1.
Two infinite plane parallel sheets, separated by a they are placed R distance apart in medium of
distance d have equal and opposite uniform charge dielectric constant K, they exert the same force. The
densities . Electric field at a point between the distance R equals
sheets is
r r
(a) depends upon location of the point (a) (b) (c) rK (d) r K
K K
8. A charge Q is distributed over two concentric hollow
(b) 2 (c) 0 (d) zero
0 spheres of radii r and R (>r) such that the surface
densities are equal. The potential at the common
2. A charge Q C is placed at the centre of a cube,
centre is
the flux coming out from any face will be
Q(R 2 r 2 ) Q
Q 6 Q 3 Q Q (a) (b)
(a) 6 10 (b) 6 10 (c) 24 (d) 8 4 0 (R r) R +r
0 0 0 0
3. What is the equivalent capacitance between A and B Q(R r)
in given figure ? (c) zero (d) 4 (R 2 r 2 )
0
1 C D 9. In a region of space the electric field is given by
(a) F
31 8F 4F E = 8iˆ + 4ˆj + 3kˆ . The electric flux through a surface
16F
48 A B of area of 100 units in x-y plane is
(b) F
13 (a) 800units (b) 300units (c) 400units (d)1500units
10 4F
10. A sphere of 10 cm diameter is suspended within a
(c) F E F
13 hollow sphere of 12 cm diameter. If the inner sphere
240 be charged to a potential of 15000 V and the outer
(d) F sphere be earthed, the charge on the inner sphere is
71
(a) 5×10–7C (b) 6×10–7C (c) 7×10–7C (d)8×10–7C
4. According to Gauss’s theorem, the total outward
normal flux over a closed surface is equal to 11. Electric potential at an equatorial point of a small
dipole with dipole moment p (r, distance from the
(a) the positive charge enclosed within the surface
dipole) is
(b) 1 times the net charge outside the surface
p p 2p
(a) 4 r 3 (b) 4 r 2 (c) zero (d) 4 r 3
(c) 1 times the net charge enclosed within surface 0 0 0
(d) the charge density on the surface. 12. The resultant capacitance between A and B is
5. Four charges are arranged at the comers of a square
3 F 3 F 3 F
ABCD s shown in the figure. The force on the
A
positive charge kept at the centre O is
+q +2q
(a) zero A B 2 F 2 F 3 F
(b) along the diagonal AC
(c) along the diagonal BD O B
3 F 3 F 3 F
(d) perpendicular to side AB D-2q C
+q
6. An electric field is given by E (yiˆ xj)
ˆ [Link] work (a) 1 F (b) 3 F (c) 2 F (d) 1.5 F
13. Four metallic plates, each with a surface area A, are
done in moving a 1C charge from rA = (2iˆ + 2j) ˆ to
placed at a distance d from each other. The
rB = (4iˆ + ˆj) is alternating plates are connected to points A and B as
shown in the figure. Then the capacitance of the
(a) + 4 J (b) – 4 J (c) + 8 J (d) zero system is d
7. Two point charges exert on each other a force F A
when they are placed r distance apart in air. When B
0A 2 0 A 3 0 A 4 0 A p cos p cos
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) V 4 r 2 (b) V 4 r
d d d d 0 0
14. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are placed p sin p cos
inside a cube. The total electric flux coming out of the (c) V 4 r (d) V 4 r 3
0 0
cube will be
18. A parallel platecapacitor of capacitance 5 F and
8e 16e e
(a) (b) (c) (d) zero plate separation 6 cm is connected to a 1 V battery
0 0 0
and charged. A dielectric of dielectric constant 4 and
15. The following arrangement consists of five identical thickness 4 cm is introduced between the plate of the
metal plates marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 parallel to each Gap, The additional charge that flows into the
other. Area of each plate is A and separation capacitor from the battery is
between the plates is d. The capacitance between P
(a) 2 C (b) 3 C (c) C (d) 10 C
and O is
0A 1 19. Figure shows four plates each of area A. and
separated from one another by a distance d what is
(a) 5
d 2 the capacitance between P and Q ?
P
7 0A 3
(b)
3 d Q P Q
4
5 0A
(c)
3 d
5 0A 2 0 A 3 0 A 4 0 A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
d d d d
4 0A
(d) 20. The potential difference VAB between A (0, 0 , 0) and
3 d
B (1, 1, 0) in an electric field E = xiˆ + zkˆ is
16. Two capacitors A and B are connected in series with
a battery as shown in figure. When the switch s is 3 1
(a) 1 V (b) V (c) V (d) 2 V
closed and the two capacitors get charged fully, then 2 2
2 F 21. The equivalent capacitance between points P and Q
3 F
P Q
C C C C C C
3 6
10 V S (a) 6C (b) 4C (c) C (d) C
2 11
(a) the potential difference across the plates of A is 22. Four identical capacitors are connected in series with
4 V and across the plates of B is 6 V a 10 V battery as shown in the figure. Potentials at A
and B are 10 V
(b) the potential difference across the plates of A is
6 V and across the plate of B is 4 V. (a) 10 V, 0 V
(b) 7.5 V, –2.5 V C C C C
(c) the ratio of electrical energies, stored in A and B
(c) 5 V, –5 V N
is 2 : 3. B
(d) 7.5 V, 2.5 V
(d) the ratio of charges on A and B is 3 : 2.
23. In the basic CsCI crystal structure, Cs+ and Cl– ions
17. Two equal charges q of opposite sign separated by a are arranged in a cubic Cs
+
Cs
+
distance 2a constitute an electric dipole of dipole configuration as shown
moment p. If P is a point at a distance from the in the figure. Cs
+
centre of the dipole and the line joining centre to this The net electrostatic force
-
point makes an angle with the axis of the dipole, exerted by the eight. Cl Cs
+
+
then the potential at the point P is given by (r >> 2a) Cs ions on the Cl ions is
+ – Cs
+
Cs a Cs
+
(a) along the diagonal BD +q +q
14e 2 1 16e 2 A B
(a) (b)
4 0 3a 2 4 0 3a 2 (b) along the diagonal A
(c) zero O
1 32e 2 D C
(c) (d) zero (d) perpendicular tcrside AB -q -q
4 0 3a 2
31. The circular plates A and B of a parallel plate air
24. Seven capacitors, a switch S and a source of emf are capacitor have a diameter of 0.1 m and are 2 × 10–3
connected as shown in the figure. Initially, S is open apart. The plates C and D of a similar capacitor have
and all capacitors are uncharged. After S is closed a diameter of 0.12 m and are 3 × 10–3 m apart.
and steadystate is attained, the potential difference in Plate A is earthed. Plates 3 and D are connected
volt across the plates of the capacitor A is together. Plate C is connectedto the positive pole of
(a) 12
59 V S a 120 V battery whose negative is earthed. The
+
energy stored in the system is
(b) 15 21 F 3 F 4 F
(a) 0.1224mJ (b)0.2224mJ (c)0.3224mJ (d)0.4224
(c) 17 7 F
28 F 2 F 1 F
32. In the circuit below, capacitors A and B have
(d) 19 identical geometry, M a material of dielectric constant
25. 64 identical drops of mercury are charged 3 is present between the plates of B. The potential
simultaneously to the same potential of 10 volt. differences across A and B are, respectively
Assuming the drops to be spherical, if all the charged (a) 2.5 V, 0.5 V 10 V
drops are made to combine to form one large drop, (b) 2 V, 8 V
then its potential will be (c) 7.5 V, 2.5 V
(a) 100 V (b) 320 V (c) 640 V (d) 160 V (d) 8V, 2V
26. A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates 33. If n identical drops of mercury are combined to form
has a capacitance of 9pF. The separation between its a bigger drop. then the capacity of bigger drop, if
plates is d. The space between the plates is now capacity of each drop at mercury is C, is
filled with two dielectrics. One of the dielectrics has (a) n13C (b) n2/3C (c) nmC (d) nC
dielectric constant K1 = 3 and thickness d /3 while
the other one has dielectric constant K2 = 6 and 34. The equivalent capacitance between A and B in the
thickness 2d/3. Capacitance of the capacitor is now following figure is 2mF, what is capacitance of C ?
(a) 20.25 pF (b) 1.8 pF (c) 45 pF (d) 40.5 pF
C 1 F
27. Two metal plate form a parallel plate capacitor. The A D
distance between the plates is d. A metal sheet of 8 F 6 F 4 F
thickness d/2 and of the same area is introduced
between the plates. What is the ratio of the
capacitances in the two cases ? 12 F
(a) 4 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (c) 3 : 1 (d) 5 : 1 2 F 2 F
28. A cube of side b has a charge q at each of its B
vertices. The iwtential due to this charge array at the
centre of the cube is
32 11 7 32
(a) mF (b) mF (c) mF (d) mF
q 4q 11 32 32 7
(a) zero (b) F (c) b (d) b
0 0 35. Six equal capacitors each of capacitance C are
connected as shown in the figure. Then the equivalent
29. The electric potential at a point (x, y) in the
capacitance between A and B is C
xy-plane is given by V = –Kxy. The electric field 1
intensity at a distance r from the origin varies as (a) 6C A
(a) r2 (b) r (c) 2r (d) 2r2 (b) C C2 C3
a
b
30. Four charges are arranged at the comers of a square (c) 2 C
ABCD as shown in the figure. The force on the C4 C5 C6
(d) C/2
charge kept at the centre O is B
36. n small drops of same size are charged to V volt q 2a 1 q 2a 1
each. If they coalesce to form a single large drop, (a) (b)
4 0 r 2 r 4 0 r r 2
then its potential will be
(a) Vn (b) Vn–1 (c) Vn1/3 (d) Vn2/3 q a 1 q a 2
(c) (d)
37. Figure shows three capacitors connected to a 6 V 4 0 r 2 r 4 0 r 2 r
power supply. What is the charge on the 2 F
43. A solid sphere of radius R is charged uniformly. At
capacitor ? 1 F 2 F 3 F what distance from its surface is the electrostatic
(a) 1 mC potential is half the potential at its centre ?
(b) 2 mC (a) R (b) R/2 (c) R/3 (d) 2R
(c) 3mC 44. Two capacitors C1 and C2 are connected in a circuit
(d) 4mC as shown in figure. The potential difference (VA – VB)
6V C1
is
38. Capacitor A is charged to a potential of 100 V and A B
capacitor B is charged to a potential of 75 V. What (a) 8 V
2 F +
are the charges on A and B after key K is closed, as (b) –12 V E1+ 12V 24V E2
shown in figure ? 5 F 10 F (c) –8 V 4 F
+ +
250 500 (d) 12 V
(a) C; C C2
3 3 45. Two parallel conducting plates of area A = 2.5 m2
each are placed 6 mm apart and are both earthed. A
250 500
(b) C; C third plate, identical with the first two, is placed at a
4 3 distance of 2 mm from one of the earthed plates and
K is given a charge of 1 C. The potential of the central
500 500 1250 1250
(c) C; C (d) C; C plate is
4 3 4 3
(a) 6 × 107 V 2 mm 1
39. Two capacitors A(2 F ) and B(5 F ) are connected 2
(b) 3 × 107 V
to two batteries as shown in the figure. Then the 4 mm
potential difference in volts between the plates of A is (c) 4 × 107 V
3
18V (d) 2 × 10 V
7
(a) 2
(b) 5 A B 46. Force between two identical charges placed at a
2 F 5 F
(c) 11 distance r in vacuum is F. Now a slab of dielectric
(d) 18 constant K = 4 is inserted between these two
11V charges. The thickness of the slab is r/2. The force
40. The potential of an electric field E (yiˆ xj)
ˆ is
between the charges will now become
(a) V = – (x + y) + constant (a) F/4 (b) F/2 (c) 3F/5 (d) 4F/9
(b) V = constant 47. Two insulated metal spheres of radii 10 cm and 15
(c) V = – (x + y ) + constant
2 2 cm charge to a potential of 150 V and 100 V
respectively are connected by means of a metallic
(d) V = – xy + constant
wire. What is the charge on the first sphere ?
41. Consider a uniform electric field E = 3 × 103 i N/C.
(a) 2 esu. (b) 4 esu. (c) 6 esu. (d) 8 esu.
What is the flux of this field through a square of 10
cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the yz plane ? 48. An electric charge 10–3 C is placed at the origin
(a) 10 NC–1 m2 (b) 20 NC–1 m2 (0, 0) XY co-ordinate system. Two points A and B
(c) 30 NC–1 m2 (d) 40 NC–1 m2 are situated at ( 2, 2) and (2, 0) respectively. The
potential difference between the points A and B will
42. A charge configuration is shown in figure. What is the
be
potential at a point P at a distance r on the axis, as
shown -q +q +q (a) 4.5 volt (b) 9 volt
assuming B P
a A (c) zero (d) 2 volt
r >> a ? r
