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Physics Worksheet - 01
Chapter Electric Charges and Fields

1. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?

(A) The electric charge is variant with respect to the velocity
(B) The induced and inducing charges are equal in magnitude is only true in the case of conductors but
not in the case of dielectrics.
(C) The electric charge is not transferable.
(D) It is possible to constitute a charge of 2.4  1019 C
2. In an electron enters into a space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor at an angle  with the
plates and leaves at an angle  to the plates, the ratio of its kinetic energy while entering the capacitor to
that while leaving will be
2 2 2 2
 cos    cos    sin    sin  
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
 cos    cos    sin    sin  
3. The concentric spheres are of radii r1 and r2. The outer sphere is given a charge q. The charge q  on the
inner sphere will be (inner sphere is grounded):
(A) q
(B) q qr
r1 r1
(C)  q
r2 r2

(D) zero
4. A point charge 100 C is placed at a point with position vector 3iˆ  4jˆ where the co-ordinate distances
are in metre. The electric field intensity due to this charge at a point having position vector 9iˆ  12jˆ , is
(A) 8000 V m1 (B) 9000 V m1 (C) 2250 V m1 (D) 4500 V m1
5. Which of the following four figures correctly show the forces that three charged particles exert on each
other?

(I) (II)

(III) (IV)

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 (A) All of the above (B) (I) only (C) (II), (III) (D) (II), (III) and (IV)
6. Three identical point charges, each of mass m and charge q, hang from three strings as shown in figure.
The value of q in terms of m, L, and q is
 6 
(A) q    0 mgL2 sin 2  tan 
 5
 6 
(B) q     0 mgL2 sin 2  tan 
 15 
 5 
(C) q     0 mgL2 sin 2  tan 
 16 
3
(D) q  0 mgL2 sin 2  tan 
4


7. Referring to the figure the direction () of E at P due to a uniformly charged finite rod will be

(A) at an angle 30 from the x-axis

(B) 45 from x-axis
(C) 60 from x-axis
(D) none of (A), (B) and (C)

8. The electric field at P due to a semi-infinite line of charge is [R is the distance of point P from the line of
charge of linear charge density ]
 
(A) (ɵi  ɵj) (B) (ɵi  ɵj)
40 R 4 2 0 R
 ɵj  ɵ
(C) (D) j
4 2 0 R 2 0 R

9. Two balls with equal charges are in a vessel with ice at  10 C, at a distance of 25 cm from each other.
On forming water at 0 C, the balls are brought nearer to 5 cm for the interaction between them to be
same. If the dielectric constant of wter at 0 C is 80, the dielectric constant of ice at  10 C is
(A) 40 (B) 3.2 (C) 20 (D) 6.4
10. Three charges q1, +q2 and q3 are placed as shown in the figure. The x-component of the force on q1
is proportional to
q q y
(A) 22  23 sin  q3
b a
q q
(B) 22  23 cos 
b a
q2 q3 a
(C) 2  2 sin  
b a b
q2 q3 x
(D) 2  2 cos  q1 +q2
b a

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11. It is not convenient to use a spherical Gaussian surface to find the electric field due to an electric dipole
using Gauss’ theorem because
(A) Gauss’ law fails in this case
(B) this problem does not have spherical symmetry
(C) Coulomb’s law is more fundamental than Gauss’ law
(D) spherical Gaussian surface will alter the dipole moment
12. Three point charges are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Assuming only electrostatic
forces are acting, then the system
(A) will be in equilibrium if the charges rotate about the centre of the triangle.
(B) can never be in equilibrium
(C) will be in equilibrium if the charges have the same magnitude but different signs
(D) will be in equilibrium if the charges have different magnitude and different signs
13. The electric field intensity on the surface of a solid charged sphere of radius r and volume charge density
 is given by
r 1  5r
(A) (B) (C) zero (D)
3 0 4 0 r 6 0

14. A dipole is placed in an electric field whose direction is fixed but whose magnitude varies with distance.
It is impossible that the dipole experiences
(A) no net force and no torque (B) a net force but not torque
(C) a net force and a torque (D) no net force but a torque
15. Two large, parallel conducting plates are placed close to each other. The inner surfaces of the two plates
have surface charge densities + and –. The outer surfaces are without charge. The electric field has a
magnitude of
2 
(A) in the region between the plates (B) in the region between the plates
0 0
 2
(C) in the region outside the plates (D) in the region outside the plates
0 0

16. When a charge of amount Q is given to an isolated metal plate X of surface area A, its surface charge
density becomes 1. When an isolated identical plate Y is brought close to X, the surface charge density
on X becomes 2. When Y is earthed, the surface charge density becomes 3.
2Q Q Q
(A) 2  (B) 1  (C) 1  2 (D) 1  3 
A 2A A
17. Four electric charges are arranged at the corners A, B, C and D of a rectangle as shown is figure. The
electric force will be least between the charges at
(A) A and B
(B) A and D
(C) B and D
(D) A and C

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 q q 2q
18. Consider a system of three charges , and  placed at points A, B and C respectively, as shown
3 3 3
in the figure. Take O as the centre of the circle of radius R and angle CAB = 60. Then
q
(A) the electric field at point O is directed along the negative x-axis
(8 0 R 2 )
(B) the potential energy of the system is zero
q2
(C) the magnitude of the force between the charges at C and B is
(54 0 R 2 )
q2
(D) the potential at point O is
(12 0 R)

19. In the figure two equal positive point charges q1 = q2 = 2.0 C interact with another point charge
Q = 4.0 C. The magnitude, as well as direction, of the net force on Q is
(A) 0.23 N in the +x direction
(B) 0.46 N in the +x direction
(C) 0.23 N in the x direction
(D) 0.46 N in the x direction

20. The |E| - x graph due to the field of two equal and opposite charges is best represented by

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

q1
21. Figure shows the field pattern due to two point charges 1 and 2. The ratio
q2
1
(A)  (B) 2
2
1
(C) (D) cannot be determined
2
22. The time period of a spring-block system is T0, when the block is uncharged. The time period is T, when
the block is charged and the system is subjected to a uniform horizontal electric field E as shown in
T
figure. The ratio is
T0
(A) < l (B) = 1
qE
(C) > l (D) 
mg

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23. If a proton, a deuteron and an -particle are kept in the same electric field
(A) proton and deuteron will have the same acceleration
(B) deuteron and -particle will have the same acceleration
(C) -particle will have the maximum acceleration
(D) proton will have the minimum acceleration
24. A charge q is placed at point O in the cavity in a spherical uncharged conductor. Point S lies outside the
conductor. If the charge is displaced from O towards S still remaining within the cavity, then
(A) electric field at S will increase
(B) electric field at S will decrease
(C) electric field at S will first increase and then decrease
(D) electric field at S will not change
25. Figure shows lines of force for a system of two point charges. The possible choice for the charges is

(A) q1 = 4 C, q2 = 1.0 C (B) q1 = 1 C, q2 = 4.0 C

(C) q1 = 2 C, q2 = + 4 C (D) q1 = 3 C, q2 = 2.0 C
26. An electric field is acting vertically upwards. A small body of mass 1 gm and charge 1  C is projected
with a velocity 10 ms1 at an angle 45 with horizontal. Its horizontal range is 2 m then the intensity of
electric field is (g = 10 m s2)
(A) 20,000 N C1 (B) 10,000 N C1 (C) 40,000 N C1 (D) 90,000 N C1
27. The total flux due to charge q associated with the given hemispherical surface

(a) (b)

(b) (d)

(e) (e)

q q q q q q
(A) (a) ,(b)0,(c) ,(d)0,(e)0(f ) (B) (a)0, (b) ,(c)0,(d) ,(e)0(f )
20 0 0 2 0 0 0
q q q q q q q q
(C) (a) , (b) , (c)0,(d) ,(e)0(f ) (D) (a)0,(b) ,(c)0,(d) , (e) (f )
2 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0

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28. Three charges each 4 C, are placed at the corners B, C and D of a square ABCD of side 1 m. The
electric field at the centre O of the square is
(A) 7.2 × 104 N towards A
(B) 7.2 × 104 N towards C
(C) 3.6 × 104 N towards A
(D) 3.6 × 104 N towards C
29. A point charge q = 8 nC is placed at the origin. The electric field vector at the field point x = 1.2 m and
y = 1.6 m is
(A) (10.8iˆ  14.4 ˆj) N C1 (B)  10.8jˆ  14.4 ˆi  N C 1
(C)  11.8iˆ  15.4 ˆj N C 1 (D) 11.8 ˆi  15.4 ˆj N C 1

30. Two point charges q1 = 4 C and q2 = 9 C are placed 20 cm apart. The electric field due to them will be
zero on the line joining them at a distance of
(A) 8 cm from q1 (B) 8 cm from q2
80 80
(C) cm from q1 (D) cm from q 2
13 13
31. A charge Q is placed at each of the two opposite corners of a square. A charge q is placed at each of the
other two corners. If the resultant force on Q is zero, then
(A) Q  2q (B) Q   2q (C) Q  2 2q (D) Q  2 2q

32. The electric field in a region of space is given by E  5iɵ  2ɵj N C 1 . The electric flux due to this field
through an area 2 m2 lying in the YZ plane, in S.I units, is
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 10 2 (D) 2 29

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