Omega Institute

CLASS – Xll (PHYSICS)

Test Topic: Electric charges & Fields

SECTION: A (1 Mark each)

1) Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centres separated by a distance of 50 cm. What
is the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is 6.5  10 7 C? The radii of A and B are
negligible compared to the distance of separation.
(a) 3.5 × 10-2 N (b) 4.5× 10-2 N (c) 1.5×10-2 N (d) 2.5 × 10-2 N
2) A conducting sphere of radius 5 cm is charged to 15  C. Another uncharged sphere of radius 10 cm is
allowed to touch it for enough time. After the two are separated, the surface density of charge on the two
spheres will be in the ratio
(a) 2:1 (b) 1:2 (c) 1:1 (d) 3:1
3) An electric dipole is
a) a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but positive sign, separated by a distance d
b) a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but opposite sign, separated by a distance
c) a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but negative sign, separated by a distance d
d) a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q separated by a distance d
4) What is the total charge on 0.75 kg of electrons?
5) Which orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field would correspond to stable equilibrium?
6) Is the mass of a body affected on charging?
Or
Sketch lines of force due to two equal positive charges placed at a small distance apart in air.
7) A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. If system of the three charges is in
equilibrium, find value of q in terms of Q.

SECTION: B (2 Marks each)

1) A point charge +10  is a distance 5 cm directly above the centre of a square of side 10 cm, as
shown in Figure. What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the square?
2) Two point charges of each 3 C are 100 cm apart. At what point on the line joining the charges will the electric
intensity be zero?
3) A charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of side a. What is the electric flux passing through each face of the
cube?
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4) Obtain the expression for the torque  experienced by an electric dipole of dipole moment P in a uniform
electric field, E. What will happen, if the field were not uniform?
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5) Plot a graph showing the variation of Coulomb force (F) versus 2 , where r is the distance between the two
r
charges of each pair of charges (1µC, 2µC) and (1µC, -3µC). Interpret the graphs
obtained.
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6) Consider a uniform electric field E = 3 10 3  NC 1
a) What is the flux of this field through a square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is
parallel to the YZ plane?
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b) What is the flux through the same square if the normal to its plane makes a 60 angle
with the x-axis?

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 SECTION: C (3 Marks each)

1) Write important properties about electric field lines.

2) Define the term electric dipole moment. Is it a scalar or vector? Deduce an expression for the electric field at a
point on the equatorial plane of an electric dipole of length 2a.

3) Two charges 10 c are placed 5mm apart. Determine the electric
field at (a) a point P on the axis of dipole 15cm. away from its
Centre on the side of the positive charge (b) a point Q 15cm away
from O on a line passing through O and normal to the axis of the
dipole as shown in fig.

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4) The electric field components in figure are E x  x 2 , E y  E z  0 in which   800 NC 1 m 2 . Consider the
cube as shown in fig. and calculate:
a) Total flux through the cube
b) Charge within the cube. (Assume that a = 0.1m

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