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DPP-3[ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL]
Topics: ( Electrostatic Potential Difference & Potential Energy )

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1. If a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius 10 cm has a potential V at a point distant 5 cm

from its Centre, then the potential at a point distant 15 cm from the Centre will be :

V 2V
(a) (b)
3 3

3
(c) V (d) 3V
2

2. A hollow conducting sphere of radius R has a charge (+Q) on its surface. What it the electric
R
potential within the sphere at a distance r = from its Centre -
3

1 Q
(a) zero (b)
40 r
1 Q 1 Q
(c) (d)
40 R 40 r 2

3. If n drops of potential V merge, find new potential on the big drop:

(a) n2/3 V (b) n1/3 V
(c) nV (d) Vn/3

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4. Two conducting spheres of radii R1 and R2 respectively are charged and joined by a wire. The
ratio of electric fields of spheres is
R22 R12
(a) (b)
R12 R 22
R2 R1
(c) (d)
R1 R2

 Charge on a sphere of radius R is q and on the sphere of radius 2R is –2q. If these spheres are
connected through a conducting wire, then, amount of charge flown through wire will be: 

q 2q
(a)  (b)
3 3

4q
(c) q (d)
3

6. 27 smaller drops combine to form a bigger drop if potential on smaller drop is v then potential
on bigger drop will be-

(a) 9V (b) 3V

(c) 27V (d) 1/3V

7. Two thin wire rings, each having a radius R are placed at a distance d apart with their axes
coinciding. The charges on the two rings are + q and –q. The potential difference between the
centers of the two rings is:
q 1 1 
(a) zero (b)   
40  R R2  d2 

qR q 1 1 
(c) 2
(d)   
40 d 20  R R 2  d2 

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8. An electric charge 10–3µC is placed at the origin (0,0) of X–Y co-ordinate system. Two points
A and B are situated at  
2, 2 and (2,0) respectively. The potential difference between the

points A and B will be

(a) 9 volt (b) zero

(c) 2 volt (d) 4.5 volt

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9. Charges are placed on the vertices of a square as shown. Let E be the electric field and V the
potential at the centre. If the charges on A and B are interchanged with those on D and C
respectively, then

 
(a) E remains unchanged, V changes (b) Both E and V change
 
(c) E and V remain unchanged (d) E changes, V remains unchanged

10. A hollow sphere of radius 5 cm is uniformly charged such that the potential on its surface is
10 volts then potential at centre of sphere will be :

(a) Zero

(b) 10 volt

(c) Same as at a point 5 cm away from the surface

(d) Same as at a point 25 cm away from the centre

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11. Under the influence of charge, a point charge q is carried along different paths from a point
A to point B, then work done will be -

B
III
IV
II
I
A

(a) maximum for path four. (b) maximum for path one.

(c) equal for all paths (d) minimum for path three.

12. In the electric field of charge Q, another charge is carried from A to B. A to C, A to D and A to
E, then work done will be -

(a) minimum along path AB. (b) minimum along path AD.

(c) minimum along path AE. (d) zero along all the paths.

13. The work done to take an electron from rest where potential is – 60 volt to another point
where potential is – 20 volt is given by -

(a) 40 eV (b) –40 eV

(c) 60 eV (d) –60 eV

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14. If a charge is shifted from a low potential region to high potential region. the electrical
potential energy:

(a) Increases (b) Decreases

(c) Remains constant (d) May increase or decrease.

15. An electron of mass m and charge e is accelerated from rest through a potential difference V
in vacuum . The final speed of the electron will be -

(a) V e / m (b) eV / m

(c) 2eV / m (d) 2eV/m

 a  a 
16. Positive and negative point charges of equal magnitude are kept at  0, 0,  and  0, 0,  ,
 2  2 
respectively. The work done by the electric field when another positive point charge is moved
from (–a, 0, 0) to (0, a, 0) is
(a) positive

(b) negative

(c) zero

(d) depends on the path connecting the initial and final positions.

17. If a positive charge is shifted from a low potential region to a high potential region, then
electric potential energy
(a) decreases (b) increases
(c) remains the same (d) may increase or decrease

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18. An electron is accelerated by 1000 volt, potential difference, its final velocity is :

(a) 3.8 × 107 m/s (b) 1.9 × 106 m/s

(c) 1.9 × 107 m/s (d) 5.7 × 107 m/s

19. Four equal point charges Q each are placed in the 𝑥𝑦 plane at
(0,2)( 4,2)(4, −2)and (0, −2). The work required to put a fifth Q at the origin of
the coordinate system will be:

(a) ∈
1+
√

(b) ∈
1+
√

(c) ∈
√

(d) ∈

20. Three charges Q, +q and +q are placed at the vertices of a right-angle

isosceles triangle as shown below. The net electrostatic energy of the
configuration is zero if the value of Q is :

√
(a) +q (b)
√

–
(c) √
(d) −2𝑞

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21. The given graph shows variation (with distance r from centre) of:

(a) Electric field of a uniformly charged sphere

(b) Potential of a uniformly charged spherical shell

(c) Potential of a uniformly charged sphere

(d) Electric field of uniformly charged spherical shell

22. An electric field of 1000 V/m is applied to an electric dipole at angle of 45°.
The value of electric dipole moment is 10 C.m. What is the potential energy
of the electric dipole?
(a) −20 × 10 𝐽

(b) −7 × 10 𝐽

(c) −10 × 10 𝐽

(d) −9 × 10 𝐽

23. A particle of mass m and charge q is in an electric and magnetic field given
by 𝐸⃗ = 2𝚤̂ + 3𝚥̂; 𝐵⃗ = 4𝚤̂ + 6𝚥̂.

The charged particle shifted from the origin to the point 𝑃(𝑥 = 1; 𝑦 = 1)
along a straight path. The magnitude of the total work done is:

(a) (0.35) q (b) 5q

(c) (2.5)q (d) (0.15) q

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24. A solid conducting sphere, having a charge Q, is surrounded by an

uncharged conducting hollow spherical shell. Let the potential difference
between the surface of the solid sphere and that of the outer surface of the
hollow shell be V. If the shell is now given charge of −4𝑄, the new potential
difference between the same two surfaces is:

(a) −2𝑉 (b) 2V

(c) 4V (d) V

25. The electric field in a region is given by 𝐸⃗ = (𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵)𝚤̂, where 𝐸 is

in 𝑁𝐶 and 𝑥 is in metres. The values of constants are 𝐴 = 20𝑆𝐼 unit and 𝐵 =
10𝑆𝐼 unit. If the potential at 𝑥 = 1 is 𝑉 and that at 𝑥 = −5 is 𝑉 , then 𝑉 − 𝑉
is :-

(a) 320 V (b) –48V

(c) 180 V (d) –520 V

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