This document contains a physics slip test with 5 questions covering the topics of electrostatics. Question 1 defines electric flux and Gauss's law, and asks to find the outward flux through a cube enclosing a point charge. Question 2 asks to sketch electric field lines and calculate the electric field between two charges. Question 3 defines the dipole moment of an electric dipole and derives the expression for torque acting on a dipole placed in a uniform electric field. Question 4 asks for the ratio of electric fluxes through two concentric spherical surfaces with no charge between them. Question 5 asks to calculate the potential and capacitance of a capacitor given its initial and final charges when the potential is changed.
This document contains a physics slip test with 5 questions covering the topics of electrostatics. Question 1 defines electric flux and Gauss's law, and asks to find the outward flux through a cube enclosing a point charge. Question 2 asks to sketch electric field lines and calculate the electric field between two charges. Question 3 defines the dipole moment of an electric dipole and derives the expression for torque acting on a dipole placed in a uniform electric field. Question 4 asks for the ratio of electric fluxes through two concentric spherical surfaces with no charge between them. Question 5 asks to calculate the potential and capacitance of a capacitor given its initial and final charges when the potential is changed.
This document contains a physics slip test with 5 questions covering the topics of electrostatics. Question 1 defines electric flux and Gauss's law, and asks to find the outward flux through a cube enclosing a point charge. Question 2 asks to sketch electric field lines and calculate the electric field between two charges. Question 3 defines the dipole moment of an electric dipole and derives the expression for torque acting on a dipole placed in a uniform electric field. Question 4 asks for the ratio of electric fluxes through two concentric spherical surfaces with no charge between them. Question 5 asks to calculate the potential and capacitance of a capacitor given its initial and final charges when the potential is changed.
(ELECTROSTATICS) 1. Define electric flux. Write its S.I unit. State and explain Gausss law. Find out the outward flux to a point charge +q placed at the centre of a cube of side a. Why is it found to be independent of the size and shape of the surface enclosing it? Explain. (5) 2. (a) Sketch electric lines of force due to (i) isolated positive change (ie q>0) and (ii) isolated negative change ( ie q<0) (b) Two point changes q and q are placed at a distance 2a apart. Calculate the electric field at a point P situated at a distance r along the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the charges. What is the field when r >> a? (5) 3. Define the term dipole moment
of an electric dipole
indicating its direction. Write its S.I unit. An electric dipole is
placed in a uniform electric field E . Deduce the expression for
the (3)
Torque
acting
on
it.
4. A sphere of radius r1 encloses a change Q. If there is another
concentric sphere S2 of radius r2 (r2 >r1) and there is no additional change between S1 and S2. Find the ratio of electric flux through S1 and S2? (3)
5. A capacitor of unknown capacitance is connected across a
battery of V volts. The charge stored in it is 300 C. When
potential across the capacitor is reduced by 100 V, the charge stored in it becomes 100 C. Calculate the potential V and the unknown capacitance. What will be the charge stored in the capacitor if the voltage applied had increased by 100 V? (3)