1) physics - xii

test 2 - coulomb’s law

1. Two spherical conductors B and C having 6. One metallic sphere A is given positive
equal radii and carrying equal charges in charge whereas another identical metallic
sphere B of exactly same mass as of A is
them repel each other with a force F when
given equal amount of negative charge.
kept apart at some distance. A third Then
spherical conductor having same radius as (a) Mass of A and mass of B still remain
that of B but uncharged is brought in equal
contact with B, then brought in contact (b) Mass of A increases
with C and finally removed away from (c) Mass of B decreases
both. The new force of repulsion between B (d) Mass of B increases
and C is [AIEEE 2004] 7. The force between two charges 0.06 m apart
(a) F / 4 (b) 3F / 4 is 5 N . If each charge is moved towards the
other by 0 .01 m , then the force between
(c) F / 8 (d) 3F / 8
them will become [SCRA 1994]
2. An electron is moving round the nucleus of (a) 7.20 N (b) 11 .25 N
a hydrogen atom in a circular orbit of
radius r. The coulomb force F between the (c) 22 .50 N (d) 45 .00 N

two is (Where K 
1
) [CBSE PMT
8. Two point charges 3 C and 8 C repel
4  0 each other with a force of 40 N . If a charge
2003] of 5 C is added to each of them, then the
e2 2
 force between them will become
(a)  K ˆr (b) K e 3 r
r3 r (a) 10 N (b) 10 N
e2  2 (c) 20 N (d) 20 N
(c)  K r (d) K e 2 ˆr
r3 r 9. The charge on 500 cc of water due to
3. Dielectric constant for metal is protons will be
(a) Zero (b) Infinite (a) 6 .0  10 27 C (b) 2. 67  10 7 C
(c) 1 (d) Greater than 1 (c) 6  10 23 C (d) 1. 67  10 23 C
10. In the given figure two tiny conducting
4. Two charges placed in air repel each other balls of identical mass m and identical
by a force of 10 4 N . When oil is introduced charge q hang from non-conducting
between the charges, the force becomes threads of equal length L. Assume that  is
2 . 5  10 5 N . The dielectric constant of oil is so small that tan   sin  , then for
[MP PET 2003] equilibrium x is equal to
(a) 2.5 (b) 0.25
(c) 2.0 (d) 4.0  
5. Two small conducting spheres of equal L
L
radius have charges 10 C and 20 C
respectively and placed at a distance R
from each other experience force F1 . If they
q x q
are brought in contact and separated to the
same distance, they experience force F2 .
The ratio of F1 to F2 is  q2L
1
3  qL 2
1
3
(a)   (b)  
(a) 1 : 8 (b) – 8 : 1  2 mg
 0


 2 mg
 0


(c) 1 : 2 (d) – 2 : 1 1 1
 q 2 L2 3  q2L 3
(c)   (d)  
 4  mg   4  mg 
 0   0 

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2) physics - xii
test 2 - coulomb’s law

11. Two equal charges are separated by a 16. Three charges 4 q, Q and q are in a straight
distance d. A third charge placed on a line in the position of 0, l / 2 and l
perpendicular bisector at x distance will respectively. The resultant force on q will
experience maximum coulomb force when be zero, if Q 
(a) x 
d
(b) x  d (a) – q (b)  2q
2 2
(c)  q (d) 4q
d d 2
(c) x  (d) x 
2 2 2 3

12. Three charges q1 ,  q 2 and q 3 are placed

as shown in the figure. The x-component of
the force on q 1 is proportional to [AIEEE 2003]
q2 q
(a)  32 sin 
b2 a – q3 Y
q2 q3
(b)  2 cos 
b2 a
q2 q a

(c)  32 sin  b
b2 a
X
q2 q – q1 +q2
(d)  32 cos 
b2 a
13. Four charges equal to – Q are placed at the
four corners of a square and a charge q is at
its centre. If the system is in equilibrium
the value of q is [AIEEE 2004]
Q Q
(a)  (1  2 2 ) (b) (1  2 2 )
4 4
Q Q
(c)  (1  2 2 ) (d) (1  2 2 )
2 2
14. Four charges equal to – Q are placed at the
four corners of a square and a charge q is at
its centre. If the system is in equilibrium
the value of q is [AIEEE 2004]
Q Q
(a)  (1  2 2 ) (b) (1  2 2 )
4 4
Q Q
(c)  (1  2 2 ) (d) (1  2 2 )
2 2
15. A total charge Q is broken in two parts Q1
and Q 2 and they are placed at a distance R
from each other. The maximum force of
repulsion between them will occur, when
(a) Q 2  Q , Q1  Q  Q
R R

(b) Q 2  Q , Q1  Q  2 Q
4 3

(c) Q 2  Q , Q 1  3 Q
4 4

(d) Q 1  Q , Q 2  Q
2 2

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