PHYSICS
CPP-4 Electrostatics IIT-JEE
Dipole
1. Figure shows the electric field lines around an electric dipole. Which
of the arrows best represents the electric field at point P ?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
2. The dipole moment of a system of charge +q distributed uniformly on an arc of radius R
subtending an angle /2 at its centre where another charge –q is placed is:
2 2qR 2qR qR 2qR
(A) (B) (B) (C)
3. Two short electric dipoles are placed as shown. The energy of
electric interaction between these dipoles will be
P1
2kPP 1 2 cos 2kPP
1 2 cos
(A) 3
(B) r
r r3
2kPP 1 2 sin 4kPP
1 2 cos
(C) 3
(D)
r r3
P2
4. Point P lies on the axis of a dipole. If the dipole is rotated by 90° anti-clock wise, the electric
field vector E at P will rotate by
(A) 90° clock wise (B) 180° clock wise
(C) 90° anti clock wise (D) none
5. 4 charges are placed each at a distance 'a' from origin. The dipole y
moment of configuration is 3q
(A) 2qajˆ
(B) 3qajˆ
x
-2q -2q
(C) 2aq[iˆ ˆj]
q
(D) none
6. An electric dipole is placed along the x-axis at the origin O. A point P is at a distance of 20
cm from this origin such that OP makes an angle with the x-axis. If the electric field at P
3
makes an angle with x-axis, the value of would be
3 2 3
(A) (B) tan1 (C) (D) tan 1
3 3 2 3 2
7. An electric dipole is placed at the origin O and is directed along the x-axis. At a point P, far
away from the dipole, the electric field is parallel to y-axis. OP makes an angle with the x-
axis then
1
(A) tan 3 (B) tan 2 (C) 45 (D) tan
2
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8. Three identical dipoles are arranged as shown in the figure. What will
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be the net electric field at P k ?
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k p 2k p
(A) (B)
x3 x3
2kp
(C) Zero (D)
x3
9. Two electric dipoles of moment P and 64 P are placed in opposite direction on a line at a
distance of 25 cm. The electric field will be zero at point between the dipoles whose
distance from the dipole of moment P is
25 4
(A) 5 cm (B) cm (C) 10 cm (D) cm
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10. Two point charges (+Q) and the (–2Q) are fixed on the X-axis at positions a and 2a from
origin respectively. At what positions on the axis, the resultant electric field is zero ?
3a
(A) Only x = 2 a (B) Only x = – 2 a (C) Both x = ± 2 a (D) x = only
2
11. An electric dipole is kept on the axis of a uniformly charged ring at distance from the center
of the ring. The direction of the dipole moment is along the axis. The dipole moment is P,
charge of the ring is Q and radius of the ring is R. The torque on the dipole is
4kPQ 4kPQ 2kPQ
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) (D) Zero
3 3R 3 3R 3 3 R3
p
12. Two short dipoles p kˆ and k̂ are located at (0, 0, 0) and (1m, 0, 2m) respectively. The
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resultant electric field due to the two dipoles at the point (1m, 0, 0) is
9P 7P 7P
(A) k̂ (B) k̂ (C) k̂ (D) none of these
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13. Total electric force on an electric dipole placed in an electric field of a point charge is:
(A) always zero
(B) never zero
(C) zero when mid-point of dipole coincides with the point charge
(D) zero when dipole axis is along any electric line of force
14. The locus of the points (in the xy-plane) where the electric field due to a dipole (dipole axis
is along x-axis and its equatorial is along y-axis) is perpendicular to its axis is
(A) straight line perpendicular to the axis
(B) circle
(C) parabola
(D) straight line having inclination tan1 2 with the axis
ANSWER KEY
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B A B A A B B C A B D B B D
