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1) Two point charges 4C and 2C repel each other with a force of $8N$. If 4C is added to each of
these charges, the force of repulsion would be,
(A) 12 N (B) 24 N
(C) 30 N (D) 48 N

2) Three charges each of 1C are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. If the magnitude of the
force between any two charges is F, what is the net force on each of the charges?
(A) 3F (B) 2F
3F
(C) 3F (D)
2

3) The force between two charges separated by 6 cm is 5 N. If each charge is moved towards the other by
1 cm what will be the force between them?

(A) 7.2 N (B) 11.25 N

(C) 22.5 N (D) 6.5 N

4) Charges +4e and +e are placed at a distance x apart. At what distance should a charge q be placed from
the charge +e so that it is in equilibrium?

(A) x/3 (B) x/4

(C) 2x/3 (D) x/2

5) Charges +4e and +e are placed at a distance x apart. A charge q is placed in between them such that it
is in equilibrium. If the charge q is somehow constrained to move along the line segment connecting
the two charges, will it be in stable equilibrium?

(A) Yes, whether q is +ve or -ve (B) No, whether q is +ve or -ve
(C) Yes, if q is +ve (D) Yes, if q is -ve

6) Four identical charges Q are placed at the corners of a square of length L . The magnitude of the net
force acting on any of the four charges is given by

Q2 Q2
(A) (B) (2 + 2)
8 0 L2 4 0 L2
Q2 Q2
(C) (1 + 2 2) (D) (1 + 2)
8 0 L2 4 0 L2
q l B
7) Two positive charges of equal magnitude q are placed at
the opposite corners of a trapezoid as shown below.
Find the ratio of the squares of the magnitudes of the
electric fields at A and B. A 60o 60o
2l q
(A) 17/12 (B) 21/16 (C) 15/8 (D) 24/13
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nC
8) Three charges, two of them 3 nC and one of them -2nC are placed on a
3 cm
circular arc of radius 3 cm as shown below. The 3 nC charges make an 30o
-2 nC
angle of 30 degrees with the line joining the center with the -2 nC charge. O

Find the total electric field at the center O.

nC
(A) 10 iˆ
4 3
(B) 104 iˆ
2
−3 ( 3 − 2) 104 iˆ
(C)  104 iˆ (D)
2

9) In the given current distribution, what is the value of I?

(A) 3A (B) 8A (C) 2A (D) 5A I

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10) What is the magnitude of the electric field that will bring a proton (mass = 1.7 10 kg , charge =
1.6 10−19 C) moving with a speed of 4.8 106 m / s uniformly to rest over a distance of 3.4 cm?

(A) 1.2 106 N/C (B) 3.6 106 N/C (C) 2.8 106 N/C (D) 4.2 106 N/C

11) From a point two very small conducting spheres are suspended with strings of length L. Each sphere
has a mass of 0.2 gm and is given a charge of 8 nC. At equilibrium each string makes an angle of 45
degrees to the vertical. What is L?

(A) 3.0 cm (B) 5.2 cm (C) 1.2 cm (D) 4.3 cm

12) A positively charged ball of mass m is suspended on a light string

θ
in a uniform electric field E = Aiˆ + Bjˆ and is at equilibrium at an
m
E
angle  . Assume A and B to be positive. What is the tension in the
string?

mgB mgA
(A) (B)
A sin  + B cos  A cos  + B sin 
mgB mgA
(C) (D)
A sin  − B cos  A cos  − B sin 
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13) There is a uniform electric field of 1000 V/m along the y-axis. A particle of mass 1 g and charge 10−6 C
is projected into the field from the origin along the positive x-axis with a velocity of 10 m/s. What will
be the particle’s speed in m/s after 10 s? Ignore gravity.

(A) 10 2 (B) 10 (C) 5 2 (D) 12

-q
14) Charges Q , − q and − q are placed at the corners of an
isosceles triangle of side l as shown. What is the value of Q
if the net electrostatic potential energy of the system is to be
zero? -q
Q

2q q q
(A) (B) (C) (D) 2q
4 4 2

15) [JEE] An electric charge 10 C is placed at the origin (0,0) of X-Y co-ordinate system. Two
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points A and B are situated at ( )

2, 2 and (2,0) respectively. Find the potential difference
between the points A and B.

16) A particle of mass 40mg carrying a charge 5 10−9 C is moving towards a fixed charge of magnitude 10−8
C. When it is at a distance of 10 cm from the fixed charge it has a velocity of 50 cm/s. At what distance
from the fixed charge will the particle come momentarily to rest?
(A) 1.3 10−3 m (B) 1.9 10−3 m
(C) 3.9 10−2 m (D) 4.7 10−2 m

17) ABC is an equilateral triangle. Three charges +q are placed at each corner. The electric field intensity
at the centroid O will be

1 q 1 3q
(A)  2 (B)  2
2 0 r 2 0 r
1 q
(C)  (D) Zero
2 0 r

18) In the circuit shown, the potential drop from A to B is VAB = 36V . Find the value of the resistance R.
4Ω R
A B
4A

4Ω
19) In the diagram shown, the current 3A marked with direction. Find the A B
3A
potential drop from A to B (VAB ) .
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20) In the given circuit find R. R

A B
8A

6A 2Ω

21) Given VAB = 20 V, find the current i . A B

6Ω i 3Ω 2V
3V 7V

3A
7A
22) In the circuit shown find the current marked i .
5A

i 6A
23) In the figure shown find the current marked i .
3.3A

8.2A
2A
5A

24) Find the potential drop from A to B. ( VAB ).

5Ω

A B
10V 3Ω 5V
5A 2Ω 4V

25) Find the potential drop from A to B. ( VAB ).

A B
6V 2Ω 5Ω 3A
3V 12V
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26) Given VABCD = 12V and VABC = 6V , find VDABC .

q3
C
27) [NEET] Two charges q1 and q2 are placed 30 cm apart, as
shown in the figure. A third charge q3 is moved along the
arc of a circle of radius 40 cm from C to D. The change in the 40 cm
q3
potential energy of the system is k , where k is,
4 0 q2
q1
A 30 cm B D
(A) 8q2 (B) 8q1

(C) 6q2 (D) 6q1

28) [NEET] Identical charges (−q) are fixed at each corners of a cube of side b , then the electrostatic
potential energy of a charge (+q) placed at the centre of the cube will be

4 2q 2 8 2q 2
(A) − (B) −
 0  0b
4q 2 8 2q 2
(C) − (D)
3 0b 4 0b

29) [NEET] In bringing an electron towards another electron, the electrostatic potential energy of the
system

(A) decreases (B) increases

(C) remains same (D) becomes zero

30) A regular hexagon of side 4 cm has a charge 2C at each of its vertices. Is the potential at the centre
of the hexagon is x 106V , then find x .