × 10 - 5kg and carries a charge

of 5μC. When it is held over another charged ball of paper at a

distance of 2cm above it, the two balls stay in equilibrium. What is

the charge on the second hall ?

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57. A water droplet of radius 1 micron in Milikan oil drop appartus

in first held stationary under the influence of an electric field of

intensity 5.1 × 10 4NC - 1. How many excess electrons does it carry ?

Take e = 1.6 × 10 - 19C, g = 9.8ms - 2 and density of water of

= 10 3kgm - 3.

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58. Two point charges of + 16μC and - 9μC are placed 8 cm apart

in air. Determine the position of the point at which the resultant

electric field is zero.

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59. A particle of mass m and charge q is thrown at a speed u

against a uniform electric field E. How much distance will it travel

before coming to momentary rest?

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60. A particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest in

uniform electric field of intensity E. Calculate the kinetic energy it

attains afect moving a distance x between the plates.

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61. A charged ball of mass 8.4 × 10 16kg is found to remain

suspended in a uniform electric field of 2 × 10 4Vm - 1. Calculate the

charge on the ball. Given g = 10m / s 2

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62. Two electric + q and + 4q are placed at a distance 6a apart on

a horizontal plane. Find the position of the point on the line

joining the two charges where the electric field is zero.

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63. Calculate the magnitude of the electric field which can just

balance a deuteron of mass 3.2 × 10 - 27kg

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64. In the electric field shown in figure, the electric field lines on

the left have twice the separation as that between those on the

right. If the magnitudes of the fields at point A is 40NC - 1,

calculate the force experienced by a proton placed at point A. Also

find the magnitude of electric field at point B

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65. Eight identical point charges of q coulomb each are placed at

the corners of a cube side 0.1m. Calculate electric field at the

centre of the cube. Calculate the field at the center when one of

the corner charges is removed.

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66. What are the magnitude and direction of the electric field at

center of the square in Fig, if `q = 1.0xx10^(-8) C and a = 5.0 cm ?

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67. A charge of 4 × 10 - 9C is distributed uniformly over the

circumference of a conducting ring of radius 0.3m. Calculate the

field intensity at a point on the axis of the ring at 0.4m from its

centre, and also at the centre.

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68. Calculate the magnitude of the force, due to an electric dipole

of dipole moment 3.6 × 10 - 29C - m, on an electric 25mm from the

center of the dipole , along the dipole axis. Assume that this

distance is large relative to the dipole's charge separation.

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69. Charge q 1 = + 6.0nC is on y-axis at y = + 3cm and charge

q 2 = - 6.0nC is on y-axis at y = - 3cm. Calculate force on a test

charge q 0 = 2nC placed on X-axis at x = 4cm.

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70. ABC is an equillatreal triangle of each side 5cm. Two charges of
50
± × 10 - 3μC are placed at A and B respectively. Calculate
3
magnitude and direction of resultant intensity at C.

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71. (i) Can two equpotential surfaces intersect each other ? Give

reason.

(ii) Two charges + q and - q are located at points A

(0, 0, - 2) and B(0, 0, 2) respectively. How much work will be done

in moving a test charge from point P(4, 0, 0) to ( - 5, 0, 0) ?

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72. Two charges + 30μC and - 30μC are placed 1cm apart. Calculate

electric field at a point on the axial line at a distance of 20cm from

the centre of dipole.

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73. Two charges + 0.2μμC and - 0.2μμC are placed 10 - 6cm apart.

Calculate electric field at an axial point at a distance of 10 cm from

their middle point.

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74. An electric dipole of dipole moment 4 × 10 - 5 Cm is placed in a

uniform electric field of 10 - 3N / C making an angle of 30 ∘ with the

direction of the field. Determine the torque exerted by the electric

field on the dipole.

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75. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 60 ∘ with an electric

field of magnitude 4 × 10 5NC - 1, It experiencs a torque of 8√3Nm.

If length of dipole is 2 cm, determine the magnitude of either

charge of the dipole.

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76. An electric dipole of length 10cm having charges ± 6 × 10 - 3C,

placed at 30 ∘ with respect to a uniform electric field experiences a

torque of magnitude 6√3N - m. Calculate (i) magnitude of electric

field (ii) the potential energy of dipole.

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77. 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√3Nm. Calculate the

a. magnitude of the electric field, and

b. potential energy of the dipole, if the dipole has charges of ± 8nC

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78. An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges of

magnitude q = 1 × 10 - 6C separated by 2.0cm. The dipole is placed

in an external field of 1 × 10 5NC - 1. What maximum torque does

the field exert on the dipole ? How much work must an external

agent do to rurn the dipole end for end, starting from position of

(
aligment θ = 0 ∘ ?)
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79. An electric dipole consists of charges + 2e and - 2e separated

by 0.78mm. It is an electric field of strength 3.4 × 10 6N / C.

Calculate the magnitude of the torque on the dipole when the

dipole moment is (a) parallel to (b) perpendicular to, and (c)

antiparallel to the electric field.

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80. Four particles each having a charge q, are placed on the four

vertices of a regular pentagon. The distance of each corner from

the centre is a. Find the electric field at the centre of the

pentagon.

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81. A copper ball of density 8.6g / amd 1 cm in diameter is

immersed in oil of density 0.8g / . What is the charge on the ball, if

it remains just suspended in oil in electric field of intensity

3600V / m acting in the upward direction ?

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82. Two charges of - 4μC and + 4μC are placed at the points
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A(1, 0, 4) and B(2, - 1, 5) location in an electric field E = 0.20îV / cm

. Calculate the torque acting on the dipole.

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83. An infinite number of charges each equal to q, are placed along

the X-axis at x = 1, x = 2, x = 4, x = 8,…….. and so on.

(i) find the electric field at a point x = 0 due to this set up of

charges.

(ii) What will be the elctric field if the above setup, the consecutive

charges have opposite signs.

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84. A metal ball suspended from a long thread is held between the

plates of a capacitor , as shown in Fig, How will the oscillations of

this pendulum change, if the ball and the plates of two capacitor

are charged ?

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85. Electrostatic potentail V at point, distant r from a charge q

varies as

A. q / r 2
 B. q 2 / r

C. q / r

D. q 2 / r 2

Answer: C

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86. Work done in carrying an electron from A to B lying on an

equipotential surface of one volt potential is

A. 1 eV

B. 10 eV

C. 1 volt

D. Zero

Answer: D
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87. The correct relation between electric intensity E and electric

potential V is

dV
A. E = -
dr
dV
B. E =
dr
dE
C. V = -
dr
dE
D. V =
dr

Answer: A

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88. I G ev = x eV, where x is

 A. 10 6

B. 10 3

C. 10 12

D. 10 9

Answer: D

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89. The dimensional formula of electric flux is

[ ]
A. M 1L 2T - 2A - 1

B. [M L T A ]
-1 3 -3

C. [M L T A ]
1 3 -3 -1

D. [M L T A ]
1 -3 -3 -1
Answer: C

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90. A closed surface is vacumm encloses charges - q and + 3q.

Another charge - 2q lies outside the surface. Total electric flux over

the surface is

A. zero

B. 2q / ∈ 0

3q
C. -
∈0

D. 4π / ∈ 0

Answer: B

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91. The number of electric lines of forces rediating from a closed

surface in vacumm is 1.13 × 10 11. The charge enclosed by the

surface is

A. 1C

B. 1μC

C. 0.1C

D. 0.1μC

Answer: A

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92. A charge of 10μC lies at the centre of a square. Work done in

carrying a charge of 2μC from one corner of square to the

diagonally opposite corner is

 A. 20J

B. 5J

C. Zero

D. 20μJ

Answer: C

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93. A Uniform electric field of 10NC - 1 exists in the vertically

downward direction. Find the increase in the electric potential as

one goes up through a height of 50cm.

A. 20 V

B. 120 V

C. 5 V
 D. Zero

Answer: A

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94. Electric potential V and electric flux ϕ are

A. both vectors

B. both scalars

C. V is scalar, ϕ is vector

D. V is vectoe, ϕ is scalar

Answer: B

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95. Work done by an electrostatic field in moving a given charge

from one point to another …… upon the chosen.

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96. Potential difference between any two points B and A in an

electrostatic field is the amount of work done in carrying …………

from …………. to ………………….. .

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97. Electric potential is a …………….. Quantity and its units are …………… .

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98. Electrostatic forces are ……… forces.

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99. Electric potential on dipole axis varies inversely as ……….. Of

distance of point from the center of electric dipole.

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100. Electric potential at any point in equatorial plane of a dipole

is ………. .

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101. Electric potential gradient is a ………… quantity and is

numberically equal to …………… .

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102. Electric flux over an area in an electric field represents the

………… crossing this area.

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103. Electric flux is a ……………… quantity and its units are ………………. .

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104. Two charges + q and - q are located at points

A(0, 0. - 2) and B(0, 0, 2) respectively. How much work will be done

in moving a test charge from point P(4, 0, 0) → Q( - 5, 0, 0) ?

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105. it requires 50μJ of work to carry a 2μC charge from a paint R

to S. What is the potential difference between these points ?

Which point is at higher potential ?

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106. If 100 J of work must be done to move electric charge equal tp

4C from a place where potential is - 10V to another place where

potential si V volt, find the value of V.

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107. If 10 J of work is to be done in moving a charge of `-200C from

A to B, which of the two points is at higher potential ? What is the

potential difference ?

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108. The electric field at a point due to a point charge is 20NC - 1

and electric potential at that point is 10JC - 1. Calculate the

distance of the point from the charge and the magnitude of the

charge.

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109. Two point charges q and - 2q are kept 'd' distance apart. Find

the location of the point relative to charge q at which potential

due to the system of charges is zero.

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110. To what potential we must charge an insulate sphere of radius

14 cm, so that the surface charge density is equal to 2μCm - 2 ?

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111. A charge of 24μC is given to a hollow metallic sphere of radius

0.2m. Find the potential

(i) at the surface of sphere

(ii) at a distance of 0.1 cm from the center of sphere.

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112. Two charges + 10μC and + 20μC are placed at a. separation of 2

cm. Find the electric potential due to the. pair at the middle point

of the line joining the two charges.

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113. Two point charges one of + 100μC and another of - 400μC, are

kept 30 cm apart. Find the point of zero potential on the line

joining the two charges.

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114. Two point charges 4μC and - 2μC are separated by a distance

of 1m in air. Calculate at what point on the line joining the two

charges is the electric potential zero ?

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115. The electric field at a point due to a point a charge is 30N / C,

and the electric potential at that point is 15J / C. Calcualte the

distance of the point from the charge and the magnitude of the

charge.
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116. What is the potential at the centre of a square of each side 1.0

meter, when four charges

+ 1 × 10 - 8C, - 2 × 10 - 8C, + 3 × 10 - 8C and + 2 × 10 - 8C are placed

at the four corners of the square.

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117. A point charge of 10 - 8C is situated at the origin of co-

ordinatges. Find the potential difference between the points

A(4, 4, 2) and B(1, 2, 2).

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118. Twenty seven charged water droplets each with a diameter of

2 mm and a charge fo 10 - 12C coalesce to form a single drop.

Calculate the potential of the bigger drop.

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119. A charge of 20μC produces an electric field. Two points are 10

cm and 5 cm from this charge. Find the values of potentials at

these points and calculate work done to take an electron from one

point to the other.

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120. Calculate the voltage required to balanced an oil drop

carrying 10 electrons, when located between plates of a capacitor,

which are 5mm apart. Given mass of drop = 3 × 10 - 16kg, charge

on electron = 1.6 × 10 - 19C and g = 9.8m / s 2.

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121. An infinite plane sheet of charge density 10 - 8Cm - 2 is held in

air. In this situation how far apart are two equipotenitial surfaces,

whose p.d is 5 V ?

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122. An electric field of 20N / C exists along the x-axis in space.

Calculate the potential difference V B - V A where the points A and

B are given by

a. A = (0, 0), B = (4m, 2m)

b. A = (4m, 2m), B = (6m, 5m)

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123. An electric field E = 20î + 30ĵ ) N/C exists in the space. If
thepotential at the origin is taken be zero, find the potential at

(2m, 2m).

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124. What is potential gradient at a distance of 10 - 12m from the

centre of the platinum nucleas ? What is the potential gradient at

the surface of the nucleas ? Atomic number fo platinum is 78 and

radius of platinum nucleas is 5 × 10 - 15m.

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125. A uniform field of 2kN / C is the x direction. A point charge

= 3μC initially at rest at the origin is released. What is K.E. of this

charge at x = 4m ? Also, calculate V(4m) - V(0).

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126. If the potentail in the region of space around the point

( )
( - 1m, 2m, 3m) is given by V = 10x 2 + 5y 2 - 3z 2 , calculate the

three components of electric field at this point.

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127. Two charges of magnitude 5nC and - 2nC are placed at

points (2cm,0,0) and (x cm,0,0) in a region of space. Where there is

no other external field. If the electrostatic potential energy of the

system is - 0.5μJ. What is the value of x ?

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128. Two identical particles, each having a charge of 2.0 × 10 - 4C

and then released. What would be the speeds of the particles

when the separtion becomes large?

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129. Two point charges A and B of value of + 15μC and + 9μC are

kept 18 cm apart in air. Calculate the work done when charge B is

moved by 3cm towards A.

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130. Two electrons each moving with a velocity of 10 6ms - 1 are

released towards eachother. What will be the closest distance of

approach between them ?

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131. Set up arrangment of three point charges : q, + 2q and xq

separated by equal finite distances so that electric potential

energy of the system is zero. What is x ?

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132. Three points charges of 1C, 2C and 3C are placed at the

corners of an equilateral triangle of side 100 cm. Find the work

done to move these charges to the corners of a similar equilateral

triangle of side 50 cm.

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133. Charges- q, Q, and - q are placed at an equal distance on a

straight liner. If the total potential energy of the system of three

charges is zero, then find the ratio Q / q.

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134. Consider a uniform electric field E = 3 × 10 3îN / C. (a) What is

the flux of this field through a square of 10 cm on a side whose

plane is parallel to the yz plane ? (b) What is the flux through the

same square if the normal to its plane makes a 60 ∘ angle with the

x-axis ?

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135. A uniform electric field E = - E xîN / C for x < 0 exists. A right

circular cylinder of length lcm and radius rcm has its centre at the

origin and its axis along X-axis. Find out the net outward flux.

What is the net charge within the cyclinder ?

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136. A circular plane sheet of radius 10 cm is placed in a uniform

electric field of 5 × 10 5NC - 1, making an angle of 60 ∘ with the field.

Calculate electric flux through the sheet.

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137. If the electric field is given by E = 8î + 4ĵ + 3k̂NC - 1, calculate

the electric flux through a surface of area 100m 2 lying in X-Y plane.

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138. A spherical Gaussian surface encloses a charge of

8.85 × 10 - 8C (i) Calculate the electric flux passing through the

surface (ii) If the radius of Gaussian surface is doubled, how would

the flux change ?

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139. A rectangular surface of sides 10cm and 15cm is palaced

inside a uniform electric field fo 25Vm - 1, such that normal to the

surface makes an angle of 60 ∘ with the direction of electric field.

Find the flux of electric field through the rectangular surface.

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140. If the electric field is given by (6î + 4ĵ + 4k̂ ), calculate the
electric flux through a surface of area 20 units lying in Y - Z plane.

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141. The electric field in a certain region of space is

(5î + 4ĵ - k̂ ) × 10 N / C. Calculate electric flux due to this field over

5

an area of (2î - ĵ ) × 10 m .
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142. In the above question, what is the electric flux passing

throguh a face of the given cube ?

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143. Five thousand lines of force enter a certain volume of space

and three thousand lines emerge from it. What is the total charge

in coulomb within this volume ?

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144. A positive charge of 17.7μC is placed at the centre of a hollow

sphere of radius 0.5m. Calculate the flux density through the

surface of the sphere.

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145. An infinite line charge produces a field of 9 × 10 4NC - 1 at a

distance of 4cm. Calculate the linear charge density.

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146. A charged particle having a charge of - 2.0 × 10 - 6C is placed

close to a non-conducting plate having a surface charge density

4.0 × 10 - 6Cm - 2. Find the force of attraction between the particle

and the plate.

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147. A long cylindrical wire carries a positive charge of linear

density 2.0 × 10 - 8Cm - 1. An electron revolves around it in a circular

path under the influence of the attactive electrostatic force. Find

the kinetic energy of the electron. Note that it is independent of

the radius.

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148. A large plane sheet of charge having surface charge density

5 × 10 - 16cm - 2 lies in XY plane. Find electric flux through a circular

area of radius 1cm Given normal to the circular area makes an

angle of 60 ∘ with Z-axis.

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149. Two long straight parallel wires carry charges λ 1 and lamba 2

per unit length. The distance between them is d. Calculate the

magnitude of force externed on the length of one due to charge

on the other.

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150. A particle of mass 9 × 10 - 5g is kept over a large horizontal

sheet of charge density 5 × 10 - 5C m - 2. What charge should be

given to the particle so that it does not fall on release ?

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151. ABCD is a square of side 0.2m. Charges of

2 × 10 - 9C, 4 × 10 - 9C and 8 × 10 - 9C are placed at the corners A, B

and C respectively. Calculate work required to transfer a charge of

2 × 10 - 9C from corner D to centre of the square.

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152. A point charge q moves from point P to pont S along the path

PQRS (fig.) in a uniform electric field E pointing parallel to the

poistive direction of the X-axis. The coordinates of the points P, Q,

R and S are(a, b, O), (2a, O, O)(a, -b,O̲) and `(O, O, O) respectively. The

work done by the field in the above process is given by the

expresison............

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153. The electric field outside a charged long straight wire is given
1000
by E = Vm - 1, and is directed outwards. What is the sign of
r
the charge on the wire ? If two points A and B are situated such

( )
that r A = 0.2m and r B = 0.4m, find the value of V B - V A .

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154. Electric field inside a conductor is always zero. Is this

statement true of false?

A. positive

B. negative

C. constant

D. zero

Answer: D

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155. Charge on a capacitor is doubled. Its capacity becomes k

times, where

A. k = 2
 B. k = 1

1
C. k =
2

D. k = 4

Answer: B

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156. Electrical capacity of earth is

A. 1F

B. 1μF

C. 711μF

D. 9 × 10 9μF

Answer: C
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157. When air in between the plates of a capacitor is replaced by

mica of dielectric constant 6, its capacity

A. remains unaffected

B. reduced to 1 / 6th

C. becomes 6 times

D. none of the above

Answer: C

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158. When a number of capacitor are connected in series between

two points, all the capacitors posses same

 A. capacity

B. potential

C. charge

D. none of the above

Answer: C

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159. When a number of capacitor are connected in parallel

between two points, the equivalent capacitance

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains the same

D. none of the above

Answer: A

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160. A condenser is charged to double its initial potential. The

energy stored in the condenser becomes x times, where x =

A. 2

B. 4

C. 1

D. 1 / 2

Answer: B

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161. What is the relation between dielectric constant and electric

susceptibility ?

A. k = χ

B. K = 1 + χ

C. χ = K + 1

D. K 2 = (1 + χ)(1 - χ)

Answer: B

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162. Throughout the volume of the conductor, electric potential is

…….. And it has the ……….. As on its surface.

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163. Electrostatic shielding is the phenomenon of ……… a certain

region of space from ……….. .

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164. A conductor is said to have a capacity of one farad, when a

………. Raise its …… by ……….. .

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165. When plate of a capacitor are separated by a dielectric

medium of relative permitivelyK, instead of air, ……… becomes ……..

Times.

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166. When a number of capacitor are connected in series, ………..

Each capacitor .

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167. Capacity can be increased by connecting different capacitors

……… .

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168. The potential energy of a capacito is obtained of the cost of

………. Stored in the ……………. Used for ………… the capacitor.

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169. Total energy stored in series or parallel combination of

capacitor is equal to ………. stored in ………...

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170. When charges are shared between any two bodies, their …………

becomes ……….. Is really lost, but ………… does occur.

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171. The maximum ……………… that a dielectric medium can withstand

without breaking down of ……….. is called its ……...

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172. N drops of mercury of equal radii and possessing equal

charges combine to from a big drop. Compare the charge,

capacitance and potential of bigger drop with the corresponding

quantities of individual drops.

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173. 125 drops of water each of radius 2mm and carrying charge of

1nC are made to form a bigger drop. Find the capacitance and

potential of the bigger drop.

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174. 27 drops of same size are charged 220V each. They coalesce to

form a bigger drop. Calculate the potential of bigger drop.

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175. When electrons equal to Avogadro number are transferred

from one conductor to another, a potential difference of 10 6V

appears between them. Calculate the capacity of the system of

two conductors.

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176. A charged spherical conductor has a surface density of

0.07Ccm - 2. When the charge is increased by 4.4C, the surface

density changes to `0.084 C cm^(-2). Find the initial charge and

capacitance of the spherical conductor.

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177. A charged spherical conductor has a surface density of

0.07Ccm - 2. When the charge is increased by 4.4C, the surface

density changes to 0.084Ccm - 2. Find the initial charge and

capacitance of the spherical conductor.

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178. Two metallic conducors have net charge of + 70pC and - 70pC,

which result in a potential difference of 20V between them. What

is the capacitanace of the system ?

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179. Calculate the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor having

circular discs of radii 0.05m each. The separation between the

discs is 1mm.
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180. A parallel plate air capacitor consists of two circular plates of

diameter 8cm . At what distance should the plates be held so as to

have the same capacitance as that of a sphere of a diameter 20cm

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181. Calculate the area of paper required to construct a parallel

plate capacitant of 0.004μF, if the dielectric constant of paper be

2.5 and its thickness 0.025mm.

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182. What distance should be two plates each of area 0.2 × 0.1m 2

of an air capacitor be placed in order to have the same

capacitance as a spherical conductor of radius `0.5 m?

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183. The plates of a parallel-plate capacitor in vacuum are 5.00mm

apart and 2.00m 2 in area. A potential difference of 10, 000V is

applied across the capacitor. Compute

(a) the capacitance

(b) the charge on each plate, and

(c) the magnitude of the electric field in the space between them.

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184. A sphere of radius 0.03m is suspended within a hollow sphere

of radius 0.05m. If the inner sphere is charged to a potential of

1500 volt and outer sphere is earthed. Find the capacitance and

the charge of the inner sphere.

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185. A co-axial cable used in transmission line has inner radius of

0.1mm and outer radius of 0.6mm. Calculate capacitnace per meter

of the cable.

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186. The stratosphere acts as a conducting layer for the earth. If

the stratosphere exends beyond 50km from the surface of earth,

then calculate the capacitance of the spherical capacitor formed

between strasphere and earth's surface. Take radius of earth of as

6400km.

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187. A spherical capacitor has an outer sphere of radius 0.15m and

the inner sphere of diameter 0.2m The outer sphere is earthed and

the inner shere is given charge of 6μC. The space between the

concentric spheres is filled with a material of dielectric constant 6.

Calculate capacitacne and potential of inner sphere.

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188. A cable consisting of a wire 3mm thick dielectric of relative

permitively 10. Calculate the capacitance of 1km length of the

cable.

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189. Two capacitors of capacitances 3μF and 6μF, are charged to

potentials 2V and 5V respectively. These two charged capacitors

are connected in series. Find the potential across each of the two

capacitors now.

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190. In fig. C 1 = 20μF, C 2 = 30μF and C 3 = 15μF and the insulated

plate of C 1 is at a potential of 90 V, one plate of C 3 being earthed.

What is the potential difference between th plates of C 2 three

capacitors being connected in series ?

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191. In the diagram shown find the potential difference between

the points A and B and between the points B and C in the steady

state.

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192. Two capacitors have a capacitance of 5μF when connected in

parallel and 1.2μF when connected in series. Calculate their

capacitance.

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193. Connect three capacitors of 3μF, 3μF and 6μF such that their

equivalent capacitance is 5μF.

A. Series combination of 3 μ F and 6 μ F in parallel with 3 μ F

B. Series combination of 3 μ F and 3 μ F in parallel with 6 μ F

C. both A and B

D. can not be achieved

Answer: A

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194. Find the equivalent capacitane between the points P and Q as

shown in Fig. Given C = 18μF and C 1 = 12μF

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195. An infinite number of identical capacitors each of capacitance

1μF are connected 1μF are connected as shown in Fig. Then the
equivalent capacitance between A and B is

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196. Find the capacitance of the infinite ladder between points X

and Y, Fig.

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197. Find out the potentail difference across the plates of 1μF

capacitors in Fig.

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198. Find the p. d between points A and B of ararngement shown

in Fig
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199. A network of four each of 12μF capacitance is connected to a

500V apply as shown in Fig.

(a) Equivalent capacitance of the network.

(b) Charge on each capacitor.

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200. The equivalent capacitance of the combination between A

and B in the given Fig.

(i) Calculate capacitance of capacitor C.

(ii) Calculate charge on each capacitor if a 12V

(iii) What will be the potential drop across each capacitor ?

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201. Calculate the capacitance of the capacitance of the capacitor

C in Fig. The equivalent capacitance of the combination between P

and Q is 30μF
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202. The capacities of three capacitors are in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3.

Their equivalent capacity in series is greater than their equivalent

capacity in series by 60 / 11 pF. Calculate their individual

capacitances.

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203. A combination of four identical capacitors is shoen in Fig. IF

resultatn capacitance of the combination between the points P

and Q is 1μF, calculate capacitance of each capacitor.

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204. What is the capacitance of arrangement of 4 platges each of

area A at a distance d in air in Fig.

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205. What is the capacitance of arrangement of 4 platges each of

area A at a distance d in air in Fig.

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206. A parallel plate capacitor is filled with dielectrics as shown in

Fig. What is its capacitance ?

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207. Three capacitors of capacitances 2μF, 3μF and 6μF are

connected in series with a 12 V battery. All the connecting wire are

disconnected, the three positive plates are connected together

and the three negative plates are connected together. Find the

charges on the three capacitors after the reconnection.

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208. Calculate the charges which will flow in sections 1 and 2 in Fig,

why key K is pressed.

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209. Calculate the equuivalent capacitances between the points A

and B in the combination shown in Fig.

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210. Two capacitors of 2μF and 3μF are joined in series. The outer

plate of second capacitor is earthed. Find out the potential and

charge of the inner plate of each capacitor.

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211. Calculate the equivalent capacitance between the points A

and B in the combination shown in Fig.

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212. The outer cyliunders of two cylindrical capacitors of

capacitance 2.2 mu F each , are keot in contact and the inner

cylinders are connected through a wire .A bettery of end 10V is

connected as shown in figure. Find the totatl charge supplied by

the bettery to the inner cylioders.

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213. If C 1 = 3pF and C 2 = 2pF, calculate the equivalent capacitance

of the network shown in Fig between points A and B.

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214. Find the equialent capacitance of the combination of

capacitors between the points A and B as shown in Fig. Also

calculate the total charge that flows in the circuit, when a 100V
battery is connected between the points A and B.

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215. Two capacitors C 1 and C 2 are connected to a battery of 6V as

shown in Fig. Find the charge on each capacitor.

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216. A 800 pF capacitor is charged by a 100V battery. After

sometime, the battery is disconnected. The capacitor is then

connected to another 800pF capacitor. What is the electrostatic

energy stored ?

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217. Net capacitance of three identical capacitors in series is 1μF.

What will be their net capacitance in parallel ? Find the ratio of

energy stored in two configurations if they are connected to the

same source.

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218. Fig, shows a network of five capacitors connected to a 100V

supply. Calculate the total charge and energy stored in the

network.

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219. A parallel plate capacitor of 300μF is charged to 200V. If the

distance between its plate is halved, what will be the potential

difference between the plates and what will be the change in

stored energy ?
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220. In Fig, the energy stored in C 4 is 27J. Calculate the total

energy in the system.

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221. Find the total energy stored in capacitors in the network

shown in Fig.
 A. 3.6 × 10 − 5 J

B. 0.6 × 10 − 5 J

C. 5.6 × 10 − 5 J

D. none of these

Answer: A

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222. Find the ratio of potential difference that must be applied

across the parallel and series combination of two capacitors

C 1 and C 2 with their capacitance in the ratio 1:3 so that energy

stored in the two cases becomes the same.

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223. Net capacitance of three identical capacitors in series is 1μF.

What will be their net capacitance in parallel ? Find the ratio of

energy stored in two configurations if they are connected to the

same source.

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224. Three identical capacitors C 1, C 2 and C 3 of capacitance 6μF

each are connected to a 12V battery as shown in Fig. Find

(i) charge on each capacitor

(ii) equivalent capacitance of the network.

(iii) energy stored in the network of capacitors.

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225. A 20μF capacitors is charged by a 30V d. c supply and then

connected across an uncharged 50μF capacitor. Calculate (i) the

final potential diff. across the combinition (ii) initial and final

energies.

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226. Two parallel palate capacitors X and Y have the same area of

plates and same separation between then. X has air between the

plates and Y contains a dielectric medium of ∈ r = 4,

Calculate (i) capacitance of X and Y if equivalent capacitance fo

combination is 4μF. (ii) pot diff between the plates of X and Y. (iii)

What is the ratio of electrostatic energy stored in X and Y ?

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227. Two capacitors of 25μF and 100μF are connected in series to a

source of 120V. Keeping their charges uncharged, they are

separated and connected in parallel to eachother. Find out

(i) pot. Diff. between the plates of each capacitor

(ii) energy loss in the process.

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228. 1000 similar electrified rain drops merge together into one

drop so that their total charge remains uncharged. How is the

electric energy affected ?

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229. The two plates of a parallel plate capacitor are 4mm apart. A

slab of dielectric constant 3 and thickness 3mm is introduced

between the plates is so adujected that the capacitance of the

2
capacitor becomes rd of its original value. What is the new
3
distance between the plates ?
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230. An electric field E 0 = 3 × 10 4Vm - 1 is established between the

plates 0.05m apart, of a parallel plate capacitor. After removing the

charging battery, an uncharged metal plate of thickness t = 0.1m is

inserted between capacitor plates. Find the p. d. across the

capacitor, (i) before (ii) after the indroduction of plates (iii) what

would be the p. d if a dielectric slab (K = 2) were inroduced of

place of metal plate.

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231. The two circular plates of a parallel plate capacitor are 8 cm in

diameter each of 15mm apart. An ebonite plate 0.5cm thick is

introduced between the plates. Calculate its capacity. If the plate

were of copper, what would be the new capacity ? Take K = 2.5.

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232. When a slab of inslulating material 4mm thick is inroduced

between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, it is found that

the distance between the plates has to be increased by 3.2mm to

restore the capacity to its original value. Calculate dielectric

constant of the material.

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233. The area of parallel plates of an air capacitor is 0.2m 2 and the

distance between them is 0.01m The potential difference between

the plates, the potential difference between the plates is 3000V.

When a 0.01m thick sheet of an insulating material is placed

between the plates, the potential difference decrease to 1000 volt.

Determine (i) capacitance of capacitance before placing the sheet

(ii) charge on each plate (iii) dielectric constant of material (iv)

capacitanc after placing the insulator (v) absoulate permittivity of

the dielectric.

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234. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance of 2μF. A slab of

dielectric constant 5 is inserted between the plates and the

capacitor is charged to 100V and then isolated . (a) What is the

new potential diff., if the dielectric slab is removed ? (b) How much

work is required to remove teh dielectric slab ?

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235. A parallel plate capacitor is to be designed with a voltage

rating 1 KV using a material of dielectrical constant 3 and

dielectric strength about 10 7Vm - 1. [Dielectric strength is the

maximum electric field a material can tolerate without break down,

i.e, without starting to conduct electrically through partial

ionisation. For safety, we should like the field never to exceed say

10 % of the dielectric strength]. What minimum area of the plates

is required to have a capacitance of 50 pF ?

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236. Fig shows a parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate

separation d. Its entire space is filled with three different dielectric

slabs of same thickness. Find the equivalent capacitance of the

arrangment.

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237. A slab of material of dielectric constant k has the same area as

that of the plates of a parallel plate capacitor but has the

thickness d/2, when d is the separation between the plates. Find

out the expression for its capacitance when the slab is inserted

between the plates of the capacitor.

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238. Five capacitors of capacitances

C 1 = C 5 = 1μF, C 2 = C 3 = C 4 = 2μF are connectes as shown in

Fig. Calculate equivalent capacitance of the system between

points A and B.

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239. A capacitor is made of a flat plate of area A and a second plate

having a stair -like structure as shown in figure. The width of each

stair is a and the height is b . Find the capacitance of the assembly.

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240. Find the capacitance of a system of three parallel plates, each

of area A metre 2 separated by distances d 1 and d 2 metre

respectively. The space between them is filled with dielectrics of

relatives dielectric constants K 1 and K 2. The dielectric constant of

free space is ∈ 0.

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241. An uncharged capacitor is connected to a battery. Show that

half the energy supplied by the battery is lost as heat while

charging the capacitor.

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242. Find the equivalent capacitance between the terminals A and

B in the given Fig. Take C = 1μF.

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243. In figure two positive charges q 2 and q 3 fixed along the y-axis

,exert a net electric force in the + x direction on a charge q 1 fixed

along the x-axis if a positive charge Q is added at (x, 0) the force

on q 1

A. shall increase along the positive x-axis

B. shall decrease along the positive x-axis

C. shall point along the negative x-axis

D. shall increase but the direction changes because of the

intersection of Q with q 2 and q 3

Answer: A

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244. A point positive charge is brought near an isolated

conducting sphere as shown in figure the electric field is best

given by

A. Fig (i)

B. Fig (ii)

C. Fig (iii)
 D. Fig (iv)

Answer: A

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245. The electric flux through the surface

A. in fig, (iv) is the largest

 B. in fig, (iii) is the least

C. in fig (ii) is same as a fig (iii) but is smaller than that in Fig

(iv).

D. is the same for all the figures.

Answer: D

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246. five charge q 1, q 2, q 3, q 4and q 5 are fixed at their positions as

shown in figure .s is Gaussian surface .The Gauss's law is given by

→ q
∮ E. ds = ε
→

0
Which of the following statement is correct?

A. E on the LHS of the above equation will have a contribution

from q 1, q 5 and q 3 while q on the RHS will have a

contribution from q 2 and q 4 only

B. E on the LHS of the above equation will have a contribution

from all charges while q on the RHS will have a contribution

 from q 2 and q 4 only

C. E on the LHS of the above equation will have a contribution

from all charges while q on the RHS will have a contribution

from q 1, q_(3) and q_(5)` only

D. Both, E on the LHS and q on the RHS will have contribution

from q_(2) and q_(4)` only

Answer: B

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247. Figures shown electric field lines in which as electric dipole p

→

is placed as shown .Which of the following statement is correct?

 A. The dipole will not not experience any force

B. The dipole will experience a force towards right.

C. The dipole will experience a force towards left.

D. The dipole will experience a force upwards

Answer: C

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248. A point charge + q is placed at a distance d from an isolated

conducting plane. The field at a point P on the other side of plane

is
 A. directed perpendicular to the plane and away from the plane

B. directed perpendicular to the plane but towards the plane

C. directed radially away from the point charge

D. directed radially towards the point charge

Answer: A

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249. A hemispherical shell is uniformly charge positively .the

electric field at point on a diameter away from the centre is

directed

A. perpendicular to the diameter

B. parallel to the diameter

C. at an angle titled towards the diameter

 D. at an angle tilted away from the diameter

Answer: A

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250. If ∮ sE. ds = 0 Over a surface, then

A. the electric field inside the surface and on it is zero

B. the electric field inside the surface is necessarly uniform

C. the number of flux lines entering the surface must be equal

to the number of flux lines leaving it

D. all charges must necessarily be outside the surface

Answer: C::D

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251. The Electric field at a point is

A. always continous

B. continous if there is no charge at that point

C. discontinous only if there is a negative charge at that point

D. discontinous if there is a charge at that point

Answer: B::D

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252. If there were only one type of charge of the universe then

→
A. ∮ SE. ds ≠ 0 on any surface
→

→
B. ∮ SE. ds = 0 if the charge is outside the surface
→

→
C. ∮ SE. ds could not be defined
→
 → q
D. ∮ SE. ds =
→
if charges of magnitude q were inside the
∈0

surface

Answer: B::D

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253. Consider a region inside which there are various types of

charges but the total charge is zero ,.At points outside the region

A. the electric field is necessarily zero

B. the electric field is due to the dipole moment of the charge

distribution only

1
C. the dominant electric field is ∝ 3 , for large r, where r is the
r

distance from a origin in this region

 D. the work done to move a charged particle along a closed

path, away from the region, will be zero.

Answer: C::D

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254. Refer to the arrangement of charges in Fig and a Gaussian

surface of radius R with Q at the centre. Then

 -Q
A. total flux through the surface of the sphere is
∈0
-Q
B. field on the surface of the sphere si
4π ∈ 0R 2

C. flux through the surface of sphere due to 5Q is zero.

D. field on the surface of sphere due to - 2Q is same everywhere

Answer: A::C

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255. A positive charge Q is uniformly distributed along a circular

ring of radius R.a small test charge q is placed at the centre of the
ring .The

A. If q > 0 and is displaced away from the centre in the plane of

the ring, it will be pushed back towards the centre,

B. If q < 0 and is displaced away from the centre in the plane of

the ring, it will, it will never return to the centre and will

continue moving till it his the ring.

 C. If q < 0, it will perform SHM for small displacement along the

axis,

D. q at the centre of the ring is an unstable equilibrium within

the plane of the ring for q > 0.

Answer: A::B::C

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256. A capacitor of 4μF is connected as shown in the circuit. The

internal resistance of the battery is 0.5Ω. The amount of charge on

the capacitor plates will be

A. 0

B. 4μC

C. 16μC

D. 8μC

Answer: D

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257. A positively charged particle is released from rest in a uniform

electric field. The electric potential energy of the charge.

A. remains a constant because the electric field a uniform

B. increases becauses the charge moves along the electric field

C. decreases because the charge moves along the electric field

D. decreases because the charge moves opposite to the electric

field

Answer: C

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258. Figure shows some equipotential lines distributed in space. A

charged object is moved from point A to point 5.

A. The work done in Fig. (i) is the greatest

B. The work done in Fig. (ii) is least.

C. The work doen is the same in Fig. (i), Fig. (ii) and Fig. (iii)

D. The work done in Fig. (iii) is greater than Fig. (ii) but equal to

that in Fig. (i)

Answer: C

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259. The electrostatic potential on the surface of a charged

concducting sphere is 100V. Two statements are made in this

regard

S 1 : at any inside the sphere, electric intensity is zero.

S 2 : at any point inside the sphere, the electrostatic potential is

100V.

A. S 1 is true but S 2 is false

B. Both S 1 and S 2 are false

C. S 1 is true, S 2 is also true and S 1 is the cause of S 2

D. S 1 is true, S 2 is also true but the statement are independent

Answer: C
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260. Equipotentials at a great distance from a collection of

charges whose total sum is not zero are approximately

A. spheres

B. planes

C. paraboloids

D. ellipsoids

Answer: A

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261. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two dielectric blocks in

series. One of the blocks has thickness d 1 and dielectric constant

K 1 and the other has thickness d 2 and dielectric constant K 2 as

shown in figure. This arrangement can be through as a dielectric

( )
slab of thickness d = d 1 + d 2 and effective dielectric constant K.

The K is.

k 1d 1 + k 2d 2
A.
d1 + d2
k 1d 1 + k 2d 2
B.
k1 + k2

( )
k 1k 2 d 1 + d 2
C.
(k1d2 + k2d1 )
2k 1k 2
D.
k1 + k2

Answer: C

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262. Consider a uniform electric field in the ẑ direction. The

potential is a constant.

A. in all space

B. for any x for a given z

C. for any y for a given z

D. on the x - y plane for a given z.

Answer: B::C::D

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263. Equipotential surfaces

A. are closer in regions of large electric fields compared to

regions of lower electric fields

 B. will be more crowded near sharp edges of a conductor

C. will be more crowded near regions of large charge densities

D. will always be equally spaced

Answer: A::B::C

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264. The work done to move a charge along an equipotential from

A to B

B
A. cannot be defined as - ∫ AE. dl

B
B. must be defined as - ∫ AE. dl

C. is zero

D. Both B & C correct

Answer: D
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265. In a region of constant potential

A. the electric field si uniform

B. the electric field is zero

C. there can be no charge inside the region

D. the electric field shall necessarilly change if a charge is

placed outside the region

Answer: B::C

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266. In the circuit shown in figure , initially key K 1 is closed and key

K 2 is open. Then K 1 is opened and K 2 is closed (order is

 ′ ′
important). [Take Q 1 and Q 2 as charges on C 1 and C 2 and V 1 and

V 2 as voltage respectively].

Then

A. charge on C 1 gets redistributed such that V 1 = V 2

B. charge on C 1 gets redistributed such that Q 1′ + Q 2′ = Q

C. charge on C1 gets redistributed such that

C 1V 1 + C 2V 2 = C 1E

D. Both A & B correct

Answer: D
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267. If a conductor has a potential V ≠ 0 and there are no charges

anywhere else outside, then

A. Their must be charges on the surface or inside itself

B. there cannot be any charge in the body of the conductor

C. there must be charges only on the surface

D. there must be charges inside the surface

Answer: A::B

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268. A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery as shown

in figure. Consider two situations :

 .

A : Key K is kept closed and plates of capacitors are moved apart

using insulting handle.

B : Key K is opened and plates of capacitors are moved apart using

insulting handle. Choose the correct options (s).

A. In A : Q remains same but C changes

B. In B : V remains same but C changes

C. In A : V remains same and hence Q changes

D. In B : Q remains same and hence V changes.

Answer: C::D

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269. Chage Q is distributed to two different metwllic spheres

having radii Rand 2R such that both spheres having equal surface

charge densityh. Then charge on larger sphere is

4Q
A.
5
Q
B.
5
3Q
C.
5
5Q
D.
4

Answer: A

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270. Force between two identical charges placed at a distance of r

in vacume is F. Now a slab of dielectric constant 4 is inserted

between these two charges . If the thickness of the slab is r / 2,

then the force between the charges will becomes

A. F

3
B. F
5
4
C. F
9
F
D.
4

Answer: C

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271. A charged ball B hangs from a silk thread S, which makes an

angle θ with a large charged conducting sheet P, as shown in the

figure. The surface charge density σ of the sheet is proportional to

A. tanθ

B. sinθ

C. cotθ

D. cosθ
Answer: A

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272. Four charges equal to - Q are placed at the four corners of a

square and a charge q is at its center. If the system is in

equilibrium the value of q is

Q
A. -
4 (1 + 2√2 )
Q
B.
4 (1 + 2√2 )
Q
C. -
2
(1 + 2√2 )
Q
D.
2 (1 + 2√2 )

Answer: B

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273. Three identical spheres, each having a charge q and radius R.

are kept in such a way that each touches the other two. The

magnitude of the electric force on any sphere due to the other

two is

A.
1
()
q 2
4π ∈ 0 R

B.
1
()
3 q 2
4π ∈ 0 4 R
√
()
1 3 q 2
C.
4π ∈ 0 4 R

D.
1
()
3 q 2
4π ∈ 0 2 R

Answer: C

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274. A certain charge Q is divided into two parts q and Q - q,

wheich are then separated by a cetain distance. What must q be in

terms of Q to maximum the electrostatic repulsion between the

two charges?

A. q / q′ = 2

B. q / q′ = 1

C. q / q′ = 4

D. q / q′ = 3

Answer: B

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275. An infinite number of charges, each of charge 1μC are placed

on the x-axis with co-ordinates x = 1, 2, 4, 8…. ∞ If a charge of 1C

is kept at the origin, then what is the net force action on 1C

charge
 A. 9000 N

B. 12000 N

C. 24000 N

D. 36000 N

Answer: B

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276. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of

equal lengths. The strings make an angle of 30 ∘ with each other.

When suspended in a liquid of density 0.8gcm - 3, the angle

remains the same. If density of the material of the sphere is

1.6gcm - 3, the dielectric constant of the liquid is

A. 3

B. 2
 C. 1

D. 4

Answer: B

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277. A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries

uniform surface charge denisty of σ per unit area. It is made of two

hemispherical shells, held together by presisng them with force

F(see figure). F is proportional to

 1
A. σ 2R 2
∈0
1
B. σ 2R
∈0
1 σ2
C.
∈0 R2

D.

Answer: A

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278. A tiny spherical oil drop carrying a net charge q is balanced in

still air with a vertical uniform electric field of strength

81π
× 10 5Vm - 1. When the field is switched off, the drop is
7
observed to fall with terminal velocity 2 × 10 - 3ms - 1. Given

g = 9.8ms - 2, viscoisty of the air = 1.8 × 10 - 5Nsm - 2 and the

denisty of oil = 900kgm - 3, the magnitude of q is

A. 1.6 × 10 - 19C
 B. 3.2 × 10 - 19C

C. 4.8 × 10 - 19C

D. 8.0 × 10 - 19C

Answer: D

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279. Two small spheres of masses M 1and M 2 are suspended by

weightless insulating threads of lengths L 1 and L 2. The speres

carry charges Q 1 and Q 2 respectively. The spheres are suspended

such that they are in level with one another adn the threads are

inclined to the verticle at angles θ 1 and θ 2respectively . Which one

of the following conditions is essential for θ 1 = θ 2 ?

A. M 1 ≠ M 2 , but Q 1 = Q 2

B. Q 1 = Q 2
 C. L 1 = L 2

D. M 1 = M 2

Answer: D

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280. Two identical charged spheres suspended from a common

point by two mass-less strings of length l are initially at a distance

d ( d < < l) apart because of their mutual repulsion . The charge

begins to leak from both the spheres at a constant rate. As a

result the charge approach each other with a velocity v. Then as a

function of distance x between them .

A. v ∝ x

B. v ∝ x - 1 / 2

C. v ∝ x - 1
 D. v ∝ x 1 / 2

Answer: B

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281. Two metallic spheres of radii 1cm and 2cm are given charges

10 - 2C and 5 × 10 - 2C respectively. If they are connected by a

conducting wire, the final charge on the smaller sphere is

A. 2 × 10 - 2C

B. 3 × 10 - 2C

C. 4 × 10 - 2C

D. 1 × 10 - 2C

Answer: B

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282. Two path balls carrying eqaul chareges are suspended froom

a common point by strings of equal length, the strings are rightly

clamped at half the height. The equilibrium separation between

the balls, now becomes :

A. ( )
2r
3

B.
( )
1
√2
2

C.
()
r
3
√2

D.
( )
2r
√3
Answer: C

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283. Two charges, each equal to q, aer kept at x = - a and x = a on

q
the x-axis. A particle of mass m and charge q 0 = is placed at the
2
origin. If charge q 0 is given a small displacement (ylt lt a) along the

y-axis, the net force acting on the particle is proportional to

A. y

1
B.
y

C. - y

1
D.
y

Answer: A

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284. Consider a uniform spherical charge distribution of radius R 1

centred at the orgin O. In this distribution a spherical cavity fo

radius R 2, centred at P with distance OP = a = R 1 - R 2 (fig) is

made.If the electric field inside the cavity at position r , then the
→

correct statement is
 →
A. E is uniform,its magnitude is independent of R 2. But its

→
direction depends on R

→
B. E is uniformly, its magnitude depends on R 2, and its

direction depends on r
→

→
C. E is uniform,its magnitude is independent of a. But its

direction depends on a

→
D. E is uniform and both its magnitude and direction depend

on a
→

Answer: D

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285. A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge σ in the

upper half and negative surface charge - σ in the lower half. The
electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in:

(figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: A

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286. Two point charges + 8q and - 2q are located at x = 0 and x = L

respectively. The location of a point on the x axis at which the net

electric field due to these two point charges is zero is

A. 2L

B. L / 4

C. 8L

D. 4L

Answer: A

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287. If potential (in volts) in a region is expressed as

V(x, y, z) = 6xy - y + 2yz, the electric field (in N / C) at point (1, 1, 0)

is
 (
A. - 6î + 9ĵ + k̂ )
(
B. - 3î + 5ĵ + 3k̂ )
(
C. - 6î + 5ĵ + 2k̂ )
(
D. - 2î + 3ĵ + k̂ )

Answer: C

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288. The figure below depict two situations in which two infinitely

long static line charges of constant positive line charge density λ

are kept parallel to each other. In their resulting electric field,

point charges q and - q are kept in equilibrium between them. The

point charges are confined to move in the x direction only. If they

are given a small displacement about their equilibrium positions,

then the correct statement(s) is(are)

A. both charges execute simple harmonic motion.

B. both charge will continue moving in the direction of their

displacement.

C. charge + q execute simple harmonic motion while charge - q

continues moving in the direction of its displacement.

D. charge - q execute simple harmonic motion while charge + q

continues moving in the direction of its displacement.

Answer: C
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289. Poistive and negative point charges of equal magnitude are

( ) (
kept at 0, 0,
a
2
and 0, 0,
-a
2 ) respectively. The work done by the

electric field when another poistive point charge is moved from

( - a, 0, 0) to (0, a, 0) is

A. positive

B. negative

C. zero

D. depends on the path connecting the initial and final

positions

Answer: C

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290. A thin semi-circular ring of radius r has a positive charge q
→
distributed uniformly over it. The net field E at the centre O is

λ
A.
2π ∈ 0a 2
λ
B.
4 ∈ 0a
λ2
C.
2π ∈ 0a
λ
D.
2π ∈ 0a

Answer: D

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291. Two charges q 1 and q 2 are placed 30cm apart, as shown in the

figure. A third charge q 3 is moved along the arc of a circle of

radius 40cm from C to D. The change in the potential energy o

q3
fthe system is k., where k is
4πε 0

A. 8q 2

B. 6q 2

C. 8q 1
 D. 6q 1

Answer: A

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292. The point charges + q, - 2q and + q are placed at point

(x = 0, y = a, z = 0), (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and (x = a, y = 0, z = 0),

repectively. The magnitude and direction of the electric dipole

moment vector of this charge assembly are

A. (√2qa ) along the line joining points (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and

(x = a, y = a, z = a)

B. (qa) along the line joining points (x = - 0, y = 0, z = 0) and

(x = a, y = a, z = a)

C. (√2qa ) along + x direction.

 D. (√2qa ) along + y direction.

Answer: A

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293. A thin conducting ring orf radius R is given a chareg + Q, Fig.

The electric field at the centre O of the ring due to the charge on

the part AKB of the ring is E. The electric field at the centre due to
the charge on part ACDB of the ring is

A. 3E along KO

B. E along OK

C. E along KO

D. 3E along OK

Answer: B
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294. Let there be a spherically symmetric charge distribution with

charge density varying as ρ(r) = ρ ( )

5
4
-
r
R
upto r = R, and ρ(r) = 0

for r > R, where r is the distance from the origin. The electric field

at a distance r(rltR) from the origin is given by

( )
ρ 0r 5 r
A. -
4 ∈0 3 R

( )
4ρ 0r 5 r
B. -
3 ∈0 4 R

( )
ρ 0r 5 r
C. -
3 ∈0 4 R

( )
4πρ 0r 5 r
D. -
3 ∈0 3 R

Answer: A

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295. A thin semi-circular ring of radius r has a positive charge q
→
distributed uniformly over it. The net field E at the centre O is

q
A. - ĵ
4π 2 ∈ 0r 2
q
B. - ĵ
2π 2 ∈ 0r 2
q
C. 2 ĵ
2π ∈ 0r 2
q
D. ĵ
4π 2 ∈ 0r 2

Answer: C

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296. Let P(r) = r be the charge density distribution for a solid
πR 4
sphere of radius R and total charge Q. For a point 'p' inside the

sphere at distance r 1 from the centre of the sphere, the

magnitude of electric field is:

Q
A. 2
4π ∈ 0r 1
2
Qr 1
B.
4π ∈ 0R 4
2
Qr 1
C.
3nπ ∈ 0R 4

D. zero

Answer: C

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297. Two positive charges of magnitude q are placed at the ends of

a side ( side 1) of a square of side 2a . Two negative charges of the

same magnitude are kept at the other corners . Staring from rest ,

a charge Q moves from the middle of side 1 to the centre of

square , its kinetic energy at the centre of square is -.

A.
1 2qQ
4π ∈ 0 a
1-
( )
1
√5
B. Zero

C.
1 2qQ
4π ∈ 0 a ( )
1+
1
√5

D.
1 2qQ
4π ∈ 0 a ( )
1-
2
√5

Answer: A

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298. Conisder a thin spherical shell of radius R with centre at the

origin, carrying uniform poistive surface charge denisty. The

| |
→
variation of the magnitude of the electric field E(r) and the

electric potential V(r) with the distance r from the centre, is best

represented by which graph?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: D
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299. Charges Q, 2Q and 4Q are uniformly distributed in three

dielectric solid spheres 1, 2 and 3 of radii R / 2, R and 2R

respectively, as shown in figure. If magnitude of the electric fields

at point P at a distance R from the centre of sphere 1,2 and 3 are

E 1, E 2 and E 3 respectively, then

A. E 1 > E 2E 3

B. E 3 > E 1E 2

C. E 2 > E 1E 3

D. E 3 > E 2E 1
Answer: C

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300. The electric field in a certain region is acting radially

outwards and is given by E = Ar. A charge contained in a sphere

of radius ′ a′ centred at the origin of the field, will given by

A. A ∈ 0a 2

B. 4π ∈ 0Aa 3

C. ∈ 0Aa 3

D. 4π ∈ 0Aa 2

Answer: B

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301. An assmebly of charges + q, - q, + q, - q…. . are at positions

x = 1m, 2m, 4m, 8m, …. And so on from origin. What is the potential

at x = 0, due to these charges ?

q
A.
4π ∈ 0
-q
B.
4π ∈ 0
q
C.
6π ∈ 0
-q
D.
6π ∈ 0

Answer: C

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302. A point charge q is placed at the centre of a cube. What is the

flux linked.

a with all the faces of the cube?

b. with each face of the cube?

c. if charge is not at the centre, then what will be the answer of

parts a and b ?

πq
A.
(
6 4π ∈ 0 )
q
B.
(
6 4π ∈ 0 )
2πq
C.
(
6 4π ∈ 0 )
4πq
D.
(
6 4π ∈ 0 )

Answer: D

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303. Three infinitely long charge sheets are placed as shown in

figure. The electric field at point P is

 - 4σ
A.
∈ 0k̂
4σ
B.
∈ 0k̂
- 2σ
C.
∈ 0k̂
2σ
D.
∈ 0k̂

Answer: C

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304. A disc of radius a / 4 having a uniformly distributed charge 6C

is placed in the x-y plane with its centre at ( - a / 2, 0, 0). A rod of

length a carrying a uniformly distributed charge 8C is placed on

the x-axis from x = a / 4 to x = 5a / 4. Two point charges - 7C and 3C

are placed at (a / 4, - a / 4, 0) and ( - 3a / 4, 3a / 4, 0), respectively.

Conisder a cubical surface formed by isx surfaces x = ± a / 2,

y = ± a / 2, z = ± a / 2. The electric flux through this cubical surface

is

A. - 2C / ∈ 0

B. 2C / ∈ 0
 C. 10C / ∈ 0

D. 12C / ∈ 0

Answer: A

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305. An insulated sphere of radius r haas a uniform volume charge

density λ. The electric field at a point A, which is at distance r from

its centre is given by (R > r)

A. Zero

B. Rλ / 3 ∈ 0

2rλ
C.
3 ∈0
rλ
D.
3 ∈0

Answer: D
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306. A thin spherical conducting shell of radius R has a charge q.

Another charge Q is placed at the centre of the shell. The

R
electrostatic potential at a point P a distance from the centre of
2
the shell is

2Q
A.
4π ∈ 0R

B.
( )( )
2Q
4π ∈ 0R
-
2q
4π ∈ 0R
2Q q
C. +
4π ∈ 0R 4π ∈ 0R
(q + Q) 2
D.
4π ∈ 0R

Answer: C

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307. In a region, the potential is respresented by

V(x, y, z) = 6x - 8xy - 8y + 6yz, where V is in volts and x, y, z are in

meters. The electric force experienced by a charge of 2 coulomb

situated at point (1, 1, 1) is

A. 6√5N

B. 30N

C. 24N

D. 4√35N

Answer: D

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308. Assume that an electric field E = 30x 2î exists in space. Then

the potentail differences V A - V 0 where V 0 is the potential at the

origin and V A, the potebntail at x = 2m is

 A. - 80V

B. 80V

C. 120V

D. - 120V

Answer: A

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309. Two insulting plates are both uniformly charged in such a way

that the potential difference between them is V 2 - V 1 = 20V. (i.e.,

plate 2 is at a higher potential). The plates are separated by

d = 0.1m and can be treated as infinity large. An electron is

released from rest on the inner surface of plate 1. What is its

speed when it hits plate 2? (e = 1.6 × 10 - 19C, m e = 9.11 × 10 - 31kg)

A. 32 × 10 - 19m / s

B. 2.65 × 10 6m / s

C. 7.02 × 10 12m / s

D. 1.87 × 10 6m / s

Answer: B

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310. Four equal charges Q are placed at the four corners of a

square of each side is 'a'. Work done in removing a charge - Q from

its centre to infinity is

A. zero

2q 2
B.
π ∈ 0a
√2q 2
C.
π ∈ 0a
q2
D.
2π ∈ 0a

Answer: C

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311. Charges + q and - q are placed at points A and B respectively

which are a distance 2L apart, C is the midpoint between A and B.

The work done in moving a charge + Q along the semicircle CRD is

qQ
A.
2π ∈ 0L
qQ
B.
6π ∈ 0L
- qQ
C.
6π ∈ 0L
qQ
D.
4π ∈ 0L

Answer: C

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312. The potential at a point x ( measured in μ m) due to some

charges situated on the x-axis is given by

 ( )
V(x) = 20 / x 2 - 4 volt

5
A. volt / μm and in + x direction.
3
10
B. V / μm and in neg x direction.
9
10
C. V / μm and in + x direction
9
5
D. V / μm and inneg. x direction.
3

Answer: C

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313. An electric charge 10 - 3μC is placed at the origin (0, 0) of X-Y

co-ordinate system. Two points A and B are situated at (√2, √2 )

and (2, 0) respectively. The potential difference between the points

A and B will be

A. 4.5V
 B. 9V

C. zero

D. 2V

Answer: C

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314. Three concentric spherical shells have radii a, b and

c(a < b < c) and have surface charge densities σ, - sigam and σ

respectively. If V A, V B and V C denote the potentials of the three

shells, then for c = q + b, we have

A. V C = V B = V A

B. V A = V C ≠ V B

C. V C = V B ≠ V A
 D. V C = V B ≠ V A

Answer: B

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315. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A. If the electric field due to a point charge variesas r - 2.5

instead fo r - 2, then the Gauiss law will still be valid.

B. The Gauss law can be used to calculate the field distributed

around on electric dipole.

C. If the electric field between two points charges is zero

somewhere , then the sign of the two charges is not the

same.
 D. The work doen by the external force in moving a unit

positive charge from point A at potential V Ato point B at

( )
potential V B is V B - V A .

Answer: D

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316. The electrostatic potential inside a charged spherical ball is

given by ϕ = ar 2 + b where r is the distance from the centre and a,

b are constants. Then the charge density inside the ball is:

A. - 6a ∈ 0r

B. - 24πa ∈ 0r

C. - 6a ∈ 0

D. - 24πa ∈ 0r
Answer: C

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317. Four electric charges + q, + q, - q and - q are placed at the

corners of a square of side 2L (see figure). The electric potential at

point A, mid-way between the two charges + q and + q, is

 1 2q
A.
4π ∈ 0 L
(1 + √5 )
B.
1 2q
4π ∈ 0 L ( )
1+
1
√5

C.
1 2q
4π ∈ 0 L
1-
( )
1
√5
D. Zero

Answer: C

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318. The electric potential V at any point x, y, z (all in meters) in

space is given by V = 4x 2 volts. The electric field at the point (1m,

0, 2m) is……………..V / m.

A. 8 along positive X-axis

B. 16 along negative X-axis

C. 16 along positive X-axis

 D. 8 along negative X-axis

Answer: D

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319. The diagrams below show region of equipotentials.

A. Maximum work is required to move q in figurec (c ).

B. In all the four cases, the work doen is the same.

C. Minimum work is required to move q in figurec (a).

D. Maximum work is required to move q in figurec (b ).

Answer: B

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320. Suppose the charge of a proton and an electron differ

slightely. One of them is - e, the other is (e + Δe). If the net of

electrostatic force and gravitational force between two hydrogen

atoms placed at a distance d (much greater than atomic size)

apart is zero. Then Δe is of the order of [Given mass of hydrogen

m h = 1.67 × 10 - 27kg]

A. 10 - 20C

B. 10 - 23C

C. 10 - 37C

D. 10 - 47C

Answer: C
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321. Conisder an electric field E = E 0x̂ where E 0 is a constant .

The flux through the shaded area (as shown in the figure) due to

this field is

A. 2E 0a 2

B. √2E 0a 2

C. E 0a 2

E 0a 2
D.
√2
Answer: C

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322. A charged spherical conductor of radius 10cm has potential V

at a point distant 5cm from its centre. The potential at a point

distant 15cm from the centre will be

A. 3V

3
B. V
2
2
C. V
3
1
D. V
3

Answer: C

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323. A hollow cylinder has a charge qC within it. If ϕ is the electric

flux in unit of voltmeter associated with the curved surface B the

flux linked with the plance surface A in unit of voltmeter will be

ϕ
A.
3
q
B.
2 ∈0

C.
1
2 ( ) q
∈0
-ϕ

q
D. -ϕ
∈0

Answer: C

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324. A cubical region of side a has its centre at the origin. It

encloses three fixed point charges, - q at (0, - a / 4, 0), + 3q at

(0, 0, 0) and - q at (0, + a / 4, 0). Choose the correct options(s)

A. The net electric flux crossing the plane x = + a / 2 is equal to

the net electric flux crossing the plane x = - a / 2

B. The net electric flux crossing the plane y = + a / 2 is more

than the net electric flux crossing the plane y = - a / 2

q
C. The net electric flux crossing the entire region is
∈0
 D. The net electric flux crossing the plane z = + a / 2 is equal to

the net electric flux crossing the plane z = - a / 2

Answer: B

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325. The total flux through the faces of the cube with side of

length a if a charge q is placed at corner A of the cube is

 2q
A.
∈0
q
B.
8 ∈0
q
C.
∈0
2q
D. 6a 2
2 ∈0

Answer: B
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326. A charge Q is uniformly distributed over a long rod AB of

length L as shown in the figure. The electric potential at the point

O lying at distance L from the end A is

Q
A.
2π ∈ 0L
3Q
B.
4π ∈ 0L
3Q
C.
4π ∈ 0L ∈ 2
Q∈2
D.
4π ∈ 0L
Answer: D

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327. An electric dipole has a fixed dipole moment p, which makes

→

angle θ with respect to x-aixs. When subjected to an electric field

→ →
E 1 = Eî, it experiences a torque T 1 = τk̂. When subjected to
→ → →
another electric field E 2 = √3Eĵ it experiences a torque T 2 = - T 1.

The angle θ is

A. 60 ∘

B. 90 ∘

C. 30 ∘

D. 45 ∘

Answer: A
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328. In the givven circuit, charge Q 2 on the 2μF capacitor changes

as C is varied from 1μF to 3μF. Q 2 as a function of 'C' is given

properly by: (figures are drawn schematically and are not to scale)

A.

B.
 C.

D.

Answer: B

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329. A capacitance of 2μF is required in an electrical circuit across

a potential difference of 1.0kV A large number of 1μF capacitors

are available which can withstand a potential difference of not

more than 300v.

The minimum number of capacitors required to achieve this is

A. 24
 B. 32

C. 2

D. 16

Answer: B

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330. A parallel plate air capacitor of capacitance C is connected to

a cell of emFV and then disconnected from it. A dielectric slab of

dielectric constant K, which can just fill the air gap of the

capacitor, is now inserted in it. Which of the following is incorrect

A. The energy stored in capacitnce decreases K time.

 B. The change in energy stored is

1
2
CV 2 ( )
1
K
-1

C. The chareg on the capacitor is not conserved

D. The potential difference between te plates decreases K

times

Answer: C

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331. A parallel plate capacitor has a dielectric slab of dielectric

constant K between its plates that covers 1 / 3 of the area of its

plates, as shown in the figure. The total capacitance of the

capacitor is C while that of the portion with dielectric in between

is C 1. When the capacitor is charged, the plate area covered by the

dielectric gets charge Q 1 and the rest of the area gets charge Q 2.
The electric field in the dielectric is E 1 and that in the other

portion is E 2. Choose the correct option/options, ignoring edge

effects.

E1
A. =1
E2
E1 1
B. =
E2 K
Q1 3
C. =
Q2 K
C1 3+K
D. =
C2 K

Answer: A

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332. Two thin dielectric slabs of dielectric constants K 1 and

(
K2 K1 < K2 ) are inserted between plates of a parallel plate

capacitor, as shown in the figure. The variation of electric field E

between the plates with distance d as measured from plate P is

correctly shown by

A.
 B.

C.

D.

Answer: C

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333. A parallel plate condenser with a dielectric of dielectric

constant K between the plates has a capacity C and is charged to a

potential V volt. The dielectric slab is slowly removed from

between the plates and then reinserted. The net work done by the

system in this process is

A. zero

1
B. (K - 1)CV 2
2
CV 2(K - 1)
C.
K

D. (K - 1)CV 2

Answer: A

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334. A parallel plate capacitor is made of two circular plates

separated by a distance 5mm and with a dielectric of dielectric

constant 2.2 between them. When the electric field in the dielectric

is 3 × 10 4V / m the charge density of the positive plate will be close

to:
 A. 3 × 10 4C / m 2

B. 6 × 10 4C / m 2

C. 6 × 10 - 7C / m 2

D. 3 × 10 - 7C / m 2

Answer: C

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335. Three uncharged capacitors of capacities C 1, C 2 and C 3 are

connected as shown in the figure to one another and the

potentials V 1, V 2 and V 3 respectively. Then the potential at O will

be

VA + VB + VD
A.
C1 + C2 + C3
V AC 1 + V BC 2 + V DC 3
B.
C1 + C2 + C3
V DV A
( )
C. V AV (B) + V BV D +
C1 + C2 + C3
V AV BV D
D.
C 1C 2 + C 2C 3 + C 3C 1

Answer: B
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336. A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed

and another identical uncharged capacitor is connected in

parallel. The total electrostatic energy of resulting system:

A. increases by a factor of 4

B. decreases by a factor of 2

C. remains the same

D. increases by a factor of 2

Answer: B

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337. Two identical capacitors 1 and 2 are connected in series to a

batery as shown in figure. Capacitor 2 contains a dielectric slab of

dieletric constant k as shown. Q 1 and Q 2 are the charges stored in

the capacitors. Now the dielectirc slab us removed and the

corresponding charges are Q′ 1 and Q′ 2. Then

Q′ 1 K+1
A. =
Q1 K
Q′ 2 K+1
B. =
Q2 2
Q′ 2 K+1
C. =
Q2 2K
Q′ 2 K
D. =
Q2 2
Answer: C

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338. A network of four capacitors of capacity equal to

C 1 = C, C 2 = 2C, C 3 = 3C and C 4 = 4C are connected to a battery

as shown in the figure. The ratio o fthe charges on C 2 an C 4 is

A. 4 / 7
 B. 3 / 22

C. 7 / 4

D. 22 / 3

Answer: B

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339. The expression for the equivalent capacitance of the system

shown in Fig. is (A is the corss-sectional area of one of the planes)

:

A. ∈ 0A / 3d

3 ∈ 0A
B.
d

C. ∈ 0A / 6d

D. none of the above

Answer: D
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340. A fully charged capacitor has a capacitance 'C'. It is discharged

through a small coil of resistance wire embedded in a thermally

insulated block of specific heat capacity 's' and mass 'm'. If the

temperature of the block is raised by 'DeltaT', the potential

difference 'V' across the capacitance is

msΔT
A.
C

√
2msΔT
B.
C

√
2msΔT
C.
s
mCΔT
D.
C

Answer: B

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341. A combination of capacitors is set up as shown in the figure.

The magnitude of the electric field, due to a point charge Q

(having a charge equal to the sum of the charges on the 4μF and

9μF capacitors), at a point distance 30 m from it, would equal:

A. 240N / C

B. 360N / C

C. 420N / C

D. 480N / C

Answer: C
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342. parallel plate capacitor has capacitance C when no dielectric

between thw plates. Now a slab of dielectric constant K, having

same thickness as the separation between the plates is introduced

so as to fill one-fourth of the capacitor as shown in the figure. the

new capacitance will be

C
A. (K + 3)
4
C
B. (K + 2)
4
C
C. (K + 1)
4
 KC
D.
4

Answer: A

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343. The metal plate on the left in Fig, carries a charge + q. The

metal plate on the right has a charge of - 2q. What charge will flow
through S when it is closed if the central plate is initially neutral ?

A. zero

B. - q

C. + q
 D. - 2q

Answer: C

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344. Four equal capacitors, each of capacity C, are arranged as

shown. The effective capacitance between A and B is

5
A. C
8
3
B. C
5
5
C. C
3
 D. C

Answer: C

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345. Four capacitors with capacitances

C 1 = 1μF, C 2 = 1.5μF, C 3 = 2.5μF and C 4 = 0.5μF are connected

as shown in Fig, to a 30 voltg source. The potentail difference

between points a and b is

A. 5V
 B. 9V

C. 10V

D. 13V

Answer: D

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346. An infinite number of identical capacitors each of capacitance

1μF are connected 1μF are connected as shown in Fig. Then the
equivalent capacitance between A and B is

A. 1μF

B. 2μF

1
C. μF
2

D. ∞

Answer: B

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347. In Fig, E = 5 volt , r = 1Ω, R 2 = 4Ω, R 1 = R 3 = 1Ω and C = 3μF.

Then the numbercal value of the charge on each plate of the

capacitor is

A. 24μC

B. 12μC

C. 6μC

D. 3μC
Answer: C

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348. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor with air as medium are

separated by a distance of 8mm. A medium of dielectric constant 2

and thickness 4mm having the same area is introduced between

the plates. For the capacitanace to remain the same, the distance

between the plates is

A. 8mm

B. 6mm

C. 10mm

D. 12mm

Answer: C
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349. Two identical parallel plate capacitors are connected in

parallel to a3 volt battery. The battery is disconnected and the two

capacitors are joined in series, Fig. What is the potentail difference

between A and B ?

A. 6 volt

B. 2 volt

C. 3 volt

D. 12 volt
Answer: D

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350. Two condensers of capacity C 1 and C 2, are connected in

series to a battery as shown in Fig. The adjoining graph shows the

variraton of potential in going from a to b. Thereofore.

A. C 1 > C 2

B. C 1 = C 2

C. C 1 < C 2

D. Cannot say
Answer: C

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351. Four identical capacitors are connected as shown in diagram.

When a battery of 6V is connected between A and B, the charges

stored is found to be 1.5μC. The value of C 1 is

A. 2.5μF

B. 15μF

C. 1.5μF

D. 0.1μF
Answer: D

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352. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has

capacitance of 9pF. The separation between its plates is 'd'. The

space between the plates is now filled with two dielectrics. One of
d
the dielectrics has dielectric constant k 1 = 3 and thickness while
3
2d
the other one has dielectric constant k 2 = 6 and thickness .
3
Capacitance of the capacitor is now

A. 1.8pF

B. 45pF

C. 40.5pF

D. 20.25pF
Answer: C

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353. A condenser of capacity C is charged to a potential difference

of V 1. The plates of the condenser are then connected to an ideal

inductor of inductance L. The current through the inductor wehnn

the potential difference across the condenser reduces to V 2 is

( ( )
)
1
C V1 - V2 2 2
A.
L

(
C V1 - V2
2 2
)
B.
L

(
C V1 + V2
2 2
)
C.
L

( )
( )
2 2 1
C V1 - V2 2
D.
L
Answer: D

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354. A series combination of n 1 capacitors, each of value C 1, is

charged by a source of potential difference 4V. When another

parallel combination of n 2 capacitors, each of value C 2, is charged

by a source of potential difference V, it has same (total) energy

stored in it, as the first combination has. the value of C 2, in terms

of C 1, is then

2C 1
A.
n 1n 2
n2
B. 16 C
n1 1
n2
C. 2 C
n1 1
16C 1
D.
n 1n 2
Answer: D

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355. A 2μF capacitor is charged as shown in the figure. The

percentage of its stored energy disispated after the switch S is

turned to poistion 2 is

A. 0 %

B. 20 %

C. 75 %
 D. 80 %

Answer: D

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356. A resistor 'R' and 2(μ)F capacitor in series is connected

through a switch to 200 V direct supply. A cross the capacitor is a

neon bulb that lights up at 120 V. Calculate the value of R to make

the bulb light up 5 s after the switch has been closed. (

log 102.5 = 0.4)

A. 1.7 × 10 5Ω

B. 2.7 × 10 6Ω

C. 3.3 × 10 7Ω

D. 1.3 × 10 4Ω
Answer: B

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357. In the given circuit, a charge of + 80μC is given to the upper

plate of the 4μF capacitor. Then in the steady state, the charge on

the upper plate of the 3μF capacitor is

A. + 32μC

B. + 40μC

C. + 48μC
 D. + 80μC

Answer: C

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358. Two capacitors C 1 and C 2 are charged to 120V and 200V

respectively. It is found that connecting them together the

potential on each one can be made zero. Then

A. 5C 1 = 3C 2

B. 3C 1 = 5C 2

C. 3C 1 + 5C 2 = 0

D. 9C 1 = 4C 2

Answer: B

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359. A few electric field lines for a system of two charges Q 1 and

Q 2 fixed at two different points on the x-axis are shown in the

figure. These lines suggest that

| | | |
A. Q 1 > Q 2

| | | |
B. Q 1 < Q 2

C. at finite distnance to the left of Q 1, the electric field is zero

D. at a finitie distance to the right of Q 2, the electric field is

zero
Answer: A::D

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360. Three charged particles are collinear and are in equilibrium,

then

A. all the charged particles have the same polarity

B. the equilibrium in unstable

C. all the charged particles cannot have the same polarity

D. both (a) and (c ) are correct

Answer: B::C

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361. A spherical metal shell A of radius R A and a solid metal sphere

( )
B of radius R B < R A are kept far apart and each is given charge

′ + Q′ . Now they are connected by a thin metal wire. Then

A. E A =0
∈ side

B. Q A > Q B

σA RB
C. =
σB RA

D. E A on the surface < E B on surface

Answer: A::B::C::D

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362. A proton and an electron are placed in a uniform electric field.

 A. The magnitude of the electric forces acting on them will be

equal

B. The electric forces acting on them will be unequal

C. The magnitude of their accelerations will be equal

D. Their accelrations will be equal

Answer: A

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363. A point charge is brought in an electric field. The electric field

at a nearby point

(i) will increase if the charge is + ve

(ii) will decrease if the charge is - ve

(iii) may increase if the charge is + ve

(iv) may decrease if the charge is - ve

 A. will increase if charge is positive

B. may increase if charge is positive

C. will increase if charge is negative

D. may increase if charge is negative

Answer: B::D

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364. A uniformly charged solid shpere fo radius R has potential V 0

(measured with respect to ∞) on its surface. For this sphere the

3V 0 5V 0 3V 0 V0
equipotentail surfaces with potentials , , and
2 4 4 4
have radius R 1, R 2, R 3 and R 4 respecatively. Then

(
A. R 1 = 0 and R 2 > R 4 - R 3 )
(
B. R 1 ≠ 0 and R 2 > R 4 - R 3 )
 (
C. R 1 = 0 and R 2 < R 4 - R 3 )
D. 2R < R 4

Answer: C::D

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365. A positively charged thin metal ring of radius R is fixed in the

xy plane with its centre at the origin O. A negatively charged

( )
particle P is released from rest at the point 0, 0, z 0 where z 0 > 0.

Then the motion of P is

A. Periodic for all the values of Z 0, satisfying 0 < Z 0 < ∞

B. Simple harmonic for all the values of Z 0, satisfying

0 < Z0 ≤ R

C. appoximately simple harmonic provided Z 0 < < R

 D. such that P crosses O and continues to move along the

negative Z-axis towards Z = - ∞

Answer: A::C

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366. A non-conducting solid sphere of radius R is uniformly

charged. The magnitude of the electric filed due to the sphere at a

distance r from its centre

A. increases as r increases for r < R

B. decreases as r increases for 0 < r < ∞

C. decreases as r increases for R < r < ∞

D. is discontiues at r = R

Answer: A::C
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367. Which of the following quantites do not depend on the choice

of zero potential or zero potential energy?

A. Potential at a point

B. Potential difference between two point

C. Change is potential energy of a system of two charges

D. Potential energy of a system of two charges

Answer: B::C::D

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368. A charge + q is fixed at each of the points x = x 0, x = 3x 0,

x = 5x 0,…………x = ∞ on the x axis, and a charge - q is fixed at each of

the points x = 2x 0, x = 4x 0, x = 6x 0, …………x = ∞. Here x 0 is a

positive constant. Take the electric potential at a point due to a

( )
charge Q at a distance r from it to be Q / 4πε 0r .Then, the

potential at the origin due to the above system of

A. 0

B. ∞

q
C.
4π ∈ 0x 0 ∈ 2
qIN2
D.
4π ∈ 0x 0 ∈ 2

Answer: D

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369. A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. The

quantities charge, voltage, electric field and energy associated

with this capacitor are given by Q 0 , V 0, E 0 and U 0 respectively. A

dielectric slab is now introduced to fill the space between the

plates with battery still in connection. The corresponding

quantities now given by Q, V, E and U are related to the previous

one as

A. Q > Q 0

B. V > V 0

C. E > E 0

D. U > U 0

Answer: A::D

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370. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation

d is charged to potential difference V and then the battery is

disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant K is then inserted

between the plates of the capacitor so as to fill the space between

the plates. If Q, E and W denote respectively, the magnitude of

charge on each plate, the electric field between the plates (after

the slab is inserted), and work done on the system, in question, in

the process of inserting the slab, then

∈ 0AV
A. Q =
d
∈ 0KAV
B. Q =
d
V
C. E =
Kd
∈ 0AV 2
D. W =
2d ( )
1-
1
K

Answer: A::C::D

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371. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

 A. If the electric field due to a point charge variesas r - 2.5

instead fo r - 2, then the Gauiss law will still be valid.

B. The Gauss law can be used to calculate the field distributed

around on electric dipole.

C. If the electric field between two points charges is zero

somewhere , then the sign of the two charges is not the

same.

D. Work done in moving a unit positive charge by the external

force from point A at potential V A to point B at potential V B

(
is V B - V A )

Answer: C::D

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372. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery

is then disconnected. If the plates of the capacitor are moved

farther apart by means of insulating handles:

A. the stored energy of the capacitor increases

B. charge on capacitor increases

C. voltage of the capacitor increasess

D. the capacitance increases

Answer: A::C

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373. The region between two concentric spheres of radii 'a' and 'b',
A
respectively (see figure), have volume charge density ρ = , where
r
A is a constant and r is the distance from the centre. At the centre
of the spheres is a point charge Q. The value of A such that the

electric field in the region between the spheres will be constant, is:

Q
A.
2πa 2
Q
B.
(
2π b 2 - a 2 )
2Q
C.
(
π a2 - b2 )
2Q
D.
πa 2

Answer: A

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374. Let E 1(r), E 2(r) and E 3(r) be the respectively electric field at a

distance r from a point charge Q, an infinitely long wire with

constant linear charge density λ, and an infinite plane with

( ) ( ) ( )
uniform surface charge density σ. If E 1 r 0 = E 2 r 0 = E 3 r 0 at

a given distance r 0, then

2
A. Q = 4σπr 0

B. r 0 = λ / 2πσ

( ) ( )
C. E 1 r 0 / 2 = 2E 2 / r 0 / 2

( ) ( )
D. E 2 r 0 / 2 = 4E 0 r 0 / 2

Answer: C

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375. Six point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular hexagon

of side L and centre O, as shown in the figure. Given that

1 q
K= , which of the following statements(s) is (are) correct?
4πε 0 L 2

A. The electric field at O is 6K along OD

B. The potentail at O is zero

C. The potentail at all points on the line PR is same

D. The potential at all points on the line ST is same

Answer: A::B::C
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376. What is the potential at the centre of a square of each side 1.0

meter, when four charges

+ 1 × 10 - 8C, - 2 × 10 - 8C, + 3 × 10 - 8C and + 2 × 10 - 8C are placed

at the four corners of the square.

A. 5.09 × 10 2V

B. 5.09 × 10 3V

C. 5.09V

D. 8.23 × 10 2V

Answer: A

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377. The capacity of a condenser increases both, when a

conducting slab or an insulating slab is introduced between the

plates of the condenser. In the former case, electric field E = 0

inside the conductor and in the latter case, E < E 0, inside the

insulator. Thus, potentai difference V = E × d decreases and hence

capacity C = Q / V increases.

It should be clearly understood that when a dielectric slab is

introduced inbetween the plates of a charged capacitor with

battery connected across the plates,

(i) Capacity C increases, (ii) Potential V remains constant, (iii)

Charge Q = CV, increases, (iv) Electric field E decreases,

1
(v) Energy stored U = CV 2 increases.
2
However, when battery across the plates of charged capacitor is

put off and dielectric slab is introduced inbetween th plates of the

capacitor, (i) Capacity C increases,

(ii) charge Q remains constant,

 Q
(iii) Potential V = decreases, (iv) Electric field. E = V × d
C
Q2
decreases, (v) Energy stored U = decreases.
2C
Consider a parallel plate air capacitor with area of each plate

= 150cm 2 and distance between its plates = 0.8mm. With the

help of the passage given above, choose the most appropriate for

each of the following questions :

Energy stored in the capacitor, when charged to a potential

difference of 1200V is

A. 1.2 × 10 - 4J

B. 1.2 × 10 4J

C. 3.6 × 10 - 4J

D. 3.6 × 10 4J

Answer: A

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378. The capacity of a condenser increases both, when a

conducting slab or an insulating slab is introduced between the

plates of the condenser. In the former case, electric field E = 0

inside the conductor and in the latter case, E < E 0, inside the

insulator. Thus, potentai difference V = E × d decreases and hence

capacity C = Q / V increases.

It should be clearly understood that when a dielectric slab is

introduced inbetween the plates of a charged capacitor with

battery connected across the plates,

(i) Capacity C increases, (ii) Potential V remains constant, (iii)

Charge Q = CV, increases, (iv) Electric field E decreases,

1
(v) Energy stored U = CV 2 increases.
2
However, when battery across the plates of charged capacitor is

put off and dielectric slab is introduced inbetween th plates of the

capacitor, (i) Capacity C increases,

(ii) charge Q remains constant,

Q
(iii) Potential V = decreases, (iv) Electric field. E = V × d
C
 Q2
decreases, (v) Energy stored U = decreases.
2C
Consider a parallel plate air capacitor with area of each plate

= 150cm 2 and distance between its plates = 0.8mm. With the

help of the passage given above, choose the most appropriate for

each of the following questions :

If the air capacitor is filled with a medium of K = 3 and then

charged to the same potentail, the energy stored will be

A. 1.2 × 10 - 4J

B. 3.6 × 10 - 4J

C. 3.6 × 10 4J

D. 1.2 × 10 4J

Answer: B

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379. The capacity of a condenser increases both, when a

conducting slab or an insulating slab is introduced between the

plates of the condenser. In the former case, electric field E = 0

inside the conductor and in the latter case, E < E 0, inside the

insulator. Thus, potentai difference V = E × d decreases and hence

capacity C = Q / V increases.

It should be clearly understood that when a dielectric slab is

introduced inbetween the plates of a charged capacitor with

battery connected across the plates,

(i) Capacity C increases, (ii) Potential V remains constant, (iii)

Charge Q = CV, increases, (iv) Electric field E decreases,

1
(v) Energy stored U = CV 2 increases.
2
However, when battery across the plates of charged capacitor is

put off and dielectric slab is introduced inbetween th plates of the

capacitor, (i) Capacity C increases,

(ii) charge Q remains constant,

 Q
(iii) Potential V = decreases, (iv) Electric field. E = V × d
C
Q2
decreases, (v) Energy stored U = decreases.
2C
Consider a parallel plate air capacitor with area of each plate

= 150cm 2 and distance between its plates = 0.8mm. With the

help of the passage given above, choose the most appropriate for

each of the following questions :

If the capacitor is charged first as an air capacitor and then filled

with this dielectric energy storred will be

A. 3.6 × 10 - 4J

B. 1.2 × 10 - 4J

C. 4 × 10 - 5J

D. 4 × 10 5J

Answer: C

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380. The capacity of a condenser increases both, when a

conducting slab or an insulating slab is introduced between the

plates of the condenser. In the former case, electric field E = 0

inside the conductor and in the latter case, E < E 0, inside the

insulator. Thus, potentai difference V = E × d decreases and hence

capacity C = Q / V increases.

It should be clearly understood that when a dielectric slab is

introduced inbetween the plates of a charged capacitor with

battery connected across the plates,

(i) Capacity C increases, (ii) Potential V remains constant, (iii)

Charge Q = CV, increases, (iv) Electric field E decreases,

1
(v) Energy stored U = CV 2 increases.
2
However, when battery across the plates of charged capacitor is

put off and dielectric slab is introduced inbetween th plates of the

capacitor, (i) Capacity C increases,

(ii) charge Q remains constant,

Q
(iii) Potential V = decreases, (iv) Electric field. E = V × d
C
 Q2
decreases, (v) Energy stored U = decreases.
2C
Consider a parallel plate air capacitor with area of each plate

= 150cm 2 and distance between its plates = 0.8mm. With the

help of the passage given above, choose the most appropriate for

each of the following questions :

What will be the potential of the capacitor when filled with

dielectric after charging as air capacitor ?

A. 1200V

B. 400V

C. 3600V

D. 300V

Answer: B

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381. The capacity of a condenser increases both, when a

conducting slab or an insulating slab is introduced between the

plates of the condenser. In the former case, electric field E = 0

inside the conductor and in the latter case, E < E 0, inside the

insulator. Thus, potentai difference V = E × d decreases and hence

capacity C = Q / V increases.

It should be clearly understood that when a dielectric slab is

introduced inbetween the plates of a charged capacitor with

battery connected across the plates,

(i) Capacity C increases, (ii) Potential V remains constant, (iii)

Charge Q = CV, increases, (iv) Electric field E decreases,

1
(v) Energy stored U = CV 2 increases.
2
However, when battery across the plates of charged capacitor is

put off and dielectric slab is introduced inbetween th plates of the

capacitor, (i) Capacity C increases,

(ii) charge Q remains constant,

 Q
(iii) Potential V = decreases, (iv) Electric field. E = V × d
C
Q2
decreases, (v) Energy stored U = decreases.
2C
Consider a parallel plate air capacitor with area of each plate

= 150cm 2 and distance between its plates = 0.8mm. With the

help of the passage given above, choose the most appropriate for

each of the following questions :

The air capacitor is charged to 1200V and then filled with dielectric

of K = 3. The charge on the plates will be

A. 1.66 × 10 2C

B. 1.66 × 10 - 10C

C. 1.99 × 10 7C

D. 1.99 × 10 - 7C

Answer: D

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382. An infinity long uniform line charge distribution of charge per

√3
unit length λ lies parallel to the y-axis in the y - z plane at z = a
2
(see figure). If the magnitude of the flux of the electric field

through the rectangular surface ABCD lying in the x - y plane with

λL
its centre at the origin is (ε 0 = permittivity of free space),
nε 0

then the value of n is

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383. Two metal spheres A and B of different sizes are charged such

that the electric potential is the same at the surface of each.

Sphere A has a radius three times that of sphere B. If E A and E B be

the electric field magnitudes at the surface of each sphere, then

E B / E A is

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384. Two charges of values 2μC and - 50μC are placed at a distance

of 6 cm from each other. The distance of the point (in cm) from the

bigger charge where the electric intensity will be zero is :

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385. A point charge q = 1C and mass 1kg is projected with speed

10m / s in the perpendicular direction of unifrom electric field

E = 100V / m. The value of latus rectum of the path followed by

charged particle (in meter) is :

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386. An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges each of

magnitude 1μC separated by 2cm. The dipole is placed in an

external uniform field of 10 5NC - 1 intensity. Find the

a. maximum torque exterted by the field on the dipole, and

b. work done in rotating the dipole through 180 ∘ starting from

the position θ = 0 ∘ .

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387. An infinitely long solid cylinder of radius R has a uniform

volume charge density ρ. It has a spherical cavity of radius R / 2

with its centre on the axis of cylinder, as shown in the figure. The
magnitude of the electric field at the point P, which is at a

distance 2R form the axis of the cylinder, is given by the

23rR
expression . The value of k is .
16ke 0

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388. Eight drops fo water each having a charge of 3 × 10 - 9C

having surface potential 2V coalesce to from a single drop. What

is the surface potentail (in volt) of new drop ?

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389. The electric lines of force of two point charges are shown in

fig. What is the value of the ratio q 1 / q 2 ?

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390. The variation of potential V with distance r from dixed point

is shown in Fig. The magnitude of electric field at, r = 2cm (in

volt/cm) is :

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391. An electric field is described as E = îx + k̂z.

The potential difference V AB (in volt) between A(0, 0, 0) and

B(2, 2, 0) is :

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392. Two balls with charges 5μC and 10mC are at a distance of 90m

from each other. In order to reduce the distance between them to

45m, the amount of work to be performed in joule is :

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393. Assertion. Delectric polaristion means formation of positive

and negative charges inside the dielectric.

Reason. Free electrons are formed in this process.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

 C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: c

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394. Assertion. When charges are shared between any two bodies,

no charge is really lost but some loss of energy does occur.

Reason. Some energy disappears in the from of heat, sparking etc.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

 D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: a

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395. Assertion : Insulators do no allow flow of current through

them.

Reason: Insulators have no free charge carrier

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: a

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396. Assertion. During charging by rubbing, the insulating material

with lower work function becomes positively charged.

Reason. Electrons are negatively charged.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: b
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397. Assertion. If a point charge q is placed in front of an infinite

grounded condcuting plane surface, the point charge will

experience a force.

Reason. This force is due to the induced charge on the conducting

surface which is at zero potential

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: a
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398. Assertion: Electrons move away from a low potential to high

potential region.

Reason: Because electrons have negative charges

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: a

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399. Assertion. Work done in moving any charge through any

distance on an equipotential surface is zero.

Reason. An equipotential surface is very smooth.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: c

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400. Assertion: Work done in moving a charge between any two

points in a unifrom electric field is independent of the path

followed by the charge, between these points.

Reason: Electrostatic forces are non-conservative.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: c

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401. Assertion. A metallic shield in the form of a hollow shell, can

be built to block an electric field.

Reason. In a hollow spherical shell, the electric field inside is not

zero at every point.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: c

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402. Assertion. Farad is too big a unit of capacity.

Reason. Capacity of earth-which is the largest sphere is in

microfarad.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: a

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403. Assertion. Capacity of a parllel plate condenser remains

unaffected on introduced a conducting or insulating slab between

the plates.

Reason. In both the cases, electric field intensity between the

plates increases.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: d

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404. Statement-1. Charge is quantized because only intergal

number of electrons can be transferred.

Statement-2. There is no possibility of transfer of transfer of some

fraction of electron.

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: a

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405. Statement-1. Force between two charges increases, when air

separating the charges is replaced by water.

Statement-2. Medium intervenning between the charges has

dielectric constant K > 1.

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: d

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406. Statement-1. Force between two charges is quadupled when

distance between them is halved

1
Statement-2. F = 2 , as per coulomb's law.
r

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: a

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407. Statement-1. The whole charge of a body can be transferred

to another body.

Statement-2. Charge cannot be transferred partially.

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: c

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408. Statement-1. The number of electrons in one coulomb is

6.25 × 10 18.

Statement-2. q = ne, where symbols have their usual meaning.

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: a

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409. Statement-1. Units of electric dipole moment are C - m and

unints of torque are N - m

Statement-2. p = q(2a) and τ = force × distance

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: a

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410. Assertion. When charges are shared between any two bodies,

no charge is really lost but some loss of energy does occur.

Reason. Some energy disappears in the from of heat, sparking etc.

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: a

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411. Statement-1. The number of electric lins of force emanting

from 1μC charge in vacumm is 1.13 × 10 6.

Statement-2. This follows from Gauss's theorem in electrostatics.

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: a

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412. Statement-1. In a series combination of capacitors, charge on

each capacitor is same.

Statement-2. In such a combination, charge cannot move only

along one route.

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: a

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413. Statement-1. For a charged particle moving from pont P to

point Q, the net work done by an electrostatic field on the particle

is independent of the path connecting point P to point Q

Statement-2. The net work done by a conservatie force on an

object moving along a closed loop is zero.

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: b

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414. STATEMENT-1: For practical purposes, the earth is used as a

reference at zero potencial in electrical circuits. and

STATEMENT-2: The electrical potential of a sphere of radius R with

Q
charge Q uniformly distributed on the surface is given by .
4πε 0R

A. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is

correct explanation of Statement-1.

B. Statement-1. is true , Statement-2 is true , Statement-2 is not

a correct explanation of Statement-1.

C. Statement-1. is correct and Statement-2 is false.

D. Statement-1. is false and Statement -2 is true.

Answer: a

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FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. Lightning is a common example of ………

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2. Like charge ………… each other and unlike charges ……… eachother.

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3. The cause of charging is ……… of electrons from …….. To …… .

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4. Electrons are transferred from the material whose ……. Is …… to

the material whose ………. Is …… .

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5. Charges can be created or destroyed in …….. and ……….. Pairs only.

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6. Electric field intensity at any point is the ……. Experienced by ………

placed at that point.

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7. Electric field due to a single charge is

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8. Electric potential due to a single charge is……….. .

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PROBLEMS FOR PRACTICE

1. Four equal charges each 16μC are placed on four corners of a

square of side 0.4m. Calculate force on q is zero, how are Q and q

related ?

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2. Two identical helium filled ballons A and B fastended to a weight

of 5 gram by threads float in equilibrium as shown in fig. Calculate

the charge on each ballon, assuming that they carry equal

charges.

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3. Two charges, each of 5μC but opposite in sign, are placed 4 cm

apart. Calculate the electric field intensity of a point that is a

distance 4 cm from the mid point on the axial line of the dipole.
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4. Two small sphres of radius 'a' each carryig charges + q and - q

and placed at points A and B, distance 'd' apart. Calculate the

potential difference point A and B.

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5. A spark passes in air when the potential gradient at the surface

of charged conductor is 4 × 10 6Vm - 1. What must be the radius of

an insulated metal sphere which can be charged to a potential of

4 × 10 6V before sparking into air ?

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6. A charge of 2 × 10 - 9C is placed on a corner of a cube of side 1m.

Find the electric flux passing throguh a face of the given cube ?

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7. In the circuit shown in Fig, the enf of each battery is E = 12 votl

and the capacitances are C 1 = 2.0μF and C 2 = 3.0μF. Find the

charges which flow along the paths 1,2,3 when K is pressed.

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8. In the circuit shown in fig, the energy stored in both capacitors

is U 1. If swich S is opened and a dielectric slab of constant 5 is put

in free spaces of the capacitors, the energy stored is found to be

U 2. Calcualte `U_(1)//U_(2).

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. When a plastic comb is passed through dry hair, the charge

acquired by the comb is

A. always negative

B. always positive

C. sometimes negative

D. none of the above

Answer: a

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2. Out of glass (rod) and silk (cloth), work function of glass is

A. smaller

B. larger
 C. equal

D. none of the above

Answer: a

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3. At a particular point, electric field depends upon

A. source charge Q only

B. test charge q 0 only

C. both Q and q 0

D. neither Q nor q 0

Answer: a

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4. When two capacitors charged to different potentials are

connected by a conducting wire, what is not true ?

A. charge lost by one is equal to charge gained by the other

B. potentail lost by one is equal to potentail gained by the

other

C. some energy is lost

D. both the capacitor acquire a common potential

Answer: B

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5. In polar molecules, the centres of positive and negative charges

of the molecule do not coincide. The statement is always

 A. 1

B.

C. NA

D. NA

Answer: A

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COMPREHENSION

1. We may define electrostatic potential at a point in an

electrostatic field as the amount of work done in moving a unit

positive test charge from infinity to that point against the

electrostatic forces, along any path. Due to a single charge q ,

q
potential at a point distant r from the charge is V = . The
4π ∈ 0r
potential can be positive or negative. However, it is scalar quantity.

The total amount of work done in bringing various charges to

their respective postions from infinelty large mutual separations

gives us the electric potential energy of the system of charges.

Whereas electric potentail is measured in volt, electric potential

energy is measured in joule. You are given a square of each side 1.0

metre with four charges + 1 × 10 - 8C, - 2 × 10 - 8C, + 3 × 10 - 8C

and + 2 × 10 - 8C placed at the four corners of the square. With the

help of the passage given above, choose the most approprite

alternative for each of the following questions :

Electric potentail and electric potential energy

A. both are scalars

B. both are vectors

C. electric potential is scalar and electric potential energy is

vector,
 D. electric potentail is vector and electric potential energy is

scalar.

Answer: A

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2. We may define electrostatic potential at a point in an

electrostatic field as the amount of work done in moving a unit

positive test charge from infinity to that point against the

electrostatic forces, along any path. Due to a single charge q ,

q
potential at a point distant r from the charge is V = . The
4π ∈ 0r

potential can be positive or negative. However, it is scalar quantity.

The total amount of work done in bringing various charges to

their respective postions from infinelty large mutual separations

gives us the electric potential energy of the system of charges.

Whereas electric potentail is measured in volt, electric potential

energy is measured in joule. You are given a square of each side 1.0

metre with four charges + 1 × 10 - 8C, - 2 × 10 - 8C, + 3 × 10 - 8C

and + 2 × 10 - 8C placed at the four corners of the square. With the

help of the passage given above, choose the most approprite

alternative for each of the following questions :

Potential energy fo the system of four system of four charges is

A. 12.73 × 10 7J

B. - 6.4 × 10 7J

C. 12.73 × 10 - 9J

D. - 12.73 × 10 - 9J

Answer: B

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ASSERTION-REASON TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Assertion. A sphrical equipotential surface is not possible for a

point charge.

Reason. A spherical equipotential surface is possible inside a

spherical capacitor.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: d

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2. Assertion (A) A charge q is placed on a height h/4 above the

centre of a square of side b . The fluk associated with the square is

independent of side length.

Reason (R ) Gauss 's law is independent of size of the Gaussian

surface.

A. both, Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is

correct explanation of the Assertion.

B. both, Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the

correct explanation of the Asserrtion.

C. Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.

D. both, Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer: a

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