ELECTROSTATICS

(a) Zero (b) Along the diagonal

Charge and Coulomb’s Law AC
(c) Along the diagonal BD (d)Perpendicular to side AB
1. The law, governing the force between electric
9. In the absence of other conductors, the surface
charges is known as [CPMT 1972; MP PMT 2004]
charge density
(a) Ampere's law (b) Ohm's law
(a) Is proportional to the charge on the conductor
(c) Faraday's law (d) Coulomb's law and its surface area
2. When the distance between the charged particles (b) Inversely proportional to the charge and
is halved, the force between them becomes [MNR 1986]
directly proportional to the surface area
(a) One-fourth (b) Half (c) Directly proportional to the charge and
(c) Double (d) Four times inversely proportional to the surface area
3. There are two charges +1 microcoulombs and +5 (d) Inversely proportional to the charge and the
microcoulombs. The ratio of the forces acting on surface area
them will be 10.[CPMT 1979]
A body can be negatively charged by
(a) 1 : 5 (b) 1 : 1 [CPMT 1972; AIIMS 1998]
(c) 5 : 1 (d) 1 : 25 (a) Giving excess of electrons to it
4. A charge q 1 exerts some force on a second charge (b) Removing some electrons from it
q 2 . If third charge q 3 is brought near, the force
(c) Giving some protons to it
of q 1 exerted on q 2 [NCERT 1971]
(d) Removing some neutrons from it
(a) Decreases
11. The minimum charge on an object is
(b) Increases
(a) 1 coulomb (b) 1 stat coulomb
(c) Remains unchanged
(c) 1.6  10 19 coulomb (d) 3.2  10 19 coulomb
(d) Increases if q 3 is of the same sign as q 1 and
decreases if q 3 is of opposite sign 12. Out of gravitational, electromagnetic, Vander
Waals, electrostatic and nuclear forces; which
5. Fg and Fe represents gravitational and two are able to provide an attractive force
electrostatic force respectively between electrons between two neutrons
situated at a distance 10 cm. The ratio of Fg / Fe is
[NCERT 1978]
of the order of
(a) Electrostatic and gravitational
[NCERT 1978; CPMT 1978]
(b) Electrostatic and nuclear
(a) 10 42 (b) 10
(c) Gravitational and nuclear
(c) 1 (d) 10 43
(d) Some other forces like Vander Waals
6. The ratio of the forces between two small spheres
with constant charge (a) in air (b ) in a medium of 13. A total charge Q is broken in two parts Q 1 and Q 2
dielectric constant K is [MNR 1998] and they are placed at a distance R from each
(a) 1 : K (b) K : 1 other. The maximum force of repulsion between
2
them will occur, when
(c) 1 : K (d) K 2 : 1
[MP PET 1990]
7. A soap bubble is given a negative charge, then its
radius Q Q Q 2Q
(a) Q 2  , Q1  Q  (b) Q 2  , Q1  Q 
R R 4 3
(a) Decreases
Q 3Q Q Q
(b) Increases (c) Q 2  , Q1  (d) Q 1  , Q2 
4 4 2 2
(c) Remains unchanged
(d) Nothing can be predicted as information is 14. Three charges 4 q, Q and q are in a straight line in
insufficient the position of 0, l / 2 and l respectively. The
8. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a resultant force on q will be zero, if Q 
square ABCD , as shown in the adjoining figure. (a) – q (b)  2q
The force on the charge kept at the centre O is [NCERT 1983; BHU 1999]
q
A B (c)  (d) 4 q
+q 2
+2q
15. An isolated solid metallic sphere is given Q
O charge. The charge will be distributed on the
– sphere [MP PET 1987]
+q
2qD C (a) Uniformly but only on surface

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(b) Only on surface but non-uniformly [MP PET 1993]

(c) Uniformly inside the volume (a) 1 / 2 (b) 2

(d) Non-uniformly inside the volume (c) 1 / 2 (d) 2

16. Two small spheres each having the charge Q are 23. ABC is a right angled triangle in which AB  3 cm
suspended by insulating threads of length L from and BC  4 cm . And  ABC = /2. The three
a hook. This arrangement is taken in space where charges 15 ,  12 and 20 e.s.u. are placed
there is no gravitational effect, then the angle respectively on A , B and C . The force acting on
between the two suspensions and the tension in B is
each will be [IIT 1986]
(a) 125 dynes (b) 35 dynes
2 2
1 Q 1 Q (c) 25 dynes (d) Zero
(a) 180 o , (b) 90 o ,
4  0 (2 L) 2 4 0 L2
24. With the rise in temperature, the dielectric
o 1 Q2 o 1 Q2 constant K of a liquid
(c) 180 , (d) 180 ,
4 0 2 L2 4 0 L2
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
17. Two charges each of 1 coulomb are at a distance (c) Remains unchanged (d) Charges erratically
1 km apart, the force between them is [CPMT 1977; DPMT 1999]
25. Two charges q 1 and q 2 are placed in vacuum at a
(a) 9  10 3 Newton (b) 9  10 3 Newton distance d and the force acting between them is
F . If a medium of dielectric constant 4 is
(c) 1.1  10 4 Newton (d) 10 4 Newton introduced around them, the force now will be
18. 2C and 6C two charges are repelling each (a) 4 F (b) 2 F
other with a force of 12 N . If each charge is given F F
(c) (d)
2C of charge, then the value of the force will be 2 4
[CPMT 1979; Kerala PMT 2002] 26. Force of attraction between two point charges Q
(a) 4 N (Attractive) (b) 4 N (Repulsive) and – Q separated by d metre is Fe . When these
(c) 8 N (Repulsive) (d) Zero charges are placed on two identical spheres of
radius R  0.3 d whose centres are d metre apart,
19. Dielectric constant of pure water is 81. Its
permittivity will be the force of attraction between them is
[CPMT 1984] [AIIMS 1995]
(a) Greater than Fe (b) Equal to Fe
(a) 7.12  10 10 MKS units (b) 8.86  10 12 MKS units
(c) Less than Fe (d) Less than Fe
(c) 1.02  10 13 MKS units (d) Cannot be calculated
27. When 10 14 electrons are removed from a neutral
20. There are two metallic spheres of same radii but
metal sphere, the charge on the sphere becomes
one is solid and the other is hollow, then [KCET 1994; BHU 1999]
[Manipal MEE 1995]
(a) Solid sphere can be given more charge
(a) 16  C (b) 16  C
(b) Hollow sphere can be given more charge
(c) 32  C (d) 32  C
(c) They can be charged equally (maximum)
28. A force F acts between sodium and chlorine ions
(d) None of the above of salt (sodium chloride) when put 1 cm apart in
21. In general, metallic ropes are suspended on the air. The permittivity of air and dielectric constant
carriers which take inflammable material. The of water are  0 and K respectively. When a piece
reason is of salt is put in water electrical force acting
between sodium and chlorine ions 1 cm apart is
(a) There speed is controlled
(b) To keep the centre of gravity of the carrier F FK
(a) (b)
nearer to the earth K 0

(c) To keep the body of the carrier in contact with F F 0

(c) (d)
the earth K 0 K
(d) Nothing should be placed under the carrier
29. A conductor has 14 .4  10 19 coulombs positive
22. Three equal charges are placed on the three charge. The conductor has
corners of a square. If the force between q 1 and
(Charge on electron  1.6  10 19 coulombs )
q 2 is F12 and that between q 1 and q 3 is F13 , the
(a) 9 electrons in excess (b) 27 electrons in short
F12
ratio of magnitudes is (c) 27 electrons in excess (d)9 electrons in short
F13

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30. The value of electric permittivity of free space is 37. The force between two charges 0.06 m apart is
[MP PET 1996; RPET 2001] 5 N . If each charge is moved towards the other by
0.01 m , then the force between them will become[SCRA 199
(a) 9  10 9 NC 2 / m 2 (b) 8.85  10 12 Nm 2 / C 2 sec
(a) 7.20 N (b) 11 .25 N
(c) 8.85  10 12 C 2 / Nm 2 (d) 9  10 9 C 2 / Nm 2
(c) 22 .50 N (d) 45 .00 N
31. Two similar spheres having  q and  q charge
are kept at a certain distance. F force acts 38. Two charged spheres separated at a distance d
between the two. If in the middle of two spheres, exert a force F on each other. If they are
immersed in a liquid of dielectric constant 2, then
another similar sphere having  q charge is kept,
what is the force (if all conditions are same) [
then it experience a force in magnitude and
F
direction as [MP PET 1996] (a) (b) F
2
(a) Zero having no direction
(c) 2 F (d) 4 F
(b) 8 F towards  q charge
39. Two point charges 3 C and 8 C repel each
(c) 8 F towards  q charge other with a force of 40 N . If a charge of 5 C is
added to each of them, then the force between
(d) 4 F towards  q charge
them will become
32. A charge Q is divided into two parts of q and [SCRA 1998; JIPMER 2000]
Q  q . If the coulomb repulsion between them (a) 10 N (b) 10 N
when they are separated is to be maximum, the (c) 20 N (d) 20 N
Q 19
ratio of should be [MP PET 1997] 40. When 10 electrons are removed from a neutral
q
metal plate, the electric charge on it is
(a) 2 (b) 1 / 2 [Karnataka CET (Engg./Med.) 1999]

(c) 4 (d) 1 / 4 (a) – 1.6 C (b) + 1.6 C

+19 –19
33. Number of electrons in one coulomb of charge (c) 10 C (d) 10 C
will be 41. Electric charges of 1C,  1C and 2 C are placed
[MP PMT/PET 1998; Pb. PMT 1999; in air at the corners A, B and C respectively of an
AIIMS 1999; RPET 2001] equilateral triangle ABC having length of each
side 10 cm. The resultant force on the charge at C
(a) 5.46  10 29
(b) 6.25  10 18 is [EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]
(c) 1.6  10 19 (d) 9  10 11 (a) 0.9 N (b) 1.8 N
34. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of (c) 2.7 N (d) 3.6 N
constant k , the maximum force of attraction
42. Charge on  -particle is [MH CET 2000]
between two charges separated by a distance [CBSE PMT 1999]

(a) Decreases k times (b) Remains unchanged (a) 4.8  10 19 C (b) 1.6  10 19 C

(c) Increases k times (d) Increases k 1 times (c) 3.2  10 19 C (d) 6.4  10 19 C
43. Two small conducting spheres of equal radius
35. A glass rod rubbed with silk is used to charge a
have charges 10 C and 20 C respectively and
gold leaf electroscope and the leaves are observed
to diverge. The electroscope thus charged is placed at a distance R from each other
exposed to X-rays for a short period. Then experience force F1 . If they are brought in contact
[AMU 1995]
(a) The divergence of leaves will not be affected and separated to the same distance, they
experience force F2 . The ratio of F1 to F2 is
(b) The leaves will diverge further
[MP PMT 2001]
(c) The leaves will collapse
(a) 1 : 8 (b) – 8 : 1
(d) The leaves will melt
(c) 1 : 2 (d) – 2 : 1
36. One metallic sphere A is given positive charge
44. Two charges each equal to 2 C are 0.5m apart. If
whereas another identical metallic sphere B of
exactly same mass as of A is given equal amount both of them exist inside vacuum, then the force
of negative charge. Then between them is
[CPMT 2001]
[AMU 1995; RPET 2000; CPMT 2000]
(a) 1.89 N (b) 2.44 N
(a) Mass of A and mass of B still remain equal
(c) 0.144 N (d) 3.144 N
(b) Mass of A increases
45. Two charges are at a distance ‘d’ apart. If a
(c) Mass of B decreases d
copper plate (conducting medium) of thickness
(d) Mass of B increases 2
is placed between them, the effective force will be
[UPSEAT 2001; J & K CET 2005]

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(a) 2F (b) F / 2 52. Two particle of equal mass m and charge q are
(c) 0 (d) 2F placed at a distance of 16 cm. They do not
q
46. Two electrons are separated by a distance of 1Å. experience any force. The value of is
m
What is the coulomb force between them [MH CET 2002]
8 8  0
(a) 2.3  10 N (b) 4.6  10 N (a) l (b)
G
(c) 1.5  10 8 N (d) None of these
G
47. Two copper balls, each weighing 10g are kept in (c) (d) 4 0 G
4  0
air 10 cm apart. If one electron from every 10 6
atoms is transferred from one ball to the other, 53. When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, it [MP PET 2003]
the coulomb force between them is (atomic
(a) Gains electrons from silk (b)Gives electrons to silk
weight of copper is 63.5) [KCET 2002]
(c) Gains protons from silk (d)Gives protons to silk
(a) 2.0  10 10 N (b) 2.0  10 4 N
54. An electron is moving round the nucleus of a
(c) 2.0  10 8 N (d) 2.0  10 6 N hydrogen atom in a circular orbit of radius r. The
48. A solid conducting sphere of radius a has a net
coulomb force F between the two is (Where
positive charge 2Q. A conducting spherical shell of
1
inner radius b and outer radius c is concentric K ) [CBSE PMT 2003]
4  0
with the solid sphere and has a net charge – Q.
The surface charge density on the inner and outer e2 e2 
surfaces of the spherical shell will be (a)  K rˆ (b) K r
r3 r3
[AMU 2002]
2Q Q e2  e2
(a)  , (c)  K r (d) K rˆ
4b 2
4c 2 r3 r2
Q Q 55. A body has – 80 micro coulomb of charge. Number
(b)  , a
4b 2 4c 2 b of additional electrons in it will be [
5 17
(c) 0,
Q
c (a) 8  10 (b) 80  10
4 c 2
(c) 5  10 14 (d) 1.28  10 17
(d) None of the above
56. Two point charges placed at a certain distance r
49. Three charges each of magnitude q are placed at in air exert a force F on each other. Then the
the corners of an equilateral triangle, the distance r' at which these charges will exert the
electrostatic force on the charge placed at the same force in a medium of dielectric constant k is
center is (each side of triangle is L) given by [EAMCET 1990; MP PMT 2001]
[DPMT 2002]
(a) r (b) r/k
2
1 q
(a) Zero (b) (c) r / k (d) r k
4  0 L2
57. Dielectric constant for metal is [
1 3q 2 1 q2
(c) (d) (a) Zero (b) Infinite
4  0 L2 12 0 L2
(c) 1 (d) Greater than 1
50. Two charges placed in air repel each other by a
force of 10 4 N . When oil is introduced between 58. A charge of Q coulomb is placed on a solid piece of
the charges, the force becomes 2.5  10 5 N . The metal of irregular shape. The charge will
dielectric constant of oil is distribute itself
[MP PET 2003] [MP PMT 1991]
(a) 2.5 (b) 0.25 (a) Uniformly in the metal object
(c) 2.0 (d) 4.0
(b) Uniformly on the surface of the object
51. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an
(c) Such that the potential energy of the system is
equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ as shown in the
minimised
following figure. The force experienced by the
charge placed at the vertex A in a direction (d) Such that the total heat loss is minimised
normal to BC is A [AIIMS 2003] 59. Five balls numbered 1 to 5 are suspended using
+Q
separate threads. Pairs (1, 2), (2, 4) and (4, 1)
(a) Q 2 /(40 a2 )
show electrostatic attraction, while pair (2, 3)
(b)  Q  /(40 a 2 ) and (4, 5) show repulsion. Therefore ball 1 must
be [NCERT 1980; MP PMT 2003]
–Q +Q
(c) Zero B a (a) Positively charged (b) Negatively charged
C
(d) Q /(20 a )
2 2
(c) Neutral (d) Made of metal
60. Equal charges q are placed at the four corners
A, B, C, D of a square of length a . The magnitude
of the force on the charge at B will be [

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3q 2 4q 2 brought in contact with A and then placed at the
(a) (b)
4  0 a 2
4  0 a 2 mid-point of the line joining A and B. The
magnitude of the net electric force on C is [
1  2 2  q2  1  q 2
(c)   (d)  2  (a) F (b) 3F/4
  4  a 2 2  4 0 a
2
 2  0 
(c) F/2 (d) F/4
61. Two identical conductors of copper and
68. Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a
aluminium are placed in an identical electric
distance r exert a force F on each other. If the
fields. The magnitude of induced charge in the
charges are halved and distance between them is
aluminium will be [AIIMS 1999]
doubled, then the new force acting on each charge
(a) Zero (b) Greater than in is [DCE 2004]
copper
(a) F / 8 (b) F / 4
(c) Equal to that in copper (d)Less than in copper
(c) 4 F (d) F / 16
62. Two spherical conductors B and C having equal 69. An infinite number of charges, each of charge 1
radii and carrying equal charges in them repel C, are placed on the x-axis with co-ordinates x =
each other with a force F when kept apart at some 1, 2, 4, 8, ..... If a charge of 1 C is kept at the
distance. A third spherical conductor having same origin, then what is the net force acting on 1 C
radius as that of B but uncharged is brought in charge [DCE 2004]
contact with B, then brought in contact with C and (a) 9000 N (b) 12000 N
finally removed away from both. The new force of
(c) 24000 N (d) 36000 N
repulsion between B and C is [AIEEE 2004]
70. The number of electrons in 1.6 C charge will be
(a) F / 4 (b) 3F / 4
[RPET 2004]
(c) F / 8 (d) 3F / 8 19 20
(a) 10 (b) 10
63. When a body is earth connected, electrons from 2
(c) 1.1  10 19 (d) 1.1  10
the earth flow into the body. This means the body
71. Four metal conductors having different shapes
is….. [KCET 2004]
1. A sphere 2. Cylindrical
(a) Unchanged (b) Charged positively
3. Pear 3. Lightning conductor
(c) Charged negatively (d) An insulator
are mounted on insulating stands and charged.
64. The charges on two sphere are +7C and – 5C The one which is best suited to retain the charges
respectively. They experience a force F. If each of for a longer time is
them is given and additional charge of – 2C, the
[KCET 2005]
new force of attraction will be
(a) 1 (b) 2
[RPET 2002]
(c) 3 (d) 4
(a) F (b) F / 2
72. Identify the wrong statement in the following.
(c) F / 3 (d) 2F Coulomb's law correctly describes the electric
force that [KCET 2005]
65. The ratio of electrostatic and gravitational forces
acting between electron and proton separated by (a) Binds the electrons of an atom to its nucleus
(b) Binds the protons and neutrons in the nucleus
a distance 5  10 11 m, will be (Charge on electron =
–19 –31 of an atom
1.6  10 C, mass of electron = 9.1  10 kg, mass
(c) Binds atoms together to form molecules
of proton = 1.6  10 27 kg, G  6.7  10 11 Nm 2 / kg 2 ) [RPET 1997; Pb PMT 2003]
(d) Binds atoms and molecules together to form
39 40
(a) 2.36  10 (b) 2.36  10 solids
41 42
(c) 2.34  10 (d) 2.34  10
–6 –6
Electric Field and Potential
66. Two point charges 3  10 C and 8  10 C repel
–3 1. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line
each other by a force of 6  10 N. If each of them
6
joining two equal charges Q. The system of the
is given an additional charge – 6  10 C, the force three charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal
between them will be [DPMT
to 2003]
–3 –9
(a) 2.4  10 N (attractive) (b)2.4  10 N (attractive) [IIT 1987; CBSE PMT 1995; Bihar MEE 1995; CPMT
–3 –3
1999;
(c) 1.5  10 N (repulsive) (d)1.5  10 N (attractive)
MP PET 1999; MP PMT 1999, 2000; RPET 1999;
67. Two equally charged, identical metal spheres A KCET 2001; AIEEE 2002; AFMC 2002;
and B repel each other with a force 'F'. The Kerala PMT 2004; J & K CET 2004]
spheres are kept fixed with a distance 'r' between
them. A third identical, but uncharged sphere C is
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Q Q 8. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged
(a)  (b) 
2 4 so that the potential on its surface is 10 V. The
Q Q potential at the centre of the sphere is
(c)  (d) 
4 2 [IIT 1983; MNR 1990; MP PET/PMT 2000; DPMT 2004]

2. Inside a hollow charged spherical conductor, the (a) 0 V (b) 10 V

potential (c) Same as at point 5 cm away from the surface
[CPMT 1971; MP PMT 1986; RPMT 1997]
(d) Same as at point 25 cm away from the surface
(a) Is constant
9. If a unit positive charge is taken from one point to
(b) Varies directly as the distance from the centre another over an equipotential surface, then
(c) Varies inversely as the distance from the [KCET 1994; CPMT 1997; CBSE PMT 2000]
centre
(a) Work is done on the charge
(d) Varies inversely as the square of the distance
from the centre (b) Work is done by the charge
3. Two small spheres each carrying a charge q are (c) Work done is constant
placed r metre apart. If one of the spheres is (d) No work is done
taken around the other one in a circular path of
10. Electric lines of force about negative point charge
radius r , the work done will be equal to[CPMT 1975, 91, 2001; NCERT 1980, 83;
are
EAMCET 1994; MP PET 1995; MNR 1998; Pb. PMT 2000] [MP PMT 1987]
(a) Force between them  r
(a) Circular, anticlockwise (b)Circular, clockwise
(b) Force between them  2r (c) Radial, inward (d) Radial, outward
(c) Force between them / 2r 10
11. Charges of   10 9 C are placed at each of the
(d) Zero 3
4. The electric charge in uniform motion produces four corners of a square of side 8 cm . The
[CPMT 1971] potential at the intersection of the diagonals is
(a) An electric field only (a) 150 2 volt (b) 1500 2 volt
(b) A magnetic field only
(c) 900 2 volt (d) 900 volt
(c) Both electric and magnetic field
12. A uniform electric field having a magnitude E 0
(d) Neither electric nor magnetic field
and direction along the positive X  axis exists. If
5. Two charged spheres of radii 10 cm and 15 cm are
the potential V is zero at x  0 , then its value at
connected by a thin wire. No current will flow, if
X   x will be
they have
[MP PET 1991; CPMT 1975] [MP PMT 1987]

(a) The same charge on each (a) V( x )   xE 0 (b) Vx   xE 0

(b) The same potential
(c) Vx   x 2 E0 (d) Vx   x 2 E0
(c) The same energy
13. Three charges 2q,  q,  q are located at the
(d) The same field on their surfaces
vertices of an equilateral triangle. At the centre of
6. The electric field inside a spherical shell of the triangle
uniform surface charge density is [CPMT 1982; MP PET 1994; RPET 2000]
[MP PET 1985; J & K CET 2004]
(a) Zero (a) The field is zero but potential is non-zero
(b) Constant, less than zero (b) The field is non-zero but potential is zero
(c) Directly proportional to the distance from the (c) Both field and potential are zero
centre
(d) Both field and potential are non-zero
(d) None of the above 14. Figure shows the electric lines of force emerging
7. The electric potential V at any point O (x, y, z all from a charged body. If the electric field at A and
in metres) in space is given by V  4 x 2 volt . The B are E A and E B respectively and if the
displacement between A and B is r then
electric field at the point (1m, 0, 2m) in volt / metre is

[IIT 1992; RPET 1999; MP PMT 2001]

(a) 8 along negative X  axis
(b) 8 along positive X  axis A r B

(c) 16 along negative X  axis

(d) 16 along positive Z  axis

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(a) E A  E B (b) E A  E B 21. The insulation property of air breaks down at
EB EB E  3  10 6 volt/metre. The maximum charge that
(c) E A  (d) E A  can be given to a sphere of diameter 5 m is
r r2
approximately (in coulombs)
15. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charges  q are
[MP PMT 1990]
placed at each corner. The electric intensity at O
2 3
will be (a) 2  10 (b) 2  10
4
[CPMT 1985; AIEEE 2002] (c) 2  10 (d) 2  10 5

(a)
1 q +q 22. The distance between the two charges 25 C and
4  0 r 2 A
36 C is 11cm At what point on the line joining
1 q the two, the intensity will be zero
(b) (a) At a distance of 5 cm from 25 C
4  0 r r
(b) At a distance of 5 cm from 36 C
(c) Zero r r
O
1 3q (c) At a distance of 10 cm from 25 C
(d) +q +q
4  0 r 2
B C (d) At a distance of 11 cm from 36 C

16. In the electric field of a point charge q , a certain 23. Two spheres A and B of radius 4 cm and 6cm are
given charges of 80 c and 40 c respectively. If
charge is carried from point A to B , C , D and
E . Then the work done [NCERT 1980] they are connected by a fine wire, the amount of
charge flowing from one to the other is
A
(a) Is least along the path (a) 20 C from A to B (b) 16 C from A to B
AB (c) 32 C from B to A (d) 32 C from A to B
(b) Is least along the path 24. A charge particle is free to move in an electric
+q
AD field. It will travel [IIT 1979]
B E
(c) Is zero along all the (a) Always along a line of force
C D
paths AB, AC, AD and (b) Along a line of force, if its initial velocity is
AE zero
(d) Is least along AE (c) Along a line of force, if it has some initial
velocity in the direction of an acute angle with
17. The magnitude of electric field intensity E is such the line of force
that, an electron placed in it would experience an
electrical force equal to its weight is given by (d) None of the above

[CPMT 1975, 80; AFMC 2001; BCECE 2003]

25. If E is the electric field intensity of an
electrostatic field, then the electrostatic energy
mg
(a) mge (b) density is proportional to
e
[MP PMT 2003]
e e2 (a) E (b) E 2
(c) (d) g
mg m2 2
(c) 1 / E (d) E 3
18. A conductor with a positive charge
26. A metallic sphere has a charge of 10 C . A unit
(a) Is always at  ve potential
negative charge is brought from A to B both
(b) Is always at zero potential 100 cm away from the sphere but A being east of
(c) Is always at negative potential it while B being on west. The net work done is
(d) May be at  ve , zero or ve potential (a) Zero (b) 2 / 10 joule
19. An electron and a proton are in a uniform electric
(c) 2 / 10 joule (d) 1 / 10 joule
field, the ratio of their accelerations will be
[NCERT 1984; MP PET 2002] 27. Two charges 4 e and e are at a distance x apart.
(a) Zero (b) Unity At what distance, a charge q must be placed from
(c) The ratio of the masses of proton and electron charge e so that it is in equilibrium
(d) The ratio of the masses of electron and proton (a) x / 2 (b) 2x / 3
20. Two parallel plates have equal and opposite
(c) x / 3 (d) x / 6
charge. When the space between them is
evacuated, the electric field between the plates is 28. An uncharged sphere of metal is placed in
2  10 5 V / m . When the space is filled with between two charged plates as shown. The lines
dielectric, the electric field becomes 1  10 5 V / m . of force look like
The dielectric constant of the dielectric material [MP PET 1989]
[MP PMT 1985; KCET 2004]
(a) 1/2 (b) 1
++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ +
(c) 2 (d) 3

– – – – – – – – – – – – – –
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(b) Depends upon E

(c) Depends upon E

++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ +
(d) Depends upon the atomic number of the
conducting element
36. Three particles, each having a charge of 10 C are

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of

C D side 10 cm . The electrostatic potential energy of
1
(a) A (b) B the system is (Given  9  10 9 N  m 2 / C 2 )
4 0
(c) C (d) D
(a) Zero (b) Infinite
29. The intensity of electric field required to balance (c) 27 J (d) 100 J
a proton of mass 1.7  10 27 kg and 37. The electric field near a conducting surface
charge 1.6  10 19
C is nearly having a uniform surface charge density  is
given by [MP PMT 1994]
(a) 1  10 7 V / m (b) 1  10 5 V / m

(a) and is parallel to the surface
(c) 1  10 V / m
7
(d) 1  10 V / m 5 0
2
30. On rotating a point charge having a charge q (b) and is parallel to the surface
0
around a charge Q in a circle of radius r. The work
done will be 
(c) and is normal to the surface
0
[CPMT 1990, 97; MP PET 1993; AIIMS 1997;
2
DCE 2003; KCET 2005] (d) and is normal to the surface
0
q  2Q
(a) q  2r (b) 38. There is an electric field E in X-direction. If the
r
work done on moving a charge 0.2 C through a

(c) Zero (d)

Q distance of 2 m along a line making an angle 60 
2 0 r with the X-axis is 4.0, what is the value of E
31. Two point charges Q and – 3Q are placed at some (a) 3 N /C (b) 4 N / C
distance apart. If the electric field at the location (c) 5 N / C (d) None of these
of Q is E then at the locality of 3Q , it is [BIT 1987]
39. Four equal charges Q are placed at the four
(a)  E (b) E / 3 corners of a square of each side is ' a' . Work done
in removing a charge – Q from its centre to
(c) 3 E (d)  E / 3
infinity is [AIIMS 1995]
32. The number of electrons to be put on a spherical 2Q 2
conductor of radius 0.1 m to produce an electric (a) 0 (b)
4  0 a
field of 0.036 N / C just above its surface is [MNR 1994; KCET (Engg.) 1999;
2Q 2 Q2
MH CET (Med.) 2001] (c) (d)
 0 a 2 0 a
(a) 2.7  10 5 (b) 2.6  10 5
40. A particle A has charge q and a particle B has
(c) 2.5  10 5 (d) 2.4  10 5 charge  4 q with each of them having the same
33. Two plates are 2 cm apart, a potential difference mass m . When allowed to fall from rest through
of 10 volt is applied between them, the electric the same electric potential difference, the ratio of
field between the plates is v A1994; DPMT 2002]
their [MP PET
speed will become
(a) 20 N / C (b) 500 N / C vB
[BHU 1995; MNR 1991; UPSEAT 2000; Pb PET 2004]
(c) 5 N / C (d) 250 N / C
(a) 2 : 1 (b) 1 : 2
34. The intensity of the electric field required to keep (c) 1 : 4 (d) 4 : 1
a water drop of radius 10 5 cm just suspended in 41. Deutron and   particle are put 1 Å apart in air.
air when charged with one electron is
approximately [MP PMT 1994]
Magnitude of intensity of electric field due to
deutron at   particle is [MP PET 1995]
(a) 260 volt / cm (b) 260 newton / coulomb
(a) Zero
(c) 130 volt / cm (d) 130 newton / coulomb
(b) 2.88  10 11 newton / coulomb
19
(g  10 newton / kg, e  1.6  10 coulomb ) (c) 1.44  10 11 newton / coulomb
35. Conduction electrons are almost uniformly
(d) 5.76  10 11 newton / coulomb
distributed within a conducting plate. When
42. Angle between equipotential surface and lines of
placed in an electrostatic field E , the electric
force is
field within the plate [MP PMT 1994]
[MP PET 1995]
(a) Is zero
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(a) Zero (b) 180  atom is 10 10 metre . The value of intensity of
(c) 90  (d) 45  electric field produced on electron due to proton
43. Below figures (1) and (2) represent lines of force. will be [MP PET 1996]
Which is correct statement [MP PET
(a)  10 10 N / C
1995]
2.304 (b) 14 .4 V / m

(c) 16 V / m (d) 1.44  10 11 N / C

50. What is the magnitude of a point charge due to

which the electric field 30 cm away has the
(1) (2) magnitude 2 newton / coulomb
(a) Figure (1) represents magnetic lines of force [1 / 4 0  9  10 Nm / C ]
9 2 2

(b) Figure (2) represents magnetic lines of force [MP PMT 1996]
11 11
(c) Figure (1) represents electric lines of force (a) 2  10 coulomb (b) 3  10 coulomb
(d) Both figure (1) and figure (2) represent (c) 5  10 11
coulomb (d) 9  10 11
coulomb
magnetic lines of force
51. Two charge  q and  q are situated at a certain
44. The unit of electric field is not equivalent to [MP PMT 1995]
distance. At the point exactly midway between
(a) N / C (b) J / C
them
(c) V / m (d) J / C  m
(a) Electric field and potential both are zero
45. A flat circular disc has a charge Q uniformly
(b) Electric field is zero but potential is not zero
distributed on the disc. A charge q is thrown
with kinetic energy E towards the disc along its (c) Electric field is not zero but potential is zero
normal axis. The charge q will (d) Neither electric field nor potential is zero
[MP PMT 1995]
52. Two positive charges of 20 coulomb and
(a) Hit the disc at the centre Q coulomb are situated at a distance of 60 cm . The
(b) Return back along its path after touching the
neutral point between them is at a distance of
disc
20 cm from the 20 coulomb charge. Charge Q is
(c) Return back along its path without touching
the disc (a) 30 C (b) 40 C
(d) Any of the above three situations is possible
depending on the magnitude of E (c) 60 C (d) 80 C
46. At a certain distance from a point charge the
53. In the figure the charge Q is at the centre of the
electric field is 500 V / m and the potential is
circle. Work done is maximum when another
3000 V . What is this distance[MP PMT 1995; Pb. PMT 2001; AFMC 2001]
charge is taken from point P to P
(a) 6 m (b) 12 m K

(c) 36 m (d) 144 m

(a) K
L Q
47. The magnitude of electric field E in the annular
(b) L
region of a charged cylindrical capacitor [IIT 1996]
(a) Is same throughout (c) M
M
N
(b) Is higher near the outer cylinder than near the (d) N
inner cylinder 54. A mass m  20 g has a charge q  3.0 mC . It moves
(c) Varies as 1 / r , where r is the distance from with a velocity of 20 m / s and enters a region of
the axis electric field of 80 N / C in the same direction as
(d) Varies as 1 / r 2 , where r is the distance from the velocity of the mass. The velocity of the mass
the axis after 3 seconds in this region is
48. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform (a) 80 m / s (b) 56 m / s
electric field. The lines of force follow the path(s) (c) 44 m / s (d) 40 m / s
shown in figure as
55. Four identical charges  50 C each are placed,
[IIT 1996] one at each corner of a square of side 2 m . How
1 1
2 2
much external energy is required to bring another
charge of  50 C from infinity to the centre of the
3 3
square
4 4
 2 
 Given 1  9  10 9 Nm 
 4 0 2 
(a) 1 (b) 2  C 

(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) 64 J (b) 41 J

49. The distance between a proton and electron both (c) 16 J (d) 10 J
having a charge 1.6  10 19 coulomb , of a hydrogen

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56. In Millikan's oil drop experiment an oil drop (a) Newton / Coulomb (b) Joule / Coulomb
carrying a charge Q is held stationary by a
(c) Volt  metre (d) Newton / metre
potential difference 2400 V between the plates.
To keep a drop of half the radius stationary the 63. Equal charges are given to two spheres of
potential difference had to be made 600 V . What different radii. The potential will [MP PMT/PET 1998; MH C
is the charge on the second drop [MP PET 1997] (a) Be more on the smaller sphere
Q Q (b) Be more on the bigger sphere
(a) (b)
4 2
(c) Be equal on both the spheres
3Q
(c) Q (d) (d) Depend on the nature of the materials of the
2
spheres
57. A charge of 5 C experiences a force of 5000 N
64. An alpha particle is accelerated through a
when it is kept in a uniform electric field. What is
the potential difference between two points potential difference of 10 6 volt . Its kinetic energy
separated by a distance of 1 cm [MP PET 1997]
will be
(a) 10 V (b) 250 V [MP PMT/PET 1998]

(c) 1000 V (d) 2500 V (a) 1 MeV (b) 2 MeV

58. Two insulated charged conducting spheres of radii (c) 4 MeV (d) 8 MeV
20 cm and 15 cm respectively and having an equal
65. A charge of 5 C is given a displacement of 0.5 m .
charge of 10 C are connected by a copper wire
The work done in the process is 10 J . The
and then they are separated. Then [MP PET 1997]
potential difference between the two points will
(a) Both the spheres will have the same charge of be [MP PET 1999]
10 C
(a) 2 V (b) 0.25 V
(b) Surface charge density on the 20 cm sphere
will be greater than that on the 15 cm sphere (c) 1 V (d) 25 V

(c) Surface charge density on the 15 cm sphere 66. The electric potential V is given as a function of
will be greater than that on the 20 cm sphere distance x (metre) by V  (5 x 2  10 x  9) volt . Value
of electric field at x  1 is [
(d) Surface charge density on the two spheres
will be equal (a) 20 V / m (b) 6 V / m
59. Equal charges q are placed at the vertices A and (c) 11 V / m (d) 23 V / m
B of an equilateral triangle ABC of side a . The
67. Two metal pieces having a potential difference of
magnitude of electric field at the point C is [MP PMT 1997]
800 V are 0.02 m apart horizontally. A particle of

(a)
q
(b)
2q mass 1.96  10 15 kg is suspended in equilibrium
4  0 a 2
4  0 a 2
between the plates. If e is the elementary charge,
then charge on the particle is
3q q
(c) (d) (a) e (b) 3 e
4  0 a 2
2 0 a 2
(c) 6 e (d) 8 e
60. Two equal charges q are placed at a distance of 68. The figure shows some of the electric field lines
2a and a third charge 2q is placed at the corresponding to an electric field. The figure
midpoint. The potential energy of the system is suggests
[MP PMT 1997]
[MP PMT 1999]
q2 6q 2
(a) (b)
8 0 a 8 0 a B
A C
2 2
7q 9q
(c)  (d)
8 0 a 8 0 a

61. Two point charges 100  C and 5  C are placed at (a) E A  E B  EC (b) E A  E B  EC
points A and B respectively with AB  40 cm . The
(c) E A  EC  E B (d) E A  EC  E B
work done by external force in displacing the
charge 5  C from B to C , where BC  30 cm , 69. Two spheres of radius a and b respectively are
 1 charged and joined by a wire. The ratio of electric
angle ABC  and  9  10 9 Nm 2 / C 2 [MP
field of PMT
the 1997] is
spheres [
2 4 0
(a) a / b (b) b / a
81
(a) 9 J (b) J (c) a 2 / b 2 (d) b 2 / a 2
20
9 9 70. A particle of mass m and charge q is placed at
(c) J (d)  J
25 4 rest in a uniform electric field E and then

62. The unit of intensity of electric field is[MP PMT/PET 1998]

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released. The kinetic energy attained by the (d) All the charges are in stable equilibrium
particle after moving a distance y is 78. Two point charges of 20  C and 80  C are 10 cm
[CBSE PMT 1998; Kerala PMT 2005] apart. Where will the electric field strength be
2 2 zero on the line joining the charges from 20  C
(a) qEy (b) qE y
charge [RPET 1997]
(c) qEy (d) q 2 Ey (a) 0.1 m (b) 0.04 m
71. A hollow insulated conducting sphere is given a (c) 0.033 m (d) 0.33 m
positive charge of 10  C . What will be the electric
79. How much kinetic energy will be gained by an
field at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2   particle in going from a point at 70 V to
meters [CBSE PMT 1998]
another point at 50 V
(a) Zero (b) 5  Cm 2 [RPET 1997]
2 2 (a) 40 eV (b) 40 keV
(c) 20  Cm (d) 8  Cm
(c) 40 MeV (d) 0 eV
72. An electron of mass m e initially at rest moves
80. If a charged spherical conductor of radius
through a certain distance in a uniform electric 10 cm has potential V at a point distant 5 cm from
field in time t 1 . A proton of mass m p also initially
its centre, then the potential at a point distant
at rest takes time t 2 to move through an equal 15 cm from the centre will be
distance in this uniform electric field. Neglecting [SCRA 1998; JIPMER 2001, 02]
the effect of gravity, the ratio of t 2 / t1 is nearly 1 2
equal to [IIT 1997 Cancelled]
(a) V (b) V
3 3
(a) 1 (b) (m p / m e )1 / 2 (c)
3
V (d) 3V
2
1/2
(c) (m e / m p ) (d) 1836
81. Two unlike charges of magnitude q are separated
73. A cube of side b has a charge q at each of its by a distance 2d . The potential at a point midway
vertices. The electric field due to this charge between them is [
distribution at the centre of this cube will be[KCET 1994, 2000]
1
(a) q / b 2 (b) q / 2b 2 (a) Zero (b)
4  0
(c) 32 q / b 2 (d) Zero
1 q 1 2q
74. A charged water drop whose radius is 0.1 m is in (c) . (d) .
4  0 d 4  0 d 2
equilibrium in an electric field. If charge on it is
equal to charge of an electron, then intensity of 82. What is the potential energy of the equal positive
electric field will be (g  10 ms 1 ) point [RPET
charges of 1C each held 1 m apart in air [AMU 1999
1997]

(a) 1.61 N / C (b) 26 .2 N / C (a) 9  10 3 J (b) 9  10 3 eV

(c) 262 N / C (d) 1610 N / C (c) 2eV / m (d) Zero
75. Four charges are placed on corners of a square as 83. An oil drop having charge 2e is kept stationary
shown in figure having side of 5 cm . If Q is one between two parallel horizontal plates 2.0 cm
microcoulomb, then electric field intensity at apart when a potential difference of 12000 volts
Q – 2Q is applied between them. If the density of oil is
centre will be [RPET 1999] 3
900 kg/m , the radius of the drop will be
(a) 1.02  10 7 N / C upwards [AMU 1999]
6 6
(b) 2.04  10 N / C downwards
7
(a) 2.0  10 m (b) 1.7  10 m

(c) 2.04  10 7 N / C upwards (c) 1.4  10 6 m (d) 1.1  10 6 m

–Q + 2Q
(d) 1.02  10 7 N / C downwards 84. The ratio of momenta of an electron and an -
particle which are accelerated from rest by a
76. A sphere of radius 1 cm has potential of 8000 V , potential difference of 100 volt is
then energy density near its surface will be [RPET 1999]
2m e
(a) 64  10 5 J / m 3 (b) 8  10 3 J / m 3 (a) 1 (b)
m
(c) 32 J / m 3 (d) 2.83 J / m 3
77. Point charges 4 q,  q and 4 q are kept on the (c)
me
(d)
me
x  axis at points x  0, x  a and x  2a m 2m 
respectively, then 85. A proton is accelerated through 50,000 V. Its
[CBSE PMT 1992] energy will increase by [JIPMER 1999]
(a) Only q is in stable equilibrium
(a) 5000 eV (b) 8  10 15 J
(b) None of the charges are in equilibrium
(c) All the charges are in unstable equilibrium (c) 5000 J (d) 50,000 J

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86. When a proton is accelerated through 1V, then its 94. Ten electrons are equally spaced and fixed around
kinetic energy will be [CBSE PMT 1999] a circle of radius R. Relative to V = 0 at infinity,
(a) 1840 eV (b) 13.6 eV the electrostatic potential V and the electric field
E at the centre C are
(c) 1 eV (d) 0.54 eV
[AMU 2000]
87. An electron enters between two horizontal plates
 
separated by 2mm and having a potential (a) V  0 and E  0 (b) V  0 and E  0
difference of 1000V. The force on electron is 
[JIPMER 1999] 
(c) V  0 and E  0 (d) V  0 and E  0
(a) 8  10 12 N (b) 8  10 14 N
95. Two positive point charges of 12 C and 8 C are
(c) 8  10 9 N (d) 8  10 14 N
10cm apart. The work done in bringing them 4 cm
88. Two metal spheres of radii R1 and R 2 are charged closer is
to the same potential. The ratio of charges on the
[AMU 2000]
spheres is
(a) 5.8 J (b) 5.8 eV
[KCET 1999]
(c) 13 J (d) 13 eV
(a) R1 : R 2 (b) R1 : R2
96. Three identical point charges, as shown are
(c) R12 : R22 (d) R13: R 23 placed at the vertices of an isosceles right angled
triangle. Which of the numbered vectors coincides
89. Electric charges of 10 C,  5 C,  3 C and 8 C in direction with the electric field at the mid-
point M of the hypotenuse [AMU 2000]
are placed at the corners of a square of side 2 m.
the potential at the centre of the square is 3
2
[KCET (Engg./Med.) 1999]

(a) 1.8 V (b) 1.8  10 6 V 4

M
1
(c) 1.8  10 5 V (d) 1.8  10 4 V

90. What is the magnitude of a point charge which

produces an electric field of 2 N/coulomb at a (a) 1 (b) 2
distance of 60 cm ( 1 / 4 0  9  10 N  m / C )[MP PET 2000; RPET(c)
9 2 2
2001]
3 (d) 4

(a) 8  10 11 C (b) 2  10 12 C 97. The displacement of a charge Q in the electric
field E  e1ˆi  e 2 ˆj  e 3 kˆ is rˆ  aˆi  bˆj . The work done
(c) 3  10 11 C (d) 6  10 10 C
is
91. The electric field due to a charge at a distance of 3
[EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]
m from it is 500 N/coulomb. The magnitude of the
 1 N  m2  (ae1 PMT
(a) Q[MP be 2 )2000] (b) Q (ae 1 )2  (be 2 )2
charge is   9  10 9 
 4 0 coulomb 2 
(c) Q(e 1  e 2 ) a 2  b 2 (d) Q( e 12  e 22 ) (a  b )
(a) 2.5 micro-coulomb (b) 2.0 micro-coulomb

(c) 1.0 micro-coulomb (d) 0.5 micro-coulomb 98. The potential at a point, due to a positive charge
of 100 C at a distance of 9m, is
92. Two charges of 4 C each are placed at the
corners A and B of an equilateral triangle of side (a) 10 4 V (b) 10 5 V
length 0.2 m in air. The electric potential at C is
(c) 10 6 V (d) 10 7 V
 1 N -m2 
  9  10 9 
 4 0 C 2  99. There is a solid sphere of radius ‘R’ having
uniformly distributed charge. What is the relation
[EAMCET (Med.) 2000] between electric field ‘E’ (inside the sphere) and
(a) 9  10 4 V (b) 18  10 4 V radius of sphere ‘R’ is

(c) 36  10 4 V (d) 36  10 4 V [Pb. PMT 2000]

93. Electric field strength due to a point charge of (a) E  R 2 (b) E  R 1

5 C at a distance of 80 cm from the charge is[CBSE PMT 2000]

(c) E  3 (d) E  R 2
(a) 8  10 N/C
4
(b) 7  10 N/C
4 R

(c) 5  10 4 N/C (d) 4  10 4 N/C

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100. Two charges 5 C and 10 C are placed 20 cm line joining these charges and outside the region
apart. The net electric field at the mid-Point between them, at which the electric potential is
zero. The distance of P from 6 C charge is [
between the two charges is [KCET (Med.) 2000]
(a) 0.10 m (b) 0.15 m
(a) 4.5  10 6 N/C directed towards 5 C
(c) 0.20 m (d) 0.25 m
(b) 4.5  10 6
N/C directed towards 10 C 107. In the given figure distance of the point from A
where the electric field is zero is
(c) 13 .5  10 6 N/C directed towards 5 C A B

(d) 13 .5  10 6 N/C directed towards 10 C 10 C 20 C

80 cm
101. Which of the following is deflected by electric
field (a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm

[CPMT 2000] (c) 33 cm (d) None of these

108. Figures below show regular hexagons, with
(a) X-rays (b)  -rays
charges at the vertices. In which of the following
(c) Neutrons (d)  -particles cases the electric field at the centre is not zero
q q q –q
102. As shown in the figure, charges q and q are
placed at the vertices B and C of an isosceles
triangle. The potential at the vertex A is q [MP PET 2000]q q q

1 2q
(a) . q –q
4  0 a  b2
2 A q q
(1) (2)
(b) Zero
a 2q
1 q 2q 2q q
(c) .
4  0 a  b2
2 b b
B C q 2q
1 (q ) +q –q q q
(d) .
4  0 a2  b 2
2q 2q q
2q
103. Consider the points lying on a straight line joining
two fixed opposite charges. Between the charges (3) (4)
there is
[Roorkee 2000] (a) 1 (b) 2
(a) No point where electric field is zero (c) 3 (d) 4
(b) Only one point where electric field is zero 109. An electron is moving towards x-axis. An electric
(c) No point where potential is zero field is along y-direction then path of electron is [RPET 20
(d) Only one point where potential is zero (a) Circular (b) Elliptical
104. A charged particle of mass 5  10 5 kg is held
(c) Parabola (d) None of these
stationary in space by placing it in an electric
field of strength 10 7 NC 1 directed vertically 110. An electron enters in an electric field with its
downwards. The charge on the particle is velocity in the direction of the electric lines of
[EAMCET 2000] force. Then [MP PMT 2000]

(a)  20  10 5 C (b)  5  10 5 C (a) The path of the electron will be a circle

(c) 5  10 5 C (d) 20  10 5 C (b) The path of the electron will be a parabola

105. Three charges Q,  q and q are placed at the (c) The velocity of the electron will decrease
vertices of a right-angled isosceles triangle as (d) The velocity of the electron will increase
shown. The net electrostatic energy of the
configuration is zero if Q is equal to 111. An electron of mass
m and charge e is
accelerated from rest through a potential
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2000]
difference V in vacuum. The final speed of the
q
(a) Q electron will be
1 2
[MP PMT 2000; AMU (Engg.) 2000]
2 q
(b)
2 2 (a) V e / m (b) eV / m

(c) 2q (c) 2eV / m (d) 2eV / m

+q +q
(d) q a

106. Two electric charges 12 C and 6 C are placed

20 cm apart in air. There will be a point P on the

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112. The radius of a soap bubble whose potential is 1 Q
(a) Zero (b)
16V is doubled. The new potential of the bubble 4  0 r
will be
1 Q 1 Q
(c) (d)
[Pb. PMT 2000] 4  0 R 4  0 r 2
(a) 2V (b) 4V
118. A spherical conductor of radius 2m is charged to a
(c) 8V (d) 16V potential of 120 V. It is now placed inside another
hollow spherical conductor of radius 6m.
113. The dimension of (1/2)  0 E 2 ( 0 : permittivity of Calculate the potential to which the bigger sphere
would
free space; E : electric field) is [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2000; KCET be raised
2000] [KCET 2001]

1 (a) 20 V (b) 60 V
(a) MLT (b) ML2 T 2
(c) 80 V (d) 40 V
(c) ML1 T 2 (d) ML2 T 1 119. A charge (q) and another charge (Q) are kept at
114. In the rectangle, shown below, the two corners two points A and B respectively. Keeping the
have charges q1  5 C and q 2  2.0 C . The charge (Q) fixed at B, the charge (q) at A is
work done in moving a charge 3.0 C from B to moved to another point C such that ABC forms an
equilateral triangle of side l. The net work done in
A is (take 1 / 4 0  10 10 N - m 2 / C 2 ) [AMU 2001]
moving the charge (q) is [MP PET 2001]
q1 A
1 Qq 1 Qq
(a) (b)
4  0 l 4  0 l 2
5 cm
1
(c) Qql (d) Zero
B 4  0
q2
15 cm 120. A particle of mass ‘m’ and charge ‘q’ is accelerated
through a potential difference of V volt, its energy
(a) 2.8 J (b) 3.5 J
will be
(c) 4.5 J (d) 5.5 J [MP PET 2001]
(a) qV (b) mqV
115. A cube of a metal is given a positive charge Q. For
the above system, which of the following q q
(c)  V (d)
statements is true m  mV
[MP PET 2001] 121. Two spheres A and B of radius ‘a’ and ‘b’
(a) Electric potential at the surface of the cube is respectively are at same electric potential. The
ratio of the surface charge densities of A and B is
zero
a b
(a) (b)
(b) Electric potential within the cube is zero b a

(c) Electric field is normal to the surface of the a2 b2

(c) (d)
cube b2 a2
122. Potential at a point x-distance from the centre
(d) Electric field varies within the cube inside the conducting sphere of radius R and
charged with charge Q is
116. If q is the charge per unit area on the surface of a
[MP PMT 2001]
conductor, then the electric field intensity at a
Q Q
point on the surface is [MP PET 2001; UPSEAT 2001] (a) (b)
R x
 q  Q
(a)   normal to surface
 (c) (d) xQ
 0  x2
123. Electric field intensity at a point in between two
 q 
(b)   normal to surface
 parallel sheets with like charges of same surface
 2 0  charge densities ( ) is
 q  [MP PMT 2001]
(c)   tangential to surface

 0   
(a) (b)
2 0 0
 q 
(d)   tangential to surface
 2
 2 0  (c) Zero (d)
0
117. A hollow conducting sphere of radius R has a
charge (Q) on its surface. What is the electric 124. In an hydrogen atom, the electron revolves
around the nucleus in an orbit of radius
R
potential within the sphere at a distance r  0.53  10 10 m . Then the electrical potential
3
produced by the nucleus at the position of the
from its centre [MP PMT 2001;
electron is [Pb. PMT 2001]
UPSEAT 2001; MP PET 2001, 02; Orissa JEE 2005]
(a) – 13.6 V (b) – 27.2 V

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(c) 27.2 V (d) 13.6 V (b) Horizontal velocity changes but vertical
125. Consider two point charges of equal magnitude velocity remains constant
and opposite sign separated by a certain distance. (c) Both vertical and horizontal velocities change
The neutral point due to them [Kerala (Engg.) 2001]
(d) Neither vertical nor horizontal velocity
(a) Does not exist
changes
(b) Will be in mid way between them
131. Electric potential at any point is
(c) Lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line
joining the two V  5 x  3 y  15 z , then the magnitude of the
(d) Will be closer to the negative charge electric field is [MP PET 2002]

126. Two small spherical balls each carrying a charge (a) 3 2 (b) 4 2
Q  10 C (10 micro-coulomb) are suspended by
two insulating threads of equal lengths 1m each, (c) 5 2 (d) 7
from a point fixed in the ceiling. It is found that in 132. The work done in bringing a 20 coulomb charge
equilibrium threads are separated by an angle from point A to point B for distance 0.2m is 2J.
60 o between them, as shown in the figure. What The potential difference between the two points
is the tension in the threads (Given: will be (in volt)
1 [RPET 1999; MP PMT 2002; AIEEE 2002]
 9  10 9 Nm / C 2 ) [MP PET 2001; Pb PET 2003]
(4 0 )
(a) 0.2 (b) 8
(a) 18 N (c) 0.1 (d) 0.4
60o
(b) 1.8 N 133. A hollow sphere of charge does not produce an
electric field at any[MNR 1985; RPET 2001; DPMT 2002;
(c) 0.18 N
Q Q Kerala PMT 2004; Pb PET 2004; Orissa PMT 2004]
(d) None of the above
(a) Point beyond 2 metres (b)Point beyond 10 metres
8
127. A ball of mass 1 g and charge 10 C moves from (c) Interior point (d) Outer point
a point A. where potential is 600 volt to the point
B where potential is zero. Velocity of the ball at 134. If 4  10 20 eV energy is required to move a charge
the point B is 20 cm/s. The velocity of the ball at of 0.25 coulomb between two points. Then what
the point A will be [KCET 2001]
will be the potential difference between them [

(a) 178 V (b) 256 V

(a) 22.8 cm/s (b) 228 cm/s
(c) 356 V (d) None of these
(c) 16.8 m/s (d) 168 m/s
135. Kinetic energy of an electron accelerated in a
128. The acceleration of an electron in an electric field potential difference of 100 V is [AFMC 1999; MP PMT 2002]
of magnitude 50 V/cm, if e/m value of the electron
(a) 1.6  10 17 J (b) 1.6  10 21 J
is 1.76  10 11 C/kg, is [CPMT 2001]
(c) 1.6  10 29 J (d) 1.6  10 34 J
2 2
(a) 8.8  10 14
m/sec (b) 6.2  10 13
m/sec
136. A drop of 10 6 kg water carries 10 6 C charge.
2
(c) 5.4  10 12
m/sec (d) Zero What electric field should be applied to balance
129. Three charges Q, (q) and (q) are placed at the its weight (assume g  10 m / s 2 )
vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l as (a) 10 V/m upward (b) 10 V/m downward
shown in the figure. If the net electrostatic energy
of the system is zero, then Q is Qequal to (c) 0.1 V/m downward (d) 0.1 V/m upward
[MP PET 2001]

137. A charged particle of mass 0.003 gm is held

 q
(a)    stationary in space by placing it in a downward
 2 l l
direction of electric field of 6  10 4 N / C . Then the
(b) (q)
magnitude of the charge is
(c) (q) +q l +q [Orissa JEE 2002]
(d) Zero (a) 5  10 4 C (b) 5  10 10 C
130. A positively charged particle moving along x-axis
(c)  18  10 6 C (d)  5  10 9 C
with a certain velocity enters a uniform electric
field directed along positive y-axis. Its 138. Two point charges 9e and e are at 16 cm away
[AMU (Engg.) 2001]
from each other. Where should another charge q
(a) Vertical velocity changes but horizontal
velocity remains constant

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be placed between them so that the system 145. A simple pendulum of period T has a metal bob
remains in equilibrium which is negatively charged. If it is allowed to
oscillate above a positively charged metal plate,
[MP PET 2002]
its period will
(a) 24 cm from 9e (b) 12 cm from 9e
[AIEEE 2002; CBSE PMT 2001]
(c) 24 cm from e (d) 12 cm from e (a) Remains equal to T (b) Less than T
139. If 3 charges are placed at the vertices of (c) Greater than T (d) Infinite
equilateral triangle of charge ‘q’ each. What is the
146. A charged particle of mass m and charge q is
net potential energy, if the side of equilateral 
is l cm [AIEEE 2002] released from rest in a uniform electric field E.
Neglecting the effect of gravity, the kinetic energy
1 q2 1 2q 2 of the charged particle after ‘t’ second is
(a) (b)
4  0 l 4  0 l
Eq 2m 2E 2 t 2
2 2
(a) (b)
1 3q 1 4q 2t 2 mq
(c) (d)
4  0 l 4  0 l
E 2q 2t 2 Eqm
11
(c) (d)
140. The distance between charges 5  10 C and 2m t
 2.7  10 11 C is 0.2 m. The distance at which a 147. A proton is about 1840 times heavier than an
third charge should be placed in order that it will electron. When it is accelerated by a potential
not experience any force along the line joining the difference of 1 kV, its kinetic energy will be [AIIMS 2003; D
two charges is
(a) 1840 keV (b) 1/1840 keV
[Kerala PET 2002]
(c) 1 keV (d) 920 keV
(a) 0.44 m (b) 0.65 m
(c) 0.556 m (d) 0.350 m 148. A conducting sphere of radius R  20 cm is given a

141. If identical charges (q) are placed at each corner charge Q  16 C . What is E at centre [

of a cube of side b, then electric potential energy (a) 3.6  10 6 N / C (b) 1.8  10 6 N / C
of charge (q) which is placed at centre of the
(c) Zero (d) 0.9  10 6 N / C
cube will be
[CBSE PMT 2002] 149. A thin spherical conducting shell of radius R has
a charge q. Another charge Q is placed at the
8 2q 2  8 2q 2 centre of the shell. The electrostatic potential at a
(a) (b)
4  0 b  0 b R
point p a distance from the centre of the shell
2
 4 2q 2  4q2
(c) (d) is [AIEEE 2003]
 0 b 3 0 b
(q  Q ) 2 2Q
(a) (b)
142. An electron having charge ‘e’ and mass ‘m’ is 4  0 R 4  0 R
moving in a uniform electric field E. Its
acceleration will be 2Q 2q 2Q q
[AIIMS 2002] (c)  (d) 
4 0 R 4 0 R 4 0 R 4 0 R
e2 E 2e
(a) (b)
m m 150. A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an
electric field produced by a point charge placed at
eE mE
(c) (d) P as shown in figure. Let VA , VB , VC be the
m e
potentials at points A, B and C respectively. Then [Orissa J
143. Cathode rays travelling from east to west enter
into region of electric field directed towards north
to south in the plane of paper. The deflection of
cathode rays is towards A
C P
[CPMT 2002]
(a) East (b) South B
(c) West (d) North
(a) VC  VB (b) VB  VC
144. An  -particle is accelerated through a potential
difference of 200V. The increase in its kinetic (c) V A  VB (d) V A  VC
energy is
151. A point charge is kept at the centre of a metallic
[UPSEAT 2002]
insulated spherical shell. Then
(a) 100 eV (b) 200 eV
(a) Electric field out side the sphere is zero
(c) 400 eV (d) 800 eV
(b) Electric field inside the sphere is zero

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(c) Net induced charge on the sphere is zero 159. Work done in moving a positive charge on an
(d) Electric potential inside the sphere is zero equipotential surface is [BCECE 2004]

(a) Finite, positive but not zero

152. An electron moving with the speed 5  10 6 per sec
is shooted parallel to the electric field of intensity (b) Finite, negative but not zero

1  10 3 N/C . Field is responsible for the retardation (c) Zero

of motion of electron. Now evaluate the distance (d) Infinite

travelled by the electron before coming to rest for 160. A charge of 10 e.s.u. is placed at a distance of 2 cm
an instant (mass of e  9  10 31 Kg. charge from a charge of 40 e.s.u. and 4 cm from another
charge of 20 e.s.u. The potential energy of the
 1.6  10 19 C) [MP PMT 2003]
charge 10 e.s.u. is (in ergs)
(a) 7 m (b) 0.7 mm [CPMT 1976; MP PET 1989]
(c) 7 cm (d) 0.7 cm (a) 87.5 (b) 112.5
153. An electron enters in high potential region V 2 (c) 150 (d) 250
from lower potential region V1 then its velocity [MP PMT 2003]
161. A table tennis ball which has been covered with
(a) Will increase conducting paint is suspended by a silk thread so
that it hang between two plates, out of which one
(b) Will change in direction but not in magnitude
is earthed and other is connected to a high voltage
(c) No change in direction of field generator. This ball
(d) No change in direction perpendicular to field (a) Is attracted towards high voltage plate and
154. The electric potential at the surface of an stays there

atomic nucleus (Z = 50) of radius 9.0× 10 13 cm (b) Hangs without moving
is (c) Swing backward and forward hitting each
[CPMT 1990; Pb. PMT 2002; BVP 2003; MP PET 2004] plate in turn

(a) 80 volts (b) 8 × 10 6 volts (d) Is attracted to earthed plate and stays there

(c) 9 volts (d) 9 × 10 5 volts 162. A sphere of 4 cm radius is suspended within a

hollow sphere of 6 cm radius. The inner sphere is
155. A pellet carrying charge of 0.5 coulombs is
charged to potential 3 e.s.u. and the outer sphere
accelerated through a potential of 2,000 volts. It
is earthed. The charge on the inner sphere is
attains a kinetic energy equal to [NCERT 1973; CPMT 1973; JIPMER 2002]
1
(a) 1000 ergs (b) 1000 joules (a) 54 e.s.u. (b) e.s.u.
4
(c) 1000 kWh (d) 500 ergs
(c) 30 e.s.u. (d) 36 e.s.u.
156. A particle has a mass 400 times than that of the
163. State which of the following is correct [CPMT 1974, 80]
electron and charge is double than that of a
electron. It is accelerated by 5V of potential (a) Joule = coulomb × volt (b)Joule = coulomb/volt
difference. Initially the particle was at rest, then (c) Joule = volt × ampere (d) Joule = volt/ampere
its final kinetic energy will be
164. When a positive q charge is taken from lower
[MP PMT 1990; DPMT 1999] potential to a higher potential point, then its
(a) 5 eV (b) 10 eV potential energy will

(c) 100 eV (d) 2000 eV (a) Decrease (b) Increases

157. An electron (charge = 1.6  10 19 coulomb) is (c) Remain unchanged (d) Become zero
accelerated through a potential of 1,00,000 volts. 165. When a negative charge is taken at a height from
The energy required by the electron is [MP
earth's PET 1989]
surface, then its potential energy [

(a) 1.6  10 24 joule (b) 1.6  10 14 erg (a) Decreases (b) Increases
(c) Remains unchanged (d) Will become infinity
(c) 0.53  10 14 joule (d) 1.6  10 14 joule
166. When a charge of 3 coulombs is placed in a
158. The charge given to a hollow sphere of radius 10
–19 uniform electric field, it experiences a force of
cm is 3.2×10 coulomb. At a distance of 4 cm
3000 Newton. Within this field, potential
from its centre, the electric potential will be [MP PMT 1990]
difference between two points separated by a
(a) 28 .8  10 9 volts (b) 288 volts distance of 1 cm is [MP PMT 1986; 2000]

(c) 2.88 volts (d) Zero (a) 10 volts (b) 90 volts

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(c) 1000 volts (d) 3000 volts 174. Two parallel plates separated by a distance of
167. There are two equipotential surface as shown in 5mm are kept at a potential difference of 50 V. A
figure. The distance between them is r. The particle of mass 10 15 kg and charge 10 11 C
charge of –q coulomb is taken from the surface A
enters in it with a velocity 10 7 m / s. The
to B, the resultant work done will be [MP PMT 1986; CPMT 1986, 88]
acceleration of the particle will be
1 q
(a) W  [MP PMT 1997]
4 o r
(a) 10 8 m / s 2 (b) 5  10 5 m / s 2
1 q
(b) W 
4 0 r 2 A r B
(c) 10 5 m / s 2 (d) 2  10 3 m / s 2
1 q 175. Three point charges are placed at the corners of
(c) W  
4 0 r 2 an equilateral triangle. Assuming only
(d) W = zero electrostatic forces are acting

168. When one electron is taken towards the other (a) The system can never be in equilibrium
electron, then the electric potential energy of the (b) The system will be in equilibrium if the
system [RPET 1999; charges rotate about the centre of the triangle
CBSE PMT 1993, 99; Pb. PMT 1999; BHU 2000, 02] (c) The system will be in equilibrium if the
(a) Decreases (b) Increases charges have different magnitudes and
different signs
(c) Remains unchanged (d) Becomes zero
(d) The system will be in equilibrium if the
169. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5cm is charged
charges have the same magnitudes but
such that the potential on its surface is 10V. The
different signs
potential at a distance of 2cm from the centre of
176. If an insulated non-conducting sphere of radius R
the sphere
has charge density  . The electric field at a
[MP PET 1992; MP PMT 1996]
distance r from the centre of sphere (r  R) will
(a) Zero (b) 10 V
be [BHU 2003]
(c) 4 V (d) 10/3 V
R r
(a) (b)
170. The work done in carrying a charge of 5 C from 3 0 0
a point A to a point B in an electric field is 10mJ. r 3 R
The potential difference (VB  VA ) is then [Haryana CEE 1996](c) 3 (d)
0
0

(a) + 2kV (b) – 2 kV 177. Two plates are at potentials –10 V and +30 V. If
(c) + 200 V (d) – 200 V the separation between the plates be 2 cm. The
171. Value of potential at a point due to a point charge electric field between them is
is (a) 2000 V/m (b) 1000 V/m
[MP PET 1996] (c) 500 V/m (d) 3000 V/m
(a) Inversely proportional to square of the 178. The electric potential inside a conducting sphere
distance [RPMT 2002]
(b) Directly proportional to square of the distance (a) Increases from centre to surface
(c) Inversely proportional to the distance (b) Decreases from centre to surface
(d) Directly proportional to the distance (c) Remains constant from centre to surface
172. Electric potential of earth is taken to be zero (d) Is zero at every point inside
because earth is a good [AIIMS 1998; BHU 2002]
179. The wrong statement about electric lines of force
(a) Insulator (b) Conductor is
(c) Semiconductor (d) Dielectric [RPMT 2002]
173. There is 10 units of charge at the centre of a circle (a) These originate from positive charge and end
of radius 10m. The work done in moving 1 unit of on negative charge
charge around the circle once is
(b) They do not intersect each other at a point
[EAMCET (Med.) 1995; AIIMS 2000; Pb. PMT 2000]
(c) They have the same form for a point charge and
(a) Zero (b) 10 units a sphere
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180. A charge produces an electric field of 1 N/C at a 187. Equipotential surfaces associated with an electric
point distant 0.1 m from it. The magnitude of field which is increasing in magnitude along the
charge is x-direction are
[RPET 2002] [AIIMS 2004]

(a) 1.11  10 12 C (b) 9.11  10 12 C (a) Planes parallel to yz-plane

(c) 7.11  10 6 C (d) None of these (b) Planes parallel to xy-plane

(c) Planes parallel to xz-plane
181. A charged particle is suspended in equilibrium in
a uniform vertical electric field of intensity (d) Coaxial cylinders of increasing radii around
20000 V/m. If mass of the particle is 9.6  10 16 kg , the x-axis
the charge on it and excess number of electrons 188. A bullet of mass 2 gm is having a charge of 2 C .
on the particle are respectively (g  10 m / s ) 2
Through what potential difference must it be
[Pb. PMT 2003] accelerated, starting from rest, to acquire a speed
(a) 4.8  10 19
C, 3 (b) 5.8  10 19
C, 4 of 10 m / s [CBSE PMT 2004]

(c) 3.8  10 19 C, 2 (d) 2.8  10 19 C, 1 (a) 5 kV (b) 50 kV

(c) 5 V (d) 50 V
182. The potential at a distance R/2 from the centre of
a conducting sphere of radius R will be[RPMT 2003] 189. The points resembling equal potentials are
Q [Orissa PMT 2004]
(a) 0 (b)
8 0 R S
(a) P and Q
Q Q
(c) (d) (b) S and Q P Q
4  0 R 2 0 R
(c) S and R
183. Four charges Q,  Q,  Q,  Q are placed at the
(d) P and R R
corners of a square taken in order. At the centre
of the square 190. Figure shows three points A, B and C in a region of
[RPMT 2003] uniform electric field
E . The line AB is
(a) E  0, V  0 (b) E  0, V  0 perpendicular and BC is parallel to the field lines.
(c) E  0, V  0 (d) E  0, V  0 Then which of the following holds good. Where
VA , VB and VC represent the electric potential at
184. The radius of nucleus of silver (atomic number =
points A, B and C respectively
47) is 3.4  10 14 m . The electric potential on the
[CPMT 2004; MP PMT 2005]
surface of nucleus is (e  1.6  10 19 C) [Pb. PET 2003]
(a) VA  VB  VC
(a) 1.99  10 6 volt (b) 2.9  10 6 volt A
(b) VA  VB  VC
(c) 4.99  10 6 volt (d) 0.99  10 6 volt
(c) VA  VB  VC B C
185. Charges q, 2q, 3q and 4q are placed at the corners
A, B, C and D of a square as shown in the (d) VA  VB  VC
following figure. The direction of electric field at 191. In a certain charge distribution, all points having
the centre of the square is along
zero potential can be joined by a circle S. Points
D C [MP PMT 2004]
4q
inside S have positive potential and points outside
3q
S have negative potential. A positive charge,
which is free to move, is placed inside S
O
(a) It will remain in equilibrium
q 2q
A B
(b) It can move inside S, but it cannot cross S

(a) AB (b) CB (c) It must cross S at some time

(c) BD (d) AC (d) It may move, but will ultimately return to its
186. Point charge q1  2 C and q2  1 C are kept at starting point

points x  0 and x  6 respectively. Electrical 192. Infinite charges of magnitude q each are lying at x
potential will be zero at points =1, 2,[MP4,PMT
8...2004]
meter on X-axis. The value of
(a) x  2 and x  9 (b) x  1 and x  5 intensity of electric field at point x = 0 due to
(c) x  4 and x  12 (d) x  2 and x  2 these charges will be [J & K CET 2004]
9
(a) 12  10 q N/C (b) Zero
9 9
(c) 6  10 q N/C (d) 4  10 q N/C

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193. A square of side ‘a’ has charge Q at its centre and along the arc of a circle of radius 40 cm from C
charge ‘q’ at one of the corners. The work to D. The change in the potential energy of the
required to be done in moving the charge ‘q’ from q
3
the corner to the diagonally opposite corner is system is
[UPSEAT k , where k is
2004]
4  0
Qq
(a) Zero (b) q3 [CBSE PMT 2005]
4  0 a C
(a) 8 q 2
Qq 2 Qq
(c) (d) (b) 8 q1
4  0 a 2 0 a 40
cm
194. A pendulum bob of mass 30 .7  10 6 kg and (c) 6q 2 q2
8 q1 D
carrying a charge 2  10 C is at rest in a (d) 6q1
A 30 cm B
horizontal uniform electric field of 20000 V/m. 200. A charged ball B hangs from a silk thread S, which
The tension in the thread of the pendulum is makes an angle  with a large charged
(g  9.8 m / s 2 ) [UPSEAT 2004] conducting sheet P , as shown in the figure. The
surface charge density + of the sheet is
(a) 3  10 4 N (b) 4  10 4 N proportional to + [AIEEE 2005]
P
(a) sin
+
(c) 5  10 4 N (d) 6  10 4 N + 
195. An infinite line charge produce a field of (b) tan  +
S
+
7.182  10 8 N / C at a distance of 2 cm. The linear (c) cos 
+
charge density is B
(d) cot 
[MH CET 2004]
201. Two point charges +8q and 2q are located at
4
(a) 7.27  10 C/m (b) 7.98  10 4 C / m x  0 and x  L respectively. The location of a
point on the x-axis at which the net electric field
(c) 7.11  10 4 C / m (d) 7.04  10 4 C / m
due to these two point charges is zero is
196. An electron experiences a force equal to its (a) 8 L (b) 4 L
weight when placed in an electric field. The
intensity of the field will be L
(c) 2 L (d)
[MHCET 2004]
4
11 11 202. Two thin wire rings each having a radius R are
(a) 1.7  10 N /C (b) 5.0  10 N /C
placed at a distance d apart with their axes
(c) 5.5  10 11 N / C (d) 56 N/C coinciding. The charges on the two rings are q
and q . The potential difference between the
197. The dielectric strength of air at NTP is 3  10 6 V/ m
centres of the two rings is [AIEEE 2005]
then the maximum charge that can be given to a
spherical conductor of radius 3 m is [Pb. PMT 2001] Q 1 1 
(a) Zero (b)   
4 0  R R 2  d 2 
(a) 3  10 4 C (b) 3  10 3 C

(c) 3  10 2 C (d) 3  10 1 C Q 1 1 
(c) QR / 40 d 2 (d)   
198. As per this diagram a point charge q is placed at 2 0  R R  d 
2 2

the origin O . Work done in taking another point 203. Three infinitely long charge sheets are placed as
charge Q from the point A [co-ordinates (0, a) ] shown in figure. The electric field at point P is
to another point B [co-ordinates (a, 0)] along the [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2005]
straight path AB is 2 ˆ Z
(a) k
[CBSE PMT 2005] o 
Z = 3a
(a) Zero 2 ˆ
(b)  k P
o 2
  qQ 1  Y Z=a
(b)   2a
2 
4 ˆ
 4 0 a  A (c) k
o
x
 Z = a
 qQ 1  a 4 ˆ
(c)   (d)  k
2  o
 4 0 a  2
204. Two infinitely long parallel conducting plates
 qQ 1  O B X
(d)   2a having surface charge densities
2 
 4  0 a   and  respectively, are separated by a small

199. To charges q 1 and q 2 are placed 30 cm apart, distance. The medium between the plates is
vacuum. If  0 is the dielectric permittivity of
shown in the figure. A third charge q 3 is moved

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vacuum, then the electric field in the region 210. A hollow metallic sphere of radius R is given a
between the plates is [AIIMS 2005] charge Q. Then the potential at the centre is [

 1 Q
(a) 0 volts / meter (b) (a) Zero (b) .
2 o
volts / meter 4  0 R

1 2Q 1 Q
 2 (c) . (d) .
(c) volts / meter (d) volts / meter 4  0 R 4  0 2 R
o o

205. Four point +ve charges of same magnitude (Q) are Electric Dipole
placed at four corners of a rigid square frame as
shown in figure. The plane of the frame is 1. An electric dipole when placed in a uniform
perpendicular to Z axis. If a –ve point charge is electric field E will have minimum potential
placed at a distance z away from the above frame energy, if the positive direction of dipole moment
makes the following angle with E
(z<<L) then [AIIMS 2005]
[CPMT 1981; MP PMT 1987]
Q Q
(a)  (b)  / 2
(c) Zero (d) 3 / 2
L 2. A given charge is situated at a certain distance
from an electric dipole in the end-on position
Z-axis
experiences a force F. If the distance of the charge
Q Q
is doubled, the force acting on the charge will be

(a) – ve charge oscillates along the Z axis. (a) 2F (b) F / 2

(c) F / 4 (d) F / 8
(b) It moves away from the frame
3. The electric potential at a point on the axis of an
(c) It moves slowly towards the frame and stays electric dipole depends on the distance r of the
in the plane of the frame point from the dipole as [CPMT 1982; UPSEAT 2001
(d) It passes through the frame only once. MP PMT 1996, 2002; MP PET 2001, 05]

1 1
206. At a point 20 cm from the centre of a uniformly (a)  (b) 
r r2
charged dielectric sphere of radius 10 cm, the
electric field is 100 V/m. The electric field at 3 cm 1
(c)  r (d) 
from the centre of the sphere will be [BCECE 2005] r3
4. An electric dipole of moment p is placed in the
(a) 150 V/m (b) 125 V/m
position of stable equilibrium in uniform electric
(c) 120 V/m (d) Zero field of intensity E . It is rotated through an angle
 from the initial position. The potential energy
207. Charges 4Q, q and Q and placed along x-axis at
of electric dipole in the final position is
positions x  0, x  l / 2 and x  l , respectively. Find
[MP PET 1993]
the value of q so that force on charge Q is zero [DPMT 2005]
(a) pE cos  (b) pE sin 
(a) Q (b) Q / 2
(c) pE(1  cos  ) (d)  pE cos 
(c) – Q / 2 (d) – Q
5. An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform electric
208. If an electron moves from rest from a point at field. It experiences [AIIMS 2003; DCE 2001]
which potential is 50 volt to another point at (a) A force and a torque (b) A force but not a
which potential is 70 volt, then its kinetic energy torque
in the final state will be
(c) A torque but not a force (d)Neither a force nor a torque
[J & K CET 2005]
6. An electric dipole consisting of two opposite
–10 –18
(a) 3.2 × 10 J (b) 3.2 × 10 J charges of 2  10 6 C each separated by a distance
(c) 1 N (d) 1 dyne of 3 cm is placed in an electric field of 2  10 5
209. In the following diagram the work done in moving N/C. The maximum torque on the dipole will be
a point charge from point P to point A, B and C is
(a) 12  10 1 N m (b) 12  10 3 N m
respectively as WA, WB and WC , then [J & K CET 2005]
(a) WA = WB = WC (c) 24  10 1 N m (d) 24  10 3 N m
C A P
(b) WA = WB = WC = 0
7. An electric dipole of moment p is placed normal
(c) WA > WB > WC
B to the lines of force of electric intensity E , then
(d) WA < WB < WC
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the work done in deflecting it through an angle of 14. Electric charges q, q,  2q are placed at the corners
180  is [BVP 2003]
of an equilateral triangle ABC of side l . The
(a) pE (b)  2 pE magnitude of electric dipole moment of the
(c) 2 pE (d) Zero system is [MP PMT 1994]

8. The distance between the two charges q and q (a) ql (b) 2ql
of a dipole is r . On the axial line at a distance d
from the centre of dipole, the intensity is (c) 3 ql (d) 4 ql
proportional to [CPMT 1977]
15. The torque acting on a dipole of moment P in an
q qr
(a) (b)
d2 d2 electric field E is [MP PMT 1994; CPMT 2001]

q qr (a) P  E (b) P  E
(c) (d)
d3 d3
(c) Zero (d) E  P
9. An electron and a proton are at a distance of 1 Å .
The moment of this dipole will be (C  m)[CPMT 1984] 16. The electric field at a point on equatorial line of a
(a) 1.6  10 19 (b) 1.6  10 29 dipole and direction of the dipole moment [

(c) 3.2  10 19 (d) 3.2  10 29 (a) Will be parallel

10. The electric field due to a dipole at a distance r on (b) Will be in opposite direction
its axis is
(c) Will be perpendicular
[MP PMT 1993; RPET 2001;
MP PET/PMT 2002; BCECE 2003] (d) Are not related
(a) Directly proportional to r 3 17. Two opposite and equal charges 4  10 8 coulomb
(b) Inversely proportional to r 3 when placed 2  10 2 cm away, form a dipole. If
(c) Directly proportional to r 2 this dipole is placed in an external electric field
4  10 8 newton / coulomb , the value of maximum
(d) Inversely proportional to r 2
torque and the work done in rotating it through
11. Two charges  3.2  10 19 and  3.2  10 19 C placed
180  will be [MP PET 1996]
at 2.4 Å apart form an electric dipole. It is placed
in a uniform electric field of intensity (a) 64  10 4 Nm and 64  10 4 J
4  10 5 volt / m . The electric dipole moment is
(b) 32  10 4 Nm and 32  10 4 J
(a) 15 .36  10 29 coulomb  m

(b) 15 .36  10 19 coulomb  m (c) 64  10 4 Nm and 32  10 4 J

(c) 7.68  10 29 coulomb  m (d) 32  10 4 Nm and 64  10 4 J

(d) 7.68  10 19 coulomb  m 18. If E a be the electric field strength of a short
12. An electric dipole of moment p is placed at the dipole at a point on its axial line and E e that on
origin along the x -axis. The electric field at a the equatorial line at the same distance, then [MP PET 199
point P , whose position vector makes an
angle  with the x -axis, will make an angle ..... (a) E e  2 E a (b) E a  2 E e
1
with the x -axis, where tan   tan  [MP PMT 1994] (c) E a  E e (d) None of the above
2
(a)  (b)  19. An electric dipole is placed in an electric field
(c)    (d)   2 generated by a point charge [

13. An electric dipole is placed along the x  axis at (a) The net electric force on the dipole must be
the origin O . A point P is at a distance of 20 cm zero
 (b) The net electric force on the dipole may be
from this origin such that OP makes an angle
3 zero
with the x-axis. If the electric field at P makes an (c) The torque on the dipole due to the field must
angle  with the x-axis, the value of  would be [MP PMT 1997]
be zero
   3
(a) (b)  tan 1   (d) The torque on the dipole due to the field may
3 3  2  be zero
 

 3 20. A point Q lies on the perpendicular bisector of an

2
(c) (d) tan 1   electrical dipole of dipole moment p . If the
3  2 
  distance of Q from the dipole is r (much larger

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than the size of the dipole), then electric field at along the direction of the field, the force on it and
Q is proportional to its potential energy are respectively
[CBSE PMT 1998; JIPMER 2001, 02] [CBSE PMT 2004]
1 (a) 2q  E and minimum (b) q  E and p  E
(a) p and r 2 (b) p and r 2
(c) Zero and minimum (d) q  E and maximum
(c) p 2 and r 3 (d) p and r 3
29. Intensity of an electric field E due to a dipole,
21. If the magnitude of intensity of electric field at a depends on distance r as [Pb. PMT 2004]
distance x on axial line and at a distance y on
1 1
equatorial line on a given dipole are equal, then (a) E  (b) E 
x : y is [EAMCET 1994] r4 r3
1 1
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 1 : 2 (c) E  (d) E 
r2 r
3
(c) 1 : 2 (d) 2 :1 30. The ratio of electric fields on the axis and at
22. An electric dipole in a uniform electric field equator of an electric dipole will be
experiences (When it is placed at an angle  with (a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1
the field) [RPET 2000]
(c) 4 : 1 (d) None of these
(a) Force and torque both (b)Force but no torque 6
31. For a dipole q  2  10 C and d  0.01 m . Calculate
(c) Torque but no force (d) No force and no
the maximum torque for this dipole if
torque
E  5  10 5 N / C
23. The electric intensity due to a dipole of length 10
cm and having a charge of 500 C , at a point on [RPMT 2003]
the axis at a distance 20 cm from one of the (a) 1  10 3 Nm 1 (b) 10  10 3 Nm 1
charges in air, is
(c) 10  10 3 Nm (d) 1  10 2 Nm 2
[CBSE PMT 2001]
32. A molecule with a dipole moment p is placed in an
(a) 6.25  10 7 N/C (b) 9.28  10 7 N/C electric field of strength E. Initially the dipole is
(c) 13 .1  1111 N/C (d) 20 .5  10 7 N/C aligned parallel to the field. If the dipole is to be
rotated to be anti-parallel to the field, the work
24. Electric potential at an equatorial point of a small required to be done by an external agency is
dipole with dipole moment P (r, distance from the
(a) – 2pE (b) – pE
dipole) is
(c) pE (d) 2pE
[MP PMT 2001]
P 33. An electric dipole of moment p placed in a
(a) Zero (b)
4  0 r 2
uniform electric field E has minimum potential
P 2P energy when the angle between p and E is
(c) (d)
4  0 r 3
4  0 r 3 
(a) Zero (b)
2
25. The distance between H  and Cl  ions in HCl
3
molecule is 1.28 Å. What will be the potential due (c)  (d)
to this dipole at a distance of 12 Å on the axis of 2
dipole [MP PMT 2002] 34. A region surrounding a stationary electric dipoles
has
(a) 0.13 V (b) 1.3 V
[MP PET 1994]
(c) 13 V (d) 130 V
(a) Magnetic field only
26. The potential at a point due to an electric dipole
(b) Electric field only
will be maximum and minimum when the angles
between the axis of the dipole and the line joining (c) Both electric and magnetic fields
the point to the dipole are respectively (d) No electric
[MP and magnetic fields
PMT 2002]

(a) 90 o and 180 o (b) 0 o and 90 o 35. Two electric dipoles of moment P and 64 P are
placed in opposite direction on a line at a distance
(c) 90 o and 0 o (d) 0 o and 180 o of 25 cm. The electric field will be zero at point
27. The value of electric potential at any point due to between the dipoles whose distance from the
any electric dipole is [MP PMT 2004] dipole of moment P is [MP PET 2003]

p r p r 25
(a) k . (b) k . (a) 5 cm (b) cm
r2 r3 9

p r p r 4
(c) k . (d) k . (c) 10 cm (d) cm
r2 r3 13

28. An electric dipole has the magnitude of its charge 36. When an electric dipole P is placed in a uniform
as q and its dipole moment is p. It is placed in a
electric field E then at what angle between P
uniform electric field E. If its dipole moment is
and E the value of torque will be maximum

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(a) 90 o (b) 0 o 5. For a given surface the Gauss's law is stated as

(c) 180 o (d) 45 o  E  ds  0 . From this we can conclude that [

19 9
37. Two charges  3.2  10 C and  3.2  10 C kept
(a) E is necessarily zero on the surface
2.4 Å apart forms a dipole. If it is kept in uniform
(b) E is perpendicular to the surface at every
electric field of intensity 4  10 5 volt/m then what
point
will be its electrical energy in equilibrium [MP PMT 2003]
(c) The total flux through the surface is zero
23 23
(a)  3  10 J (b)  3  10 J (d) The flux is only going out of the surface
23 23
(c)  6  10 J (d)  2  10 J 6. A cube of side l is placed in a uniform field E ,

38. What is the angle between the electric dipole where E  Eˆi . The net electric flux through the
moment and the electric field strength due to it on cube is

the equatorial line [Haryana CEE 1996]

2
[AFMC 2005] (a) Zero (b) l E
o o
(a) 0 (b) 90 (c) 4 l 2 E (d) 6l 2 E

(c) 180
o
(d) None of these 7. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are
placed inside a cube. The total electric flux
39. The electric field due to an electric dipole at a coming out of the cube will be
distance r from its centre in axial position is E. If
[MP PMT/PET 1998]
the dipole is rotated through an angle of 90°
8e 16 e
about its perpendicular axis, the electric field at (a) (b)
0 0
the same point will be [J & K CET 2005]
e
(a) E (b) E / 4 (c) (d) Zero
0
(c) E / 2 (d) 2E
8. A point charge q is placed at the centre of a cube
of side L . The electric flux emerging from the
Electric Flux and Gauss's Law cube is

1. A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a [CBSE PMT 1996; BCECE 2003; AIEEE 2002]

uniform electric field E parallel to the cylinder q

(a) (b) Zero
axis. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder 0
is given by
6 qL 2 q
(c) (d)
[CPMT 1975; RPMT 2002; KCET 2004] 0 6 L2  0
(a) 2R E 2
(b) R / E 2
9. A charge q is placed at the centre of the open end
(c) (R  R) / E
2
(d) Zero of cylindrical vessel. The flux of the electric field
through the surface of the vessel is
2. Electric field at a point varies as r 0 for
q
(a) Zero (b)
(a) An electric dipole 0
(b) A point charge q 2q
(c) (d)
(c) A plane infinite sheet of charge 2 0 0

(d) A line charge of infinite length 10. It is not convenient to use a spherical Gaussian
surface to find the electric field due to an electric
3. An electric charge q is placed at the centre of a dipole using Gauss’s theorem because
cube of side  . The electric flux on one of its
(a) Gauss’s law fails in this case
faces will be
[MP PMT 1994, 95; DCE 1999, 2001; AIIMS 2001]
(b) This problem does not have spherical
symmetry
q q
(a) (b) (c) Coulomb’s law is more fundamental than
6 0 0a2 Gauss’s law
q q (d) Spherical Gaussian surface will alter the
(c) (d)
4  0 a 2
0 dipole moment

4. Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive 11. According to Gauss’ Theorem, electric field of an
charge put in air is [MP PET 1995] infinitely long straight wire is proportional to
[RPET 2000; DCE 2000]
(a)  0 (b)  01
1
(c) (4 p 0 )1 (d) 4 0 (a) r (b)
r2
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1 1 q q
(c) (d) (a) (b)
r3 r 0 2 0
12. Electric charge is uniformly distributed along a q q
(c) (d)
long straight wire of radius 1mm. The charge per 40 6 0
cm length of the wire is Q coulomb. Another
18. If a spherical conductor comes out from the closed
cylindrical surface of radius 50 cm and length 1m
surface of the sphere then total flux emitted from
symmetrically encloses the wire as shown in the
the surface will be
figure. The total electric flux passing through the
[RPET 2003]
cylindrical surface is [MP PET 2001]
1
(a)  (the charge enclosed by surface)
(a)
Q + 0
+
0 + (b)  0  (charge enclosed by surface)
100 Q 1
(b) (c)  (charge enclosed by surface)
0 4  0
1m
10 Q (d) 0
(c)
( 0 ) 19. If the electric flux entering and leaving an
+ enclosed surface respectively is 1 and  2 the
100 Q + 50cm
(d) + electric charge inside the surface will be
( 0 )
(a) (1  2 ) 0 (b) ( 2  1 ) 0
13. The S.I. unit of electric flux is [KCET 2001]
(c) (1   2 ) /  0 (d) (2  1 ) /  0
(a) Weber (b) Newton per coulomb
20. A charge q is located at the centre of a cube. The
(c) Volt  metre (d) Joule per coulomb electric flux through any face is
14. q1 , q 2 , q 3 and q 4 are point charges located at 4 q q
(a) (b)
points as shown in the figure and S is a spherical 6(4  0 ) 6(4  0 )
Gaussian surface of radius R. Which of the q 2q
following is true according to the Gauss’s law (c) [AMU 2002] (d)
S
6(4  0 ) 6(4  0 )

21. Shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux

q1 R of electric field due to these charges through the
q4 surface S is
q2 q3 [AIIMS 2003]
S
+q +q

    q q q
(a)
 (E
s
1  E 2  E 3 ).d A  1 2
2 0
3

+q
    (q  q  q )
(b)
 (E
s
1  E 2  E 3 ).d A  1 2
0
3
(a) 3q /  0 (b) 2q /  0
    (q  q  q  q ) (c) q /  0 (d) Zero
(c)
s
(E1  E 2  E 3 ).d A  1 2 3 4
0 22. Consider the charge configuration and spherical
Gaussian surface as shown in the figure. When
(d) None of the above calculating the flux of the electric field over the
15. Gauss’s law should be invalid if [Orissa JEE 2002]
spherical surface the electric field will be due to
(a) There were magnetic monopoles (a) q 2
+q1 q2
(b) The inverse square law were not exactly true
(b) Only the positive charges
(c) The velocity of light were not a universal –q1
(c) All the charges
constant
(d) None of these (d) q1 and q1

16. The inward and outward electric flux for a 23. Gauss’s law is true only if force due to a charge
closed surface in units of N - m 2 / C are varies as
respectively 8  10 3 and 4  10 3. Then the total [MP PMT 2004]
charge inside the surface is [where  0  (a) r 1
(b) r 2

permittivity constant] (c) r 3

(d) r4
[KCET 2003; MP PMT 2002]
24. An electric dipole is put in north-south direction
(a) 4  10 3 C (b)  4  10 3 C in a sphere filled with water. Which statement is
(4  10 3 ) correct [MP PET 1995]
(c) C (d)  4  10 3  0 C
 (a) Electric flux is coming towards sphere
17. A charge q is placed at the centre of a cube. Then (b) Electric flux is coming out of sphere
the flux passing through one face of cube will be (c) Electric flux entering into sphere and leaving
[RPET 2003; MP PET 2003; UPSEAT 2004] the sphere are same
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(d) Water does not permit electric flux to enter
into sphere
25. Two infinite plane parallel sheets separated by a
distance d have equal and opposite uniform
charge densities  . Electric field at a point
between the sheets is [MP PET 1999]
(a) Zero

(b)
0

(c)
2 0
(d) Depends upon the location of the point
26. The electric flux for Gaussian surface A that enclose
the charged particles in free space is (given q1 = –
14 nC, q2 = 78.85 nC, q3 = – 56 nC) [KCET 2005]
3 2 –1
(a) 10 Nm C Gaussian
3 -1 –2 q3 surface A
(b) 10 CN m q1
Gaussian
3 2 –1 q2
(c) 6.32  10 Nm C surface B
3 -1 –2
(d) 6.32  10 CN m
27. The electric intensity due to an infinite cylinder of
radius R and having charge q per unit length at a
distance r(r  R) from its axis is[MP PMT 1993; AFMC 2000]
(a) Directly proportional to r 2
(b) Directly proportional to r 3
(c) Inversely proportional to r
(d) Inversely proportional to r 2
28. A sphere of radius R has a uniform distribution of
electric charge in its volume. At a distance x from
its centre, for x  R , the electric field is directly
proportional to
[MP PMT 1994; AIIMS 1997; BCECE 2005]
1 1
(a) 2
(b)
x x
(c) x (d) x 2

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