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Subject: Physics SSC-II Name/section: _________________ Date: ______________

Title/Chapter Number: Electrostatics/13(NBF)

NUMERICAL PROBLEMS:
1. How many electrons are removed from a metallic sphere to get 100pC charge?
Data: Charge = Q = 100 p C = 100×10-12 C; Charge on an electron = e = 1.6×10-19 C.
Required: Number of electrons removed = n = ?
Q 100 × 10−12 C
Solution: Q = n e => n = = = 6.25×108 Ans.
e 1.6 ×10− 19 C

2. Two point charges of 1.2pC and 2.5pC are separated by 50 cm distance. Find the magnitude
of force between two point charges?
Data: Charge = q 1 = 1.2 p C = 1.2×10-12 C; Charge = q 2 = 2.5 p C = 2.5×10-12 C; Distance = r = 50
cm = 0.5 m; k = 9×109 Nm2/C2.
Required: Force = F =?
k q1 q2
Solution: By Coulomb’s law: F = = 1.08×10-13 N Ans.
r2

3. Force of repulsion between two identical point charges is 100N when distance between them is
40 cm. What is force of repulsion between two charges if distance is doubled?
Data: Force = F = 100N; Distance = r = 40 cm = 0.4 m; Distance is doubled = rʹ = 2r = 0.8 m; k =
9×109 Nm2/C2.
Required: New force = Fʹ = ?
k q1 q2
Solution: By Coulomb’s law: F = => 100 = 9×10 9 q 1 q 2 / r 2
r2
=> q 1 q 2 = 1.78×10 – 9 C2.
k q1 q2
Now Fʹ = ′ 2 = (putting values of k, q 1 q
r
2 and rʹ) => Fʹ = 25 N.

4. Two identical charges separated by 10 cm experience electrostatic force of 250N. Find the
magnitude of charges?
Data: Charges = q 1 = q 2; Distance = r = 10 cm = 0.1m; F = 250 N
Required: q 1 = ?; q 2 = ?
k q1 q2
Solution: By Coulomb’s law: F=
r2
2
Fr
= q 1 q 1 (as q 1 = q 2)
k
2
Fr
= ( q 1)2
k

√
2
Taking square root on both sides gives q 1 = F r (putting numerical values we get)
k
-5
q 1= 1.67×10 C. Ans As q 1 = q 2 so q 2 = 1.67×10-5C. Ans
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5. 90J of work is done to move 2C charge between two points having potential difference. Point
at lower potential has electric potential of 13V. Find electric potential of other point?
Data: Work = W= 90J; Charge = q = 2C; Potential at lower point = V1 = 13V.
Required: Potential at other point = V2 = ?
W
Solution: W = q ΔV = q (V1 – V2) => V2 = V1 - ;after putting numerical values from data we have
q
V2 = 58V.

6. Two cacapcitors of capacitances 5 micro farad and 10 micro farad are connected in parallel
with a 20 V battery. Find:
a. Equivalent capacitance of the combination. b. Total charge stored on the combination.
c. Charge on each capacitor. d. Potential difference across each capacitor.
Data: Capacitance of capacitor 1 = C1 = 5 µF; Capacitance of capacitor 2 = C2 = 10µF; Potential
difference = V= 20V.
Required: a. Ceq = ?; b. Q = ?; c. Q1 = ? & Q2 = ?; d. V1= ? & V2 = ?
Solution: a. Ceq = C1 + C2 = 15µF.Ans; b. Q = Ceq V = 300µC. Ans
d. As in parallel combination potential remains the same so V = V1 = V2 = 20V. Ans
c. As Q = CV so Q1 = C1V1 = 100µC & Q2 = C2V2 = 200µC. Ans

7. Two cacapcitors of capacitances 3 micro farad and 6 micro farad are connected in parallel
with a 10 V battery. Find:
a. Equivalent capacitance of the combination. b. Total charge stored on the combination.
c. Charge on each capacitor. d. Potential difference across each capacitor.
Data: Capacitance of capacitor 1 = C1 = 3 µF; Capacitance of capacitor 2 = C2 = 6 µF; Potential
difference = V= 10V.
Required: a. Ceq = ?; b. Q = ?; c. Q1 = ? & Q2 = ?; d. V1= ? & V2 = ?
1 1 1 1
Solution: a. = + = => Ceq = 2µF. Ans; b. Q = Ceq V = 2x10 = 20µC.
C eq C 1 C 2 2
c. In series combination each capacitor has same charge so Q = Q1 = Q2 = 20µC. Ans
Q Q1 20 6.67V.
d. As Q = CV => V = . Therefore V1 = = =
C C1 3
Q2 20
Also V2 = = = 3.33V.
C2 6

8. If a capacitor stores 10C charge when connected with battery of 200V how much charge will
be stored in it if connected with 45volts battery?
Data: Q1 = 10C; V1 = 200V; V2 = 45V.
Q2 = ?
Q Q1 10
Q = CV => = C. Thus C = = = 0.05F.
V C 1 200
Again Q = CV => Q2 = CV2= 0.05x 45 = 2.25C.Ans
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Title/Chapter Number: Electrostatics/13(NBF)

CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS:
1. Rub plastic ruler with your hair. Place it near running water from tap. You see that thin
stream of water is deflected. Explain why?
Ans: It is just because of Electrostatic Force. Electrostatic forces are non-contact forces, they pull or
push an objectsw ithout touching them. When we rub a plastic ruler with our hair, friction is
produced which charges the ruler. Now, if we place this charged ruler near running water from tap, it
applies a pull (electrostatic force) on the water and it gets deflected.

2. Two identical spheres have same masses. Then we charge both sphere oppositely charged.
After charging, will there be both bodies have same masses or different masses? Explain.
Ans: If a sphere gains a negative charge it means it gains number of electrons in the sphere. Hence the
mass is increased in that sphere. And if a sphere gains a positive charge it means it loses number
of electrons in the sphere. Hence the mass is decreased in that sphere.An atom can gain only electrons
which is the negatively charged particles. They become positively charged just by the loss of
electrons. They never gain a positive charge. Thus an increase in electrons, the mass of the sphere
increases.

3. You take your car to service station to get it polished. After a while, you observe that your car
attracts the dust. Why is dust attracted by the car?
Ans: The reason behind the attraction of dust particles is the presence of charged particles in paint that
is applied to the car. The process of attraction takes place between the charged particles present in the
paint and the particles of dust. Thus the dust particles are sticked to the paint of the car.

4. Take two oppositely charged rods, place them separately near small pieces of paper. Why do
they both attract small pieces of paper? Is there any third type of charge on papers which
attracts both positive and negative charges?
Ans: The pieces of paper are not initially charged. They either have a charge induced on them by the
rod, or they are polarized by the electric field of the rod. This works the same way whether the rod
is positive or negative. For example a positive rod would induce a negative charge on the paper,
and the opposite charges attract. Likewise a negative rod would induce a positive charge on the
paper, and again the opposite charges attract.

5. The force between two point charges is 10N. If their charge is doubled and distance between
them is reduce to half, what will be magnitude of force between them?
Ans: Data: F = 10N; q 1ʹ = 2 q 1; q 2 ʹ= 2 q 2; rʹ = r/2.
Required: Fʹ = ?
k q1 q2
Solution: By Coulomb’s law: F=
r2
( 2 q 1 )( 2q 2 )
k q1 ′ q 2′ k 4 q1 q2 4 x 4 q1 q2 q1 q2

() =k 2 =k =16(k 2 ) = 16F
2
Fʹ = 2 = r 2
r′ r /4 r r
22
=> Fʹ = 16(10) = 160N.
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6. A 100C charged body of mass 20kg repels 1C charged body of 10g with a force of 2000N. Will
smaller charged body apply force same/smaller/greater force on 20kg charged body?
Ans: The smaller body will exert the same amount of force on the 20kg charged body. The forces
between two point charges are action and reaction forces and according to Newton's 3rd law of
motion, action and reaction are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. Therefore, both the
charged masses will exert same forces on each other. However, the smaller mass will accelerate
more as compared to the heavy mass in accordance with Newton's 2nd law of motion.

7. Why is it dangerous for construction workers to hold long steel pole upright during lightning
weather condition?
Ans: During lightning weather conditions, the taller structures are more prone to thunder and
lightning because they are closer to clouds. Hence it is dangerous for construction workers to hold
long steel pole upright during lightning weather condition. Because the charge is carried to the ground
via the long steel pole, so it may cause of death of the worker.

8. According to equation of capacitance of capacitor, capacitance is numerically equal to ratio

between charge store on one of its plates and potential difference between its plates. Does its
value depend upon amount of charge and potential difference?
Ans: We have capacitance, C=Q/V Where Q= charge on capacitor, V= potential difference across the
plates. When the potential difference V is increased, charge on capacitors also increases such that
the ratio Q/V,
remains constant i. e.
capacitance remains
constant. Because
capacitance depends
upon plate area,
medium between
plates and distance
between plates.

9. Do two capacitors of different plate area gain same or different amount of charge if connected
with the same battery?
Ans: The capacitor with large plate area will gain more
amount of charge than the capacitor with small plate area.
As C =Aεo/d => C α A (εo/d = Constant)
For constant separation and medium between the plates,
capacitance of capacitor is directly proportional to the area of
the plate. Therefore, the capacitor with large plate area will
store more charge as compared to the capacitor with small
plate area.
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Title/Chapter Number: Electrostatics/13(NBF)

10. A device has capacitance of 250nC. You are asked to decrease its capacitance to 50nC. How
can you get it by connecting another capacitor with it?
Ans: Data: C1 = 250nC; Ceq = 50nC
Required: C2 = ?
Solution: We need to decrease the capacitance to 50nC which can be done only of C2 is connected in
series with C1 because in series combination the equivalent capacitance decreases as compared to
individual capacitors. Capacitance of series combination of capacitors is given by:
1 1 1 1 1 1
= + => = − = 1 − 1
C eq C 1 C 2 C 2 C eq C 1 50 250
1 4
= => C2 = 250/4 = 62.5nC.
C 2 250
Hence, we can get equivalent capacitance equal to 50nC, by connecting a capacitor of 62.5nC in
series with 250nC capacitor.
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CONCEPTUAL QUESTIONS:
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Title/Chapter Number: Electrostatics/13(KPK)