Practice paper for AAI -ATC/AO-Electrostatics

1. Therear
etwochar
ges+1micr
ocoul
ombsand+5micr
ocoul
ombs.Ther
atiooft
hef
orcesact
ingont
hem
will
be
(a)1:5 (b)1:1 (c)5:
1 (d)1:25

2. Ther at
ioofthefor
cesbet
weent
wosmal
lspher
eswi
thconst
antchar
ge i
nai
r i
namedi
um of
di
electr
i antKi
cconst s
( K
a)1: b)K:
( 1 (
c) (
d)

S
3. Fourchargesarear
rangedatt
hecor
ner
sofasquar
e ,
asshowni
ntheadj
oini
ngf
igur
e.Thef
orceon
thechargekeptatt
hecentreOis

c
A B
+q +2q

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I
O

n
–2q +q
D C

(
a)Zero (
b)Alongthedi
agonal

O
(
c)Alongt
hedi
agonal (
d)Perpendi
cul
art
oside

t
4. Theminimum char
geonanobj
ecti
s
(a)1coul
omb b)1st
( atcoul
omb

O
(
c) coul
omb (
d) coul
omb

5. At
ot geQi
alchar sbr
okeni
ntwopar
ts and andt
heyar
epl
acedatadi
stance f
rom eachot
her
.

h
Themaxi
mum f
orceofr
epul
sionbet
weent
hem wi
l
loccur
,when

(
a) (
b)

P
(
c) (
d)

6. Twosmal
lspher
eseachhav
ingt
hechar
ge ar
esuspendedbyi
nsul
ati
ngt
hreadsofl
engt
h f
rom a
hook.Thi
sarr
angementistakeninspacewher
ether
eisnogr
avi
tat
ional
eff
ect
,thent
heangl
ebet
weent
he
twosuspensi
onsandthetensioni
neachwil
lbe

(
a) (
b)

(
c) (
d)

7. Di
elect
ri
cconst
antofpur
ewat
eri
s81.I
tsper
mit
ti
vi
tywi
l
lbe
(
a) uni
ts (
b) uni
ts
(
c) uni
ts (
d)Cannotbecal
cul
ated

8. geqi
Achar splacedatt
hecentr
eofthel
i
nej
oini
ngt ges Q.Thesy
woequalchar stem oft
het
hreechar
ges
wi
ll
beinequi
l
ibri
um,if isequalt
o

(
a) (
b)

(
c) (
d)

9. Theel
ect
ri
cpot
ent
i ntO(
al atanypoi x,y
,zal
linmet
res)i
nspacei
sgi
venby .Theel
ect
ri
c
 f
iel
datt
hepoi
nt i
n i
s
(
a)8al
ongnegati
ve axi
s (
b)8al
ongposi
ti
ve axis
(
c)16al
ongnegati
ve axi
s (
d)16al
ongposi
ti
ve axi
s

10. Char
gesof ar
epl
acedateachoft
hef
ourcor
ner
sofasquar
eofsi
de .Thepot
ent
ialat
t
hei
nter
sect
ionoft
hedi
agonal
sis
(
a) (
b)

S
(
c) (
d)

c
11. ABCi
sanequi
l
ater
alt
ri
angl
e.Char
ges ar
epl
acedateachcor
ner
.Theel
ect
ri
cint
ensi
tyat wi
l
lbe

I
(
a) +q
A

n
(
b)
r

(
c)Zer
o r r

O
O
(
d) +q +q

t
B C

12. Anunchar
gedspher
eofmet
ali
spl
acedi
nbet
weent
wochar
gedpl
atesasshown.Thel
i
nesoff
orcel
ook

O
l
ike
++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ +

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h
–– –– –– – –– –– –– –

P
A B
++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ +

–– –– –– – –– –– –– –
C D

(
a) (
b) (
c) (
d)

13. Equalcharges ar epl

acedatthever
ti
ces and ofanequi
l
ater
alt
ri
angl
e ofsi
de .The
magnitudeofel
ect
ri
cfi
eldatt
hepoi
nt i s

(
a) (
b)

(
c) (
d)

14. Therati
oofmomentaofanel
ect
ronandan-
par
ti
clewhi
char
eaccel
erat
edf
rom r
estbyapot
ent
ial
di
ff enceof100vol
er tis

(
a)1 (
b)

(
c) (
d)

15 Fi
gur
esbelow show regul
arhex
agons,wi
thchar
gesatt
hev
ert
ices.I
nwhi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngcasest
he
el
ect
ri
cfi
eldatthecentrei
snotzer
o
q q q –q

q q q q
 2q q
2q 2q

q 2q
q q

S
2q 2q q
2q

c
(
3) (
4)

I
(
a)1 (
b)2

n
(
c)3 (
d)4

O
16. Anelect
ri
cdipol
ewhenplacedi
naunifor
m el
ectr
icfi
eld wi
l
lhav
emi
nimum pot
ent
ialener
gy,i
fthe
posi
ti
vedir
ect
ionofdi
pol
emomentmakesthef
oll
owingangl
ewit
h

t
(a) (
b)
(
c)Zer
o (
d)

O
17. Anel
ect
ri
cdi
pol
econsi
sti
ngoft
woopposi
techar
gesof eachsepar
atedbyadi
stanceof i
s
N/
C.Themaxi

h
pl
acedi
nanel
ect
ri
cfi
eldof mum t
orqueont
hedi
pol
ewi
l
lbe
(
a) (
b)

P
(
c) (
d)

18. Anel
ect
ri
cdi
pol
eispl
acedal
ongt
he ax
isatt
heor
igi
n .Apoi
nt i
satadi
stanceof f
rom t
his
or
igi
nsucht
hat makesanangl
e wi
t hex
ht -ax
is.I
ftheel
ect
ri
cfi
eldat makesanangl
e wi
tht
he
x-
axi
s,t
hev
alueof woul
dbe

(
a) (
b)

(
c) (
d)

19. Twoopposi
teandequal
char
ges whenpl
aced away
,for
m adi
pol
e.I
fthi
sdi
pol
e
i
splacedi
nanexter
nalel
ect
ri
cfi
eld ,t
hev
alueofmax
imum t
orqueandt
hewor
k
donei
nrot
ati
ngi
tthr
ough wi
l
lbe
(
a) and (
b) Nm and
(
c) and (
d) and

20. Elect
ri
cpot
ent
ial
atanequat
ori
alpoi
ntofasmal
ldi
pol
ewi
thdi
pol r
emoment (,di
stancef
rom t
hedi
pol
e)
is

(
a)Zer
o (
b) (
c) (
d)

21. Twoelect
ricdi esofmomentPand64Par
pol epl
acedi
nopposi
tedi
rect
iononali
neatadi
stanceof25
cm.Theelect
ri
cfi
eldwi
l
lbezer
oatpoi
ntbet
weenthedi
pol
eswhosedist
ancefr
om t
hedi
pol
eofmoment
Pis

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 a)5cm
( (
b) cm

c)10cm
( (
d) cm

22. Anel
ect
ri
cchar
ge i
spl
acedatt
hecent
reofacubeofsi
de .Theel
ect
ri
cfl
uxononeofi
tsf
aceswi
l
lbe

(
a) (
b)

S
(
c) (
d)

I c
23. Electr
icchargei
suniforml
ydist
ri
butedalongalongstrai
ghtwir
eofr us1mm.Thechar
adi gepercm l
engt
h
oft hewirei sQ coulomb.Anothercyli
ndri
calsurf
aceofr us50 cm andl
adi h1m sy
engt mmetri
cal
l
y

n
enclosesthewir
easshowni nthefigur
e.Thetotal
electr
icf
luxpassi
ngt
hrought
hecyl
indr
ical
sur
facei
s
+
(
a) +
+

O
(
b)

t
1m

(
c)

O
+
+ 50cm
(
d) +

h
24. geqi
Achar slocat
edatt
hecent
reofacube.Theel
ect
ri
cfl
uxt
hroughanyf
acei
s

P
(
a) (
b)

(
c) (
d)

25. Shownbelow i
sadi
str
ibut
ionofchar
ges.Thef
luxofel
ect
ri
cfi
eldduet
othesechar
gest
hrought
he
suraceSi
f s
S
+q +q

+q

(
a) (
b) (
c) (
d)Zer
o

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