WORK SHEET ON COULOMB’S LAW , SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE

1. Which one of the following is the unit of electric charge? (A) coulomb (B) newton
(C) volt (D) coulomb/volt
2.The dimensional formula of electric charge is (A) [M0 L0 T1 A1 ] (B) [M0 L0 T--1 A1 ] (C)
[M0 L0 T1 A--1] (D) [M0 L0 T—1A --1]
3. The electric charge always resides (A) at the centre of charged conductor. (B) at
the interior of charged conductor. (C) on the outer surface of charged conductor. (D)
randomly all over the charged conductor.
4. Which among the following is a sure test of electrification? (A) Attraction (B)
Induction (C) Repulsion (D) Conduction
5. A body can be negatively charged by (A) giving excess of electrons to it. (B)
removing some electrons from it. (C) giving some protons to it. (D) removing some

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6. One metallic sphere A is given positive charge whereas another identical metallic
sphere B of exactly same mass as of A is given equal amount of negative charge.

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Then (A) mass of A and mass of B still remain equal. (B) mass of A increases. (C)
mass of B decreases. (D) mass of B increases.
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7. When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, it (A) gains electrons from silk. (B) gives
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electrons to silk. (C) gains protons from silk. (D) gives protons to silk.
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8. Two identical conductors of copper and aluminium are placed in an identical

electric field. The magnitude of induced charge in aluminium will be (A) zero (B)
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greater than in copper (C) equal to that in copper (D) less than in copper
9. When a body is connected to the earth, electrons from the earth flow into the
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body. This means the body is….. (A) uncharged. (B) charged positively. (C) charged
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negatively. (D) an insulator.

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10. Five balls numbered 1 to 5 are suspended using separate threads. Pairs (1, 2), (2,
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4) and (4, 1) show electrostatic attraction while pairs (2, 3), (4, 5) show repulsion.
Therefore, ball 1 must be (A) neutral (B) metallic (C) positively charged (D)
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negatively charged
11. Transfer of electric charge can take place in such quantities which are integral
multiples of (A) 1 e.s.u. of charge (B) 1 coulomb (C) 1 micro coulomb (D) 1.6  10--19
coulomb
12. A glass rod rubbed with silk is used to charge a gold leaf electroscope and the
leaves are observed to diverge. The electroscope thus charged is exposed to X-rays
for a short period. Then (A) the divergence of leaves will not be affected. (B) the
leaves will diverge further. (C) the leaves will collapse. (D) the leaves will melt.
13. Which is bigger, one coulomb or charge on an electron? (A) One coulomb (B)
Charge on electron (C) Both are same (D) None of these
14. When 1014 electrons are removed from a neutral metal sphere, the charge on the
sphere becomes (A) 16 C (B) –16 C (C) 32 C (D) –32 C
15. Number of electrons in one coulomb of charge will be (A) 5.46  1029 (B) 6.25 
1018 (C) 1.6  10--19 (D) 9  1011
16. When 1019 electrons are removed from a neutral metal plate through some
process, the electric charge on it is (A) –1.6 C (B) +1.6 C (C) 10+19 C (D) 10--19 C
17. If a charge on the body is 1 nC, then how many electrons are present on the
body? (A) 1.6 × 1019 (B) 6.25 × 109 (C) 6.25 × 1027 (D) 6.25 × 1028
18. A copper sphere of mass 2 g contains about 2  1022 atoms. The charge on the
nucleus of each atom is 29e. What fraction of the electrons must be removed from
the sphere to give it a charge of +2 C? (A) 1.08  10−11 (B) 2.16  10−11 (C) 3.24 
10−11 (D) 4.32  10−11
19. In one gram of a solid, there are 5  1021 atoms. If one electron is removed from
every one of 0.01 % of atoms of the solid, charge gained by the solid would be (A)
0.08 C (B) 0.8 C (C) –0.08 C (D) –0.8 C
20. A conductor has 14.4  10–19 coulomb positive charge. The conductor has
(Charge on electron = 1.6  10–19 coulomb) (A) 9 electrons in excess. (B) 27
electrons in short. (C) 27 electrons in excess. (D) 9 electrons in short.

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21. Charge on -particle is (A) 4.8  10–19 C (B) 1.6  10–19 C (C) 3.2  10–19 C (D) 6.4

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 10–19 C
22. The law governing the force between electric charges is known as (A) Ampere’s

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law (B) Ohm’s law (C) Faraday’s law (D) Coulomb’s law
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23. For what order of distance is Coulomb’s law true? (A) for all distance. (B)
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distance greater than 10–13 cm. (C) distance less than 10–13 cm. (D) distance equal
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to 10–13 cm.
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24. In Coulomb’s law, the constant of proportionality k = 1 /40 has units (A) N (B)
Nm2 (C) Nm2 /C2 (D) NC2 /m2
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25. The magnitude of 1 /40 is (A) 9  109 Nm2 /C2 (B) 9  10−9 Nm2 /C2 (C) 8.85 
10−12 Nm2 /C2 (D) 8.85  1012 Nm2 /C2
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26. The ratio of the forces between two small spheres with constant charge (a) in
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air (b) in a medium of dielectric constant k is (A) 1 : k (B) k : 1 (C) 1 : k2 (D) k2 : 1

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27. When the distance between the arranged particles is halved, the force between
them becomes (A) one-fourth (B) half (C) double (D) four times
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28. There are two charges +1 microcoulomb and + 5 microcoulomb. The ratio of the
forces acting on them will be (A) 1 : 5 (B) 1 : 1 (C) 5 : 1 (D) 1 : 25
29. Two point charges placed at a certain distance r in air exert a force F on each
other. Then the distance r at which these charges will exert the same force in a
medium of dielectric constant k is given by (A) r (B) r / k (C) r/ √k (D) r √k
30. Two equally charged, identical metal spheres A and B repel each other with a
force F. The spheres are kept fixed with a distance r between them. A third
identical, but uncharged sphere C is brought in contact with A and then placed at
the mid-point of the line joining A and B. The magnitude of the net electric force on
C is (A) F (B) 3F/4 (C) F/2 (D) F/4
31. Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a distance r exert a force F on each
other. If the charges are halved and distance between them is doubled, then the
new force acting on each charge is (A) F / 8 (B) F / 4 (C) 4 F (D) F / 16
32. Identify the wrong statement in the following. Coulomb's law correctly describes
the electric force that (A) binds the electrons of an atom to its nucleus. (B) binds
the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. (C) binds atoms together to
form molecules. (D) binds atoms and molecules together to form solids.
33. Two spheres carrying charges +6 μC and +9 μC, separated by a distance d,
experience a force of repulsion F. When a charge of −3 μC is given to both the
sphere and kept at the same distance as before, the new force of repulsion is (A) F
3 (B) F (C) F 9 (D) 3F
34. Two spherical conductors B and C having equal radii and carrying equal charges
in them repel each other with a force F when kept apart at some distance. A third
spherical conductor having same radius as that of B but uncharged is brought in
contact with B, then brought in contact with C and finally removed away from both.
The new force of repulsion between B and C is (A) F/4 (B) 3F/4 (C) F/8 (D) 3F/8
35. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of constant k, the maximum force of
attraction between two charges separated by a distance (A) decreases k times. (B)
remains unchanged. (C) increases k times. (D) increases k2 times.

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36. A force F acts between sodium and chlorine ions of salt (sodium chloride) when

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put 1 cm apart in air. The permittivity of air and dielectric constant of water are 0
and K respectively. When a piece of salt is put in water, electrical force acting

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between sodium and chlorine ions 1cm apart is (A) F/ K (B) FK/ 0 (C) F /K0 (D) F
 0/K
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37. Dielectric constant of pure water is 81. Its permittivity will be (A) 7.17  10–10
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MKS units (B) 8.86  10–12 MKS units (C) 1.02  1013 MKS units (D) 7.52  10–10 MKS
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38 . Two charges placed in air repel each other by a force of 10–4 N. When oil is
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introduced between the charges, the force becomes 2.5  10–5 N. The dielectric
constant of oil is (A) 2.5 (B) 0.25 (C) 2.0 (D) 4.0
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39. Two charges each of 1 coulomb are at a distance 1 km apart, the force between
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them is (A) 9  103 newton (B) 9  10--3 newton (C) 1.1  10--4 newton (D) 104 newton
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40. Two electrons are separated by a distance of 1Å. What is the coulomb force
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between them? (A) 2.3  10–8 N (B) 4.6  10–8 N (C) 1.5  10–8 N (D) 2.8  10–8 N
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41. Two charges each equal to 2 C are 0.5 m apart. If both of them exist inside
vacuum, then the force between them is (A) 1.89 N (B) 2.44 N (C) 0.144 N (D) 3.144 N
42. +2 C and +6 C two charges are repelling each other with a force of 12 N. If each
charge is given –2 C of charge, then the value of the force will be (A) 4 N
(Attractive) (B) 4 N (Repulsive) (C) 8 N (Repulsive) (D) Zero
43. The charges on two sphere are +7 C and –5 C respectively. They experience a
force F. If each of them is given an additional charge of – 2 C, the new force of
attraction will be (A) F (B) F / 2 (C) F/ 3 (D) 2F
44. 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
45. The force between two charges 0.06 m apart is 5 N. If each charge is moved
towards the other by 0.01m, then the force between them will become (A) 7.20 N (B)
11.25 N (C) 22.50 N (D) 45.00 N
46. Two small conducting spheres of equal radius have charges +10 C and –20 C
respectively and placed at a distance R from each other experience force F1. If they
are brought in contact and separated to the same distance, they experience force
F2. The ratio of F1 to F2 is (A) 1 : 8 (B) – 8 : 1 (C) 1 : 2 (D) – 2 : 1
47. Two fixed point charges + 4q and + q units are separated by a distance ‘x’. Where
should a third point charge − q0 be placed for it to be in equilibrium? (A) Midway
between the charges + 4q and + q. (B) At a distance 2x from the charge + 4q. (C) At
a distance 2x/3 from the charge + 4q. (D) At a distance x/3 from the charge + 4q.
48. Two positive point charges are 3 m apart and their combined charge is 20 C. If
the force between them is 0.075 N, then the charges are (A) 10 C, 10 C (B) 15 C, 5
C (C) 12 C, 8 C (D) 14 C, 6 C
49. Two charges, each equal to q, are kept at x = – a and x = a on the x-axis. A
particle of mass m and charge q0 = q/ 2 is placed at the origin. If charge q0 is given
a small displacement (y << a) along the y-axis, the net force acting on the particle is
proportional to (A) y (B) – y (C) 1 /y (D) --1 /y

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50. A charge q1 exerts some force on a second charge q2. If third charge q3 is

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brought near, the force of q1 exerted on q2 (A) decreases. (B) increases. (C)
remains unchanged. (D) increases if q3 is of the same sign as q1 and decreases if

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q3 is of opposite sign.
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51. Point charges + 4q , – q and + 4q are kept on the x–axis at point z = 0, z = a and z
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= 2a respectively. (A) Only – q is in stable equilibrium. (B) None of the charges are
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in equilibrium. (C) All the charges are in unstable equilibrium. (D) All the charges
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are in stable equilibrium.

52. If charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q, the
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system of these charges will be in equilibrium if q is (A) – 4Q (B) – Q/4 (C) – Q/2 (D)
+ Q/2
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53. Three charges each equal to 1 C are placed at the corners of an equilateral
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triangle. If force between any two charges is F, then the net force on either will be
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(A) 3 F (B) 2 F (C) 3 F (D) F/3

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54. Three equal charges are placed on the three corners of a square. If the force
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between q1 and q2 is F12 and that between q1 and q3 is F13, the ratio of magnitudes
F12 & F13 is (A) 1/2 (B) 2 (C) 1/ 2 (D) 2
55. Three charges each of magnitude q are placed at the corners of an equilateral
triangle, the electrostatic force on the charge placed at the center is (each side of
triangle is L (A) zero (B) 1/4π€Oq2/L2 (C) 1/4π€O3q2/L2 (D) ) 1/12π€Oq2/L2
56. Charge q1 = + 6.0 nC is on Y-axis at y = + 3 cm and charge q2 = – 6.0 nC is on Y-
axis at y = – 3 cm. Calculate force on a charge q0 = 2 nC placed on X-axis at x = 4
cm. (A) – 51.8 jN (B) + 51.8 j N (C)– 5.118 jN (D) + 5.18 jN