2.

2 El ec tro sta tic Po ten tia l

(1 mark)
The physical qua ntit y having SI uni t N c- m is _ _. [
1
1.
(2020) (]J :
2.3 Potential due to a Point Charge
(1 mark)
2. A poi nt charge +Q is placed at poi nt 9 as sho wn in
the figure. Is the pot ent ial diff ere nce VA - Va positive,
negative or zero?
+Q • • •
0 A B
(Delhi 2016, Foreign 2016)

2.4 Potential due to an El ec tric

Di po le
(3 marks)
3. Der ive the expression for the ele ctri c pot ent ial due
to an ele ctri c dip ole at a poi nt on its axial line.
(213, Delhi 2017) ~
OR

Ob tain the expression for the pot ent ial due to an

ele ctri c dip ole of dip ole mo me nt p at a poi nt 'x' on
the axial line. (215, Al 2013C) (]j
 .'
I
I

4. N small conducting liquid droplets, each of radius r, l

are charged to a potential V each. These droplets
I

coalesce to form a single large drop without any

charge leakage. Find the potential of the large drop.
(2020) ~
7. Equipotentials at a large distance from a collection
of charges whose total sum is not zero are
(a) spheres (b) planes
(c) ellipsoids (d) paraboloids
(Term I 2021-22) (]J
(1 mark)
8. Why are electric field lines perpendicular at a point I

on an equipotential surface of a conductor?

(Al 2015C) (]J
OR
"For any charge configuration, equipotential surface
through a point is normal to the.electric field:' Justify.
(Delhi 2014)
9. What is the geometrical shape of equipotential
surfaces due to a single
. isolated
. charge?
(Delhi 2013)
11. Draw the equipotential ·surface due to an electric
dipole. (1/3, Delhi 2019)
OR
Depict the eq_
u ipotential surfaces due to an electric
dipole. (2/3, Delhi 2017)
15. A cube of side 20 cm is y
kept in a region as shown
in the figure. An electric
.... .
field E exists in the region
such that the potential at a
point is given by
V = 10x + 5, where V is in
volt and xis in m. z
Find the
....
(i) electric field E , and
(ii) total electr'ic flux through the cube.
(315, 2020) ~
2.9 Electrostatics of Conductors

34. Which of the diagrams correctly represents the

electric field between two charged plates if a neutral
conductor is placed in between the plates?

(a) (b) 0

(c) ► 0-- (d)

~- - - - - - -
(Term I 2021-22)
22. Figure shows the field lines
on a pos itive charge. Is the •p
wo rk done by the field in
mo ving a small pos itive
charge from Q to P
pos itive or negative?
Give reason. (Foreign 2014) @
23. Wh at is the am oun t of wo rk done in mo ving a poi nt
charge aro und a circ ula r arc of radius rat the cen tre
of whi ch ano the r poi nt charge is located?
(Al 2013C) l1!)
35. The given graph shows variation A
of charge 'q' versus potential
difference 'V for two capacitors q B
C1 and C2 • Both the capacitors
have same plate separation but
plate area of C2 is greater than V
that of C1. Which line (A or BJ
corresponds to C1 and why? (Al2014C) @
 37. When a ·parallel plate capacitor is· connected across
a de battery, explain briefly how the capacitor gets
· charged. (2/5, Al 2019} (]J
38. If two similar large plates, each of area A having
surface charge densities + cr and - cr are sep~rated
by a distanced in air, find the -expressions for
(a) field at points between the two plates and on
outer side of the plates. Specify the direction of
I
I

I
the field in each case. ·-
I

I
I
I
(b) the potential difference between the plates.
I

(c) the capacitance of the capacitor so formed.

I
I
I
I
I
I

(315, Al 2016)
I
I
I
I
I
43. A variable capacitor is connected to a 200 V
battery. If its capacitance •
is changed from 2 µF
to X µF, the decrease in energy of the capacitor is
2 x 10-2 J. T'he value of Xis
(a) 1 µF (b) 2 µF (c) 3 µF (d) 4 µF
, · (Term I 2021-22,)
47. (i) Find the equivalent capacitance between A. and
B in the combination given below. Each capacitor
is of 2 µF capacitance.

C1 p C2 C3 S C4 Cs
A I.._~ R .__~TI 8

(ii) If a de source of 7}V is connected across AB, how

much charge is drawn from the source and what
is the energy .stored in the network?
(Delhi 2017)
55. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance 'C' is
charged to 'V' volt by a battery. After some time the
battery is disconnected and the distance between
the plates is doubled. Now a slab of dielectric
Constant 1 < K < 2 is introduced to fill the space
between the plates. -How will the following be
affected?
(i) The electric field between the plates of the
capacitor?
(ii) The energy stored in the capacitor.
Justify your answer in each case. (215,AI 2019} (EvJ
57. A fully charged parallel plate capacitor is connected
across an uncharged identical capacitor. Show that
the energy stored in the combination is less than
that stored initially in the single capacitor. (Al 2015)