AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MAYUR VIHAR

CLASS XII , SUBJECT-PHYSICS

CUET Questions:
1. A positively charged ball hangs from a silk thread. We put a positive test charge q0 at a point
andmeasure F/q0, then it can be predicted that the electric field strength E.
a. (a)> F/q0 (b) = F/q0 (c) < F/q0 (d) Cannot be estimated [Ans.(a)]
2. Three charges 𝑞, −𝑞 and 𝑞0 are placed as shown in figure. The magnitude of the net force on the
charge 𝑞0 at point 𝑂 is [𝑘 = 1/ (4𝜋𝜀0)] (a)0 (b) 2𝑘𝑞𝑞0 / 𝑎2 (c) √2𝑘𝑞𝑞0 / 𝑎2 (d) 𝑘𝑞𝑞0 /√2 𝑎2
[Ans.(c)] [CBSE Term-1 2021]

a.
3. An isolated point charge particle produces an electric field E at a point 3 m away from it. The distance
of the point at which the field is E/4 will be (a) 2 m (b) 3 m (c) 4 m (d) 6 m [Ans. (d)] [CBSE 2023]
4. When a body is charged by induction, then the body (a)becomes neutral (b) does not lose any
charge (c) loses whole of the charge on it (d) loses part of the charge on it [Ans.(b)]
5. An electric dipole placed in a non uniform electric field will experience (a)only a force (b) only a
torque (c) both force and torque (d) neither force nor torque [Ans.(c)] [CBSE 2022]
6. Two point charges +16q and -4q are located at x=0 and x=L.The location of the point on x-axis at
which the resultant electric field due to these charges is zero,is : (a) 8L (b)6L (c) 4L (d)2L
[Ans.(d)] [CBSE 2022]
One Mark Questions:

7. Two identical metallic spheres of exactly equal masses are taken. One is given a positive charge q
coulombs and other an equal negative charge. Are their masses equal after charging?
8. Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B of identical size have the charges qA and qB
respectively. A third sphere C of the same size but uncharged is brought in contact with the first and
then with the second and finally removed from both. What are the new charges on A and B?
9. Why do the gramophone records get covered with dust easily?
10. A charged particle is free to move in an electric field. Will it always move along the electric field?
11. Will an electric dipole have translational motion when placed in a non-uniform electric field?
Givereason.
12. A charge q is placed at the centre of a cube. What is the electric flux passing through two opposite
facesof the cube?
13. A negatively charged rod attracts a suspended object. Can we certainly conclude that the
object ispositively charged?
14. An arbitrary surface encloses an electric dipole of dipole moment 20 x 10-6 C-m. What is the electric
flux through this surface?
Two and Three Marks Questions:
15. Four point charges 1µC, -2µC, 1µC and -2µC are kept at the corners A,B,C and D respectively of a
square of side 30 cm.Find the net force acting on a charge of 4µC placed at the centre of the square.
[Ans. 0N] [CBSE 2024]

16. Three point charges,1 pC each ,are kept at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side 10 cm.Find
the net electric field at the centroid of triangle. [Ans. 0N] [CBSE 2024]

17. A proton moves through a uniform electric field of 5.01 x 103 N/C. Calculate (a) the acceleration
withwhich the proton is moving and (b) the time taken by the proton to cover a distance of 4.8 cm.
18. A pith ball A of mass 9 x 10-5 kg carries a charge of 5mC. What must be the magnitude and sign of
the charge on another pith ball B held 2 cm directly above the pith ball A so that the
pithball remains stationary? [Ans: – 7.84 x 10-12 C]
19. Two fixed point charges +4q and +2q units are separated by a distance x. Where should the third point
charge be placed for it to be in equilibrium? [Ans: at a distance of 0.59 x from +4q].
20. Two equally charged identical spheres P and Q repel each other with a force of 2 x 10-5 N.
Another identical uncharged sphere R is touched to P, then placed at the midpoint between P and Q.
Find net force on R.[Ans. 2 x 10-5 N ]
21. Two point charges q1 and q2 are 3m apart and their combined charge is 20 mC. If one repel the other
with a force of 0·075 N, what are the two charges? [Ans. 15 mC and 5mC ]
22. Two sphere of charges + 10 C and + 40 C are placed 12 cm apart. Find the position of the point
between them where force on + 1 C is zero.[Ans. 0·04 m from + 10 C]
23. Two small pith balls are 1 cm apart in air and carry charges of 2 x 10 -9 C and – 6 x 10-9 C respectively.
Calculate the force of attraction. If the balls are touched and then separated by a distance of 1 cm,
what will be the force between them? [Ans. 108 x 10-5 N ; 36 x 10-5 N repulsive]
24. Calculate the value of two equal charges if they repel one another with a force of 1 kgf when
separated by a distance of 1 cm in air. Now, if the charges are situated in an insulating liquid having
relative permittivity 8 times that of air, then what would be the magnitude of the charges if they exert
the same force on each other? [Ans. 0·33 mC ; 0·87 mC]
25. Calculate the magnitude and direction of force on unit positive charge at the centre of a square
ofeach side 2 m, when three charges of +8 mC each are placed at the three corners of the square.
[Ans.3·6 x 104N towards the corner without charge]
26. Four equal charges each of + 2mC are placed at the corners of a square of side 50 cm. Find the force
onanyone of the charges. [Ans. 275·6 x 10-3 N repulsive along the diagonal of square]
27. Two identical balls each carrying a charge Q are suspended from a common point by two strings of
equal length l. Calculate the mass of each ball if the angle between “the strings is 2q in equilibrium.
28. Two identical metallic spheres P and Q. have charge on each as 6 x 10-7C. They are placed half meter
away from each other. Another identical sphere R having no initial charge is first touched with sphere
Pand then with Q. Sphere R is then withdrawn. Find the new force between P and Q.
[Ans.4·86 x 10-3 N]
29. Two point charges 4Q and Q are separated by a distance of 1m in air. At what point on the line
joiningthe charges is the electric field intensity zero?
30. Two charges q and -3q are fixed on the x axis separated by a distance d. Where a third charge 2q
shouldbe placed such that it will not experience any force?
31. A charge Q is fixed at each of the two corners of a square. A charge q is placed at each of the other
twocorners. [a]if the net electrostatic force on Q is zero, what is Q in terms of q? [b]Could Q be
chosen in such a way that net electrostatic force on all the charges is zero? [Ans. Q=-2√2q, No]
32. An electric dipole of length 2cm is placed with its axis making an angle of 600 with respect to
uniform electric field of 105N/C. if it experiences a torque of 8√3Nm, calculate the [a] The
magnitude of chargeon the dipole [b] potential energy of the dipole. [Ans. 8mC, -8J]
33. What is the relation between q1, q2 & q3 if the electric flux through the surface S2 is 8 times of
thatthrough surface S1? [Ans: q3 = 7(q1 + q2 )]
S2 q3
q 1 q 2 S1

34. a) An infinitely long positively charged straight wire has a linear charge density 𝜆. An electron is
revolving in a circle with a constant speed v such that the wire passes through the centre, and is
perpendicular to the plane, of the circle. Find the kinetic energy of the electron in terms of magnitude
of its charge and linear charge density 𝜆 on the wire.
b) Draw a graph of kinetic energy as a function of linear charge density 𝜆. [CBSE 2023]
35. The dipole moment of a molecule is 10-30 Cm. It is placed in an electric field E of 105 V/m such that its
axis is along the electric field.The direction of E is suddenly changed by 60° at an instant.Find the change
in the potential energy of the dipole,at that instant. [Ans.5 x 10 -26J][CBSE 2024]
36. Two long straight thin wires AB and CD have linear charge densities 10µC/m and -20 µC/m respectively.
They are kept parallel to each other at a distance 1m. Find magnitude and direction of net electric field
at a point midway between them. [Ans.1.08 x 106 N/C , towards CD][CBSE 2024]
37. Depict the orientation of an electric dipole in (a) stable and (b) unstable equilibrium in an external
uniform electric field. Write the potential energy of the dipole in each case. [CBSE 2023]
38. What will be the total flux through the faces of the cube (shown in the figure) of side a, if a charge q
is placed at – i) A: corner of the cube, ii)B: mid-point of the edge of the cube, iii)C: center of a face
of thecube & iv)D: mid-point of B&C.

a.
39. Define electric flux and write its SI unit. The electric field components in the figure shown are : E x = x,
Ey = 0, Ez = 0 where  = 100 N / Cm . Calculate the charge within the cube, assuming a = 0.1m.

[CBSE 2018]
40. Electric field in the given figure is directed along +x direction and is given by: EX = 5Ax + 2B, whereE is
in N/C and x is in metre. A and B are constants with dimensions, A = 10 NC-1m-1 and B = 5NC-1. Calculate,
i) the electric flux through the cube and ii) the net charge within the cube.

[Ans. φ= 5 x 10-2 Vm]

41. An infinite plane sheet has positive charge with surface charge density σ. A metal ball B of mass m,
carrying a charge q is tied with the plate at A. Find the angle  which AB makes with the plate.
[Ans:  = tan-1 q/2o mg ]