Assignment- Numericals Questions
1) Determine the total charge on 75.0 kg of electrons. (Ans: -1.33×1013C)
2) The electrostatic force of repulsion between two positively charged ions carrying equal
charges is 3.7 x 10-9 N, when they are separated by a distance of 5 Å. How many
electrons are missing from each ion? (Ans: 2)
3) Two similarly equally charged identical metal spheres A and B repel each other with a
force of 2.0 ×10-5 N. A third identical uncharged sphere C is touched to A, then placed at
the midpoint between A and B. Calculate the net electrostatic force on C. (Ans: 2.0×10 -
5
N, along BC)
4) Two identical charges, Q each, are kept at a distance r from each other. A third charge q
is placed on the line joining the above two charges such that all the three charges are in
equilibrium. What is the magnitude, sign and position of the charge q? (Ans: equilibrium
position, q=Q/4)
5) Obtain the dimensional formula of ε0.
(Ans: M-1L-3T4A2)
6) The distance between the electron and proton in a hydrogen atom is 5.3 x 10-11 m.
Determine the magnitude of the ratio of electrostatic and gravitational force between
them.
Given me=9.1 × 10−31 kg, mp=1.67 × 10-27 kg, e=1.6×10-19C and G=6.67×10-11 Nm2 kg-2.
(Ans: Fe/FG=2.27×1039)
7) Two point charges q1= 5×10-6 C and q2=3×10-6 C are located at positions (1m, 3m, 2m)
and (3m, 5 m, 1m) respectively. Find the force F12 and F21 using vector form of coulomb's
law.
(Ans: )
8) Two point charges +9e and +e are kept at a distance a from each other. Where should
we place a third charge q on the line joining the two charges so that it may be in
equilibrium? (Ans: 3a/4 from +9e charge)
9) Calculate the electric field strength required to just support a water drop of mass 10 -3 kg
and having a charge 1.6×10-19 C.
(Ans: E=6.125×1016 NC-1)
10) Two point charges of +5×10-19C and +20×10-19C are separated by a distance of 2 m.
Find the point on the line joining them at which electric field intensity is 0.
(Ans: electric field will be zero at 2/3m to the right of q1)
