ELECTROSTATICS

1. Which one of the following would be the best conductor of electricity?

A. Sodium
B. Magnesium
C. Aluminum
D. Potassium
2. A negatively charged rod is brought near the electroscope as shown below:

The gold leaves will:

A. Converge
B. Diverge
C. Remain neutral
D. Cannot be determined
3. If the charges are doubled in magnitude and the distance is reduced to half, coulomb’s force
between the charges will:
A. Be doubled
B. 1/8 times original value
C. 16 times original
D. 1/16 times original
4. Coulomb’s force between two positive charges is given by the direction shown in:

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
5. Two bodies are oppositely charged with 500μc and 100μC. The force between the charges if the
distance between them in the air is 0.5m is:
A. 1.8 N
B. 1.8kN
C. 180 N
D. 18 N
6. The electric field E is expressed as:
A. QF
B. F/Q
C. Q/F
D. Q2/F
7. What will be the direction of electric field in the following case?

A. ←
B. ↑
C. →
D. ↓
8. A negative charge moves:
A. In the direction of electric field
B. In opposite electric field
C. Randomly in a field
D. None of the above
9. The work done in moving a charge of 0.5μF across a potential of 2V is:
A. 1 x 10-6J
B. 1 J
C. 10 J
D. 1000 J
10. 1 eV =
A. 1 J
B. 1 V
C. 1.6 X 10-19 J
D. 1.6 X 1023 J
11. The unit of electric field is:
A. NC
B. N/C
 C. C/N
D. NC-2
12. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 100pF. If the potential difference between its
plates is 50 V. the quantity of charge on its plates is:
A. 50C
B. 5C
C. 5μC
D. 5nC
13. 1 pF =
A. 1 x 10-6 F
B. 1 X 10-9 F
C. 1 X 10-12 F
D. 1 X 10-18
14. Three capacitors are connected in series. C1 = 2F C2 = 5F C3 = 1 F, and are connected across
potential difference of 3 V. the total charge is:
A. 2 C
B. 3.45C
C. 1.44C
D. 2.3C
15. The potential at a point in an electric field is 100V. if a charge of 750μC is placed at this point,
what would be its potential energy?
A. 750 J
B. 0.75 J
C. 0.075 J
D. 75 J

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