WORK SHEET XII PHYSICS

XII P11 ELECTROSTATICS

WORKSHEET E

1. The intensity of the electric field required to 5. Two equal charges q are placed at a distance
keep a water drop of radius 10 −5 cm just of 2 a and a third charge −2 q is placed at the
suspended in air when charged with one midpoint. The potential energy of the system
electron is approximately is
(A) q2 (B) 6 q 2
(g = 10 newton / kg, e = 1.6  10 −19 coulomb)
8 0 a 8 0 a
(A) 260 volt / cm (B) 260 newton / coulomb
(C) 130 volt / cm (D) 130 newton / coulomb
(C) 7q 2 (D) 9 q 2
−
8 0 a 8 0 a
2. The charges on two sphere are +7C and –
5C respectively. They experience a force F. If 6.
each of them is given and additional charge of A conductor with a positive charge
(A) Is always at + ve (B) Is always at zero
– 2C, the new force of attraction will be
(A) F (B) F / 2 potential potential
(C) Is always at (D) May be at + ve ,
(C) F / 3 (D) 2F
negative potential zero or −ve
potential
3. Four capacitors are connected in a circuit as 7. A condenser having a capacity of 6F is
shown in the figure. The effective capacitance charged to 100 V and is then joined to an
in F between points A and B will be uncharged condenser of 14 F and then
2F 12F
removed. The ratio of the charges on 6F and
14F and the potential of 6F will be
(A) 6 (B) 14
A 2F B and 50 volt and 30 volt
14 6

(C) 6 (D) 14
(A) 28 (B) 4 and 30 volt and 0 volt
14 6
9
(C) 5 (D) 18
8. Two particle of equal mass m and charge q
4.
As per this diagram a point charge +q is are placed at a distance of 16 cm. They do not
placed at the origin O . Work done in taking experience any force. The value of q is
m
another point charge −Q from the point A (A) l (B)  0
[co-ordinates (0, a) ] to another point B [co- G
ordinates (a, 0)] along the straight path AB is (C) G (D)
4  0 G
Y 4 0
A 9. While a capacitor remains connected to a
battery and dielectric slab is applied between
the plates, then
(A) Potential difference (B) Charge flows from
O B X between the plates the battery to the
(A) Zero (B)
 − qQ 1 
is changed capacitor
  (C) Electric field (D) Energy store in the
 4 a 2  2 a
 0  between the plates capacitor decreases
increases
(C) (D)  qQ 1 
 qQ 1  a   2a
  2 
2 
 4 0 a  2  4 0 a 

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10. What is the magnitude of a point charge which 14. The two metallic plates of radius r are placed
produces an electric field of 2 N/coulomb at a at a distance d apart and its capacity is C . If a
distance of 60 cm ( 1 / 4 0 = 9 10 9 N − m 2 / C 2 ) plate of radius r / 2 and thickness d of
(A) 8  10 −11 C (B) dielectric constant 6 is placed between the
2  10 −12 C
plates of the condenser, then its capacity will
be
(C) 3  10 −11 C (D)
6  10 −10 C (A) 7C / 2 (B) 3C / 7
(C) 7C / 3 (D) 9C / 4
11. A metallic sphere has a charge of 10 C . A unit 15. Equal charges q are placed at the vertices A
negative charge is brought from A to B both and B of an equilateral triangle ABC of side a .
100 cm away from the sphere but A being east The magnitude of electric field at the point C
of it while B being on west. The net work done is
is (A) q (B) 2q
(A) Zero (B) 2 / 10 joule 4  0 a 2
4 0 a 2
(C) 3q (D) q
(C) −2 / 10 joule (D) −1 / 10 joule
4 0 a 2
2 0 a 2

12. Three charges 2q, − q, − q are located at the 16. The equivalent capacitance in the circuit
vertices of an equilateral triangle. At the
between A and B will be
centre of the triangle
(A) The field is zero (B) The field is non-
1F 1F 1F
but potential is non- zero but potential is
A B
zero zero

(C) Both field and (D) Both field and (A) 1 F (B) 2 F
potential are zero potential are non-
zero (C) 3 F (D) 1
F
13. To charges q 1 and q 2 are placed 30 cm apart, 3

shown in the figure. A third charge q 3 is moved

17. In the adjoining figure, four capacitors are
along the arc of a circle of radius 40 cm from
shown with their respective capacities and the
C to D. The change in the potential energy of
q3 P.D. applied. The charge and the P.D. across
the system is k , where k is the 4 F capacitor will be
4  0
q3
C 20F

300 Volt
40 cm 4F 4F
12F
q2
q1 D
30 cm (A) 600 C; 150 volts (B) 300 C; 75 volts
A B
(A) 8 q 2 (B) 8 q 1
(C) 800 C; 200 volts (D) 580 C; 145 volts
(C) 6q 2 (D) 6q 1

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18. Three identical point charges, as shown are 22. Two charges +5 C and +10 C are placed 20
placed at the vertices of an isosceles right cm apart. The net electric field at the mid-
Point between the two charges is
angled triangle. Which of the numbered vectors
(A) 4 .5  10 6 N/C (B) 4 .5  10 6 N/C
coincides in direction with the electric field at
directed towards directed towards
the mid-point M of the hypotenuse +5  C +10 C
3 (C) 13 .5  10 6
N/C (D) 13 .5  10 6N/C
2
directed towards directed towards
4
+5  C +10 C
M 23. Twenty seven drops of water of the same size
1
are equally and similarly charged. They are
(A) 1 (B) 2 then united to form a bigger drop. By what
(C) 3 (D) 4 factor will the electrical potential changes
(A) 9 times (B) 27 times
19. The points resembling equal potentials are
(C) 6 times (D) 3 times
S

P Q 24. Two small spheres each carrying a charge q

are placed r metre apart. If one of the spheres
R
is taken around the other one in a circular path
of radius r , the work done will be equal to
(A) P and Q (B) S and Q (A) Force between them (B) Force between them
r  2r
(C) S and R (D) P and R
(C) Force between (D) Zero
20. A conducting sphere of radius 10cm is them / 2r
charged 10  C . Another uncharged sphere of 25. Two charges of 4 C each are placed at the
radius 20 cm is allowed to touch it for some corners A and B of an equilateral triangle of
time. After that if the sphere are separated, side length 0.2 m in air. The electric potential
then surface density of charges, on the spheres  1 N - m2 
at C is  = 9  10 9 
will be in the ratio of  4 0 C 2 
(A) 1 : 4 (B) 1 : 3 (A) 9  10 4 V (B) 18  10 4 V

(C) 2 :1 (D) 1 :1 (C) 36  10 4 V (D) 36  10 −4 V

21. Ten electrons are equally spaced and fixed 26. −6

around a circle of radius R. Relative to V = 0 A pendulum bob of mass 30 .7  10 kg and
−8
at infinity, the electrostatic potential V and the carrying a charge 2  10 C is at rest in a
electric field E at the centre C are horizontal uniform electric field of 20000 V/m.
 
(A) V  0 and E  0 (B) V  0
and E = 0 The tension in the thread of the pendulum is
 (g = 9.8 m / s 2 )
(C) V = 0 (D) V = 0 
and E=0 and E0 (A)
3  10 −4 N (B)
4  10 −4 N

(C)
5  10 −4 N (D)
6  10 −4 N

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27. There is 10 units of charge at the centre of a

circle of radius 10m. The work done in
moving 1 unit of charge around the circle once
is
(A) Zero (B) 10 units

(C) 100 units (D) 1 unit

28. Two point charges +3 C and +8 C repel each

other with a force of 40 N . If a charge of −5 C
is added to each of them, then the force
between them will become
(A) −10 N (B)
+10 N

(C) +20 N (D)

−20 N

29. Two charges + 3.2  10 −19 C and − 3.2  10 −9 C kept

2.4 Å apart forms a dipole. If it is kept in
uniform electric field of intensity 4  10 volt/m
5

then what will be its electrical energy in

equilibrium
(A) + 3  10 −23 J (B)
− 3  10 −23 J

(C) − 6  10 −23 J (D)

− 2  10 −23 J

30. If a charged spherical conductor of radius 10 cm

has potential V at a point distant 5 cm from its
centre, then the potential at a point distant 15 cm
from the centre will be

(A) 1
V (B) 2
V
3 3
(C) 3
V (D) 3 V
2

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