Class: XII Subject: Physics Assignment 1 Chapter: Electrostatics

1 Mark Questions
1. Name the property which differentiates the two kinds of charges.
2. What is a point charge in macroscopic sense?
3. What happens when we rub a glass rod with silk cloth?
4. Are new charges created during rubbing of silk cloth & glass rod?
5. What do you mean by grounding or earthing?
6. Explain ‘Additivity of Charges’.
7. What do you mean by conservation of charges?
8. What do you mean by quantisation of charge?
9. State Coulomb’s Law. 10. What is the value of E0 in S.I. unit?
11. Which property of Electric field E ensures it can be explained in terms of electric potential V as E = - dV ,
dr
where r is distance?
12. Draw curve to represent variation of elec field strength E with reference to dist r with centre of spherically
symmetric charge dist.
13. 5000 lines of an electric field enter a given volume but only 3000 leave it. Find the magnitude charge inside the
given volume.
14. Find potential due to a short dipole of moment  5  10-27 cm at a point 1 cm from it. (a) on its axis (b) on its
 
 3 
normal bisector
15. Sketch the lines of force due to two equal +ve charges placed near each other.
16. what would be the work done if a point charge +q is taken from a point A to the pt B on the circumference of a
circle with another point charge +q at the centre.

+ q 

17. Sketch graph to show how charge Q acquired by capacitor of capacitance C varies with inc in potential
difference b/w its plates.
18. Define term dielectric constant of a medium.
19. What is an ideal electric dipole? 20. Is electric potential a scalar or a vector quantity?
2 0r 3 marks questions:-
1. State Gauss Theorem in Electrostatics. Prove that no electric field exists inside a hollow charged sphere.
2. Using Gauss Theorem derive an expression for electric field intensity at a point near a thin infinite plane sheet
of electric sphere.
3. Derive an expression for Electric field intensity at pt P on the axial line of an electric dipole.
4. Deduce Electric field Intensity expression at point P on the equatorial line of electric dipole.
5. Distinguish between polar and non-polar dielectrics.
6. an electric dipole is held I uniform electric field (i) Show that no translatory force acts on it.
a. Derive an expression for the torque acting on it.
7. 2 small spheres each having mass m kg &charge q coulomb are suspended from pt by insulating threads each lm
long but of negligible mass.  is angle each string makes with vertical when eq has been attained, show q2 = (4
mg l2 sin2  tan ) 4  EO
8. A spherical liquid drop has a diameter 2 mm and is given a charge of 5  C, (a) What is the potential at the
surface of the drop?
(a) If 8 such drops coalesce to form a single drop having charge of 5  C, what is the potential at the surface of
the drop formed?
5 mark questions
1. Explain the principle of a capacitor. Also explain the effect of introducing a dielectric slab between the plates of
a parallel plate capacitor on its capacitance.
A 600 p F capacitor is charged by a 200 V supply and is then disconnected from the supply and is connected to
another uncharged 600 p F capacitor. How much electrostatic energy is lost in the process?
2. Define capacitance of capacitor. Give its S.I.unit. Prove that total electrostatic energy stored in a parallel plate
capacitor is 1 CV2.
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3. Discuss the principle, construction and working of a Van de Graff generator. How is the leakage of charge
minimized from the generator? Draw the well-labelled diagram of the generator also.
4. What is meant by potential energy of an electric dipole when placed in an external electric field? Show that the
potential energy U of an electric dipole of dipole moment p in a uniform field E is given by U = - p . E
5. Define potential difference b/w 2 points in an electric field. Derive the relationship b/w electric field and the
potential difference.
6. 2 isolated metallic solid spheres of radii r & 2R are charged; such that both of these have same charge
density  the spheres are located far away from each other & connected by a thin conducting wire. Find new
charge density on bigger sphere.