Electric Charges and Fields (Class 12) - 80 Marks

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Instructions:

All questions are compulsory.

Section A consists of Short Answer Questions and Assertion Reasoning MCQs. Each question is of 1 mark.
Section B consists of Case Based Questions. Each question is of 4 marks.
Section C consists of Short Answer Questions. Each question is of 2 marks.
Section D consists of Short Answer Questions. Each question is of 3 marks.
Section E consists of Long Answer Questions. Each question is of 5 marks.
Section A: Short Answer Questions and Assertion Reasoning MCQs

1.Define electric charge and state its SI unit.

2.State Coulomb's law and explain how it can be used to calculate the force between two point charges.
3.A metal sphere is initially uncharged. If it is brought in contact with a negatively charged metal rod, what
will be the final charge on the sphere?
4.Define electric field and derive an expression for the electric field due to a point charge.
5.Assertion: An electric field line can never form a closed loop.
6.Reasoning: Electric field lines always point in the direction of the electric field.
7.Define electric potential and electric potential energy. State their SI units.
8.A proton and an electron are placed in an electric field. Which one will experience a greater force? Why?
9.Define capacitance and derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor.
10.Assertion: The electric field inside a conductor is always zero.
11.Reasoning: The free electrons in a conductor move in such a way as to cancel out any electric field inside
the conductor.
12.Define electric flux and state its SI unit.
13.Two identical point charges +Q and -Q are placed at a distance d apart. What is the electric field at a point
P on the line joining the charges and at a distance x from +Q?
14.Assertion: The electric potential at a point is always positive.
15.Reasoning: Electric potential is defined as the electric potential energy per unit charge.
16.Define dipole moment and explain why an electric dipole experiences a torque in an electric field.
17.A parallel plate capacitor is connected to a battery of emf 12 V. If the separation between the plates is
doubled, what will be the new capacitance?

Section B: Case Based Questions

Two point charges of magnitudes +4Q and -Q are placed as shown below. Calculate the electric field at point
P.

Q (positive charge) P Q (negative charge)

A metallic sphere of radius R is charged with a charge Q. A hollow metallic sphere of radius 2R is brought in
contact with the charged sphere and then removed. Calculate the final charge on the metallic sphere.

Section C: Short Answer Questions

1.A point charge of 4 μC is placed at a distance of 10 cm from another point charge of -2 μC. Calculate the
electric force between them.
2.A capacitor of capacitance 2 μF is charged to a potential difference of 100 V. What is the energy stored in
the capacitor?
3.Derive an expression for the electric field due to an electric dipole at a point on its axial line.
4.Define equipotential surfaces and explain why the electric field is always perpendicular to them.
5.A charge of +3 μC is placed at the center of a cube of side 10 cm. What is the net electric flux through one
face of the cube?
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Section D: Short Answer Questions

1.A uniform electric field of magnitude 10 N/C is directed along the positive x-axis. A point charge of -2 μC
is placed at the origin. Calculate the work done in moving the charge to a point P(2, 3, 4) in the electric field.
2.A parallel plate capacitor is charged to a potential difference of 200 V. If the separation between the plates
is 5 mm, calculate the energy density of the electric field between the plates.
3.A point charge of +2 μC is placed at the origin. Find the electric field at a point P(3, 4, 5) due to the point
charge.
4.Two point charges of magnitudes +5 μC and -10 μC are placed at a distance of 20 cm apart. Find the point
on the line joining the charges where the electric field is zero.
5.A point charge of +4 μC is placed at a distance of 5 cm from an uncharged conducting sphere of radius 10
cm. Calculate the electric field at a point on the surface of the sphere closest to the point charge.
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E: Long Answer Questions

1.Derive an expression for the electric field due to a uniformly charged spherical shell at a point inside and
outside the shell.
2.A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance of 10 μF and is charged to a potential difference of 100 V. The
plates are then disconnected and a dielectric slab of dielectric constant 5 is inserted between the plates.
3.Calculate the new capacitance of the capacitor.
4.Derive an expression for the electric potential due to an electric dipole at a point on its equatorial line. Use
this expression to calculate the electric potential at a point on the equatorial line of a dipole of dipole moment
2 × 10^-29 Cm, placed in an electric field of magnitude 10^4 N/C.

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