cof

7.. A solid conducting sphere of radius ahas a net positive

charge 2Q. A conducting spherical shell of inner radius h
(Mo Multiple Choice Questions and outer radiusc is concentric with the solid sphere and
has a net charge - Q. The surface charge density on the
inner and outer surfaces of the spherical shell will be
Charge and Coulomb's Law [AMU 20021
2Q Q
1. A body can be negatively charged by
4zb2'4rc?
[CPMT 1972; AlIMS 1998]
Q Q
.la) Giving excess of electrons to it (b)
4r62'4xc?
(b) Removing some electrons from it
Q
(c) Giving some protons to it (c) 04xC2
(d) Removing some neutrons from it
(d) None of the above
2. A solid spherical conductor of radius R has a spherical cavity
of radius a (a < R) at its centre. A charge +Q is kept at the
8. Two identical conductors of copper and aluminium are
placed in an identical electric fields. The magnityy of
center. The charge at the inner surface, outer and at a induced charge in the aluminium will be [AIIMS 99)
position r (a<r<R) are respectively VITEEE 2008] (a) Zero (b) Greater than in copper
(a) +Q,-Q,0 (e Equal to that in copper (d) Less than in copper
(c) 0,-Q,0 (d) +Q,0,0 9. Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R, 2R, 3R,
3.
are given charges Q,, Qa, Qs, respectively. It is found that
There are two metallic spheres of same radii but one is solid
and the other is hollow, then KCET 1994: BHU1999] the surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of the shells
are equal. Then, the ratio of the charges given to the shells,
(a) Solid sphere can be given more charge Q, :Qa:Qs,is [T-JEE 2009]
(b) Hollow sphere can be given more charge (a) 1:2:3 (b) 1:3:5
tc They can be charged equally (maximum) e) 1:4:9 (d) 1:8: 18
(d) None of the above 10. A solid sphere of radius R, and volume charge density
4 Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point
charge is placed outside the sphere. The net charge on the p=o is enclosed by a hollow sphere of radius R, with
sphere is then [IT-JEE 2007] negative surface charge den_ity o, such that the total
(a) Negative and distributed uniformly over the surface of charge in the system is zero. Po is a positive constant and r
the sphere is the distance from the centre of the sphere. Theio
(b) Negative and appears only at the point on the sphere Rz/ R, is [VITEEE 2008]
cdlosest to the point charge
(a) olPo (b) 2ol P
(c) Negative and distributed non-uniformly over the entire
surface of the sphere (d) Polo
La Zero
11. A conductor has been given a charge -3x10C by
5. Nurnber of electrons in one coulomb of charge will be transfering electron. Mass increase (in kg) of the conductor
[MP PMTPET 1998; Pb. PMT 1999; AIIMS 1999; and the number of electrons added to the conductor are
respectively [AMU(Engg.) 2010]
RPET 2001; Similar RPET 2004; WB-JEE 2009]
(a) 5.46x 1029 b 6.25x1018 (a) 2x10-16 and 2x1031 (b) 5x1031 and 5x10
(c) 3x10-19 and 9x106 a 2x10-18 and 2x10
(c) l.6x 10+19 (d) 9x10!1
12. Five balls nurmbered 1 to 5 are suspended using separate
6 When 10' electrons are removed from a neutral metal threads. Pairs (1, 2), (2, 4) and (4, 1) show electrostatic
plate, the electric charge on it is [Manipal MEE 1995; attraction, while pair (2, 3) and (4, 5) show repulsion.
KCET (Engg/Med.) 1999; GUJCET 2015] Therefore ball 1 must be [NCERT 1980; MP PMT 2003)

(a) -1.6 C b) + 1.6 C (a) Positively charged (b) Negatively charged

(d) 10-° C Wer Neutral (d) Made of metal
(c) 10+19C
 Electrostatics 801

at a distance d enert a force

13. Aparticle of mass Mand charge q is at rest at the midpoint 18. Two charged spheres separated
If they are immersed in a iquid of
between two other fixed similar charges each of magnitude Fon each other,
conditions
Q placed a distance 2d apart. The system is collinear as dielectric constant 2, then what is the force (if all
(AIIMS 1997; MH CET 2003]
shown in the figure. The particle is now displaced by a small are same)

amount x(x «d) along the line joining the tuwo charges Já) F/2 (b) F
and is left to itself. It will now oscillate about the mean (c) 2F (d) 4F
position with a time period (E, =permittivity of free space) Two charges are at a distance 'd apart. If a
copper plate
19.
WB-JEE 2013) d is placed between
(conducting medium) of thickness
2
then, the effective force will be
[UPSEAT 2001; J &K CET 2005]

(a) 2 rMegd
Q4 (b) 2 Qg (a) 2F (b) F/2
(d) /2F
r'Megd Me 20. Two point charges placed at a certain distance r in air
er
Qq (d) 2 Q¡d a force F on each other. Then the distance at which these
14. Four charges are arranged at the comers of a square charges will exert the same force in a medium of dielectric
ABCD, as shown in the adjoining figure. The force on the constant kis given by (EAMCET 1990; MP PMT 2001]
charge kept at the centre O is [NCERT 1983; BHU 1999] (a) (b) r/k
(a) Zero AO (d) rk
+2q 21. Two point charges +3C and +8C repel each other with
(b) Along the diagonal AC
a force of 40N, If a charge of -5Cis added to each of
(9 Along the diagonal BD then, then the force between them will become
-24 tq [Similar Odisha JEE 2008;DPMT 2009]
(d) Perpendicular to side AB D C
a) -10N (b) +10N
15. Two small spheres each having the charge +Q are
(c) +20N (d) -20N
suspended by insulating threads of length L from a hook.
This arangement is taken in space where there is no 22. In figure two positive charges q2 and q3 fixed along the
gravitational effect, then the angle between the two y-axis, exert a net electric force in the + x-direction on a
suspensions and the tension in each will be [IIT 1986) charge q fixed along the x-axis. If a positive charge Q is
1 Q 1 Q added at (x,0), the force on q1
Jal 180° (b) 90°
4E (2L)² '4E L
(i)
1 Q (d) 180° 1Q
(c) 180°,'4E, 212 4E L' 41
16. Acharge q is placed at the centre of the line joining tuwo
equal charges Q. The system of the three charges will be in
equilibrium, if q is equal to [NCERT Exemplar)
([IT 1987; CBSE PMT 1995; Bihar MEE 1995; CPMT 1999;
a Shall increase along the positive x-axis
MP PET 1999: MP PMT 1999, 2000; RPET 1999; (b) Shall decrease along the positive x-axis
KCET 2001; AIEEE 2002; AFMC 2002; Kerala PMT 2004; (c) Shall point along the negative x-axis
J&K CET 2004; NEET (Karmatalka) 2013] (d) Shall increase but the direction changes because of the
intersection of Q with q, and q1
(a) -Q/2 ) -Q/4
-td) +Q/2 23. Elecric charges of luC,-1luC and 2uC are placed in air
(c) +Q/4
at the corners A, B and C respectively of an equilateral
17. When air is replaced by a dielectric mediun of constant k,
the maximum force of attracion between two charges triangle ABC having length of each side 10 cm. The
resultant force on the charge at C is
separated by a distance [CBSE PMT 19991
(EAMCET (Engg.) 2000; KCET 2015]
(a Decreases k times (b) Remains unchanged (a) 0.9N Lb18 N
(c) Increases k times (d) Increases k times (c) 2.7N (d) 3.6 N
 SO2 Electrostatlcs
placed along h
+6JC and +15/C are
29. Two charges x=2mrespectively Anegative charge
2 The charges ane placed at the vertlces of an equllateral X-axis atx=0 and such thatthe resultant force on it is
thangle of side 'a as shown in the following figure. The thern
is placed between is placed at (odisha JEE 20101
tore experienced by the charge placed at the vertex A in a charge
[AIIMS 2003] zero. The negative
dinection nomal to BC is la) x=0.775 m
(a) Q° (4ga') (b) x=1.2m
(c) x=0.5m
(b) -Q°4Ra) on the amount of
charge
(d) Position depends
cY Zero distance of lx10-10cm from each othe
-+Q 30. Two protons are a
are (Odisha JEE 2010|
(d) Q²/(2æ,a) B
The forces acting on them
and coulomb force
the nucleus of a hydrogen (a) Nuclear force
25. An electron is moving around and gravitational
force
r. The coulomb force F (b) Nuclear force
atom in a circular orbit of radius and gravitational force
(c Coulomb force
K = )(CBSE PMT 2003] and gravitational force
between the two is (Where (d) Nuclear, coulomb
4TE0
conducting balls Aand B have positive chea,
31. Two identical together
92- The balls are brought
2
(b) K and q, respectively. But g, in ther onginal
other and then kept
so that they touch each [KCET 2010|
them is
positions. The force between
before theballs touched
(a) Less than that
before the balls touched
and (b) Greater than that
B and C having equal radi the balls touched
26. Two spherical conductors other with a force Jey Same as that before
each
carying equal charges in them repel
distance. A third spherical (d) Zero
F when kept apart at some each of the opposite comers of a
of B but uncharged is 32. A charge Q is placed at
conductor having same radius as that at each of the other two
brought in contact with C square. A charge q is placed
brought in contact with B, then Q is zero, then Qlq
from both. The new force of coners. If the net electrical force on
and finally removed away [AIEEE 2004] [AIEEE 2009; Similar MP PET 2008)
repulsion between B and C is equals

(a) F/4 (b) 3F/4 (a) -2/2 (b) -1

1
(c) F/8
d) 3F/8 (d
V2
spheres carry identical charges. If
27. Two identical conducting different 9es
distance apart, they repel Two identical conducting spheres carrying
the spheres are set at a certain
33.
Fwhen placed in air medium
conducting sphere, attract each other with a force
each other with a force F. A third are brought into contact
identical to the other two, but initially uncharged, is then at a distance 'd' apart. The spheres
positions. Now the two
other before being
touched to one sphere, and then into the spheres is now and then taken to their original
magnitude is
removed. The force between the original twO spheres repel each other with a force whose between
The ratio
[KVPY 2009] equal to that of the initial attractive force.(Kerala PET 2008]
initial charges on the spheres is
(b) (a) (3+8) only (b) (3-/8) only
3F
er (3+8) or (3-V8) (d) +3
(e) -8
charge q, are separated
28. Two positive ions, each carying a between the 34. Two charges, each equal to g, are kept at
x=- and
repulsion
by a distance d. If Fis the force of X=a on the x-axis. A particle of mass
m and charge
from each ion will be
ions, the number of electrons missing
(e being the charge on an electron)
(CBSE PMT 2010)
90 is placed at the origin. If charge go is given a small

(b)
displacement (y << a) along the y-axis, the net force acting
la) on the particle is proportional to (JEE (Malns) 2013]
(b) -y
4mE,Fe? |4zEFd²
(c) 1/y (d) -1/y