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CPP-3 Electrostatics IIT-JEE

Electric Potential
1. In a uniform electric field, the potential is 10 V at the origin of coordinates, and 8V at each
of the point (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1). The potential at the point (1, 1, 1) will be
(A) 0 (B) 4 V (C) 8 V (D) 10 V
2. In a regular polygon of n sides, each corner is at a distance r from the centre. Identical
charges are placed at (n – 1) corners. At the centre, the intensity is E and the potential is V.
The ratio V/E in magnitude
(A) r n (B) r (n – 1) (C) (n – 1) / r (D) r (n – 1) / n
3. The equation of an equipotential line in an electric field is y = 2x, then the electric field
strength vector (1, 2) may be
(A) 4 î + 3 ĵ (B) 4 î + 8 ĵ (C) 8 î + 4 ĵ (D) –8 î + 4 ĵ
4. A charge 3 coulomb experiences a force 3000 N when placed in a uniform electric field.
The potential difference between two points separated by a distance of 1 cm along the field
lines is
(A) 10 V (B) 90 V (C) 1000 V (D) 9000 V
5. Figure shows equi-potential surfaces for a two charges system. A
At which of the labeled points point will an electron have the
highest potential energy?
(A) Point A B -q +q
(B) Point B D
(C) Point C
C
(D) Point D

6. A uniform electric field having strength E is existing in x-y E

Y
plane as shown in figure. Find the potential difference

)
,0
,d
between origin O & A (d, d, 0)

(d
A
(A) Ed (cos  + sin )
(B) –Ed (sin  – cos )
(C) 2 Ed

(D) none of these X
O

7. In a certain region of space, the potential is given by: V = k [2x2 – y2 + z2]. The electric field
at the point (1, 1, 1) has magnitude =
(A) k 6 (B) 2k 6 (C) 2k 3 (D) 4k 3
8. When a negative charge is released and moves in electric field, it moves towards a position of
(A) lower electric potential and lower potential energy
(B) lower electric potential and higher potential energy
(C) higher electric potential and lower potential energy
(D) higher electric potential and higher potential energy
9. Two identical thin rings, each of radius R meter are coaxially placed at distance R meter apart.
If Q1 and Q2 coulomb are respectively the charges uniformly spread on the two rings, the
minimum work done in moving a charge q from the centre of one ring to that of the other is
q(Q1  Q2 )( 2  1) q 2(Q1  Q2 ) q(Q1  Q2 )( 2  1)
(A) zero (B) (C) (D)
( 2.40 R) 40 R ( 2.40 R)
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10. Uniform electric field of magnitude 100 V/m in space is directed along the line y = 3 + x.
Find the potential difference between point A (3, 1) & B (1, 3)
(A) 100 V (B) 200 2 V (C) 200 V (D) 0
11. A, B, C, D, P and Q are points in a uniform electric field. The potentials
at these points are V (A) = 2 volt. V (P) = V (B) = V (D) = 5 volt. B C

0.2m
V (C) = 8 volt. The electric field at P is Q
P
(A) 10 Vm–1 along PQ (B) 15 2 V m–1 along PA A D
(C) 5 V m–1 along PC (D) 5 V m–1 along PA
0.2m
12. There is an electric field E in X-direction. If the work done on moving a charge 0.2 C
through a distance of 2 m along a line making an angle 60° with the X-axis is 4.0, what is
the value of E?
(A) 3 N/C (B) 4 N/C (C) 5 N/C (D) None of these
13. Four equal charges Q are placed at the four comers of a square of each side is ‘a’. Work
done in removing a charge –Q from its centre to infinity is
2Q2 2Q2 Q2
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
40a 0a 20a
10
14. Charges of +  10–9 C are placed at each of the four corners of a square of side 8 cm.
3
The potential at the intersection of the diagonals is
(A) 150 2 volt (B) 1500 2 volt (C) 900 2 volt (D) 900 volt
15. Three charges 2q, –q and –q are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. At the
centre of the triangle,
(A) the field is zero but potential is non-zero
(B) the field is non-zero but potential is zero
(C) both field and potential are zero
(D) both field and potential are non-zero
16. The electric potential V at any point O (x, y, z all in metres) in space is given by V = 4x2 volt.
The electric field at the point (1m, 0, 2m) in volt/metre is
(A) 8 along negative X-axis (B) 8 along positive X-axis
(C) 16 along negative X-axis (D) 16 along positive Z-axis
17. Electric potential is given by V  6x  8xy2  8y  6yz  4z2
Then electric force acting on 2C point charge placed on origin will be
(A) 2 N (B) 6 N (C) 8 N (D) 20 N
18. If uniform electric field E  E0 ˆi  2E0 ˆj , where E0 is a constant existing in a region of space
and at (0, 0) the electric potential V is zero, then the potential at (x0, 0) will be
(A) zero (B) –E0x0 (C) –2E0x0 (D) – 5 E0x0
19. There exists a uniform electric field in the space as shown. y
Four points A, B, C and D are marked which are equidistant
from the origin. If VA, VB, VC and VD are their potentials B

respectively, then C A 30o

(A) VB > VA > VC > VD x

(B) VA > VB > VD > VC E

D
(C) VB = VA > VC = VD
(D) VB > VC > VA > VD
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20. The potential field of an electric field E  (yiˆ  xj)

ˆ is
(A) V = –xy + constant (B) V = –(x + y) + constant
2 2
(C) V = –(x + y ) + constant (D) V = constant

21. A uniform electric field exists in x-y plane. The potential of points A (–2m, 2m), B(–2m, 2m)
and C(2m, 4m) are 4 V, 16 V and 12 V respectively. The electric field is
ˆ V
(A) (4iˆ  5j) ˆ V
(B) (3iˆ  4j) (C) (3iˆ  4ˆj)
V
(D) (3iˆ  4ˆj)
V
m m m m

22. If identical charges (–q) are placed at each corner of a cube of side b, then electric potential
energy of charge (+q) which is placed at centre of the cube will be
8 2q2 8 2q2 4 2q2 4q2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
40b 0b 0b 30b

23. Two charges q1 and q2 are placed 30 cm apart, shown in the q3

figure. A third charge q3 is moved along the arc of a circle of C
radius 40 cm from C to D. The change in the potential energy of
q3 40 cm
the system is k , where k is
40
q2
(A) 8q2 (B) 8q1 q1 D
(C) 6q2 (D) 6q1 A 30 cm B

24. Charge Q is given a displacement r  aiˆ  bjˆ in an electric field E  E1ˆi  E2 ˆj . The work
done is
(A) Q(E1a  E2b) (B) Q (E1a)2  (E2b)2
(C) Q(E1  E2 ) a2  b2 (D) Q( E12  E22 ) a2  b2

25. Let V0 be the potential at the origin in an electric field E  E x ˆi  E y ˆj . The potential at the
point (x, y) is
(A) V0  xEx  yEy (B) V0  xEx  yEy
(C) xEx  yEy  V0 (D) ( x 2  y 2 ) E2x  E2y  V0

26. A point charge q moves from point P to point S along the

path PQRS in a uniform electric field E pointing parallel to
the positive direction of the x-axis. The coordinates of the
points P, Q, R and S are (a, b, 0), (2a, 0, 0), (a, –b, 0) and
(0, 0, 0) respectively. The work done by me field in the
above process is given by the expression
(A) qaE (B) –qaE
(C) q( a 2  b 2 )E (D) 3qE a 2  b 2

27. The electric potential V at any point x, y, z (all in metres) in space s is given by V  4x 2
volts. The electric field (in V / m) at the point (1m, 0, 2m) is
(A) 8iˆ (B) 8iˆ (C) –16 (D) 8 5

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