ELECTROSTATICS
ASSIGNMENTSHEET………2B
1. Draw an equipotential surface in a uniform electric field. 1
2. How much work is done in moving a 500nc charge between two points on an
equipotential surface ? 1
3. Sketch the graph to show how the charge Q acquired by a capacitor of capacitance ‘c’
varies with increase in potential difference between them. 1
4. Name the physical quantity which has Joule coulomb-1 as its unit . 1
5. An electric flux of -6x103 Nm2/C passes normally through a Gaussian surface of radius
10cm, due to appoint charge placed at the centre.
1
(i) What is the charge enclosed by the Gaussian surface ? 1
2
(ii) If radius of the Gaussian surface is doubled ,how much flux would pass through
1
the surface ?
2
6 .Four capacitors are connected as shown in the figure given below :
Xo oy
5µf 10µF 15µF 30µF
Calculate the equivalent capacitance between the points X and Y .
7. A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential difference V by a d c source . The
capacitor is then disconnected from the source. If the distance between the plates is
doubled , state with reason how the following will change:
(i) Electric field between the plates (ii) capacitance (iii)energy stored in the capacitor 3
8. S1 and S2 are tow hollow conducting spheres enclosing charges Q and 2Q respectively as
shown in the figure .
(a)What is the ratio of the electric flux through S1 and S2 ?
2Q S2
(b)How will the electric flux through the spheres S1 change , if a medium of
Q
dielectric constant 5 is introduced in the space inside S1 in place of air ? S1
9 .At a point due to a point charge , the values of electric field intensity and potential
are 32N/C and 16J/C respectively .Calculate (i) magnitude of the charge , and (ii) distance of
the charge from point of observation. 2
10. A parallel plate capacitor with air as dielectric is charged by a d c source to a potential ‘V’.
Without disconnecting the capacitor from the source , air is replaced by another dielectric
medium of dielectric constant 10 .State with reason, how does (i) electric field between plates,
and(ii) energy stored in the capacitor change . 3
11. A 10µF capacitor is charged by a 30V d.c. supply and then connected across an uncharged
50µF capacitor. Calculate (i) the final potential difference across the combination , and (ii) the
initial and final energies. How will you account for the difference in energy ? 3
12. A parallel plate capacitor is designed with a voltage rating 1KV using a material of dielectric
constant 3 and dielectric strength 107 V/m . For safety we would like the field never to exceed
say 10% of the dipole strength . What minimum area of the plates is required to haves a
capacitance of 50µF .
13.Two capacitors of capacitance 6 µF and 12µ F are connected in series with a battery.The
voltage across the 6µF capacitor is 2V. Compute the total battery voltage. 2
14. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8µF. The
separation between the plates is now reduced by half and the space between them is filled with
a medium of dielectric constant 5. Calculate the value of the capacitance in second case. 2
15. A point charge ‘q’ is placed at o as shown in the figure.
O
P Q
Is Vp – Vq positive or negative when (i) q>o (ii)q<o ? Justify your answer. 2
16.Two point charges 4µF and - 2µF are separated by a distance of 1m in air .At what point on
the line joining the two charges is the electric potential zero? 2
17. Explain the underlying principle of working of a capacitor.
If two similar plates each of area A having surface charge densities + σ and –σ are separated by a
distance ‘d’ in air , write expressions for
(i)the electric field at points between the plates.
(ii) the potential difference between the plates.
(iii) the capacitance of the capacitor so formed. 3
18.What is the equivalent capacitance between P and Q , in the following figure.
1µF
1µF 1µF
P 1µF Q 2
19. Two point charges 4Q .Q are separated by 1m in air . At what point on the line joining the
charges is the electric field intensity zero ? Also calculate the electrostatic potential energy of
the system of charges , taking the value of charge Q = 2x10-7C. 3
20. C1=100µF
C2 =200µF C3=200µF 300V
C4 =100µF
Find the equivalent capacitance of the network shown . For a 300V supply , determine the
voltage across each capacitor.
21.Six point charges are kept at the vertices of a regular hexagon of side L and centre O, as
q
shown in the figure. Given that K= 2 , find :
4 πϵ 0 L
(a) the electric field at O.
(b)The potential at O E _q
22. In the given figure , a charge of +80µC is given to the upper plate of the 4µF capacitor Then
in the steady state , what is the charge on the upper plate of the 3µF capacitor?
+80 µC 4µF
2µF 3µF
