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CLASS XII XII PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT

TOPIC- ELECTROSTATICS

1. A soap bubble is given a negative charge, then its radius

(a) Decreases (b) Increases
(c) Remains unchanged
(d)Nothing can be predicted as information is insufficient
2. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD , as shown in the adjoining
figure. The force on the charge kept at the centre O is
A B
+q +2q

– 2q +q
(a) Zero (b) Along the diagonal AC D C

(c) Along the diagonal BD (d) Perpendicular to side AB

3. Two charges each of 1 coulomb are at a distance 1 km apart, the force between them is
(a) 9  10 3 Newton (b) 9  10 −3 Newton (c) 1 .1  10 −4 Newton (d) 10 4 Newton

4. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ as shown in
the following figure. The force experienced by the charge placed at the vertex A in a
A
direction normal to BC is +Q

(a) Q 2 /(4 0 a 2 )

(b) − Q  /(4 0 a 2 )
–Q +Q
(c) Zero B a C

(d) Q 2 /(2 0 a 2 )

5. The magnitude of electric field intensity E is such that, an electron placed in it would
experience an electrical force equal to its weight is given by
mg e e2
(a) mge (b) (c) (d) g
e mg m2
6. A charged water drop whose radius is 0.1 m is in equilibrium in an electric field. If
charge on it is equal to charge of an electron, then intensity of electric field will be
(g = 10 ms −1 )
(a) 1.61 N / C (b) 26 .2 N / C (c) 262 N / C (d) 1610 N / C
7. Four charges are placed on corners of a square as shown in figure having side of 5 cm . If
Q is one microcoulomb, then electric field intensity at centre will be
Q – 2Q
(a) 1.02  10 7 N / C upwards
(b) 2.04  10 7 N / C downwards
(c) 2.04  10 7 N / C upwards
(d) 1.02  10 7 N / C downwards
–Q + 2Q
8. Three identical point charges, as shown are placed at the vertices of an isosceles right
angled triangle. Which of the numbered vectors coincides in direction with the electric
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field at the mid-point M of the hypotenuse 2

(a) 1 (b) 2 4
M
(c) 3 (d) 4 1

9. In the given figure distance of the point from A where the electric field is zero is
A B

10 C 20 C
80 cm

(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c)33 cm (d) None of these

10. A force F acts between sodium and chlorine ions of salt (sodium chloride) when put
1 cm apart in air. The permittivity of air and dielectric constant of water are  0 and K
respectively. When a piece of salt is put in water electrical force acting between sodium
and chlorine ions 1 cm apart is
F FK F F 0
(a) (b) (c) (d)
K 0 K 0 K

11. Two charges q 1 and q 2 are placed in vacuum at a distance d and the force acting
between them is F . If a medium of dielectric constant 4 is introduced around them, the
force now will be
F F
(a) 4 F (b) 2 F (c) (d)
2 4
12. Two point charges +3  C
and +8 C repel each other with a force of 40 N . If a charge of
−5 C is added to each of them, then the force between them will become

(a) −10 N (b) +10 N (c) +20 N (d) −20 N

13. The force between two charges 0.06 m apart is 5 N . If each charge is moved towards the
other by 0.01 m , then the force between them will become
(a) 7.20 N (b) 11 .25 N (c) 22 .50 N (d) 45 .00 N
14. Charge on  -particle is
(a) 4.8  10 −19 C (b) 1 .6  10 −19 C (c) 3.2  10 −19 C (d) 6 .4  10 −19 C

15. Two charges are at a distance ‘d’ apart. If a copper plate (conducting medium) of
thickness d is placed between them, the effective force will be
2

(a) 2F (b) F / 2 (c) 0 (d) 2F

ANSWER KEY
1-B 2-C 3-A 4-C 5-B 6-C 7-A 8-B 9-C
10-A 11-D 12-A 13-B 14-C 15-C