ELECTROSTATICS

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What is electric charge? Is a scalar or vector quantity? Name its SI unit.

What do mean by electrostatic induction?
Describe the properties of electric charge.
State the law of conservation of two charge. Give some examples to illustrate this law.
State Coulombs law in electrostatics. Express the same in SI units. Name and define the
unit of electric charge. Also derive the coulombs law in vector form.
6. State the principle of superposition electrostatic forces. Hence write an expression for the
force on a point charge due to a distribution of N-1 point charges in terms of their position
vectors.
7. Define electric field at a point. Give its unit and dimension. Write the properties of electric
lines of forces.
8. Obtain the expression for electric field intensity due to dipole at (i) on axial line (ii) on
equatorial line.
9. What is a continuous charge distribution ? how can you calculate electric field due to
various continuous charge distribution?
10.What is electric diple? Define moment and give SI unit.
11.Derive torque on an electric dipole placed in a uniform electric field. Hence define dipole
moment.
12.Sketch and explain the field lines of of (i0 a positive charge (ii) a negative charge (iii) two
equal positive charge (iv) two opposite charge (iii) a positive charge plane conductor
13.Define the term electric flux. How is it related to electric field intensity? What is its SI unit?
14.State and prove gausss theorem. How it is related with coulombs law.
15.Develop the concepts of potential difference and electric potential. State and define their SI
units.
16.Write for the electric potential due to a uniformly charged spherical shell at a point (i)
outside the shell, (ii) on the shell (iii) inside the shell.
17.What is an equipotential surface? State and prove the importants of equipotential
surface.
18.Derive an expression for the potential energy of a dipole in a uniform electric field. Discuss
the conditions of stable and unstable equilibrium.
19.Define capacitance of a conductor. On what factors does it depend/
20.What is principle of capacitor. Derive the expression for parallel plate capacitorderive an
expression energy stored in capacitor.
21.Show that there is always loss of energy capacitance due sharing .
22.Deduce the expression for the capacitor of a parallel plate whwn a dielectric slab is inserted
between the plates.