DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, KNOWLEDGE PARK V

CLASS: XII
SUBJECT: PHYSICS
WORKSHEET: CHAPTER 2 – ELECTRIC POTENTIAL & ENERGY

Q1. Two charges 3×10-8 C and -2×10-8 C are located 15cm apart. At what point on the line
joining the two charges is the electric potential zero?
(9cm and 45cm from positive charge)
Q2. Figures show the field lines of a positive and negative point charge respectively.

(a) Give the signs of the potential difference VP – VQ; VB – VA. (+, +)
(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? (Decreases)

Q3. (a) Determine the electrostatic potential energy of a system consisting of two charges 7 µC
and –2 µC (and with no external field) placed at (–9 cm, 0, 0) and (9 cm, 0, 0) respectively.
(-0.7J)
(b) How much work is required to separate the two charges infinitely away from each other?
(0.7J)
(c) Suppose that the same system of charges is now placed in an external electric field E =
A×(1/r2); A = 9 × 105 NC-1 m2. What would the electrostatic energy of the configuration be?
(49.3J)

Q4. The kinetic energy of a charge reduces by 10 J as it moves from a potential 100V to a point
at potential 200V. Find the charge on the particle. (0.1C)

Q5. Two particles having masses of 1.0 gm. and having opposite charge of ±4×10-5 C. They
are released from rest with a separation of 1m between them. Find the speeds of the particles
when they are 50cm apart. (120m/s)

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Q6. The electric field at a point due to a point charge is 30N/C, and the electric potential at that
point is 15J/C. calculate the distance of the point from the charge and the magnitude of the
charge. (0.5m, 0.833×10-9 C)

Q7. An electric field of 20N/C exists along the X axis in space. Calculate the potential
difference VA-VB where the coordinated of A and B are (i) A (0, 0) ; B (4m, 2m) (ii) A (4m,
2m) ; B (6m, 5m) (80V, 40V)

Q8. Twenty-seven metallic spheres each having a diameter 0f 2mm and a charge of 10 pC
coalesce to form a single sphere. Calculate the potential of the bigger sphere. (81V)

Q9. A uniform electric field of 2kN/C is in the x direction. A point charge of 3 µC initially at
rest at the origin is released. What is the K.E. of the charge at X=4m? Also calculate V(4m) –
V(0).
(24mJ, -8kV)
Q10. If the potential in the region of space around the point (-1m, 2m, 3m) is given by V=(10x2
+ 5y2 – 3z2), calculate the three components of electric field at this point.
(EX= 20V/m; EY= -20V/m; EZ= 18V/m)

Q11. Two identical particles each of mass 10g and carrying charge 2.0X10-4C each are kept at
separation of 10cm, and then released. What will be the speeds of the particles when their
separation becomes large?
(a) 150 m/s (b) 300 m/s (c) 450 m/s (d) 600m/s

Q12. Three charges –q, Q and –q are placed at equal distance on a straight line. If the potential
energy of the system of three charges is zero, then what is the ratio of Q : q?
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1 (c) 1:4 (d) 4:1

Q13. Set up an arrangement of three point charges +q, +2q and xq separated by equal finite
distance so that electric potential energy of the system is zero. What is x?
(a) 1/3 (b) -1/3 (c) 2/3 (d) -2/3

Q14. A point charge q moves from a point P to a point S along the path PQRS in a uniform
electric field E along positive direction of x axis. Calculate work done in this process, when
coordinates of P, Q, R, S are (a,b,0); (2a,0,0); (a,-b,0); (0,0,0) respectively.
(a) qEa (b) –qEa (c) zero (d) 2qEa

Q15. The electric potential V(x) in a region around the origin is given by V(x) = 4x2 volts. The
electric charge enclosed in a cube of 1 m side with its centre at the origin is (in coulomb)
(a) 8𝜖0 (b) – 4𝜖0 (c) 0 (d) – 8𝜖0

Q16. Two concentric, thin metallic spheres of radii R1 and R2 (R1 > R2) bear charges Q1 and
Q2 respectively. Then the potential at distance r between R1 and R2 will be:
𝑄 𝑄2 𝑄 𝑄 𝑄 𝑄2 𝑄 𝑄
(a) 𝑘 ( 𝑟1 + ) (b) 𝑘 ( 𝑟1 + 𝑅2 ) (c) 𝑘 (𝑅1 + ) (d) 𝑘 (𝑅1 + 𝑅2 )
𝑟 2 1 𝑟 1 2

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Q17. Four point charges –Q, –q, 2q and 2Q are placed, one at each corner of the square. The
relation between Q and q for which the potential at the centre of the square is zero is:
(a) Q = -q (b) Q = -1/q (c) Q = q (d) Q = 1/q

Q18. A, B and C are three points in a uniform electric field. The electric potential is

(a) maximum at B (b) maximum at C

(c) same at all the three points A, B and C (d) maximum at A

Q19. Equipotential 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

Q20. Which of the following figure shows the correct equipotential surfaces of a system of two
positive charges?

Q21. Figure shows three circular arcs, each of radius R and total charge as indicated. The net
electric potential at the centre of curvature is

𝑄 𝑄 2𝑄 𝑄
(a) 2𝜋𝜖 (b) 4𝜋𝜖 (c) 𝜋𝜖 (d) 𝜋𝜖
0𝑅 0𝑅 0𝑅 0𝑅

Q22. An electric field 𝐸⃗ = (25𝑖̂ + 30𝑗̂) NC-1 exists in a region of space. If the potential at the
origin is taken to be zero, then the potential at x = 2 m, y = 2 m is:
(a) –110 V (b) –140 V (c) –120 V (d) –130 V

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Q23. Three charges 2 q, – q and – q are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. At
the centre of the triangle
(a) the field is zero but potential is non-zero
(b) the field is non-zero, but potential is zero
(c) both field and potential are zero
(d) both field and potential are non-zero

Q24. Two charges q1 and q2 are placed 30 cm apart, as shown in the figure. A third charge q3
is moved along the arc of a circle of radius 40 cm from C to D. The change in the potential
𝑞
energy of the system is 4𝜋𝜖3 𝑘, where k is:
0

(a) 8q2 (b) 8q1 (c) 6q2 (d) 6q1

Q25. Draw Electric field vs position graph corresponding to this V-r graph.

Q26. A uniform electric field pointing in positive x-direction exists in a region. Let A be the
origin, B be the point on the x-axis at x = + 1 cm and C be the point on the y-axis at y = + 1
cm. Then, the potentials at the points A, B and C satisfy.

(a) VA < VB (b) VA > VB (c) VA < VC (d) VA > VC

Q27. A charged particle of mass m = 1 kg and charge q = 2 μC is thrown from a horizontal

ground at an angle q = 45° with speed 20 m/s. In space a horizontal electric field E = 2 × 107
V/m exist. Find the range on horizontal ground of the projectile thrown. (200m)

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Q28. Two identical thin rings, each of radius R, are coaxially placed a distance R apart. If Q1
and Q2 are respectively the charges uniformly spread on the two rings, the work done in moving
a charge q from the centre of one ring to that of the other is
𝑞(𝑄1 −𝑄2 )(√2−1)
(a) Zero (b)
√2(4𝜋𝜖0 𝑅)
𝑞√2(𝑄1 +𝑄2 ) 𝑄1
(c) (d) 𝑞(𝑄 )(√2 + 1)√2(4𝜋𝜖0 𝑅)
4𝜋𝜖0 𝑅 2

Q29. The variation of electric field between two charges q1 and q2 along the line joining the
charges is plotted against distance from q1 (taking rightward direction of electric field as
positive) as shown in the figure. Then, the correct statement is

(a) q1 and q2 are positive and q1 < q2

(b) q1 and q2 are positive and q1 > q2
(c) q1 is positive and q2 is negative and q1 < |𝑞2 |
(d) q1 and q2 are negative and |𝑞1 | < |𝑞2 |

Q30. The curve represents the distribution of potential along the straight line joining the two
charges Q1 and Q2 (separated by a distance r) then which of the following statements are
correct?

1. |𝑄1 | > |𝑄2 |

2. Q1 is positive in nature
3. A and B are equilibrium points
4. C is a point of equilibrium
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

ANSWERS
11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (c) 21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (b)
24. (a) 26. (b) 28. (b) 29. (a) 30. (c)

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