PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT
ELECTRIC CHARGE AND FIELD
SECTION A MCQS [ ONE MARK EACH ]
1. A point charge q is placed at a distance a/2 directly above the centre of a square of side a. The
electric flux through the square is
q q
ε0 πε 0
(a) (b)
q q
4 ε0 6 ε0
(c) (d)
2. A non-conducting solid sphere of radius R is uniformly charged. The magnitude of the electric
field due to the sphere at a distance r from its centre
(a) Increases as r increases for r < R
(b) Decreases as r increases for 0< r <∞
(c) Decreases as r increases for R <r < ∞
(d) Is discontinuous at r =R
3. Two equal charges are separated by a distance d. A third charge placed on a perpendicular
bisector at x distance will experience maximum coulomb force when
d d
x= x=
(a) √2 (b) 2
d d
x= x=
(c) 2 √2 (d) 2 √3
4. Three positive charges of equal value q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The
resulting lines of force should be sketched as in
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
5. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of electric field E due to a hollow spherical
conductor of radius R as a function of distance from the centre of the sphere
E E
(a) (b)
R r R x
(c) E (d) E
R r R r
6. Two identical point charges are placed at a separation of d. P is a point on the line joining the
charges, at a distance x from any one charge. The field at P is E, E is plotted against x for values
of x from close to zero to slightly less than d. Which of the following represents the resulting
curve
(a) (b)
Y Y
E E
X X
O x O x
(c) (d)
Y Y
E E
x x
X X
O O
7. Two point charges (+Q ) and (−2Q ) are fixed on the X-axis at positions a and 2 a from origin
respectively. At what positions on the axis, the resultant electric field is zero
(a) Only x=√ 2 a (b) Only x=− √2 a
3a
x=
(c) Both x=± √2 a (d) 2 only
8. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ as shown in the
following figure. The force experienced by the charge placed at the vertex A in a direction
normal to BC is
Q2 /(4 πε 0 a2 ) A
(a) +Q
−Q2 /(4 πε 0 a2 )
(b)
(c) Zero
–Q +Q
Q2 /(2 πε 0 a2 ) B a C
(d)
9. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charges + q are placed at each corner. The electric intensity at
O will be
1 q +q
4 πε 0 r 2 A
(a)
1 q
r
4 πε 0 r
(b) r r
O
(c) Zero +q +q
1 3q B C
4 πε 0 r 2
(d)
10. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The lines of force follow the
path(s) shown in figure as
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
SECTION B REASON ASSERTION [ ONE MARK EACH]
Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below :
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
(e) If assertion is false but reason is true.
11. Assertion : Electric lines of force cross each other.
Reason : Electric field at a point superimpose to give one resultant electric field.
12. Assertion : Charge is invariant.
Reason : Charge does not depend on speed of frame of reference.
13. Assertion : On going away from a point charge or a small electric dipole, electric field
decreases at the same rate in both the cases.
Reason : Electric field is inversely proportional to square of distance from the charge or an
electric dipole.
14. Assertion : A point charge is brought in an electric field. The field at a nearby point will
increase, whatever be the nature of the charge.
Reason : The electric field is independent of the nature of charge.
15. Assertion : A metallic shield in form of a hollow shell may be built to block an electric field.
Reason : In a hollow spherical shield, the electric field inside it is zero at every point.
SECTION C SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS [ 2 MARKS EACH]
16. Figure shows tracks of three charged particles in a uniform electrostatic field. Give the signs of
the three charges. Which particle has the highest charge to mass ratio?
17. Consider a uniform electric field E = 3 × 103 î N/C. (a) What is the flux of this field through a
square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the yz plane? (b) What is the
flux through the same square if the normal to its plane makes a 60° angle with the
x-axis?
18. Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the plates
have surface charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 17.0 × 10–22
C/m2 . What is E: (a) in the outer region of the first plate, (b) in the outer region of
the second plate, and (c) between the plates?
19. The electric field components in Fig. 1.24 are Ex = ax 1/2 , Ey = Ez = 0, in which a = 800 N/C m1/2.
Calculate (a) the flux through the cube, and (b) the charge within the cube.
Assume that a = 0.1 m.
20. Two point charges q1 and q2 , of magnitude +10–8 C and –10–8 C, respectively, are placed 0.1 m
apart. Calculate the electric fields at points A, B and C shown in Fig.
SECTION C LONG QUESTIONS [5 MARKS EACH]
21. (I)State Gauss theorem in electrostatics. Apply this theorem to obtain the expression for the
electric field at a point due to an infinitely long, thin, uniformly charged straight
wire of linear charge density λ C m–1. [ 3 MARKS]
(II) An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field. (i) Using suitable diagram show that it does
not undergo any translatory motion, and (ii) derive an expression for torque acting
on it and specify its direction. [ 2 MARKS]
22. (I) Two small identical electrical dipoles AB and CD, each of dipole moment ‘p’ are kept at an
angle of 120° as shown in the figure. What is the resultant dipole moment of this
combination? If this system is subjected to electric field ( ) E directed along + X
direction, what will be the magnitude and direction of the torque acting on this?[ 3
MARKS]
(II) . (a) An electrostatic field line is a continuous curve. That is, a field line cannot have sudden
breaks. Why is it so?
(b) Explain why two field lines never cross each other at any point. [ 2 MARKS]
