NUMERICAL PROBLEMS in equillibrium.

Also find the magnitude of the

COULOMB’S LAW charge q. ( 2d/3, -4e/9 )
13. Two electrons and a +ve charge q are held
1. How many electrons must be removed from a
along a straight line. At what point the charge
conductor so that the charge developed is 3.2
q can be placed so that the system is in
nC? (2 x 1010)
equillibrium. Also find the magnitude of the
2. Find the charge possessed by 1kg of electrons.
charge q.
(1.76 x 1011C)
( at center, ¼ from each charge)
3. A glass rod rubbed with silk is found to have a
14. Two fixed point charges 4Q and 2Q are
positive charge of 3.6 x 10-7C. Find the no. of
separated by a distance x. Where can a third
electrons transferred from glass rod to silk.
charge q be placed so that it is in equillibrium?
Also find the mass transferred.
( 0.59x)
(2.25 x 1012 ; 2.05 x 10-18kg)
15. Two small charged spheres contain charges
4. Assuming that each copper atom has one free
+q1 and +q2. A small charge dq is transferred
electron. Estimate the no. of free electrons is
from q1 to q2.Find the charge on each sphere
1mg of copper. Given that atomic wt. of
for maximum electric force b/w them.
copper is 63.5 and Avagadro number is 6.023
[ ( q1 + q2) / 2)]
x 1023. Find the charge possessed by these free
16. Two +ve point charges are 0.1m apart and
electrons. (9.48 x 1018, 1.517C)
they repel each other with a force of 18N. If
5. The force of attraction between two charges
the combined charge of two charges is 9C,
separated by distance d is F. Find the distance
find the magnitude of each charge.
between the same charges so that the force
( 5C, 4C)
between them becomes F/3. (3d )
17. Two +ve point charges are 3m apart and they
6. Two equal charges separated by distance 3m
repel each other by a force of 0.075N. If the
repel with a force of 0.1gf. Find the magnitude
combined charge of two charges is 20C, find
of each charge. (9.9 x 10-7C)
the magnitude of each charge.
7. Find the distance between two protons so that
( 15C, 5C)
the force between them is equal to the weight
18. Two particles each of mass 5g and charge 10-7
of an electron. (5.08m)
C stay in limiting equillibrium on a horizontal
8. The electrostaic force b/w charges of 200 C
surface with a separation of 10cm. The coeff.
and 500C in free space is 5gf. Find the
distance b/w the two charges. (1.34 x 102m).
50cm
of friction b/w charges and the surface is same.
Find the value of coeff. of friction.
9. Find the coulomb’s force b/w two -particles
( = 0.18)
separated by 3.2 x 10-15m in air. ( 90N)
19. A particle of mass m and carrying charge –q1
10. Two equal charges of +25C each are placed 1
starts moving around a +ve charge q2 along a
m apart. A test charge of +2C is placed mid- circular path of radius r.
way b/w them. Find the force exerted by each
charge and the net force on the test charge.
(1.8N, 0)
11. What equal charges have to be placed on earth r
and moon to neutralize their gravitational +q2 -q1
attraction? Mass of earth = 1025kg and that of
moon = 1023kg ( 8.6 x 1013C).
12. Two free point charges +4e and +e are at a
distance d apart. Where should a third point
charge q be placed so that the entire system is
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 Show that the time period of revolution is
16 3 0 mr 3
T=
q1q2
20. Two equally charged particles held 3.2 x 10-3m
apart are released from rest. The initial
acceleration of the first particle is 7m/s2 and
that of the second is 9m/s2. If the mass of first
particle is 6.3 x 10-7kg, find the mass of the
second and also the charge on each particle.
(4.9 x 10-7 kg and 7.1 x 10-11C)
21. Two point charges q1= 5 x 10-6C and q2 = 3 x
10-6 C are located at (1,3,2)m and (3,5,1)m
 
respectively. Find F12 and F21 .
[ -(5 x 10-3) (2i + 2j –k) N ]
22. Two small spheres each of mass 10-6 kg are
suspended by silk threads 50m long from a
point. They are equally charged and repel each
other to a distance of 20 cm. Find the charge
on each sphere. [2.98 x 10-9C]
23. Two identical balloons A and B filled with
helium and connected to a common weight of
5g by means of 1m long threads repel each
other to a distance of 60cm. Find the charge on
each balloon. [5.6 x 10-7C]
24. Two small spheres of mass m each and charge
q are suspended from a point by using
insulating silk threads each of length l. If  is
the angle which each string makes with the
vertical in equilibrium, then show that
q2 = 4mg l2 sin2 tan ( 40)
θ θ
l
25. Two charged pith balls each having a charge
of 2μC are joined by insulating light thread of
length 50cm and the whole system is placed on
a smooth horizontal surface. Find the tension
in the cord. (0.144N)
26. Two point charges q and 2q are kept at a
distance d apart in air. A third charge Q is to
be kept along the same line in such a way that
the net force on the charge q and 2q is zero.
Find the position of the charge Q in terms of d.
[ d / (1+√2) from q]
27. Two equally charged identical spheres A and
B repel each other with a force of 2 x 10-5 N.
another identical uncharged sphere C is
touched to A and then placed at the mid point
of A and B. Find the net electrostatic force on
C. (2 x 10-5 N )
28. Three charges of 5μC, 10μC and –10μC are
placed in air at corners A, B and C of an
equilateral triangle having side 5cm. Find the
resultant force on charge at point A. (180N)
29. Four charges 5μC, 10μC, 5μC and 5μC are
placed at the corners of a square of side 20cm.
Find the force on a 2μC charge placed at the
center of the square. ( 4.5N)
30. Two opposite corners of a square carry charge
Q each and other corners carry charge q each.
If the resultant force on q is zero, how are Q
and q related? (q = -2√2Q).
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