ASSIGNMENT -1 ELECTROSTATIC FORCE

ASSIGNMENT PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1) In one gram of a slid, there are 5 1021 atoms. If one electron is removed from every 0.01% of
atoms of the solid, find the charge gained by the solid.
ANS: +0.08 C
2) Two equal and opposite charge are kept at a certain distance. The force between them is F. If
75% of charge of one is transferred to another then find force between them.
ANS: F/16
3) Two insulating small spheres are rubbed against each other and placed 1 cm apart. If they attract
each other with a force of 0.1 N, how many electrons were transferred from one sphere to the
other during rubbing?
ANS: 2  1011
4) Two charges each 10–6 C are placed at A( î + ĵ − k̂ ) m and B(2 î + 3 ĵ + k̂ ) m. find the force between
those charges.
ANS: 10–3 N
5) Two charged spheres with charge 2Q and –4Q separated by distance d experience a force of F.
They are allowed to touch. Now find the distance to be maintained between them to have same
magnitude of force .
ANS: d/ 2 2
6) Three charges 4q. Q and q are placed in a straight line of length L at points O. L/2 and L along x-
axis respectively. Fine the value of Q in terms of q in order to make the net force on q to be zero.
ANS: –q
7) Two free point chares +4Q and +Q are placed at a distance r. A third charge q is so placed such
that all the three are in equilibrium. Then find the magnitude of q.
ANS: –4Q/9
8) Two charges when kept at a distance of 1m apart in vacuum has some force of repulsion. If the
force of repulsion between these two charges be same, when placed in an oil of dielectric constant
4, what is the distance of separation.
ANS: 0.5 m
9) Force between two identical charges placed at a distance of ‘r’ in vacuum is F. Now a slab of
dielectric of dielectric constant K = 4 is inserted between these two charges. The thickness of the
slab is r/2. Find the force between the charges.
ANS: 4/9 F
10) The force between two charges at a certain distance in air is unchanged when those charges are
each increased by 60% and the distance between them in a particular medium is 20% less than
that in air. Then calculate dielectric constant of that medium.
ANS: 4
11) A ball of mass 10–2 kg and charge on it 3  10–6C is tied at one end of a 1 m long thread. The
other end of tread is fixed and a charge – 3  10–6 C is kept at this end. Find the minimum
horizontal velocity given to bal so that it complete one full vertical rotation.
ANS: 7.6m/s
12) Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal length. The strings make an
angle of 30o with each other. When suspended in a liquid of density 0.8 g cc–1, the angle remains
the same. What is the dielectric constant of the liquid? (Density of sphere material is 1.6 g cc–1)
ANS: 2
13) A charge Q is placed at each of two opposite corners of a square. A chare q is placed at each of
the other two corners. If the resultant electric force on q is zero. How are Q and q related?
ASSIGNMENT -1 ELECTROSTATIC FORCE

ANS: –q / 2 2
14) A+3  C charge is placed at x = 10cm and +27  C charge is placed at x = 100 cm. What will be the
position of x, if the net force on the third charge q is to be zero?
ANS: 32.5 cm

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. A charge q1 exerts some force on a second charge q2. If a third charge q3 is brought near, the force
of q1 exerted on q2
1) decreases 2) increases 3) remains unchanged*
4) increases if q3 is of the same sign as q1 and decreases if q3 is of opposite sign
2. A soap bubble is given some charge then its radius
1) decreases 2) increases * 3) remains unchanged
4) may increase or decrease
3. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD , as shown in the adjoining figure.
The force on the charge kept at the centre O is [NCERT 1983; BHU 1999]

A B
+q +2q

– 2q +q
D C

(a) Zero (b)Along the diagonal AC (c)Along the diagonal BD  (d)Perpendicular to side AB
4. Electric charges of 1C, − 1C and 2C are placed in air at the corners A, B and C respectively of an
equilateral triangle ABC having length of each side 10 cm. The resultant force on the charge at C is
(a) 0.9 N (b) 1.8 N (c)2.7 N( d) 3.6 N
5. Five balls numbered 1 to 5 are suspended using separate threads. Pairs (1, 2), (2, 4) and (4, 1)
show electrostatic attraction, while pair (2, 3) and (4, 5) show repulsion. Therefore ball 1 must
be [NCERT 1980; MP PMT 2003]
(a) Positively charged (b) Negatively charged (c)Neutral  (d)Made of metal
6. 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
7. An infinite number of charges, each of charge 1 C, are placed on the x-axis with co-ordinates x
= 1, 2, 4, 8, ..... If a charge of 1 C is kept at the origin, then what is the net force acting on 1 C
charge
(a) 9000 N (b) 12000 N  (c)24000 N (d)36000 N
8. Two equal negative charge – q are fixed at the fixed points (0, a) and (0, − a) on the Y-axis. A
positive charge Q is released from rest at the point (2a, 0) on the X-axis. The charge Q will [IIT
1984; Bihar MEE 1995; MP PMT 1996]
(a) Execute simple harmonic motion about the origin
(b) Move to the origin and remain at rest
(c) Move to infinity
(d) Execute oscillatory but not simple harmonic motion