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ELECTRIC FIELD
LEVEL - I ( C.W ) 9. Two charges of 50  C and 100 C aree
ELECTRIC CHARGES AND separated by a distance of 0.6m. The intensity
of electric field at a point midway between
CONSERVATION OF CHARGE them is
1. One million electrons are added to a glass 1) 50 106 V m 2) 5 106 V m
rod. The total charge on the rod is
1) 1013 C 2) 1.6 1013 C 3) 10 106 V m 4) 10 106 V m
3) 1.6 10 C
 12 4) 1012 C 10. Two point charges Q and -3Q are placed some
2. A body has a charge of 9.6 1020 coulomb. It distnace apart. If the electic field at the

is location of Q is E , the field at the location of
1) possible -3Q is
2) not possible  
3) may (or) may not possible   E E
1) E 2)  E 3)  4) 
4) Data not sufficient 3 3
COULOMB’S LAW 11. A mass m carrying a charge q is suspended
from a string and placed in a uniform
3. A force of 4N is acting between two charges horizontal electric field of intensity E. The
in air. If the space between them is angle made by the string with the vertical in
completely filled with glass   r  8 , then the the equilibrium position is
new force will be mg m
1)   tan Eq 2)   tan Eq
1 1
1) 2N 2) 5N 3) 0.2N 4) 0.5N
4. There are two charges  1c and  2 c Eq Eq
4)   tan mg
1
3)   tan
1
kept at certain seperation . The ratio of m
electro static forces acting on them will be 12. A proton of mass ‘m’ charge ‘e’ is released
in the ratio of from rest in a uniform electric field of
1) 1 : 2 2) 2 : 1 3) 1 : 1 4) 1 : 4 strength ‘E’. The time taken by it to travel a
5. Two identical metal spheres possess +60C distance ‘d’ in the field is
and –20C of charges. They are brought in
contact and then separated by 10 cm.The 2de 2dm 2dE 2Ee
1) 2) 3) 4)
force between them is mE Ee me dm
1) 36 1013 N 2) 36 1014 N 13. An infinite number of charges each of
magnitude q are placed on x - axis at distances
3) 36 1012 N 4) 3.6 1012 N
of 1,2, 4, 8, ... meter from the origin. The
6. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line intensity of the electric field at origin is
joining two equal charges Q. The system of
three charges will be in equilibrium if q is q q q q
equal to 1) 3 2) 6 3) 2 4) 4
0 0 0 0
Q Q Q Q 14. A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of
1)  2)  3)  4) radius R carries uniform surface charge
2 4 4 2
7. Three charges -q, +q and -q are placed at density of  per unit area. It is made of two
the corners of an equilateral triangle of side hemispherical shells, held together by pressing
‘a’. The resultant electric force on a charge them with force F.F is proportional to
+q placed at the centroid O of the triangle is 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1)   R 2)   R 3) 4)
3q 2 q2 q2 3q 2 o o o R o R 2
1) 2) 3) 4)
4 0 a 2 4 0 a 2 2 0 a 2 2 0 a 2 ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND
8. A charge of 2C is placed at x=0 and a POTENTIAL ENERGY
charge of 32C at x=60 cm. A third charge 15. The p.d. between two plates separated by a
distance of 1 mm is 100 V. The force on an
–Q be placed on the x-axis such that it
electron placed in between the plates is
experiences no force. The distance of the
point from 2C is(in cm) 1) 105 N 2) 1.6  10 24 N
1) -20 2) 20 3) 15 4) 10 3) 1.6  10 14 N 4) 1.6  10 19 N

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16. An infinite number of charges each equal to 1) 2.5  10 19 J 2) 2  10 19 J
'q' are placed along the X-axis at x = 1, x = 2,
3) 4  10 19 J 4) 2  10 16 J
x = 4, x = 8 ..... The potential at the point x =
0 due to this set of charges is 24. The dipole moment of the given system is
2q
Q 2Q 3Q Q
1) 4 o 2) 4 o 3) 4 o 4)  o
l l
17. A, B, C are three points on a circle of radius 1
cm. These points form the corners of an
equilateral triangle. A charge 2C is placed at q q

the centre of the circle. The work done in 1) 3ql along perpendicular bisector of q - q line
carrying a charge of 0.1 C from A to B is 2) 2 ql along perpendicular bisector of q - q line
1) Zero 2) 18 1011 J 3) 1.8 1011 J 4) 54 1011 J 3) ql 2 along perpendicular bisector of q - q line
18. Charges +q, -4q and +2q are arranged at the 4) 0
corners of an equilateral triangle of side LEVEL - I ( C.W ) KEY
0.15m. If q=1  C, their mutual potential
energy is 1)2 2) 2 3) 4 4) 3 5) 1 6) 2
1) 0.4J 2) 0.5J 3) 0.6J 4) 0. 8J 7) 3 8) 1 9)2 10) 3 11) 4 12) 2
19. An electron of mass ‘M’ kg and charge ‘e’ 13) 1 14) 1 15) 3 16) 2 17) 1 18) 3
coulomb travels from rest through a potential 19) 3 20) 3 21) 2 22)1 23) 2 24) 1
difference of ‘V’ volt. The final velocity of LEVEL - I ( C.W ) HINTS
the electron is (in m/s)
1. Q  ne n is integer 2. Q  ne n is integer
2eV 2MV 2eV 2MV
1) 2) 3) 4) F 1 qq
4. F  4 r 2
1 2
M e M e 3. F| 
20. A charge ‘Q’ is placed at each corner of a K 0

 q1  q2 
2
cube of side ‘a’. The potential at the centre 1
5. F 
of the cube is (2008 M) 4 0 4d 2
8Q 4Q 4Q 2Q 1 QQ

1 qQ
0
1)  a 2) 4 a 3) 3 a 4)  a 6. 4  0 l 2 4  0  l  2
0 0 0 0  2 
21. A uniform electric field pointing in positive x-
direction exists in a region let A be the orgin d
1 q1q2 x
B be the point on the x-axis at x = +1 cm and 7. F 8. q2
1
C be the point on the Y axis at y = +1cm. Then 4 0 r 2 q1
the potentials at the points A, B and C satisfy 1 q 1 q  1 Q
9. E  4 x 2  4 x 2 10. E  4 3 r
1 2
1) VA < VB 2) VA > VB 3) VA < VC 4) VA > VC.
22. The electric field at the origin is along the 0 1 0 2 0 r
+ve x-axis. A small circle is drawn with the 1 qE 2
centre at the origin cutting the axes at the 11. qE  mg tan  12. s t
2 m
points A, B, C and D having coordinates (a, q 1 1 1 
0), (0, a), (-a, 0), (0, -a) respectively. Out of 13. E  4   2  2  2        
points on the periphery of the circle, the 0 1 2 4 
potential is minimum at  2
 2
B (0,a)
14. Pressure  and Force =  R 2
2 o 2 o
E
1) A 2)B A (a, 0) Vq
C ( a, 0) 15. F  Eq =
3)C 4)D D (0, a) d
Q 1 1 1 1 
DIPOLE 16. V  4  1  2  4  8     
23. An electric dipole is along a uniform electric 0  
field. If it is deflected by 600, work done by 17. Equipotential surface
an agent is 2  1019 J. Then the work done 1  q1q2 q2 q3 q1q3 
by an agent if it is deflected by 300 further is 18. U  4  r  r  r 
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1 2 1 q 8. Two electric charges of 109 C and 109 C

19. mv  eV 20. V  4 d are placed at the corners A and B of an
2 0
21. Along the field direction potential decreases. equilateral triangle ABC side 5cm.The
  electric intensity at C is
22. V   E d r 23. W1  pE 1  cos   and 1)1800N/C 2)3600 N/C 3)900N/C 4)2700 N/C
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND
W2  pE  cos 1  cos  2  POTENTIAL ENERGY
24. p1  lq  p2 and PR  3ql 9. If 41020 eV is required to move a charge of 0.25
coulomb between two points, the potential
LEVEL - I ( H. W ) difference between these two points is
1
1) 256 volt 2) volt
COULOMB’S LAW 256
1. A charge Q is divided into two parts q1 and 3) 256 1019 volt 4) 250 volt
q2 such that they experience maximum force 10. Two electric charges of 9  C and - 3 C are e
of repulsion when separated by certain placed 0.16m apart in air. There are two points
A and B on the line joining the two charges at
distance. The ratio of Q, q1 and q2 is
1) 1 : 1 : 2 2) 1 : 2 : 2 3) 2 : 2 : 1 4) 2 : 1 : 1 distances of (i) 0.04m from - 3 C and in
2. Two charges each 1c are at between the charges and (ii) 0.08m from -
3 C and out side the two charges. The
   
   

P 2i  3 j  k m and Q i  j  k m . Then  potentials at A and B are
1) 0V, 5V 2) 0V, 0V 3) 5V, 0V 4) 5V, 10V
the force between them is _____
11. Four charges 3C ,  1C ,  5 C and 7 C
1) 100N 2) 10N 3) 10 4 dyne 4) 100 dyne
are arranged on the circumference of a circle
3. Two charges of 200  C and 200  C aree of radius 0.5 m. The potential at the centre is
placed at the corners B and C of an equilateral 1) Zero 2) 18 104 V
triangle ABC of side 0.1 m. The force on a 3) 18 104 V 4) 288 103V
charge of 5 C placed A is 12. A positive point charge ‘q’ is carried from a
1) 1800 N 2) 1200 3N 3) 600 3N 4) 900N point ‘B’ to a point ‘A’ in the electric field of
4. Two equally charged pith balls 3 cm apart a point charge +Q. If the permittivity of free
repel each other with a force of 4 10  5 space is 0 , the work done in the process is
newton. The charge on each ball is given by
+Q A B
2 2
1) 2 10 C 2)
9
2 10 C 3) 3  10 C
9
9
4)  10 9 C
3 a
ELECTRIC FIELD b
5. An electron  mass  9.1 10 kg  is sent into an
31
1)
qQ 1 1
a  b
qQ  1
2) 4   a  b 
1
4 0  
electric field of intensity 0

newton/coulomb. The acceleration qQ  1 1  qQ  1 1

9.1 10 6
3) 
4) 4   a 2  b 2 
produced is 4 0  a 2 b 2 
0

18 m 6 m 13. An electric cell does 5 joules of work in

1) 1.6 10 s 2 2) 1.6  10 s 2 carrying 10 Coulomb’s of charge around a
3) 1.6  10 m s 2
18
4) 1.6 10 m s 2
6 closed circuit. The emf of the cell is
1) 2V 2) 0.5V 3) 4V 4) 1V
6. The electric field at (30, 30) cm due to a
charge of -8 nC at the origin in NC-1 is 14. Two positive charges 12 C and 10 C aree
initially separated by 10cm. The work done

1) 400 i  j  2) 400 i  j  
in bringing the two charges 4cm closer is
1) 7.2J 2) 3.6J 3) 8.4J 4) 12.4J
3) 200 2 i  j  
4) 200 2 i  j  
15. An insulated charged conducting sphere of
7. Two charges of 10  C and -90  C aree radius 5 cms has a potential of 10V at the
separated by a distance of 24 cm. surface. What is the potential at centre?
Electrostatic field strength from the smaller 1) 10V 2) zero
charge is zero at a distance of 3) same as that at 5 cms from the surface
1) 12 cm 2) 24 cm 3) 36 cm 4) 48 cm 4) same as that at 25 cms from the surface

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16. A positive charge 'Q' is fixed at a point.A 
21. An electric dipole of moment p is placed
negatively charged particle of mass 'm' and
normal to the lines of force of electric intensity
charge 'q' is revolving in a circular path of 
radius 'r1' with 'Q' as the centre. The work E , then the work done in deflecting it through
to be done to change the radius of the circular an angle of 1800 is
path from r1 to r2 in Joules is 1) pE 2) 2 pE 3) 2 pE 4) zero
Qq 1 1
1) 0 2) 4    LEVEL-I ( H. W ) KEY
o  r1 r2  1) 4 2) 4 3) 4 4) 2 5) 1 6) 3 7) 1
1 Qq  1 1  Qq  1 1  8) 2 9) 1 10) 2 11) 1 12) 1 13) 2 14) 1
3)    4)    15) 1 16) 2 17) 3 18) 2 19)2 20) 4 21) 4
4 o 4 o  r1 r2  4 o  r2 r1 
LEVEL-I ( H. W ) HINTS
17. Figure bellow shows a square array of
charged particles, with distance d between 1 qq
2. F  4 r 2
1 2

adjacenet particle. What is the electric 1. F q1q2

0

potential at point P at the centre of the 1 q1q2

3. F1  F2  ; Fr  F1  F2 because angle
square if the electric potential is zero at 4 0 r 2
infinity ? 4q 2q q
between then is 1200
1 q2 eE
4. F 5. a 
- 2q q P q 4 0 d 2 m
1) Zero 2)
4 0 d 
d
- 4q q 1 Q x 1 Q
3) 4) . 6. E  4 3 r 7. q2
1 8. E  4 a2
4 0 d 4 0 d q 2q q
0 r q1 0
18. The radii of two charged metal spheres are
5cm and 10cm both having the same charge 1  q1 q2 
60mC. If they are connected by a wire 9. W  qV 10. V  4  
 r1
0 r2 
1) A charge of 20mC flows through the wire
from larger to smaller sphere 1 Q q1q2  1 1 
2) A charge of 20mC flows through the wire 11. V  4 r 12. W  4  r  r 
0 0  1 2
from smaller to larger sphere
3) A charge of 40mC flows through the wire W q1q21 1 
13. em f  14. W    
from smaller to larger sphere q 4 0
 r1 r2 
4) No charge flows through the wire because
both spheres have same charge. 1 Q q1q2  1 1 
15. V  4 R 16. W    
19. The electric potential at a point (x, 0, 0) is 0 4 0  r1 r2 
1000 1500 500  1 Q
given by V =   2  3  then the 17. V  4 r 18. V=constant and QR
 x x x  0
electric field at x = 1 m is (in volt/m) dV
19. E  20. U   p.E 21. W1  pE 1  cos  
1) 5500iˆ 2) 5500iˆ 3) 5500iˆ 4) zero dx
DIPOLE LEVEL-II (C.W)
20. An electric dipole of moment p is placed in
the position of stable equilibrium in uniform COULOMB’S LAW
electric field of intensity E. It is rotated 1. Two charges when kept at a distance of 1m
through an angle  from the intial position. apart in vacuum hava some force of repulsion.
The potential energy of electric dipole in the If the force of repulsion between these two
position is charges be same, when placed in an oil of
dielectric constant 4, the distance of
1) pE cos  2) pE sin  separation is
3) pE 1  cos   4)  pE cos  1) 0.25m 2) 0.4m 3) 0.5m 4) 0.6m

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2. The excess (equal in number) number of 9. Two identical particles of charge q each are
electrons that must be placed on each of two connected by a massless spring of force
small spheres spaced 3 cm apart with force of constant k. They are placed over a smooth
repulsion between the spheres to be 10 N 19 horizontal surface.They are released when
unstretched. If maximum extension of the
is spring is r, the value of k is : (neglect
1) 25 2) 225 3) 625 4) 1250 gravitational effect)
3. Two small conducting spheres each of mass
q 1 1 q2 1
9  10 4 kg are suspended from the same point 1) k  r  r 2) k  4 l 2  r
by non conducting strings of length 100 cm. 0 0

They are given equal and similar charges until 2 q 1 q 2

3) k  r  r 4) k  r  r
the strings are equally inclined at 450 each 0 0

to the vertical. The charge on each sphere is ELECTRIC FIELD

..... coulomb 10. In the figure shown, the electric field intensity
1) 1.4 106 2) 1.6 106 3) 2 106 4) 1.96 106 at r  1m, r  6m, r  9 m in Vm 1 is
V
4. Two point charges of magnitude 4  C and -9
 C are 0.5m apart. The electric intensity is
zero at a distance ‘x’ m from ‘ A’ and ‘y’ m 1)-5, -1.67, +5 2) -5, 0, +5
from ‘B’. ‘x’ and ‘y’ are respectively 10V
p 4mc  9mc
3) 0,1.67,0 4) +5, 1.67, -5 0 2 r (m)
8 10
0.5m 11. Point charges of 3  10 9 C are situated at
A B each of three corners of a square whose side
1) 0.5m, 1.0m 2) 1.0m, 1.5m is 15 cm. The magnitude and direction of
3) 2.0m, 1.5m 4) 1.5m, 2.0m electric field at the vacant corner of the
5. A charge +q is fixed to each of three corners square is
of a square. On the empty corner a charge Q 1) 2296 V/m along the diagonal
is placed such that there is no net electrostatic 2) 9622 V/m along the diagonal
force acting on the diagonally opposite charge. 3) 22.0 V/m along the diagonal 4) zero
Then 12. A large flat metal surface has uniform charge
1) Q  2q 2) Q  2 2q density  . An electron of mass m and
charge e leaves the surface at an angle at
3) Q   2q 4) Q  4q point A with speed v , and return to it at point
6. Electrical force between two point charges is B. The maximum value of AB is ____
200N. If we increase 10% charge on one of vm 0 v 2 m 0 v 2e v 2 e
the charges and decrease 10% charge on the 1) 2) 3) 0  m
4) 0 m
e e
other, then electrical force between them for 13. ‘n’ charges Q, 4Q, 9Q, 16Q ..... are placed at
the same distance becomes distances of 1, 2, 3 ..... metre from a point ‘0’
1) 198 N 2) 100 N 3) 200 N 4) 99 N on the same straight line. The electric
7. N fundamental charges each of charge ‘q’ are intensity at ‘0’ is
to be distributed as two point charges Q Q nQ
seperated by a fixed distance, then the 1) 4  n 2 2) 4  n 3) Infinity 4) 4 
0 0 0
maximum to minimum force bears a ratio (N is
even and greater than 2) 14. Two point charges q1  2 C and q2  1 C
are placed at distances b=1 cm and a=2 cm
N  12 4N 2 N2 2N 2 from the origin on the y and x axes as shown
1) 2) 3) 4)
4N 2
N  1 4N  1 N  1 in figure. The electric field vector at point
8. A particle A having a charge of 2  106 C and (a, b) will subtend an angle  with the x - axis
y
given by
a mass of 100g is placed at the bottom of a
smooth inclined plane of inclination 300. The q 1 P (a, b)

distance of another particle of same mass and 1) tan   1 2) tan   2

charge, be placed on the incline so that it may b

remain in equilibrium is 3) tan   3 4) tan   4

1) 27 cm 2) 16 cm 3) 30 cm 4) 45 cm O a q 2
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15. A non-conducting ring of radius 0.5 m carries 22. Figure shows three circular arcs, each of
of total charge of 1.11x10-10c distributed non- radius R and total charge as indicated. The
uniformly on its circumference producing an net electric pontential at the centre of the
electric field E everywhere in space. The curvature is
l  0  
Q Q 2Q Q
value of the integral 
l 
 E.dl (l=0 being 1) 2o R 2) 4o R 3)  o R 4)  o R
centre of the ring) in volts is 23. Two identical conducting very large plates
1) +2 2) -1 3) -2 4) zero P1 and P2 having charges 4Q and  6Q are
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND placed very closed to each other at separation
POTENTIAL ENERGY d. The plate area of either face of the plate is
16. Three charges +q, -q and -q are kept at the A. The potential difference between plates
vertices of an equilaterial triangle of 10cm P1 and P2 is
side. The potential at the mid point in between
Qd Qd
-q, -q, if q = 5  C is 1) VP1  VP2  A 2) VP1  VP2  A
1) 6.4  105V 2) 12.8  10 4 V o o

3) 6.4  10 4 V 4) 12.8 105 V 5Qd 5Qd

3) VP1  VP2  A 4) VP1  VP2  A
17. Two charges each ‘Q’ are released when the o o
distance between is ‘d’. Then the velocity of DIPOLE
each charge of mass ‘m’ each when the
24. An electric dipole consists of two opposite
distance between them is ‘2d’ is
charges of magnitude 1 C separated by a
Q Q Q Q
1) 8 dm 2) 4 dm 3) 4  dm 4) 2 dm distance of 2cm. The dipole is placed in an
0 0 0 0
electric filed 105 Vm 1 . The maximum torque
18. An oil drop carrying charge ‘Q’ is held in
that the field exert on the dipole is
equilibrium by a potential difference of 600V
between the horizontal plates. In order to hold 1) 103 Nm 2) 2  10 13 Nm
another drop of twice the radius in equilibrium 3) 3  103 Nm 4) 4  10 3 Nm
a potential drop of 1600V had to be 25. An electric dipole is formed two particles fixed
maintained. The charge on the second drop is at the ends of a light rigid rad of length l. The
Q 3Q mass of each particle is m and charges are -q
1) 2) 2Q 3) 4) 3Q
2 2 and +q The system is suspended by a
19. A body of mass one gram and carrying a torsionless thread in an electric field of
charge 10 C passes through two points P and
 8 intensity E such that the dipole axis is parallel
Q. The electrostatic potential at Q is OV. The to the field if it is slightly displaced, the period
velocity of the body at Q is 0.2ms and at P
1 of angular motion is
1 2 qE ml ml 1 ml
is 0.028ms 1 . The potential at P is 1) 2) 2 qE 3) 2 2qE 4) 2 4qE
2 ml
1) 150V 2) 300V 3) 600V 4) 900V
26. Two point charges - q and +q are located at
20. Three charges each 20  C are placed at the points (0,0,-a) and (0,0,a) respectively. The
corners of an equilateral triangle of side
electric potential at point (0,0,z) is  z  a 
0.4m . The potential energy of the system is
1) 18  106 J 2) 9J 3) 9  106 J 4) 27J +Q

21. An electric field is expressed as E  2i  3j . 45 0

The potential difference  VA  VB  between

0
30
qa q  2Q
two points A and B whose positions vectors 1) 4 0 z 2 2) 4 a R
0

are given by r  i  2j and r  2i  j  3k is

A B 2 qa 2qa  3Q

1) -1 V 2) 1 V 3) 2 V 4) 3 V

3) 4 z 2  a 2
0  
4) 4 z 2  a 2
0 
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27. Two equal charges ‘q’ of opposite sign are e
separated by a small distance ‘2a’. The Force on electron = eE = 
electric intensity ‘E’ at a point on the 0

perpendicular bisector of the line joining the e

two charges at a very large distance ‘r’ from Acceleration of electron a = m 
the line is 0
+ 4Q + 4Q It will act as projectile with max range
u2 u2
=   m 0
a e
1 qa 1 2qa P1 P2
1) 4 r 2 2) 4 r 3 1 Q Q Q 
13. E  4  .  x 2  x 2  ....  x 2 
1 2 n
0 0
o  1 2 n 
1 2qa 1 qa
3) 4 r 2 4) 4 r 3 E2
14. Tan  E
d
0 0
1
LEVEL - II ( C.W ) KEY t  0  
q
1) 3 2) 3 3) 1 4) 2 5) 2 6) 1 7) 3 15. Vo  K , V  0 ;   E.dl  Vo  V
8) 1 9) 2 10) 2 11) 1 12) 2 13) 4 14)1 R t 

15) 1 16) 4 17) 1 18) 4 19) 3 20) 4 21)1 1  q 

22) 1 23) 2 24) 2 25) 3 26) 3 27) 2 16. V  V1  V2  V3 ; V1  V2  4 a / 2
0  
LEVEL - II ( C. W ) HINTS
V3 
1 q
t
1. t  1
4 0  3a 
k  
1 q1 q2  2 
2. F and q = ne
4 0 r 2 3
V1  R1  Q2
1 q1q2
17. gain in K.E = loss in P.E 18. V   R  . Q
F 2  2 1
3. F = w tan  where 4 0 r 2 1
d 19. m vQ2  v 2p   q VP  VQ 
4. Distance of null point x  2
Q2
1 1  q1q2 q2 q3 q3 q1 
Q1
20. U     
+ve for like charges -ve for unlike charges 4 0  r12 r23 r13 
1 q2 1 Qq 2 1

2 2 0 V
21. B  V    2 dx   3dy 
4 0 a 4 0
 
2
5. 2a
A
1 2 
1 q1q2
22. V  V1  V2  V3
1 110 90
6. F ; q1  q1 and q12  q2
4 0 r 2 100 100 Q
23. VP1  VP2   A / d
 N 
2 o
Fmax 2 q2
7.  8. mg sin   1 24.  max  pE  2aqE
F min  N  1 1 4 0
r2
25.   PE sin  ;   I ; I   PE sin 
dV
9. FC  kx 10. E   ml 2
dr I = moment of inertia =
2
11. E  E  2  1/ 2 E   1q
4 0 r 2 I
 Time period  2 pE
r = length of the side
 26. The distance of point P from charge +q is
12. Field near metal surface E=  r1  z  a
0
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Potential at P is 6. Three point charges +q, +q and –q are placed
at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side
1 q q 1 2qa 'a'. Another charge +Q is kept at the centroid.
  

4 0  r1 r2  4 0 z  a 2
2
 Force exerted on Q is:
27. Similar to B on equitorial line of a short bar 1 2qQ 1 6qQ
1) 4 2 2) 4 2
magnet o a o a
1 8qQ 1 14qQ
LEVEL - II ( H. W 3) 4 4)
o a
2 4o a 2
)
COULOMB’S LAW 7. Three charges q1 ,  q 2 and  q 3 are placed as
1. Two equally charged identical metal spheres shown in fig. The X-component of the force
A and B repel each other with a force F. on q1 is proportional to Y
Another identical uncharged sphere C is
touched to A and then placed midway q3
between A and B. The net force on C is in
the direction q 2 q3 q q
1)  2 cos  2) 22  23 sin  a 
1) F towards A 2) F towards B 2
b a b a
q1
3) 2F towards A 4) 2F towards B q2 q2 q2 q2 q1 b X
2. Two unlike charges seperated by a distance 3) 2  2 cos  4) 2  2 sin 
of 1m attract each other with a force of b a b a
ELECTRIC FIELD
0.108N . If the charges are in the ratio 8. The breakdown electric intensity for air is
1: 3 ,the weak charge is 3  106 V/m. The maximum charge that can
1) 2  C 2) 4  C 3) 6  C 4) 5 C be held by a sphere of radius 1 mm is
3. Three charges each equal to 109 C are 1) 0.33 C 2) 0.33 nC 3) 3.3 C 4) 3.3 C
placed at the corners of an equilateral 9. There is a uniform electric field of strength
triangle of side 1m. The force on one of the 103V / m along y-axis. A body of mass 1 g and
charges is charge 106 C is projected into the field from
1) 9  10 9 N 2) 9 3  109 N origin along the positive x-axis with a velocity
10 m/s. Its speed in m/s after 10s is (neglect
3) 27  109 N 4) 18  10 9 N gravitation)
4. Two particles each of mass ' m ' and carrying 1) 10 2) 5 2 3) 10 2 4) 20
charge ' Q ' are seperated by some distance.If 10. The point charges 1C , 1C and 1C are
they are in equilibrium under mutual placed at the vertices A, B and C of an
gravitational and electro static forces, then equilateral triangle of side 1m. Then
Q / m (in c/Kg) is of the order of (A) The force acting on the charge at A is
1) 105 2) 10 10 3) 10 15 4) 10 20 9  109 N
5. There point charges + q, – q and + q are (B) The electric field strength at A is
placed at the vertices P, Q and R of an 9  109 NC 1
equilateral triangle as shown. If 1) A is correct but B is wrong
2) B is correct but A is wrong
1 q2 3) Both A and B are wrong
F , where 'r' is the side of the
4 0 r 2 4) Both A and B are correct
triangle, the force on charge at 'P' due to 11. A pendulum bob of mass m carrying a charge
q is at rest in a uniform horizontal electric
charges at Q and R is Y
field of intensity E. The tension in the thread
is
2
P X E
2) T      mg 
2
1) F along positive x–direction 1) T   Eq    mg 
2 2

2) F along negative x–direction q

3) 2 F along positive x–direction 2 2
E m
4) 2 F along negative x–direction R 3) T       4) T  mg  Eq
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ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND DIPOLE
POTENTIAL ENERGY 19. The self potential energy of hydrogen chloride
12. Four charges 108 ; 2 108 ; 3  108 and 2 108 whose dipole moment is 3.44  10 30 C - m and
coulomb are placed at the four corners of a separation between hydrogen and chlorine
square of side 1m the potential at the centre
of the square is atoms is 1.01 1010 m is
1) zero 2)360 volt 3) 180 volt 4) 360 2 volt 1) 1.036 1019 J 2) 3.2  105 J
13. Two metal spheres of radii R1 and R2 aree 3) 4.5  107 J 4) 1.65  10 6 J
charged to the same potential. The ratio of
the charge on the two spheres is LEVEL - II ( H. W ) KEY
1 R1 1)1 2) 1 3) 2 4) 2 5) 2 6) 2 7) 2 8) 2
1) 1 2) 3) R1  R2 4) R 9)3 10) 4 11) 1 12) 4 13) 4 14) 2 15) 2 16) 4
2 2
14. Two concentric, thin metallic spherical shells 17) 3 18) 2 19) 1
of radii R1 and R2  R1  R2  bear charges Q1 LEVEL - II ( H .W ) HINTS
and Q2 respectively. Then the potential at 1 q1 q2 1 qq
1 1. F 2. F  4 r 2
1 2

4 0 r 2
radius ‘r’ between R1 and R2 will be 4 0
0

1 q2 1 q2
times 3. F1  F2  ; FR  3. 4 r 2
Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 4 0 r 2 0
Q1  Q2
1) 2) R  r 3) R  R 4) R  R 4. 1 q2 Gm 2
r 1 1 2 2 2
Fe  and F 
g
15. An electric charge 103  C is placed at the 4 0 r 2 r2
origin (0, 0) of X-Y coordinate system. Two 5. F1  F2 and angle between them is 1200
points A and B are situated at 2, 2 and   6.
 1 q
F  2 where r 
a
(2, 0) respecitvely. The potential difference  4  0 r 2  3
between the points A and B will be: 1 Q
1) 9 V 2) zero 3) 2 V 4) 4.5 V 8. E .
4 o d 2
16. A charge 2  C at the origin, 1 C at 7cm
and 1 C at 7cm are placed on X  axis. The Eq
9. v  u  at where a 
mutual potential energy of the system is m
1) 0.051J 2) 0.045J 3) 0.045J 4) 0.064J 1 q1q2 1 q
17. Four equal charges Q are placed at the four 10. F  4 . r 2 ; E  4 . r 2
o o
corners of a square of side ' a ' each. Work
done in removing a charge Q from its centre F  F1  F2 ; E  E1  E2
to infinity is 1 Q 1 Q
2Q 2 12. V  4 r 13. V  4 R
0 0
1) zero 2) 4 0 a 14. Potential is constant within the sphere and is
2Q 2
Q 2 additive.
3)  0 a 4) 2 0 a
q 1 1 1 q1q2
18. The electrostatic potential V at any point 15. V     16. PE  .
(x,y,z) in space is given by V  4 x 2 4  r
o  1 r2  4 0 r
1) The y - and z - components of the electrostatic 17. Workdone = Electrostatic potential
field at any point are not zero energy at the centre of the square
2) The x - component of electric field intensity  dV
18. E 

at any point is given by  8 x i
 dx
3) The x - component of electric field intensity 19. p  2 q a  q  p  3 .4 1  10  20

at a point (2, 0,2) is  8i  1 q2
2a

4) The y - and z - components of the field are  PE   1.036  10 19 J

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5. Two equal negative charges –q each are fixed
LEVEL - III at points (0, –a) and (0,a) on y-axis. A positive
charge Q is released from rest at the point
ELECTROSTATIC FORCE (2a, 0) on the x-axis. The charge Q will
1. A ball of mass m = 0.5 kg is suspended by a 1) execute simple harmonic motion about the
thread and a charge q = 0.1  C is supplied. origin
When a ball with diameter 5cm and a like 2) move to the origin and remain at rest
charge of same magnitude is brought close to 3) move to infinity
the first ball, but below it, the tension 4) execute oscillatory but not simple harmonic
decreases to 1/3 of its initial value. The motion
distance between centres of the balls is 6. In a liquid medium of dielectric constant K
1) 0.12  10 m2 2) 0.51 10 m
 4 and of specific gravity 2, two identically
charged spheres are suspended from a fixed
3) 0.2  10 5 m 4) 0.52  10 2 m point by threads of equal lengths. The angle
2. Five point charges each +q, are placed on five between them is 90º. In another medium of
vertices of a regular hexagon of side L, The unknown dielectric constant K1, and specific
magnitude of the force on a point charge of gravity 4, the angle between them becomes
value – q placed at the centre of the hexagon 120º. If density of material of spheres is 8
(in newton) is gm/cc then K1 is :
3q2 q2 q2 K 3 3 K
1)Zero 2) 3) 4) 1) 2) 3) K 4)
4 0 L2 4 0 L2 4 3  0 L2 2 K 2 3
3. Two small objects X and Y are permanently 7. The force of attraction between two charges
separated by a distance 1 cm. Object X has a separated by certain distance in air is F1. If
charge of + 1.0  C and object Y has a charge the space between the charges is completely
filled with dielectric of constant 4 the force
of - 1.0  C . A certain number of electrons becomes F2. If half of the distance between
are removed from X and put onto Y to make the charges is filled with same dielectric the
the electrostatic force between the two force between the charges is F3. Then F1 : F2
objects an attractive force whose magnitude : F3 is
is 360 N. Number of electrons removed is 1) 16 : 9 : 4 2) 9 : 36 : 16
1) 8.4  1013 2) 6.25  1012 3) 4.2 1011 4) 3.5  1010 3) 4 : 1 : 2 4) 36 : 9 : 16
4. Two identical positive charges are fixed on 8. Two small spheres of masses, M 1 and M 2 aree
the y-axis, at equal distance from the origin suspended by weightless insulating threads of
O, A partical with a negative charge starts on
the negative x-axis at a large distance from lengths L1 and L2 . the sphere carry charges
O, moves along the x-axis passed through O Q1 and Q2 respectively. The spheres aree
and moves far away from O. Its acceleration suspended such that they are in level with
a is taken as positive along its direction of another and the threads are inclined to the
motion. The particle's acceleration a is plotted
against its x-co-ordinate. Which of the vertical at angles of 1 and 2 as shown below,,
following best represents the plot? which one of the following conditions is
a essential , if  1   2 .
a
x x
o O L1 L2
1) 2) 1 2

M1 M2
a a  Q1  Q2
x
3)
O x
4)
O 1) M 1  M 2 but Q1  Q2 2) M 1  M 2
3) Q1  Q2 4) L1  L2

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ELECTRIC FIELD 15. Electric field on the axis of a small electric
 
9. If the electric field between the plates of a dipole at a distance r is E1 and E2 at a
cathode ray oscilloscope be 1.2 104 N / C , the distance of 2r on a line of perpendicular
deflection that an electron will experience if bisector. Then
it enters at right angles to the field with kinetic    
1) E2  E1 / 8 2) E2  E1 /16
energy 2000 eV is (The deflection assembly    
is 1.5cm long.) 3 ) E2  E1 / 4 4) E2  E1 / 8
1) 0.34 cm 2) 3.4 cm 16. A particle having charge that on an electron
3) 0.034 mm 4) 0.34 mm and mass 1.6 x 10–30 kg is projected with an
10. A electric field of 1.5  10 4 NC 1 exists initial speed 'u' to the horizontal from the
between two parallel plates of length 2 cm. lower plate of a parallel plate capacitor as
An electron enters the region between the shown. The plates are sufficiently long and
plates at right angles to the field with a kinetic have separation 2cm. Then the maximum
value of velocity of particle not to hit the
energy of Ek  2000eV . The deflection that upper plate. (E=103 V/m upwards).
the electron experiences at the deflecting
plates is u 3
E = 10 V/m
1) 0.34 mm 2) 0.57 mm 3) 7.5 mm 4) 0.75 mm
11. A bob of a simple pendulum of mass 40gm with 45°
a positive charge 4  10 C is oscillating with
 6 1)2 x 106
m/s 2) 4 x 106 m/s
3) 6 x 10 m/s
6
4) 3x 106 m/s
a time period T1 .An electric field of intensity 17. An electric field is acting vertically upwards.
3.6  104 N/C is applied vertically upwards.Now A small body of mass 1 gm and charge -1  C
T2 is projected with a velocity 10 m/s at an angle
the time period is T2 the value of T is (g = 450 with horizontal. Its horizontal range is 2m
1

10m/s2) then the intensity of electric field is :(g = 10

1)0.16 2) 0.64 3)1.25 4)0.8 m/s2)
12. A particle of mass m and charge q is placed 1) 20,000 N/C 2) 10,000 N/C
at rest in a uniform electric field E and then 3) 40,000 N/C 4) 90,000 N/C
released. The kinetic energy attained by the 18. A thin copper ring of radius ‘a’ is charged with
particle after moving a distance y is q units of electricity. An electron is placed at
the centre of the copper ring. If the electron
1) qEy 2 2) qE 2 y 3) qEy 4) q 2 Ey is displaced a little, it will have frequency.
13. Four equipotential curves in an electric field
are shown in the figure. A,B,C are three points 1 eq 1 q
1) 2 4  ma3 2) 2 4  ema 3
in the field.If electric intensity at A,B,C are 0 0

E A , EB , EC then eq q
3) 4  ma 4) 4  ema3
C B A 0 0
19. A thin fixed ring of radius 1 metre has a
positive charge 1 105 C uniformly distributed
over it. A particle of mass 0.9gm and having
120V 90V 60V 60V
1) E A  EB  EC 2) E A  EB  EC a negative charge of 1 106 C is placed on
3) E A  EB  EC 4) E A  EB  EC the axis at a distance of 1 cm from the centre
of the ring. Assuming that the oscillations have
14. A particle of mass 1Kg and carrying 0.01C is small amplitude, the time period of oscillations
at rest on an inclined plane of angle 300 with is
490 1 1) 0.23s 2) 0.39s 3) 0.49 s 4) 0.63s
horizontal when an electric field of NC
3 20. A sphere carrying charge 0.01 C is kept at
applied parllel to horizontal .The coefficient rest without falling down, touching a wall by
of friction is applying an electric field 100 N/C.If the
1 coeffcient of friction between the sphere and
3 3
1) 0.5 2) 3) 4) the wall is 0.2 , the weight of the sphere is
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21. A particle of mass 1kg and carrying positive ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
charge 0.01 C is sliding down an inclined plane 25. Two thin rings each having a radius R are
of angle 300 with the horizontal. An electric placed at distance d apart with their axes
field E is applied to stop the particle. If the coinciding.The charges on the two rings are
coefficient of friction between the particle and +q, -q. The potential difference between the
rings
1
the surface of the plane is , E must be Q.R Q 1 1  Q 1 1 
2 3 1) 4 .d 2) 2  R  R  d  3) 4  R  R  d 
2 2 2 2 2
E cos 
0 
0  0 
4)0
26. Two metal sphres A and B have their
capacities in th ratio 3:4. They are put in
E contact with each other and an amount of
E sin  charge 7  10 6 C is given to the combination.
1)1260 V/m 2)245 V/m
Next, the two spheres are separated and kept
mg sin 
wide the apart so that one has no electrical
490 infuence on the other. The potential due to
mg
3) 140 3 V/m 4) V/m the smaller sphere at a distance of 50m from
3  = 300

it is
22. Two identical point charges are placed at a 1) 540V 2) 270V 3) 1180V 4) zero
separation of l . P is a point on the line joining 27. A solid conducting sphere having a charge Q
the charges, at a distance x from any one is surrounded by an uncharged concentric
charge. The field at P is E. E is plotted against conducting spherical shell. The potential
x for values of x from close to zero to slightly difference between the surface of solid sphere
less than l . Which of the following best and the shell is V. The shell is now given a
represents the resulting curve? charge –3Q. The new potential difference
between the same surfaces will be
1) –2V 2) 4V 3) V 4) 2V
1) 2)
E E 28. A spherical charged conductor has surface
charge density  . The intensity of electric
O X l O X l field and potential on its surface are E and V.
Now radius of sphere is halved keeping the
charge density as constant. The new electric
3) E 4) field on the surface and potential at the
E
centre of the sphere are
O X O X l 1) 4E, V 2) E, V/2 3) E, V 4) 2E, 4V
l
29. Two spherical conductors A and B of radii 1
23. A particle of charge  q and mass m moves mm and 2mm are seperated by a distance of
in a circular orbit of radius r about a fixed 5 cm and are uniformly charged. If the spheres
charge Q . The relation between the radius are connected by a conducting wire then in
of the orbit r and the time period T is the equilibrium condition the ratio of electric
fields at surfaces of A and B is
Qq Qq 1) 4: 1 2) 1 : 2 3) 2 : 1 4) 1 : 4
1) r  16 2  m T 2) r  16 3  m T
3 3 2

0 0 30. A charge +q is fixed at each of the points

Qq Qq x=x0,x=3x0, x=5x0 . . . . .  on the x - axis and
3) r  16 3  m T 4) r  16  m T
2 3 2 3
a charge-q is fixed at each of the points
0 0
24. A thin semicircular ring of radius ‘r’ has a x  2 x0 , x  4 x0 , x  6 x0 ....... . Here x0 is a
positive charge distributed uniformly over it. positive constant. Take the electric potential
The net field E at the centre ‘O’ is at a point due to a charge Q at a distance r
Q
(AIEEE 2010) i from it to be 4  r . Then the potential at
0
q q the origin due to the above system of charges
1) 2 2  r 2 j 2) 4 2  r 2 j is
0 0
q q O i q q log e  2 
3)  4 2  r 2 j 4)  2 2  r 2 j 1) 0 2) 8  x log  2  3)  4)
4 0 x0
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31. A non – conducting ring of radius 0.5 m carries 37. There are three uncharged identical metallic
a total charge of 1.11 x 10 –10 C distributed spheres 1,2 and 3 each of radius r and are
non – uniformly in its circumference producing placed at the vertices of an equilateral
an electric field E everywhere in space. The triangle of side d. A charged metallic sphere
l 0 having charge q of same radius r is touched
value of the integral   Edl ( l = 0 being to sphere 1, after some time it is taken to the
l 
centre of the ring) in volt is : location of sphere 2 and is touched to it, then
1) +2 2) –1 3) –2 4) zero it is taken far away from spheres 1,2 and 3.
32. Some equipotential surfaces are shown in After that the sphere 3 is grounded, the charge
figure. The electric field strength is on sphere 3 is (neglect electrostatic induction
Y by assuming d>> 2r)
10V 20V 30V
3qr  qr  qr
1) Zero 2) 3) 4)
4d 2d 4d
0
30
1) 100 V/m along x-axis 0
x cm 38.
0

5cm 10cm 15cm

2) 100 V/m along y-axis
P (a , b, 0) E

3) 400 V/m at an angle 120 with x-axis

0

(0 , 0, 0)
400 Q (2a , 0, 0)
4) V/m an angle 1200 with x-axis
3
33. A field of 100Vm–1 is directed at 300 to positve R (a , b, 0)
x - axis. Find VBA if OA = 2m and OB = 4m A point charge q moves from point P to point
S along the path PQRS in a unifrom electric
B 
300
field E pointing parallel to the positive
O A direction of the x-axis. The coordinates of the
points P, Q, R and S are (a,b,0), (2a,0,0), (a, –
b, 0) and (0,0,0) respectively. The work done
1) 100  3  2 V  
2) 100 2  3 V by the field in the above process is given by
the expression
3) 100  2  3  V 4) 200  2  3  V 1) qaE 2) –qaE
34. Here is a special parallelogram with adjacent 3) q ( a 2  b 2 ) E 4) 3qE a 2  b 2
side lengths 2a and a and the one of the 39. The potential at a point x (measured in  m)
possible angles between them as 60°. Two due to some charges situated on the x-axis is
charges are to be kept across a diagonal only.
20
The ratio of the minimum potential energy of given by V  x  2 volt. The electric field
the system to the maximum potential energy is x 4
1) 3 : 7 2) 3 : 7 3) 1 : 2 4) 1 : 4 E at x = 4  m is given by
35. Two concentric spherical conducting shells of 5 V
radii R and 2R carry charges Q and 2Q 1) and in the positive x - direction
3 m
respectively. Change in electric potential on
the outer shell when both are connected by a 10 V
2) and in the negative x - direction

k  1 
 9 m
conducting wire is :  4 
0 10 V
3kQ kQ 2kQ 3) and in the positive x-direction
1) zero 2) 3) 4) 9 m
2R R R
36. The longer side of a rectangle is twice the 5 V
length of its shorter side. A charge q is kept 4) and in the negative x-direction
3 m
at one vertex. The maximum electric potential 40. Two points charges q and q (=q /2) are placed
due to that charge at any other vertex is V, 1 2 1

then the minimum electric potential at any at points A(0, 1) and B (1, 0) as shown in the
other vertex will be figure. The electric field vector at point P(1,
1) makes an angle q with the x–axis, then the
1) 2V 2) 3 V 3) V / 5 4) 5 V angle q is
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2) the direction of the electric field remains the
y

same
A 3) the electric potential increases continuously'
1  1  1  1  q P(1,1)
1) tan   2) tan   4) the electric potential increases at first, then
1

2 4 decreases and again increases.

3) tan 1 4) tan  0 
1
1
B 45. A solid sphere of radius R is charged
O q
x uniformly. The electrostatic potential V is
2

41. Figure shows three spherical and equipotential plotted as a function of distance r from the
surfaces 1,2 and 3 round a point charge q. The centre of the sphere. Which of the following
potential difference V1–V2 = V2 – V3. If t1 and best represents the resulting curve ?
t2 be the distance between them. Then
3
2
1 1) V 2) V
q
1) t1=t2 2) t1>t2 t1
R R
o o r
4) t1  t2
t2
3) t1<t2
42. A half ring of radius ‘ r ’ has a linear charge
density  .The potential at the centre of the
half ring is 3) V 4) V
   
R R
1) 4 2) 4 2 r 3) 4 r 4) 4 r 2 o r o r
0 0 0 0

43. The distance between plates of a parallel plate POTENTIAL ENERGY

capacitor is 5d. The positively charged plate q q
is at x=0 and negativily charged plates is at 46. Along the X-axis, three charges 2 ,-q and 2
x=5d. Two slabs one of conducotor and the are placed at x = 0, x =a and x =2a
other of a dielectric of same thickness d are respectively . The resultant electric potential
inserted between the plates as shown in figre.
Potential (V) versus distance x graph will be at x =a+r(if a ,<<r) is ( 0 is the permittivity
+q q of free space
qa qa 2
CONDUCTOR

DIELECTRIC

1) 4  r 2 2)
0 4 0 r 3
O
d 2d 3d q(a 2 / 4)
4d 5d
x
q
3) 4) 4  r
V V 4 0 r 3
0
47. An electron travelling from infinity with
1) 2)
velocity ‘v’ into an electric field due to two
stationary electrons separated by a distance
O d 2d 3d 4d 5d
X O d 2d 3d 4d 5d X of 2m. If it comes to rest when it reaches the
mid point of the line joining the stationary
V V
electrons.The initial velocity ‘ v ‘ of the
electron is
3) 4) 1) 16m/s 2) 32m/s 3) 16 2m / s 4) 32 2m / s
X
48. Work performed when a point charge
X
O d 2d 3d 4d 5d O d 2d 3d 4d 5d
44. A dielectric slab of thickness d is inserted in a 2  108 C is transformed from infinity to a
point at a distance of 1cm from the surface of
parallel plate capacitor whose negative plate
the ball with a radius of 1cm and a surface
is at x=0 and positive plate is at x=3d. The
slab is equidistant from the plates. The charge density  = 10 8 C / cm 2
capacitor is given some charge. As one goes 1) 1.1 10 4 J 2) 11 104 J
from 0 to 3d, 3) 0.11 104 J 4) 113  10 4 J
1) the magnitude of the electric field remains
the same
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49. A conducting sphere A of radius a, with a of 2m. If it comes to rest when it reaches
charge Q, is placed concentrically inside a the midpoint of the line joining the stationary
conducting shell B of radius b. B is earthed. C electrons, the initial velocity 'V' of the
is the common centre of A and B. electron is (in m/sec)
B
1) 16 2) 32 3) 16 2 4) 32 2
A
a
Q
53. A particle of mass m and charge q is
C
projected vertically upwards. A uniform

b electric field E is acted vertically
1) The field at a distance r from C, where downwards. The most appropiate graph
between potential energy U (gravitational
Q
a  r  b , is k 2 plus electrostatic) and height h(<< radius of
r earth) is : (assume U to be zero on surface
2) The potential at a distance r from C, where of earth)
Q
a  r  b , is k U U
r2
3) The potential difference between A and B is
4) The potential at a distance r from C, where 1) 2)
a  r  b , is
h h
50. Given figure shows an arrangement of six
fixed charged particle. The net electrostatic
force F acting on charge +q at the origin due U U
to other charges is
q +q
3) 4)
a 300 300 a
h h
A B C
q O +q q +q 54. Three charged particles are initially in
a position 1. They are free to move and they
2a 2a
2
come in position 2 after some time. Let U1
6q and U2 be the electrostatic potential energies
1) 2) zero
4 0 a 2 in position 1 and 2. Then :
1) U1>U2 2) U2>U1
7q 2 q2  3 
3) 4) 2 
 3 3) U1=U2 4) U 2  U1
2 0 a 2
4 0 a  2  55. Two identical thin rings, each of radius R,
51. 2q and 3q are two charges separated by a are coaxially placed a distance r apart. If Q1
distance 12 cm on x-axis. A third charge q is and Q 2 are respectively the charges
placed at 5 cm on y-axis as shown in figure. uniformly spread on the two rings, the work
Find the change in potential energy of the
system if 3q is moved from initial position to done in moving a charge q from the centre
a point on X-axis in circular path: of one ring to that of the orther is
1) zero
  
2q 3q
(0,)
2) q Q1  Q2  2 1 / 240 R
(5,0) (12,0)

3) q 2 Q1  Q2  / 40 R 

  
q
(0,5) 4) q Q1 / Q2  2  1 240 R
56. The electric potential at a point (x, 0, 0) is
q2 6q 2 18q 2 3q 2
1) 2) 3) 4) 1000 1500 500 
4 o 4 o 91 4 o 91 4 o given by V =   2  3  then the
 x x x 
52. An electron travelling from infinity with
velocity 'V' into an electric field due to two electric field at x = 1 m is (in volt/m)
stationary electrons seperated by a distance 1) 5500iˆ 2) 5500iˆ 3) 5500iˆ 4) zero

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57. Six charges are placed at the vertices of a 1) 32x104 Nm and 32x104 J
regular hexagon as shown in the figure. The
electric field on the line passing through point 2) 64x104 Nm and 64x104 J
O and perpendicular to the plane of the figure 3) 64x104 Nm and 32x104 J
at a distance of x (>> a) from O is
4) 32x104 J and 64 x104 Nm
a
Q Q 62. An electric dipole is made up of two particles
having charges 1c , mass 1 kg and other
Q Q with charge 1c and mass 1 kg separated
by distance 1m. It is in equilibrium in a uniform
electric field of 20 x 103 V/m. If the dipole is
Q Q
deflected through angle 20, time taken by it
Qa 2Qa 3Qa to come again in equilibrium is
1)  x 3 2)  x 3 3) 4) zero 1) 2.5  s 2) 2.5 s 3) 5  s 4) 4 
0 0  0 x 3 63. A point particle of mass M is attached to one
DIPOLE end of a massless rigid non-conducting rod of
58. A small electric dipole is placed at origin with length L. Another point particle of the same
its dipole moment directed along positive x - mass is attached to the other end of the rod.
axis. The direction of electric field at point The two particle carry charges + q and – q
respectively. This arrangement is held in a

2, 2 2,0 is region of a uniform electric field E such that
1) along z - axis the rod makes a small angle  (say of about
0
2) along y - axis 5 ) with the field direction (see figure). The
3) along negative y -axis expression for the minimum time needed for
4) along negative z-axis the rod to become parallel to the field after it
59. Two electric dipoles each of dipolemoment is set free.
p  6.2  10  30 C  m are placed with their axis
A q
along the same line and their centres at a

distanced= 108 cm . The force of attraction O
E

between dipoles is q

B
1) 2.1 1016 N 2) 2.1 1012 N
3) 2.1  10 10 N 4) 2.1  10 8 N
 mL  mL
60. Two charges 19 and 1) t  2) t 
3.2  10 C 2 2qE 2 qE
0
3.2  1019 C placed 2.4 A apart form an  2mL  3mL
electric dipole. It is placed in a uniform electric 3) t  2 qE
4) t  2 2qE
field of intensity 4 105 V / m the work done
LEVEL - III - KEY
to rotate the electric dipole from the
equilibr ium position by 1800 is 1) 4 2) 3 3) 2 4) 2 5) 4 6) 4
7) 4 8) 2 9) 4 10) 4 11) 3 12) 3
1) 3  1023 J 2) 6  1023 J
13) 3 14) 4 15) 2 16) 1 17) 3 18) 1
3) 12  10 23 J 4) Zero 19) 4 20) 4 21) 3 22) 4 23) 2 24) 4
61. Two opposite and equal charges 25) 2 26) 1 27) 3 28) 2 29) 3 30) 4
4 x10–8 coulomb when placed 2 x 10–2 cm away, 31) 1 32) 3 33) 1 34) 1 35) 1 36) 3
from a dipole. If this dipole is placed in an 37) 2 38) 2 39) 3 40) 1 41) 3 42) 1
external electric field 43) 2 44) 2 45) 3 46) 2 47) 2 48) 2
2 x 10 –2 newton/coulomb, the value of 49) 1 50) 2 51) 3 52) 2 53) 1 54) 1
maximum torque and the work done in rotating 55) 2 56) 2 57) 1 58) 2 59) 4 60) 2
it through 1800 will be 61) 4 62) 1 63) 1

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LEVEL - III - HINTS d2x 1 qex
1 q1q2 m 2  
1. T  mg dt 4 0 a 3
4 o r 2 So motion is S.H.M.
1 q1q2 1 qe
2 ,3&5. F  4   2 
0 r d2 4 0 ma 3
6. F  mgTan Qq x m
1 q1q2 19. F  4  R 3   kx and T  2
7. F 0 k
4 0r d 2 20. mg   qE
8. There are three forces acting on each sphere are
(i) tension (ii) weight(w) (iii) electrostatic force 21. mg  sin    cos    qE sin   qE cos 
of repulsion for sphere 1 Qq 2
23. F  4 r 2  mr ;  
2
In equailibirum, from figure
0 T
tan 1  F1 / M 1 g
1 q sin  / 2
From sphere 2, in equilibirum from figure 24. E  4  r 2  / 2
tan  2  F2 / M 2 g 0

q sin  / 2
for F1  F2 E
2 2 0 r 2
 
j
F1 F2
or 1   2 only for M g  M g Q 1 1 
1 2 25. V1  4  R  2 2 
0  R d 
But, F1  F2 and then M 1  M 2
Q1 1 
eEx2 V2    
9. Deflection y  where K is kinetic energy.. 4 0
R R  d2
2

4 K 
V  V1  V2
eE 2
10. y   K  K .E   r1  1 q1
4k 26. q1    q ; V1 
 r1  r2  4 0 r
l
11. T = 2 g 27. Pd between the two spheres is independent of
eff
charge on outer shell.
12. K.E =FS
 R
K.E = qEy 28. E   and V  
0 0
dV
13. E   Q V Q Q
dx 29. V  K .  K.  K.
14. N =mg sin  + qE sin  R 2 2R R
mg sin  = N  qE cos  1 Q  Q
 K.   K. d  2R
2 R  d
2 kp kp
15. Eaxis  and Ebicector  When the two conducting spheres are connected
r3 2r 3 by a conducting wire, charge will flow from one
u 2 sin 2  sphere (having higher potential) to other (having
16. Maximum height  lower potential) till both acquire the same
 EQ 
2 g   potential.
 m 
V
17. Range 
u 2 sin 2 There fore, E 
EQ r
g
m E1 r2 2
    2 :1
1 qx qx E2 r1 1
E 
18. 4 0  a2  x2  3/2
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q 1 1 1 1  1 2 1 q1q2
30. V  4   x  2 x  3 x  4 x      47. mv  4
0  0 0 0 0  2 0 r
q  1 1 1  48 . Potential at a distance 2cm from its centre
= 1       
4 0 x0  2 3 4  Q 4 r 2 r 2  1
= 4  r  4  r '   r '  2   100
q 0 0 0 0
 log  2  since r=1 cm and r =2 cm
'
4 0 x0
  
31. V    E.dr PD b/w the two points is equal to 200 
0
dV 
32. E  
dx work done =VQ= 200 X 2108 = 11104 J
  0
33. V   E.r 49. field concept
34. long and short diagonal lengths are 50. concept of force
p 2  q 2  2 pq cos  1 q1q2
51. U  U f Ui and U  4 r
1 3Q 0
35. V  4 2 R 1 e2
0 u  2  .
52. ui  0 , f
4 0  d / 2 
36. If the charges is kept at ‘A’ then maximum and
minimum potentials at D and C respectively 1
37. commen potential PE  KE  mv 2 calculate ‘ v ‘
  2
38. w = Fs ; W =q E.S 53. conceptual.
dv 54. Particles moves in a direction where potential
39. E   energy of the system decreased.
dx
Q
1 Q2
1 1 55. V1  4  R  4 
41. V1  V2  kq  r  r  0 0 2R
1 2
Q Q
V  V2  r1r2
1 2
and V2  4 2 R  4  R
r2  r1  1
kq
; but r2  r1   t 0 0

W1 2  q V2  V1 
 tr1r2
dV
if P.D is constant then  r2  r1   t 56. E
42. potential due to small element ‘ p ’ at the centre dx
57. concept of field
 1  58. Use vector representation
v   dv   k dl 
4 0 r 
dl
r 59. Force of interaction
dl
dv  K . ; 1  
r 
4 0 r
r 
4 0 2 pq  1 1 
   
4 0   d  l 3  d  l 3 
dv  
43. E   E inside the conductor is zero.
dx 60. W  PE2  PE1  2 PE  2  2qdE
44. The direction of E is constant. 61.   pESin
1 Q
45. V  4 r I
0 62. T  2
pE
46. Force of interaction
I
2 pq  1 1  63. T  2
    pE
4 0   d  l 3  d  l 3 
 

122 NARAYANAGROUP