ELECTROSTATICS

Q.1 why can one ignore quantization of charge when dealing with acro!co"ic charge!#
Q.$ what orientation of an electric di"ole in a unifor electric field corre!"ond! to !ta%le equili%riu#
Q.& 'ae the "hy!ical quantity who!e SI unit i! (C
)1
.I! it a !calar or a *ector quantity#
Q.+ what i! the aount of wor, done in o*ing 1-- .C charge %etween two "oint! / c a"art
on an equi"otential !urface#
Q./ The di!tance of the field "oint on the a0i! of a !all electric di"ole i! dou%led. 1y what factor
will the electric field due to the di"ole change#
Q.2 In a "arallel "late ca"acitor the "otential difference of 1-
$
3 i! aintained %etween the "late!.
4hat will %e electric field at "oint! A and 1.#
. A
. 1
Q.5.A 6au!!ian !urface enclo!e! an electric di"ole within it. 4hat i! the total flu0 acro!! !"here#
Q.7 4hat i! the angle %etween the direction! of electric field at any 8i9 a0ial "oint
and8ii9equatorial "oint due to an electric di"ole#
Q:. The gi*en gra"h !how! that the *ariation of charge *er!u! "otential difference 3 for the two
ca"acitor! C1 ; C$. The two ca"acitor! ha*e !ae "late !e"aration %ut the "late area of C$ i!
dou%led than that of C1.
4hich of the line in the gra"h corre!"ond! to C1 ;C$ and why#
Q1-. A "oint charge q i! "laced at O a! !hown in the figure.
I! 3<)3Q =*e or >*e when 8i9 q?-@ 8ii9 qA-# (u!tify your an!wer.
Q11. 4hy doe! the electric field in!ide a dielectric decrea!e when it i! "laced in an e0ternal electric field#
Q1$. A charged "article i! free to o*e in an electric field. 4ill it alway! o*e along an electric line of force#
Q1&. If 3 8BqC+DEor9 i! the "otential at a di!tance r due to a "oint charge q@ then deterine the electric field
due to a "oint charge q@ at a di!tance r.
Q1+. Fraw an arrangeent of three "oint charge! !e"arated %y finite di!tance!@ that ha! zero electric
<otential energy.
Q1/. Charge of $C i! "laced at the centre of a cu%e of *olue 7 c
&
. 4hat i! the electric flu0 "a!!ing
through one face#
OR
Three charge!@ each equal to =$C are "laced at the corner! of an equilateral triangle.
If the force %etween any two charge! %e G@ then what will %e the net force on either Charge#
Q12. A charged "article q i! !hot toward! another charged "article Q which i! fi0ed@ with a !"eed *. It
a""roache! Q u" to a clo!e!t di!tance r and then return!. If q were gi*en a !"eed $*@then find the
clo!e!t di!tance of a""roach.
Q15. Two ca"acitor! of ca"acitance 2G and 1$G are connected in !erie! with the %attery .The *oltage
acro!! the 2G ca"acitor i! $ *olt .Co"ute the total %attery *oltage.
Q17. Gi*e identical ca"acitor!@ each of ca"acitance C are connected %etween "oint! H and
I a! !hown in the figure. If the equi*alent ca"acitance of the co%ination %etween H and I i! /G.
Calculate the ca"acitance of each ca"acitor.
Q1:. A "arallel "late ca"acitor with air %etween the "late! ha! a ca"acitance of 7 "G . The !e"aration
%etween the "late! i! now reduced %y half and the !"ace %etween the i! filled with a ediu of
dielectric con!tant /. Calculate the *alue of ca"acitance of "arallel "late ca"acitor in !econd ca!e.
Q$-. A unifor electric field of $ ,'C
)1
i! in the 0)direction. A "oint charge of & JC initially at re!t at the
origin i! relea!ed. 4hat i! the ,inetic energy of thi! charge at 0 B +#
Q.$1. Two identical etal "late! are gi*en the charge! Q1 and Q$ 8Q$ A Q19 re!"ecti*ely. If they are now
%rought clo!e together to for a "arallel "late ca"acitor with ca"acitance C then what i! the "otential
difference %etween the#
Q$$. Three charge! Q@ =q and =q are "laced at the *ertice! of a right angle i!o!cele! triangle a! !hown.
Gind the agnitude of Q for which net electro!tatic energy of the configuration i! zero.
Q.$&. A charge Q i! di!tri%uted o*er the two concentric hollow !"here! of radii KrL and KRL8R?r9 !uch that
the !urface den!itie! are equal. Gind the "otential at the coon centre.
Q.$+. An electric di"ole i! held in an unifor electric field. M!ing !uita%le diagra@ !how that it doe!nLt
undergo any tran!latory otion@ and 8ii9Feri*e an e0"re!!ion for torque acting on it and !"ecify it! direction.
Q$/. The field "otential in!ide a charged %all de"end! only on the di!tance fro it! centre a!
3Bar
$
=%@ where a and % are con!tant!. Gind the !"ace charge di!tri%ution r8r9 in!ide the %all.
Q$2. Gour charge! each ha*ing charge KqL are along 0)a0i! at 0B1 c @0B$ c@ 0B+ c@0B7 c .
Gind the electric field at 0B- due to the!e charge!.
OR
A +.G ca"acitor i! charged %y a $--3 !u""ly. The !u""ly i! then di!connected and the charged ca"acitor i! connected to another
uncharged $.G ca"acitor. Now uch electro!tatic energy of the fir!t ca"acitor i! lo!t in the "roce!! of attaining the !teady !ituation#
Q$5.The electric field in a region i! radially outward and *arie! with di!tance r a! EB$/- r 3
)1
.Calculate the charge contained in a
!"here of radiu! -.$ centered at the origin.
Q$7.Now charge gi*en to inner !"here tran!fer! to outer !"here# 'ae the de*ice where it i! u!ed. E0"lain with diagra wor,ing of
that de*ice
OR
State gau!!L! theore. M!e it to find electric field due infinite line of charge. 4hat i! the effect on electric field@ when charge den!ity
get! dou%le and di!tance %etween "oint and line of charge i! half.
Q.$: There i! an i!olated "arallel "late ca"acitor of ca"acitance C charged to a "otential difference 3.If the !e"aration %etween the
"late! i! dou%led@ how the following quantitie! will *aryO
8i9 Ca"acitance
8ii9<otential difference
8iii9 Charge on the ca"acitor
8i*9 Electric field in!ide the "late!
8*9 Energy !tored.
OR
4hat i! an electric field# Gind an e0"re!!ion for electric field along the a0ial line of electric field. 6i*e it! SI unit.
Q.&- 4hat i! an electric "olarization of a dielectric# 4hat i! the effect on ca"acitance of a ca"acitor when a dielectric of widthKtLi!
"laced %etween the two "late! of "arallel "late ca"acitor#
OR
4hat i! electric "otential# 6i*e it! SI unit. Gind the e0"re!!ion for the electric "otential at any "oint due to a "oint charge.