Assignment 1

1. Two equal balls having equal positive charge are suspended by two

insulating strings of equal length. What would be the effect on the force
when a plastic sheet is inserted between the two?
2. The dielectric constant of water is 80. What is its permittivity?
3 .Two point charges, QA = +8 μ C and QB = -5 μ C, are separated by a
distance r = 10 cm. What is the magnitude of the electric force. The
coulomb constant k = 9 x 109 Nm2/C2
4. Three charged particles are arranged in a line as shown in figure below.
Charge A = -5 μ C, charge B = +10 μ C and charge C = -12 μ C. Calculate the net
electrostatic force on particle B due to the other two charges.
5. +Q1 = 10 μ C, +Q2 = 50 μ C and Q3 are separated as shown in the
figure below. What is the electrostatic charge on particle 3 if the net
electrostatic force on particle 2 is zero.
6. Two identical Conducting spheres having unequal opposite charges
attract each other with a force of 3.15 N when separated by 0.2 m. The
sphere experiences a force of repulsion of 0.625 N when they are made
to touch for moment and then placed at a distance 0.3 m apart. Find the
initial charge on each sphere.