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14-GUASS THEOREM & APPLICATIONS– MQ

SINGLE ANS TYPE QUESTIONS

1.

(D)

2.

(B)

3. One-fourth of a sphere of radius R is removed as shown in figure. An electric field E exists

parallel to the xy plane. Find the flux through the remaining curved part

a)  R 2 E b) 2R 2E 2
c) R E / 2 d) R 2 E3

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(C)
 plain   curve  0

 R 2   R 2 
A1   i, A2   j
2 2

E  E cos 450 i  E sin 450 j
  

  E. A1  A2 
4.

(A)

5.

(B)

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6. A thin wire of linear charge density is bent in the form of a triangle ABC and an imaginary cube
of side ‘a’ is taken with vertex A at the centre of the top face and vertices B,C at the opposite
edge centres of the bottom face. The total electric flux linked with the cube is.
 1  1
a  3   a  5  
a)

a 3  1  b)  2  c)

 a 5 1
d)  2
0 0 0 0
(C)

a2
AB   a 2  AC
4
BC = a
5a 2
L2 a
4
L  ( 5  1)a
Q
Q
Q
0

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7.

(4)

8.

(2)

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9.

(C)

10.

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(A)
11.

(B)

12.

(2)

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13.

(2)

14. A long coaxial cable consists of a uniform cylindrical core of radius R with uniform volume
charge density  and a hollow cylindrical sheath of outer radius 2R with surface charge density
 .If the external electric field (i.e outside the cable) vanishes,  and  are related as

2R

R 

A) 2   R B) 4    R C) 2   R D)   
(B)

From Gauss’s law, external field at radial distance r is given by E (r ) 
2 0 r
Hence   1(core )  2 (sheath )
1   R 2 and 2  2 R
As E (r) = 0  R 2  2 R  0
R
 
2

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15.

(d)

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MULTI TYPE QUESTIONS

16.

(A, B, C, D)

17.

(ABC)

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18.

(AB)

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19. A non-conducting sphere of radius R carries a positive charge whose volume charge density
 r
varies as   0 1   , r  R ,   0, r  R where 0 is a constant, ‘r’ is the distance from it’
 R
scentre.
  r r2 
A) Electric field at a point  0  r  R  is 0  
0  3 4R 
0 R3
B) Total charge in the sphere is
3
0 R
C) Electric field at surface is
12 0
2R
D) The electric field is maximum at r 
3
(A, B, C, D )
r r
 r
q    dv   4 r 2 dr  0 1  
0 0  R
 r3 r4 
 q  4 0    -----------------(1)
 3 4R 
1
E.4 r 2   q
0
0  r r 2 
E.  
3  3 4 R 
R
 r
Total charge is   4 r 2  0 1   dr
0  R
0 R3

3
0  R R 2 
Field at surface E  
3  3 nR 
0 R

12 0
0  r r 2 
E   
3  3 4R 
dE 2R
For E max, 0 r
dr 3
20.

(BD)
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21.

(B, C)

22. Two large on conducting plates having surface charge densities   and  , respectively, are
fixed ‘d’ distance apart. A small test charge q of mass m is attached to two non – conducting
identical springs of spring constant k as shown in the adjacent fig. The charge q is now released
from rest with springs in natural length. Then q will [neglect gravity]

2k
A) perform SHM with angular frequency
m

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q
B) perform SHM with amplitude
2 k 0
C) not perform SHM, but will have a periodic motion
D) remain stationary
(AB)
23. A point charge Q is kept at rest in infinite large dielectric medium as shown in figure. K is the
dielectric constant of medium. S represents a Gaussian surface.

Q
A) Magnitude of electric field due to point charge at point P is
4 o Kr 2
Q
B) Magnitude of electric field due to point charge at point P is
4 o r 2
C) net charge with in Gaussian surface shown in figure is zero
D) net charge with in Gaussian surface shown in figure in non zero.
(BC)
Basic concepts of dielectric.
24. Two large thin conducting plates with small gap in between them are placed in an uniform
electric field ‘E’ (perpendicular to the plates). Area of each plate is A and charges +Q and –Q are
given to these plates as shown in the figure. If R, S and T are three points in space close to the
plates, then the

A) field at point R is E B) field at points S is E

 Q   Q 
C) field at point T is  E   D) field at point S is  E  
 0 A   A 0 
(AD)
Q Q
At R, Enet  E   E
2 A 0 2 A 0
Q Q Q
At S , Enet  E   E
2 A 0 2 A 0 A 0
Q Q
At T , Enet  E   E
2 A 0 2 A 0
25. b
There is a square wire frame ABCD of side equal to b and whose centre is at a distance OP 
2
from an infinite line charge (parallel to BC and AD) with linear charge density  then [plane of
the frame is perpendicular to line OP]

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b b
A) flux through ABCD is B) flux through ABCD is
0 40
C) electric field across AB is uniform D) electric field across BC is uniform
(BD)

COMPREHENSION TYPE QUESTIONS

COMPREHENSION for Q.No 26 & 27

26.

(C)
27.

(D)

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MATRIX MATCHING TYPE QUESTIONS

28. A cube of side ‘l’ has one corner at the origin of a coordinate system with three edges of the cube
along positive x,y and z-axis. Suppose the electric field in this region is given by E   a  by j
Column I Column II
Electric flux through the face that lies in xz plane and
(A)
passes through the origin is
(p) bl3
(B) Net electric flux through the cube is (q) al2
(C) Charge enclosed by the cube is (r) Zero
Electric flux through the face that lies in xz plane and cuts y
(D) (s) 0 bl3
axis a distance ‘l’ is
A-Q; B-P ; C-S ; D-R
29.

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(B)

INTEGERTYPE QUESTIONS

30.

(3)

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31.

(9)

32.

(1)

33. A system consist of a uniformly charged sphere of radius R and surrounding medium filled by a

charge with the volume charge density   , where  is positive constant and r is the distance
r
from the centre of sphere. The value of charge on sphere is found to be q = nR2 for which the
electric field intensity E outside the sphere is independent of r. Then find the value of n.
(2)
R
2
  q  r 4 r dr
 E .dA 
0

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34. The region between two concentric spherical shells of radii R1 and R2 includes a volume charge
a
density given by   where a, is a constant and r is the distance from the centre . There is a
r
charge Q located at its centre. The value of ‘a’ for which the region R1  r  R2 has a constant
Q
electric field intensity is . Find z
z R12
(4)
a r

r
 
dq   dV  4 r 2 dr . Between R1 & R2  , q   dq
R1

q Q
By Gauss law  
0
1
4 r 2 E   2 a  r 2  R12   Q 
0  
Q
For E to be constant, a 
2 R12
35.

(1)

36. A charge +Q is located somewhere inside a vertical cone such that the depth of the charge from
the free surface of the cone is H. It is found that the flux associated with the cone with the curved
3Q
surface is .If the charge is raised vertically through a height 2H, the flux associated with the
5 0
Q
cone with the curved surface is . What should be the value of  ?
20 0

(8)
If we place another similar cone on this one, net flux

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SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

37.

38.

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39.

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