ELECTROSTATICS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1.
2 . Two spherical conductors A and B of radii 1mm and 2mm are separated by a distance of
5cm and are uniformly charged. If the spheres are connected by a conducting wire then in
equilibrium condition, the ratio of the magnitude of the electric fields at the surfaces of
spheres A and B is
(a) 4:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 2:1 (d) 1:4
3. Identify the WRONG statement
(a) The electrical potential energy of a system of two protons shall increase if the separation
between the two is decreased
(b) The electrical potential energy of a proton electron system will increase if the separation
between the two is decreased
(c) The electrical potential energy of a proton electron system will increase if the separation
between the two is increased
(d) The electrical potential energy of a system of two electrons shall increase if the separation
between the two is decreased
4.The work done in bringing a unit positive charge from infinite distance to a point at distance x
from a positive charge Q is W. Then the potential at that point is
5. Eight drops of mercury of equal radii possessing equal charges combine to form a big drop.
Then the capacitance of bigger drop compared to each individual small drop is
(a) 8 times (b) 4 times (c) 2 times (d) 32 times
6. There is 10 units of charge at the centre of a circle of radius 10 cm. The work done in moving 1
unit of charge around the circle once is
(a) Zero (b) 10 units (c) 100 units (d) 1 unit
7. If a slab of insulating material 4 mm thick is introduced between the plates of a parallel
plate capacitor, the separation between plates has to be increased by 3.5 mm to restore
the capacity to original value. The dielectric constant of the material will be
( a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
8. Figures show some equipotential lines distributed in space. A charged object is moved
from point A to point B.
(a)The work done in Fig. (𝑖) is the greatest.
(b) The work done in Fig. (𝑖𝑖) is least.
(c) The work done is the same in Fig. (𝑖), Fig. (𝑖𝑖) and Fig. (𝑖𝑖𝑖).
(d) The work done in Fig. (iii) is greater than Fig. (𝑖𝑖) but equal to that in Fig. (𝑖).
9. The electric potential V at any point O (x, y, z all in metres) in space is given by V = 4x² volt.
The electric field at the point (1 m, 0, 2 m) in volt/metre is
(a) 8 along negative x-axis
(b) 8 along positive x-axis
(c) 16 along negative x-axis
(d) 16 along positive z-axis
10. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged so that the potential on its surface is 10 V.
The potential at the centre of the sphere is
(a) 0 V
(b) 10 V
(c) Same as at point 5 cm away from the surface
(d) Same as at point 25 cm away from the surface
11. A capacitor is charged by a battery. The battery is removed and another identical uncharged
capacitor is connected in parallel. The total electrostatic energy of resulting system
(a) increases by a factor of 4.
(b) decreases by a factor of 2.
(c) remains the same.
(d) increases by a factor of 2.
12. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8pF. The
separation between the plates is now reduced half and the space between them is filled with
a medium of dielectric constant 5. The value of capacitance of the capacitor in second case is
(a) 8pF (b) 10pF (c) 80pF (d) 100pF
13. A parallel plate air capacitor is connected to a battery. The quantities charge, voltage,
electric field, and energy associated with this capacitor are given by 𝑄0 , 𝑉0 , 𝐸0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑈0
respectively. A dielectric slab is now introduced to fill the space between the plates with
battery still in connection. The corresponding quantities are now given by 𝑄, 𝑉, 𝐸 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑈 are
related to previous quantities as
(a) 𝑄 < 𝑄0 (b) 𝑉 > 𝑉0 (c) 𝐸 > 𝐸0 (d) 𝑈 > 𝑈0
14. A charge ‘Q’ is supplied to a hollow metallic conductor. Which of the following is true?
(a) Electric field inside it is same as on the surface
(b) Electric potential inside is zero
(c) Electric potential inside it is constant
(d) Electric potential on the surface is zero
15. If an electron is brought towards another electron, the electric potential energy of the system
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) becomes zero (d) remains the same
