ELECTRIC CHARGES & FIELDS
CLASS PRACTICE QUESTIONS (𝑪𝑷𝑸′𝒔)
COULOMB’S LAW
1) Is the force acting between two charges kept at some distance apart in air attractive or repulsive
when 𝑞1 𝑞2 > 0
2) No work is done by the electrostatic force when an electron revolves around the nucleus . Justify .
3) Estimate the number of electrons in 100 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠 of water . How much is the total negative charge on
these electrons ?
4) If the distance between two equal point charges is doubled and their individual charges are also
doubled , then what would happen to the force between them ?
5) Electrostatic force is equal to " 𝐹 " repulsive ; between two equal charges kept at certain separation in
air . What would be the force between them if the magnitude of charges is halved and they are placed
in same separation in a liquid of dielectric constant 4 ?
6) A particle of mass ′𝑚′ and carrying charge −𝑞1 is moving around a charge +𝑞2 along a circular path
of radius ′𝑟′ . Show that the period of revolution of −𝑞1 about +𝑞2 is given by :
16𝜋 3 𝜀0 𝑚𝑟 3
𝑇=√ 𝑞1 𝑞2
7) The distance between two equal balls having unlike charges is 2 𝑐𝑚 . The balls attract each other
with a force of 36 × 10−5 𝑁 . After the balls have been connected by a conducting wire and the latter
has been removed , the balls repel each other with a force of 20.25 × 10−5 𝑁 . Determine the
original charges on the balls .
8) Two similar small metallic spheres are suspended by equal threads from the same point. When either
sphere is given a similar charge of 36 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝐶 , the distance between them is 6 𝑐𝑚 . If the length of
each thread is 5 𝑐𝑚 , find the mass of each sphere and the tension in each thread .
9) Two charges of magnitude 25 𝐶 and 49 𝐶 are placed in air at 30 𝑐𝑚 apart . Where along the line
joining the two charges should a third charge be placed so that it is in equilibrium .
10) Charges of 5 𝜇𝐶 , 10 𝜇𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 10 𝜇𝐶 are placed in air at the vertices 𝐴 , 𝐵 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 of an equilateral
triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 , having each side 5 𝑐𝑚 . Determine the resultant force on the charge at .
11) Four charges +𝑞 , +𝑞 , −𝑞 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 𝑞 are placed respectively at the four corners 𝐴 , 𝐵 , 𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐷 of a
square of side ′𝑎′ . Calculate the force on a charge 𝑄 placed at the centre of the square .
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ELECTRIC FIELD
1) Electric field is conservative . Explain .
2) What is test charge ? What is it’s significance ?
3) Two particles 𝐴 and 𝐵 having charges of +2 𝜇𝐶 and of −4 𝜇𝐶 respectively are held fixed at a
separation of 20.0 𝑐𝑚 . Locate the point(s) on the line 𝐴𝐵 where the electric field is zero .
4) Repeat above question to find the electric field at the mid – point of the line joining the two charges .
5) Four charges +𝑞 , +𝑞 , −𝑞 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 𝑞 are placed respectively at the four corners of a square of side ′𝑎′
. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field at the centre of the square .
6) Calculate the magnitude and direction of the electric field , which keeps a proton just floating .
7) A charge of 3 𝜇𝐶 and mass 10 𝑔𝑚 moving at 103 𝑚𝑠 −1 is brought to rest by an opposing electric
field in 2 𝑚𝑠 . Find :
a) The magnitude of electric field
b) Distance moved by charge before coming to rest
8) Figure shows tracks of three charged particles in a uniform electric field . Give the signs of the three
charges . Which particle has the highest charge to mass ratio ?
9) Two charges 25 × 10−9 C and −25 × 10−9 C are placed 6 𝑚 apart . Find the electric field at a point
4 𝑚 from the centre of electric dipole :
a) On axial line and
b) On equatorial line .
10) What is the torque and potential energy of an electric dipole in stable equilibrium in uniform electric
field ?
11) What is the torque and potential energy of an electric dipole in unstable equilibrium in uniform
electric field ?
12) A dipole consisting of an electron and proton separated by a distance of 4 × 10−10 m is situated in
an electric field of intensity 3 × 105 N𝐶 −1 at an angle of 30° with the field . Calculate the dipole
moment and the torque acting on it .
13) Consider the situation shown in the figure . What are the signs of 𝑞1 and 𝑞2 ?
GAUSS’S THEOREM
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1) State and derive Gauss’s theorem .
2) What is meant by Gaussian surface ? Give any two of its properties .
3) Given 𝐸⃗⃗⃗ = 10 𝑖̂ − 6 ̂𝑘 and 𝐴
⃗⃗⃗ = 4 𝑗̂ + 3 𝑘̂ , then find electric flux for the given area vector .
4) A point charge is placed at the centre of a closed Gaussian spherical surface . How is the electric flux
through the surface affected when :
a) The sphere is replaced by a cylinder of the same or different volume .
b) The charge is shifted from centre to some other place inside the sphere .
5) A point charge 10 µC is at a distance 5 cm directly above the centre of a square of side 10 cm as
shown in the figure . What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the square ?
6) Consider a uniform electric field 𝐸 ⃗⃗⃗ = 3 × 103 𝑖̂ 𝑁𝐶 −1 . What is the electric flux of this field
through a square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the 𝑦𝑧 − 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒 ?
7) A plane surface having an area of 0.5 m2 is placed inside a uniform electric field of strength
5 × 103 𝑁𝐶 −1 . Calculate the electric flux through the surface , when the normal to its plane makes
an angle of
a) 30°
b) 60°
with the direction of the electric field .
8) A particle of mass 9 × 10−5 𝑔 is kept over a large horizontal sheet of charge having surface charge
density 5 × 10−5 𝐶𝑚−2 . What charge should be given to this particle so that if released , it does not
fall down?
9) Two large , thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other . On their faces , the plates have
surface charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 17 × 10−22 𝐶𝑚−2 . What is 𝐸 ⃗⃗⃗ :
a) In the outer region of the first plate
b) In the outer region of the second plate
c) Between the plates
10) A point charge causes an electric flux of −1.0 × 103 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1 to pass through a spherical Gaussian
surface of 10 cm radius centred on the charge .
a) If the radius of the Gaussian surface were doubled , how much flux would pass through the
surface ?
b) What is the value of point charge ?
11) Draw the variation of electric field ( E ) with distance from centre ( r ) for a thin uniformly charged
spherical shell .
HOME PRACTICE QUESTIONS (𝑯𝑷𝑸′𝒔)
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1) How many electrons make up 1 Coulomb of charge ?
2) Find the total charge on 𝐶𝑎 − 𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑚 in 2 kg of CaCO3 ?
3) If the distance between two equal point charges is made one – third and their individual charges are
quadrupled , then what would happen to the force between them ?
4) Calculate the ratio of electrostatic force and gravitational force between two electrons kept at certain
separation in air .
5) Two insulating small spheres are rubbed against each other and placed 1 cm apart. If they attract each
other with a force of 0.1 N , how many electrons were transferred from one sphere to the other during
rubbing ?
6) Two pith balls each weighing 10−3 𝑘𝑔 are suspended from the same point by means of silk threads
0.5 m long. On charging the pith balls equally they are found to repel each other to a distance of 0.2
m . Calculate the charge on each ball .
7) Two charges 4 𝐶 and −16 𝐶 are 40 cm apart . Where along the line joining the two charges should a
third charge be placed so that it is in equilibrium .
8) A point charge produces an electric field of magnitude 5 NC-1 at a distance of 40 cm from it. What is
the magnitude of the charge ?
9) Derive an expression for the electric field at an axial point of an electric dipole .
10) Derive an expression for the electric field at an equatorial point of an electric dipole .
11) Derive an expression for the torque acting on an electric dipole placed in an uniform electric field .
12) Two particles A and B having charges of +50 µC and of – 40 µC respectively are held fixed at a
separation of 60⋅0 cm . Locate the point(s) on the line AB where the electric field is zero .
13) Repeat above question to find the electric field at the mid – point of the line joining the two charges .
14) ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 5 cm . Charges of 60 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝐶 and −30 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝐶 are placed at
points A and B respectively . Calculate the electric field at point C .
15) An electron is released with a velocity of 5 106 ms 1 in an electric field of 103 NC-1 which has been
applied to oppose its motion . What distance would the electron travel and how much time could it
take before it is brought to rest ?
16) A dipole consists of two charges 10 𝜇𝐶 and −10 𝜇𝐶 separated by a certain distance . Let they be
located at x = 6 cm , y = 0 and x = −6 cm , y = 0 respectively . Calculate the field strength at x = 0 ,
y= 8 cm .
17) An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 60° with an electric field strength 4 105 NC 1 . It
experiences a torque equal to 8 3 105 Nm . Calculate the charge on the dipole , if dipole is of
length 4 cm .
18) Derive an expression for the electric field due to infinite sheet of surface charge density 𝜎 .
19) Derive an expression for the electric field due to infinite line charge of linear charge density 𝜆 .
20) Find the electric flux through each face of the hollow cube of side 10 cm , if a charge of 8.854 µC is
placed at its centre .
21) An infinite line charge produces a field of 9 104 NC 1 at a distance of 2 cm . Calculate the linear
charge density .
22) Careful measurement of the electric field at the surface of a black box indicates that the net outward
flux through the surface of the box is 8 103 Nm 2C 1 .
a) What is the net charge inside the box ?
b) If the net outward flux through the surface of the box were zero . could you conclude that there
were no charges inside the box ? Why or why not ?
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23) A point charge of 2 µC is at the centre of a cubic Gaussian surface 9 cm on edge . What is the net
flux through the surface?
24) A conducting sphere of radius 10 cm has an unknown charge . If the electric field 20 cm from the
centre of the sphere is 1.5 103 NC 1 and points radially inward , what is the net charge on the sphere
?
25) A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4 m diameter has a surface charge density of 80 µCm-2
a) Find the charge on the sphere .
b) What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere ?
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS (𝑷𝒀𝑸′𝒔)
1) A metal cube of side 5 cm is charged with 6 µC . The surface charge density on the cube is :
NEET 2024
−3 −2
a) 0.125 × 10 𝐶𝑚
b) 0.25 × 10−3 𝐶𝑚−2
c) 4 × 10−3 𝐶𝑚−2
d) 0.4 × 10−3 𝐶𝑚−2
2) If ∮ 𝐸⃗ ⋅ 𝑑𝑆 = 0 , over a surface , then : NEET 2023
𝑆
a) The magnitude of electric field on the surface is constant
b) All the charges must necessarily be inside the surface
c) The electric field inside the surface is necessarily uniform
d) The number of flux lines entering the surface must be equal to the number of flux lines leaving it
3) An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field of intensity 2 × 105 𝑁𝐶 −1 . It
experiences a torque equal to 4 Nm . Calculate the magnitude of charge on the dipole , if the dipole
length is 2 cm . NEET 2023
a) 6 mC
b) 4 mC
c) 2 mC
d) 8 mC
4) Two point charges – q and +q are placed at a distance of L , as shown in the figure :
The magnitude of electric field intensity at a distance R ( 𝑅 ≫ 𝐿 ) varies as : NEET 2022
1
a) 𝑅3
1
b) 𝑅4
1
c) 𝑅6
1
d) 𝑅2
5) A dipole is placed in an electric field as shown . In which direction will it move ? NEET 2021
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a) Towards the left as its potential energy will increase
b) Towards the right as its potential energy will decrease
c) Towards the left as its potential energy will decrease
d) Towards the right as its potential energy will increase
6) Polar molecules are the molecules : NEET 2021
a) Having zero dipole moment
b) Acquire a dipole moment only in the presence of electric field due to displacement of charges
c) Acquire a dipole moment only when magnetic field is absent
d) Having a permanent electric dipole moment
7) The acceleration of an electron due to the mutual attraction between the electron and a proton when
1
they are 1.6 Å apart is (𝑚𝑒 ≅ 9 × 10−31 𝑘𝑔 , 𝑒 = 1.6 × 10−19 𝐶) . (𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 , =9×
4𝜋𝜀0
9 2 −2
10 𝑁𝑚 𝐶 ).: NEET 2020
a) 1024 𝑚𝑠 −2
b) 1023 𝑚𝑠 −2
c) 1022 𝑚𝑠 −2
d) 1025 𝑚𝑠 −2
8) A spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has a charge of 3.2 × 10−7 𝐶 distributed uniformly . What is
1
the magnitude of electric field at a point 15 cm from the centre of the sphere ? (𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 , 4𝜋𝜀 = 9 ×
0
9 2 −2
10 𝑁𝑚 𝐶 ). NEET 2020
5 −1
a) 1.28 × 10 𝑁𝐶
b) 1.28 × 106 𝑁𝐶 −1
c) 1.28 × 107 𝑁𝐶 −1
d) 1.28 × 104 𝑁𝐶 −1
9) The electric field at a point on the equatorial plane at a distance ′𝑟′ from the centre of a dipole having
dipole moment 𝑃 ⃗⃗⃗ is given by (𝑟 ≫ 𝑠𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑒 , 𝜀0 =
𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒) : NEET 2020
⃗⃗⃗
𝑃
a) ⃗⃗⃗
𝐸 = 3
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟
⃗⃗⃗
2𝑃
⃗⃗⃗ =
b) 𝐸 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 3
⃗⃗⃗
𝑃
c) ⃗⃗⃗
𝐸 = − 4𝜋𝜀 2
0𝑟
𝑃 ⃗⃗⃗
d) ⃗⃗⃗
𝐸 = − 4𝜋𝜀 𝑟 3
0
⃗⃗⃗ = 𝐸0 𝑖̂ .
10) An electric dipole of mass m , charge q and length l is placed in a uniform electric field 𝐸
When the dipole is rotated slightly from its equilibrium position and released , the time period of its
oscillations will be : JEE 2025
1 𝑚𝑙
a) 2𝜋
√2𝑞𝐸
0
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𝑚𝑙
b) 2𝜋√𝑞𝐸
0
1 2𝑚𝑙
c) 2𝜋
√ 𝑞𝐸
0
𝑚𝑙
d) 2𝜋√2𝑞𝐸
0
11) Match List – I with List – II JEE 2025
𝜎
(𝐴) Electric field inside (𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑟 < 0 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟) of a uniformly (𝐼)
𝜀0
charged spherical shell with surface charge density 𝜎 , and radius 𝑅 .
(𝐵) Electric field at distance 𝑟 > 0 from a uniformly charged infinite plane 𝜎
(𝐼𝐼)
sheet with surface charge density 𝜎 . 2𝜀0
(𝐶) Electric field outside (𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑟 > 0 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟) of a uniformly (𝐼𝐼𝐼) 0
charged spherical shell with surface charge density 𝜎 , and radius 𝑅 .
(𝐷) Electric field between two oppositely charged infinite plane parallel 𝜎𝑅 2
sheets with uniform surface charge density 𝜎 . (𝐼𝑉)
𝜀0 𝑟 2
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
a) (𝐴) − (𝐼𝐼𝐼), (𝐵) − (𝐼𝐼), (𝐶) − (𝐼𝑉), (𝐷) − (𝐼)
b) (𝐴) − (𝐼𝑉), (𝐵) − (𝐼𝐼), (𝐶) − (𝐼𝐼𝐼), (𝐷) − (𝐼)
c) (𝐴) − (𝐼𝐼), (𝐵) − (𝐼), (𝐶) − (𝐼𝑉), (𝐷) − (𝐼𝐼𝐼)
d) (𝐴) − (𝐼𝑉), (𝐵) − (𝐼), (𝐶) − (𝐼𝐼𝐼), (𝐷) − (𝐼𝐼)
12) A point charge causes an electric flux of −2 × 104 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1 to pass through a Gaussian surface of 8
cm radius , centred on the charge . The value of the point charge is : (𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝜀0 = 8.85 ×
10−12 𝐶 2 𝑁 −1 𝑚−2 ) : JEE 2025
a) 15.7 × 10−8 𝐶
b) 17.7 × 10−8 𝐶
c) −15.7 × 10−8 𝐶
d) −17.7 × 10−8 𝐶
13) An electric dipole of dipole moment 6 × 106 𝐶𝑚 is placed in uniform electric field of magnitude
106 𝑉𝑚−1 . Initially , the dipole moment is parallel to electric field . The work that needs to be done
on the dipole to make its dipole moment opposite to the field , will be ________ J . JEE 2025
14) A small uncharged conducting sphere is placed in contact with an identical sphere but having
4 × 10−8 𝐶 charge and then removed to a distance such that the force of repulsion between them is
1
9 × 10−3 𝑁 . The distance between them is : (𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 , 4𝜋𝜀 = 9 × 109 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −2 ) JEE 2025
0
a) 3 𝑐𝑚
b) 2 𝑐𝑚
c) 4 𝑐𝑚
d) 1 𝑐𝑚
15) A positive ion A and a negative ion B has charges 6.67 × 10−19 𝐶 and 9.6 × 10−10 𝐶 , and masses
19.2 × 10−27 𝑘𝑔 and 9 × 10−27 𝑘𝑔 respectively . At an instant , the ions are separated by a certain
distance ′𝑟′ . At that instant the ratio of the magnitudes of electrostatic force to gravitational force is
𝑃 × 1085 , where the value of 10𝑃 is __________ .
1 9 2 −2
𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 , 4𝜋𝜀 = 9 × 10 𝑁𝑚 𝐶 𝑎𝑛𝑑
( 0 ) . Assume that charge may not
𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑠 6.67 × 10−11 𝑁𝑚2 𝑘𝑔−2
be an integral multiple of electrons . JEE 2025
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16) Two point charges −4 𝜇𝐶 and 4 𝜇𝐶 , constituting an electric dipole , are placed at (−9,0,0) 𝑐𝑚 and
(9,0,0) 𝑐𝑚 in a uniform electric field of strength 104 𝑁𝐶 −1 . The work done in rotating it from the
equilibrium through 180° is : JEE 2025
a) 18.4 𝑚𝐽
b) 14.4 𝑚𝐽
c) 12.4 𝑚𝐽
d) 16.4 𝑚𝐽
17) An electron is made to enter symmetrically between two parallel and equally but oppositely charged
metal plates , each of length 10 cm length . The electron emerges out of the electric field region with
a horizontal component of velocity 106 𝑚𝑠 −1 . If the magnitude of the electric field between the
plates is 9.1 𝑉𝑐𝑚−1 , then the vertical component of velocity of electron is : (𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛 =
9.1 × 10−31 𝑘𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛 = 1.6 × 10−19 𝐶) . JEE 2025
a) 0
b) 1 × 106 𝑚𝑠 −1
c) 16 × 106 𝑚𝑠 −1
d) 16 × 104 𝑚𝑠 −1
18) Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal lengths . The strings make an angle
θ with each other . When suspended in water the angle remains the same . If the density of the
material of the sphere is 1.5 𝑔/𝑐𝑐 , the dielectric constant of water will be ___________ .
( Take density of water = 1 𝑔/𝑐𝑐 ) . JEE 2024
19) C1 and C2 are two hollow concentric cubes enclosing charges 2Q and 3Q respectively as shown in
figure . The ratio of electric flux passing through C1 and C2 is : JEE 2024
a) 2 : 5
b) 5 : 2
c) 2 : 3
d) 3 : 2
20) Suppose a uniformly charged wall provides a uniform electric field of 2 × 104 𝑁𝐶 −1 normally . A
charged particle of mass 2 g being suspended through a silk thread of length 20 cm and remain
1
stayed at a distance of 10 cm from the wall . Then the charge on the particle will be 𝑥 𝜇𝐶 where x =
√
_______________. ( Use 𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑠 −1 ) . JEE 2024
21) A thin metallic wire having cross sectional area of 10-4 m2 is used to make a ring of radius 30 cm . A
positive charge of 2π C is uniformly distributed over the ring , while another positive charge of 30
pC is kept at the centre of the ring . The tension in the string is ______________ N ; provided that
1
the ring does not get deformed ( neglect the influence of gravity ) . ( 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 , 4𝜋𝜀 = 9 ×
0
9
10 𝑆𝐼 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠 ) . JEE 2024
22) Two charges of – 4 μC and +4 μC are placed at the points 𝐴 (1 , 0 , 4) 𝑚 and 𝐵 (2 , −1 , 5) 𝑚 located
in an electric field ⃗⃗⃗
𝐸 = 0.20 𝑖̂ 𝑉/𝑐𝑚 . The magnitude of the torque acting on the dipole is 8√𝛼 ×
10−5 𝑁𝑚 , Where α = ________________ . JEE 2024
23) Two charges of 5Q and – 2Q are situated at the points (3𝑎 , 0) and (−5𝑎 , 0) respectively . The
electric flux through a sphere of radius ‘ 4a ‘ having center at origin is : JEE 2024
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2𝑄
a) 𝜀0
5𝑄
b) 𝜀0
7𝑄
c) 𝜀0
3𝑄
d) 𝜀0
24) An electron is moving under the influence of the electric field of a uniformly charged infinite plane
sheet S having surface charge density +σ . The electron at t = 0 is at a distance of 1 m from S and has
𝑚𝜀0
a speed of 1 ms-1 . The maximum value of σ if the electron strikes S at t = 1 s is 𝛼 [ ] 𝐶𝑚−2 , the
𝑒
value of 𝛼 is __________ . JEE 2024
̂
25) An electric field is given by (6𝑖̂ + 5𝑗̂ + 3𝑘 ) 𝑁𝐶 −1
. The electric flux through a surface area
2
30𝑖̂ 𝑚 lying in YZ – plane ( in SI unit ) is : JEE 2024
a) 90
b) 150
c) 180
d) 60
26) The electrostatic potential due to an electric dipole at a distance ‘ r ‘ varies as : JEE 2024
a) 𝑟
1
b) 𝑟 2
1
c) 𝑟3
1
d) 𝑟
27) A particle of charge ‘ – q ‘ and mass ‘ m ‘ moves in a circle of radius ‘ r ‘ around an infinitely long
line charge of linear density +λ . Then time period will be given as : JEE 2024
( Consider k as Coulomb’s constant )
4𝜋 2 𝑚 3
a) 𝑇 2 = 𝑟
2𝑘𝜆𝑞
𝑚
b) 𝑇 = 2𝜋𝑟√2𝑘𝜆𝑞
1 𝑚
c) 𝑇 = 2𝜋𝑟 √2𝑘𝜆𝑞
1 2𝑘𝜆𝑞
d) 𝑇 = 2𝜋 √ 𝑚
28) Two identical charged spheres are suspended by string of equal lengths . The string make an angle
37° with each other . When suspended in a liquid of density 0.7 gcm-3 , the angle remains same . If
density of material of the sphere is 1.4 𝑔/𝑐𝑚3 , the dielectric constant of the liquid is ___________ .
3
( tan 370 = 4 ) . JEE 2024
29) Two charges q and 3q are separated by a distance ‘ r ‘ in air . At a distance x from charge q , the
resultant electric field is zero . The value of x is : JEE 2024
(1+√3 )
a) 𝑟
𝑟
b) 3(1+√3 )
𝑟
c) (1+√3 )
d) 𝑟(1 + √3 )
30) Force between two point charges q1 and q2 placed in vacuum at ‘ r ‘ cm apart is F . Force between
them when placed in a medium having dielectric K = 5 at ‘ 𝑟/5 ‘ cm apart will be : JEE 2024
a) 𝐹/25
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b) 5 F
c) 𝐹/5
d) 25 F
ANSWERS
HOME PRACTICE QUESTIONS (𝑯𝑷𝑸′𝒔)
1) 6.25 × 1018
2) 3.85 × 107 𝐶
3) Becomes 144 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠
4) 4.2 × 1042 ∶ 1
5) 2 × 1011
6) 2.357 × 10−6 𝐶
7) 40 𝑐𝑚 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 4 𝐶
8) 8.9 × 10−11 𝐶
1 2𝑝𝑟
9) 𝐸 = 4𝜋𝜀 (𝑟 2 −𝑙2 )2
0
1 𝑝
10) 𝐸 = 4𝜋𝜀 (𝑟 2 +𝑙 2 )3⁄2
0
⃗⃗⃗ × ⃗⃗⃗
11) 𝜏⃗⃗ = 𝑝 𝐸
12) 508.33 𝑐𝑚 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 40 𝜇𝐶
13) 9 × 106 𝑁𝐶 −1 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 − 40 𝜇𝐶
14) 6.25 × 104 𝑁𝐶 −1
15) 7.11 × 10−2 𝑚 ; 2.844 × 10−8 𝑠
16) 1.08 × 107 𝑁𝐶 −1
17) 10−3 𝐶
𝜎
18) 2𝜀
0
1 2𝜆
19) 4𝜋𝜀
0 𝑟
20) 1.67 × 105 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1
21) 10 𝜇𝐶𝑚−1
22) (𝑎) 0.07 𝜇𝐶
(𝑏) 𝑁𝑜
23) 1.9 × 105 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1
24) −6.67 𝑛𝐶
25) (𝑎) 1.45 × 10−3 𝐶
(𝑏) 1.6 × 108 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1
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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS (𝑷𝒀𝑸′𝒔)
1) d 2) d 3) c 4) a 5) b
6) d 7) c 8) a 9) a 10) d
11) a 12) d 13) 12 14) b 15) 5
16) b 17) c 18) 3 19) a 20) 3
21) 3 N 22) 2 23) b 24) 8 25) c
26) b 27) b 28) 2 29) c 30) b
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