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ELECTROSTATICS
1) A long cylindrical conductor of radius 2 cm carries a charge of 5µC/m and is kept in
a medium of dielectric constant 1 . Find the electric field intensity at a point 1 m from
the axis of the cylinder. (9 x104 N/C)

2) A parallel plate air capacitor has a capacity of 20 µF . What will be its new capacity if
, (i) the distance between the plates is doubled (ii) a marble slab of dielectric
constant 8 is introduced filling the entire space between the two plates.
(10 µF , 160 µF)
3) A 10 µF capacitor is connected to a 100 V battery . What is the electrostatic energy
stored in the capacitor ? (5 x 10-2 J)
4) A conducting sphere of radius 10 cm has an unknown charge . If the electric field 20
cm from the center of the sphere is 1.5 x 103 N/C and points radially inwards , what is
the net charge on the sphere ? (-6.67 nC)
5) Three capacitors of capacities 2pF , 3pF and 4pF are connected in parallel . (i) What is
the total capacity of the combination ? (ii) Determine the charge on each capacitor if
the combination is connected to 100 V supply .
( 9 µF , 2 x 10-10 C , 3 x 10-10 C, 4 x 10-10 C)
6) Find the electric field intensity due to a charged conducting cylinder of radius 0.2 m
having charge density of 40 µC/m2 at a distance of 1 m from it . (9.04 x 105 N/C)
7) Given two capacitors each of 5 µF capacity and a battery of emf 180 V , which
combination will give maximum energy ? What is its value ? (parallel , 0.162 J)
8) A metal sphere of radius 20 cm is charged with 12.57µC situated in air . Find the
distance of a point from the centre of the sphere where electric intensity is
1.13 x 105 N/C (1 m)
9) A plane surface of an area 200 cm2 is in a region of uniform electric field of 120 N/C .
Find the electric flux through the surface if the angle between the normal to the
surface and the field is (i) 00 (ii) 600 (2.4 Nm2/C, 1.2 Nm2/C)
10) A uniform charged sphere procures an intensity 100 V/m on its surface in a medium
of dielectric constant 5 . Calculate its surface charge density . (4.425 x 10-9 C/m2)
11) Two condensers of capacities 2µF and 3µF are connected in series and a potential
difference of 100 V is maintained across them . calculate potential difference and
thee energy stored in each condenser.
(6/5µF , 60 V , 40 V , 3.6 x 10-3 J , 2.4 x 10-3 J )
12) The electric intensity at a point at a distance of 1 m from the centre of the sphere of
radius 25 cm is 104 N/C , find the surface density of charge on the surface of sphere if
surrounding medium is air. (1.416 x 10-6 C/m2) (72 π x 10-12C = 2.26 x 10-10 C)
13) An isolated conducting sphere of radius 0.1 m placed in vacuum , carries a positive
charge of 0.1 µC . Find the electric intensity at a point at a distance 0.2 m from the
centre of the sphere . (2.25 x 104 N/C)
14) The charge density of the surface of a conducting sphere is 128 x 10-7 C/m2 and the
electric intensity at a distance of 4 m from the centre of the sphere is 8π x 10 4 N/C .
Find the radius of the sphere . (1.667 m)
15) A conducting cylinder of length 2 m has a charge of 100 µC and surrounded by a
medium of dielectric constant 3 . Find the electric field intensity at a distance of 3 m
from the axis of the cylinder . (1.0 x 105 N/C)
16) A condenser of capacity 80 µF is charged to a potential of 100 V , calculate the
energy stored in it . (0.4 J)
17) A long cylinder if radius 2 cm carries a charge of 5 µC /m 2 kept in a medium of
dielectric constant 50 . Find the electric field intensity at a point situated at a distance
of 1 m from the axis of the cylinder . (2.26 x 102 V/m)
18) Three condensers of capacities 8 µF , 8 µF and 4 µF are connected in series and a
potential difference of 120 V is maintained across the combination . Calculate the
charge on 4 µF condenser and potential difference across it ? (2.4 x 10-4 C and
60 V )
19) A parallel plate air capacitor has an area 2 x 10-4 m2 and separation between the two
plates is 1 mm . Find its capacity . (1.77 x 10-12 F)
20) The capacity of parallel plate capacitor with dielectric constant 10 is 12 µF . What
will be its capacity if dielectric is removed ? (1.2 µF)
21) In a capacitor of capacitance 20 µF, the distance between the plates is 2 mm. If a
dielectric slab of width 1 mm and dielectric constant 2 is inserted between the plates,
what is the new capacitance. (26.6 µF)
22) A short electric dipole has dipole moment of 1 x 10-9 Cm. Determine the electric
potential due to the dipole at a distance of 0.3 m from the centre of the dipole.
a) on the axial line b) on the equatorial line c) on a line making an angle of
0
60 with the dipole axis. (100 V , 0 , 50 V)
23) Two charged particles having equal charge of 3 x 10-5 C each are brought from
infinity to a separation of 30 cm, Find the increase in electrostatic potential energy
during the process. (27 J)
24) Calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system of charges shown in the
figure

(7.325 J