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166. A rigid insulated wire frame in the form of right angled triangle ABC, is set in a vertical plane as shown
in figure. Two beads of equal masses m each and carrying charges q1 and q 2 are connected by a cord of
length l and can slide without friction on the wires.
Considering the case when the beads are stationary, determine.

(i) (a) The angle 

(b) The tension in the cord
(c) The normal reaction on the beads
(ii) If the cord is now cut, what is the product of the charges for which the beads continue to remain
stationary?
167. A thin wire ring of radius r has an electric charge q . What will be the increment of the force stretching
the wire if a point charge q0 is placed at the ring’s centre?

168. Point charges q and q are located at the vertices of a square with diagonals 2 as shown in figure. Find
the magnitude of the electric field strength at a point located symmetrically with respect to the vertices of
the square at a distance x from its centre.

169. A point charge  Q is fixed at the centre of an insulated disc of mass M. The disc is resting with its plane
vertical on a rough horizontal plane. An another charge Q is fixed vertically above the centre of the disc
at a height h. If the disc is displaced slightly in the horizontal direction and friction is sufficient to
prevent slipping, find the period of oscillation of the disc.

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170. In the arrangement shown, a block of mass ‘m’ is connected with a bob of mass ‘m’ having charge ‘q’ with
the help of light inextensible string. The bob is initially held at rest at distance ‘xo’ from the pulley. After
the initial set up, an infinite line of charge having charge density '  ' is placed at distance 3xo from the
pulley and the bob is released. Find
(i) the acceleration of the bob, as a function of distance x from the line charge.
(ii) the velocity of bob when its distance from the pulley is 2xo.
(The line charge and bob are in the same plane)

xo

m
3xo

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

171. A thin nonconducting ring of radius R has linear charge density   0 cos  , where 0 is a constant,  is
the azimuthal angle as shown. Find the magnitude of the electric field strength.

(i) At the centre of the ring ;

(ii) On the axis of the ring as a function of the distance x from its centre. Investigate the obtained
function at x >> R

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172. The electric field strength depends on the x and y coordinates according to the law

E  a ( xiˆ  yjˆ ) / ( x 2  y 2 ), where a is a constant, iˆ and ˆj are the unit vectors of the x and y axes. Find

the flux of the vector E through a sphere of radius R with its centre at the origin of coordinates
173. A ball of radius R is uniformly charged with the volume density . Find the flux of the electric field
strength vector across the ball’s section formed by the plane located at a distance r0  R from the centre
of the ball.
174. Two point charges q and  q are separated by the distance 2l as shown. Find the flux of the electric field
strength vector across a circle of radius R.

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175. A space is filled up with a charge with volume density   0e r , where 0 and  are positive
constants, r is the distance from the centre of this system. Find the magnitude of the electric field
strength vector as a function of r. Investigate the obtained expression for the small and large values of r,

i.e., at r 3  1 and r 3  1.
176. A dielectric cylinder of radius a is infinitely long. Its volume charge density  varies directly as the
distance from the cylinder. If  is zero at the axis and s on the surface, calculate electric intensity due
to it.

177 Suppose in an insulating medium, volume density of positive charge varies

with y-coordinate according to law   ay . A particle of mass m having
positive charge q is placed in the medium at point A (0, y0 ) and projected

with velocity v  v0iˆ as shown in figure. Neglecting gravity and frictional
resistance of the medium and assuming electric field strength to be zero at
y  0, calculate slope of trajectory of the particle as a function of y.

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178. Suppose the surface charge density over a sphere of radius R depends on a polar angle  as   0 cos ,

where 0 is a positive constant. Show that such a charge distribution can be represented as a result of a
small relative shift of two uniformly charged balls of radius R whose charges are equal in magnitude and
opposite in sign. Resorting to this representation, find the electric field strength inside the given sphere.
179. Inside an infinitely long circular cylinder, charged uniformly with volume density  , there is a circular
cylindrical cavity. The distance between the axes of the cylinder and the cavity is equal to a . Find the
electric field strength inside the cavity. The permittivity is assumed to be equal to unity.

180. Two very large conducting plates are parallel to each other, and are kept a distance 3a apart. They are
both connected to a constant potential source 0 . The region 0  x  a is filled with uniform space
charge density ( ), the region a  x  2a with ( 2) and the region 2a  x  3a with ( ), see figure.
For all values of x, find the expression for
(i) Electric field (ii) Electric potential

181. The field potential in a certain region of space depends only the x-coordinate as V   ax 3  b , where a
and b are constants. Find the distribution of the space charge ( x ) .

182. Find the potential at the edge of a thin disc of radius R carrying uniformly distributed charge with
surface density .

183. A non-conducting sphere of radius R  5 cm has its centre at origin O of

co-ordinate system, shown in Figure. It has a spherical cavity of radius r  1 cm,
whose centre is at (0,3 cm). Solid material of sphere has uniform positive charge

10 6
density   coul m 3. Calculate potential at point P (4 cm, 0).


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184. A fixed ring of radius ‘R’, having total charge Q is placed at a distance 4R from a fixed spherical shell of
radius ‘R/4’, having total charge ‘Q’. A small particle having charge ‘q’ and mass m is located exactly
between them. If this charge ‘q’ is released from rest then find

q R/4
A B
2R 2R C

(i) whether it will hit the spherical shell or cross through the centre of ring.
(ii) the velocity with which it will do so.
(The mass of particle is ‘m’)

185. A positive charge +Q is fixed at a point A. Another positively charged

particle of mass m and charge +q is projected from a point B with velocity
u as shown in Figure. Point B is at a large distance from A and a distance
d from the line AC. The initial velocity is parallel to the line AC. The point
C is at a very large distance from A. Find the minimum distance (in
meter) of +q from +Q during the motion. Take Qq  4 0mu 2d and

d  ( 2 1)m .

186. Distance between centres of two spheres A and B, each of radius R is r as

shown in figure. Sphere B has a spherical cavity of radius R/2 such that
distance of centre of cavity is (r – R/2) from the centre of sphere A and
R/2 from the centre of sphere B. Material of each sphere has a uniform
charge density  per unit volume. Calculate interaction energy of the
two spheres.
187. A point dipole with an electric moment p oriented in the positive direction of the z axis is located at the
origin of coordinates. Find the projections E z and E  of the electric field strength vector (on the plane

perpendicular to the z axis at the point S (see figure). At which points is E perpendicular to pˆ ?

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188. A nonconducting ring of mass m and radius r is lying at rest in the vertical xy plane on a smooth
nonconducting horizontal xz plane. Charges +q and –q are distributed uniformly on the ring. On the two

sides of the vertical diameter of the ring, a constant and uniform electric field E is set up along the x-
direction. The ring is given a small rotation about the vertical diameter of the ring and released. ?Find the
period of oscillation of the ring.

189. Four charges q1  q2  q3  q 4  q are arranged in the x-y plane as demonstrated in figure. Such an
arrangement is called an Electric Quadropole.

(i) What is the energy needed to compose such an arrangement of charges, bringing the charges in
from infinity?
(ii) Find the electrostatic potential in the x-y plane at point P (r , ), r  a .

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190. Three concentric conducting spherical shells of radii R , 2 R and 3 R carry charges Q, 2Q and 3Q,
respectively (see figure)

(i) Find the electric potential at r  R and at r  3 R , respectively, where r is the radial distance
from the center.
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(ii) Compute the electric field at r  R.
2
(iii) Compute the total electrostatic energy stored in the system.
(iv) The inner shell is now connected to the external one by a conducting wire, which passes through
a very small hole in the middle shell. Find the final charges on the sphere of radii R and 3R
respectively.

191. In the figure shown, there are two concentric spherical shells A and B of radii a and b respectively,
where a  b . The external shell B is grounded; i.e., it is kept at zero potential. The inner shell (i .e. r  a )
is filled with a uniform positive charge density .

(i) Compute the electric field and electric potential in the various regions r  a , a  r  b and b  r .
(ii) Find the radial distance from the sphere’s center, r at which potential reaches its maximal value.
(iii) Find the surface charge density on the external shell r  b.

192. The radius of a thin conducting wire is R/27. The wire is very long and is placed along the axis of a
cylindrical conducting shell. The inner and outer radii of the shell are R and R  R, respectively. The
wire is kept at a fixed potential, 0 , and the shell is grounded (its potential vanishes,   0).
(i) Find the charge per unit area on the inner face of the shell.
(ii) Find the charge per unit length  on the wire.

193. Two infinite conducting cylinders of radii R are placed parallel to one another. The distance between the
axes of the cylinders is 42 R, as shown in figure. The cylinders carry charges  and  per unit length.
Assume that the charge distributions on the cylinders are cylindrically symmetric. This assumption is

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 only approximate because the electrostatic attraction between the cylinders distort this symmetry.
However, the cylinders are relatively far apart and this makes the assumption plausible.
Define  (21 R )  0; i.e., assume zero potential at the midpoint between the cylinders. For R  x  41 R.
(i) Find the electric field E x ( x ) along the x-axis
(ii) Find the electric potential ( x ) along the x-axis.

194. Two concentric conducting spheres of radii r1 and r2 (r1  r2 ) carry electric charges of Q and – Q,
respectively as shown in figure. The region between the spheres is filled with two insulating layers of
dielectric constants 1 and 2 , and widths d1 and d2 , respectively.

(i) Find the electric field E (r ).

(ii) Compute the potential difference, V0 , between the spheres.
(iii) Compute the total electrostatic energy in the region r1  r  r1  d1 ? .
(iv) Find the electric potential V (r ). Assume V (r2 )  0.

195. A soap bubble is given some charge so that it expands due to electric pressure. If its radius increases
from r to 2r, find the amount of charge given, P0 is the outside atmospheric pressure and T is the
surface tension of soap solution.

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 Miscellaneous Question Bank Level – 1, 2, 3

1. Charge q 2 of mass m revolves around a stationary charge q1 in a circular orbit of radius r. The orbital
time period of q2 will be :
1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2
 4 mr 2   kq1q   4 2mr 3   4 2mr 2 
(A)   (B)  2  (C)   (D)  
 kq q 
1 2
 4 2mr 2   kq q 
1 2
 kq q 
1 2
       
2. A neutral pendulum oscillates in an uniform electric field as shown in figure. If a positive charge is given
to the pendulum then its time period.
(A) will increase
(B) will decrease
(C) will remain constant
(D) will first increase then decrease

*3. Two fixed charges +4Q and –Q are located at A and B, the distance AB
being 3 m. Choose the correct statements.
(A) The point P where the resultant field due to both is zero is on AB, outside AB.
(B) The point P where the resultant field due to both is zero is on AB, inside AB.
(C) If a positive charge is placed at P and displaced slightly along AB, it will execute oscillations.
(D) If a negative charge is placed at P and displaced slightly along AB, it will execute oscillations.

*4. A particle of mass m and charge q is thrown in a region where uniform gravitational field and electric field
are present. The path of particle :
(A) may be a straight line (B) may be a circle
(C) may be a parabola (D) may be a hyperbola

*5. If we use permittivity, resistance R, gravitational constant G and voltage V as fundamental physical
quantities, then :
(A) [angular displacement]  0R 0G 0V 0 (B) [Velocity]   1R 1G 0V 0

(C) [dipole moment]  1R 0G 0V 1 (D) [force]  1R 0G 0V 2

6. In the figure shown two identical small charged

balls having mass m and charge 'q' are
suspended with the help of two light inextensible
silk strings each of length 'l'. At equilibrium the
angular separation between the strings is '  ' .

Column 1 Column 2

(A) If  is very small then charge 'q' is proportional to (P) 3/2

(B) Tension T in string is proportional to (Q) l

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 (C) If system is taken in a satellite. Then tension T is proportional to (R) 

(D) Angular separation between the charges(at equilibrium) in the satellite is (S) l 2

7. Statement : 1 An independent negative charge moves from point A to point B. Then potential at A
should be less than potential at B.
Statement : 2 While moving from A to B kinetic energy of electron will increase.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 8 - 10

One important question regarding a static distribution of charges was asked long back in 1904 by JJ Thomson,
the discoverer of electron. Thomson’s question was this : How should N identical point charges be distributed on
a plane circular area such that the total electrostatic energy of the distribution is minimum?
Since the time of Thomson, a lot of effort has gone into answering this seemingly simple question. Common sense
would suggest that N identical charges, constrained to be on a circular area, would lie on the circumference and
arrange themselves on a regular polygon of N sides. But the answer is not that simple.
In 1985 Satanand Gupta came up with a very surprising answer for the distribution of these charges. He showed
that the simple intuitive answer is all right as long as there are 11 or less charges. When there are 12 charges,
he found that for minimum energy, 11 charges should be spaced symmetrically on the circumference of the circle
and one charge should sit at the centre. He said that for all N > 12, the minimum energy arrangement will have
N-1 charges equally spaced on the circumference and one charge at the centre of the circle.
Improved calculations in 1986 by Tikam Roopchandani indicated that Satanand’s results are valid only for N =12
to 17. For N=18, he found that 16 charges should be placed symmetrically on the circumference and the two
charges should be placed symmetrically about the centre at some distance from it. When one more charge is
added to this (i.e. N = 19), the added charge should go to the centre and rest everything remains same.
For greater values of N no conclusive results have yet been obtained and this problem is still keeping many
scientists occupied. May be in future one of you would be able to get to the correct result for a general value of N!
Based on the ideas/results developed in the above passage mark the most appropriate answer for the following
questions :
8. Suppose that you are given six identical point charges and you have arranged them in a circular region of
area A such that the potential energy of the system is minimum. Then the distance between the two
adjacent charges would be :
A A 1 A
(A) (B) (C) (D) A
2  2 

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9. If 15 charges are to be arranged on a circular region such that the potential energy of the system is
minimum then they should be arranged as :
q
q q
q q
q q q

q q
q
q q
q q
q q

(A) (B) (C) (D)

10. Suppose that you are given six identical point charges. You are free to place them anywhere on a circular
region of radius r. If each charge is q, the minimum possible value of potential energy of the arrangement
will be :
(A) Zero (B) Kq 2 / r

3 Kq 2  1 1  6 Kq 2  1 2 
(C) 2    (D) 2   
r  2 3  r  2 3 
 
11. The bob of simple pendulum is hanging vertically down from a fixed identical bob by means of a string of
length l. If both bobs are charged with a charge q each, time period of the pendulum is (ignore the radii
of the bobs)
l l l l
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2
 q2   q2  g  q2 
g   g   g  
 l 2m   l 2m   l 
     
12. Charge 2q  q and  q are placed at the corners, A, B and C of an equilateral triangle ABC. If E is the
electric field at the circumcentre O of the triangle, due to the charge +q, then the magnitude and direction
of the resultant electric field at O is :
(A) E along AO 2 E along AO (B)(C) E along BO (D) E along CO
 
*13. An electric dipole moment p  (2.0iˆ  3.0 ˆj ) Cm is placed in a uniform electric field E  (3.0iˆ  2.0k̂ ) ×

10 1  NC 1.
 
(A) The torque that E exerts on p is (0.6iˆ  0.4 ˆj  0.9k̂ ) Nm
(B) The potential energy of the dipole is –0.6 J
(C) The potential energy of the dipole is 0.6 J
(D) If the dipole is rotated in the electric field, the maximum potential energy of the dipole is 1.3 J
*14. Three points charges are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle
of side L as shown in the figure.
(A) The potential at the centroid of the triangle is zero
(B) The electric field at the centroid of the triangle is zero
(C) The dipole moment of the system is 2 qL

(D) The dipole moment of the system is 3 qL

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 
15.  
Statement : 1 In the electric field E  4iˆ  4 ˆj N / C , electric potential at A (4m, 0) is more than the

electric potential at B (0, 4m).

Statement : 2 Electric lines of forces always travel from higher potential to lower potential.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True and Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
Statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 16 – 18


 
Consider a free space having electric field E  E 0 xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ . Potential is given to be 10 volts at the origin of the

given co-ordinate system. For this arrangement, answer the following questions : ( E 0 is a positive constant)

16. Electric potential at a general point (x, y, z) will be :

(A)  E0 (x 2  y 2  z 2 ) (B) 10  E 0 ( x 2  y2  z 2 )

 E0 E0
(C) (x 2  y2  z 2 ) (D) 10  ( x 2  y2  z 2 )
2 2
17. Choose the incorrect option :
(A) there will be only one point with V = 10 volts
(B) at no point potential can be 15 volts
(C) potential will decrease if we move away from origin in any direction
(D) any point charge if released from origin will move along a straight line equally inclined to x, y, z
axes
18. If a negative charge situated at 10m from origin is moved to a position 20m from origin, the potential
energy of the system will :
(A) increase
(B) decrease
(C) remain constant
(D) may increase or decrease depending upon the path along which the particle is taken
19. In the following diagrams, all the charges have equal magnitude

Column -I Column -II

+

×
(A) (P) The potential is zero at the centre
+ +
Equilateral triangle
+ +

×
(B) (Q) The electric field is zero at the centre
– –
Square

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 + –
The electric field at a point on the axis passing through the
×
(C) (R) centre perpendicular to the plane of the figure is along the
– + axis.
Square
+ +
The electric field at a point on the axis passing through the
×
(D) (S) centre perpendicular to the plane of the figure is
– – perpendicular to the axis.
Rectangle

(T) The potential energy of the system is negative.

20. MATCH THE FOLLOWING :

Column -I (Forces acting on a system) Column -II (Quantity conserved for the system)

(A) Internal electrostatic only (P) Mechanical energy

(B) Internal friction only (Q) Momentum

(C) External gravitational only (R) Kinetic energy

(D) By some external agent (S) None of the above

21. The electric field at a point due to an electric dipole, on an axis inclined at an angle (  90) to the dipole

axis, is perpendicular to the dipole axis, if the angle  is tan 1  x  , then x is .

22. If the ratio of electric field on the axis and at equator of an electric dipole is x : 1, then x .

*23. In a uniform electric field, equipotential surfaces must :

(A) be plane surface
(B) be normal to the direction of the field
(C) be spaced such that surfaces having equal differences in potential are separated by equal
distances
(D) have decreasing potentials in the direction of the field

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 24 – 26

Consider two spheres each of radius a and made up of a
y
perfectly non-conducting material with r  1 . A charge Q is
uniformly spread over the surface of one sphere and a charge –Q A B
is uniformly spread over the surface of other sphere. The spheres x
are now placed such that they are just touching each other.
For this system, answer the following questions.
24. An electric field line entering the sphere B at its top point will be inclined to x-axis an angle.
 5 5 1 
(A) 0 (B) 45 (C) tan 1   (D) 90

 2 
25. Choose the incorrect statement
(A) all the electric field lines leaving sphere A will ultimately terminate on sphere B
(B) all the electric field lines will leave the surface of sphere a perpendicularly
(C) the spheres will attract each other
(D) all possible equipotential surfaces will cut the electric field lines perpendicularly

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26. Equipotential lines inside sphere-B will be :
(A) circles centered at centre of B
(B) circular arcs centered at centre of A
(C) circular arcs centered at point of contact of A and B
(D) some general curves that need not necessarily be circular arcs

27. MATCH THE FOLLOWING :

Column -I Column -II

(A) z Two identical dipoles placed (P) Electric potential at all

y
 on x-axis at same distance points on z-axis is zero
P
O  x from origin O
P
(B) z (Q) Electric field at origin is
y Two Uniformly charged directed along negative z-
+ +
+ + + hemispherical shells; charge axis
x density and 
– –
–

(C)
z Two semicular rings having (R) Electric field at origin is
y equal and opposite linear zero.
– – – + +
+ charge density.
– + x
– +
– – – + +
+
(D) A sphere having uniform, positive (S) electric field at any point
volume charge density, centered at with z < 0 is directed along
origin negative z-axis.
A
*28. Two infinite sheets of uniform charge density + and – are parallel to each other as shown in the figure.
Electric field at the : + –
+ –
(A) points to the left or to the right of the sheets is zero – –
+ +
+ –
(B) midpoint between the sheets is zero + –
(C) midpoint of the sheets is  / 0 and is directed towards right + –
+ –
+ –
(D) midpoint of the sheet is 2 / 0 and is directed towards right

29. A uniform electric field pointing in the positive x-direction exists in a region. Let A be the origin and B be
the point on x-axis at x = + 1 cm and C be the point on the y-axis at y = +1 cm. Then the potential at the
points A, B and C satisfy:
(A) V A  VB (B) V A  VC (C) V A  VB (D) V A  VC

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30. The figure shows a fixed conducting earthed sphere. A point charge
+q is projected towards the conducting sphere from very large
distance shown in figure. (Neglect gravity). As the point charge
progresses towards sphere.

Column 1 Column 2

(A) Charge on sphere will be (P) Negative

(B) Electric field at 'O' due to charge on sphere (Q) Increases

(C) acceleration of point charge 'q' (R) Decreases

current I (shown in figure) in the wire connecting the
(D) (S) Positive
sphere with earth

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 31 – 32

Both question refer to the system of charges as shown in the figure. A spherical shell with an inner radius 'a' and
an outer radius 'b' is made of conducting material. A point charge +Q is placed at the centre of the spherical shell
and a total charge –q is placed on the shell.
31. Charge is distributed on the surfaces as :
(A) –Q on the inner surface, –q on outer surface
(B) –Q on the inner surface, –q + Q on the outer surface
(C) +Q on the inner surface, –q – Q on the outer surface
(D) The charge –q is spread uniformly between the inner and outer surface
32. Assume that the electrostatic potential is zero at an infinite distance from the spherical shell. The
electrostatic potential at a distance R (a < R < b) from the centre of the shell is
KQ
(A) 0 (B)
a
Q q Q q 1
(C) K (D) K (where K = )
R b 40

33. A conducting isolated sphere of radius r charged with Q units is connected by a conducting wire with a
small uncharged sphere of radius r kept at large distance. The charge on smaller sphere will now be :
Q Qr 
(A) Q r   r  (B) Q r  r   (C) (D)
r r
 r r
*34. Mark the correct options:
(A) Gauss’s law is valid only for uniform charge distributions
(B) Gauss’s law is valid only for charges placed in vacuum
(C) The electric field calculated by Gauss’s law is the field due to all the charges
(D) The flux of the electric field through a closed surface due to all the charges is equal to the flux
due to the charges enclosed by the surface

35. Two conducting spheres of radii 3 cm and 1 cm are separated by a distance of 10 cm in free space. If the
spheres are charged to same potential of 10 V each, the force of repulsion between them is
1
10 9 N (ignore induction). Find y.
y

MEQB 44 Level - 1, 2 , 3 | Electrostatics

36. The figure shows electric field E at a distance r in any direction from the origin
O. The electric field E is due to :
(A) a charged hollow metallic sphere of radius OP with centre at O
(B) a charged solid metallic sphere of radius OP with centre O
(C) a uniformly charged non-conducting sphere of radius OP with centre O
(D) a uniformly charged non-conducting hollow sphere of radius OP with centre at O

37. MATCH THE FOLLOWING :

Column 1 Column 2

(A) Electrically neutral thick (P) Electric field everywhere inside the cavity
conducting spherical shell, due to charges induced on the inner
with point charge at its surface of conductor is zero .
Q
center.

(B) Electrically neutral thin (Q) Electric field everywhere inside the cavity
conducting spherical shell, due to charges induced on the outer
with point charge to the Q surface of conductor is zero.
right of its center

(C) Electrically neutral thick (R) Electric potential at the center of the
conducting spherical shell, cavity due to charges induced on inner&
with point charge to the Q outer surface of conductor is zero.
right of its centre. Shell is
earthed.
(S) Electric potential everywhere inside the
cavity due charges induced on the inner
and outer surface of conductor is zero .
*38. Four identical charges are placed at the points (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (–1, 0, 0) and (0, –1, 0).
(A) The potential at the origin is zero
(B) The field at the origin is zero
(C) The potential at all points on the z-axis, other than the origin, is zero
(D) The field at all points on the z-axis, other than the origin acts along the z-axis

*39. A proton and a deuteron are initially at rest and are accelerated through the same potential difference.
Which of the following is true concerning the final properties of the two particles ?
(A) They have different speeds (B) They have same momentum
(C) They have same kinetic energy (D) none of these

*40. Particle A having positive charge is moving directly head-on towards initially stationary positively charged
particle B. At the instant when A and B are closest together.
(A) the momenta of A and B must be equal
(B) the velocities of A and B must be equal
(C) B would have gained less kinetic energy than A would have lost
(D) B would have gained the same momentum as A would have lost

MEQB 45 Level - 1, 2 , 3 | Electrostatics

41. The electric potential inside an isolated conducting sphere having some charge on the surface :
(A) increases from centre to surface (B) decreases from centre to surface
(C) remains constant from centre to surface (D) is zero at every point inside

42. A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric field produced by a point

charge placed at P as shown in figure. Let V A  VB  VC be the potentials at
points A, B and C respectively. Then :
(A) VC  VB (B) VB  VC

(C) V A  VB (D) V A  VC

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 43 – 45


 
An electric field E  E 0 x 2iˆ  y 2 ˆj has been established in a region. (x, y) are measured with respect to a suitable

co-ordinate system and E0 is a constant. For this electric field, answer the following questions.
43. The electric field line passing through the point (2, 1) will have the equation as :
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) x=y (B)   (C)   (D) x=–y
x y 2 x y 2
44. The equation of an equipotential line passing through point (1, 1) and lying in (x, y) plane will be :
(A) x 2  y2  1 (B) x 3  y3  2 (C) xy =1 (D) x 3  y3  4

45.  
If a dipole P  Po iˆ  ˆj is placed in this field at a point (x, y) then the net electric force on the dipole will

be :
(A) Zero (B) 
P0 E 0 x 2iˆ  y 2 ˆj 
(C) 2P0 E 0  xiˆ  yjˆ  (D) Infinite

46. Figure shows an uncharged conducting body having a spherical cavity. Charge Q is placed at the centre
of the cavity.

Column 1 (Point) Column 2 (Components of electric field)

(A) 1 (inside cavity near surface) (P) Ex  0

(B) 2 (near but outside conductor surface) (Q) Ey  0

(C) 3 (inside bulk of conductor) (R) Ex  0

(D) 4 (near but outside conductor surface) (S) Ey  0

MEQB 46 Level - 1, 2 , 3 | Electrostatics

*47. An isolated, hollow closed conductor of irregular shape is given some charge. Which of the following
statements are correct?
(A) The entire charge will appear on its outer surface
(B) All points on the conductor will have the same potential
(C) All points on its surface will have the same charge density
(D) All points near its surface and outside it will have the same electric intensity
*48. Two large thin conducting plates with small gap in between are placed in a +Q –Q
uniform electric field ‘E’ (perpendicular to the plates). Area of each plate is A and
R S T
charges +Q and –Q are given to these plates as shown in the figure. If points R,S
and T as shown in the figure are three points in space, then the :
(A) field at point R is E (B) field at point S is E
E
 Q   Q 
(C) field at point T is  E   (D) field at point S is  E  
 0 A   A 0 
  
49. Charge is distributed uniformly in space. The net flux passing through the surface of an imaginary cube
of side a in the space is  . If the net flux passing through the surface of an imaginary sphere of radius a
z
in the space is  , then z is .
3
50. Units of electric flux are :

N  m2 N
(A) (B) (C) Volt-m (D) Volt- m 3
Coul 2 Coul 2  m 2
51. Select the INCORRECT statement :
(A) Charge is a scalar quantity (B) Electric field is a vector quantity
(C) Dipole moment is vector quality (D) Electric potential is a vector quantity
52.  
Two point charges q and  q are held fixed at a, 0 and (a, 0) respectively. Then :

(A) The electric field E at all points on the x-axis has the same direction

(B) E at all points on the y-axis is along iˆ
(C) Positive work is done in bringing a test charge from infinity to the origin
(D) All of the above

53. One thousand spherical water droplets, each of radius r and each carrying a charge q, coalesce to form a
single spherical drop. If v is the electrical potential of each droplet and V that of the bigger, then
V
10n . Find n
v
PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTION 54 – 56
Four metallic plates are placed as shown in the figure. Plate 2 is given a charge Q 1 2 3 4
Q
whereas all other plates are uncharged. Plates 1 and 4 are joined together. The
area of each plate is same.
54. The charge appearing on the right side of plate 3 is :
(A) zero (B) +Q/4
(C) –3Q/4 (D) Q/2 d 2d d

MEQB 47 Level - 1, 2 , 3 | Electrostatics

55. The charge appearing on the right side of plate 4 is :
(A) zero (B) –Q/4 (C) –3Q/4 (D) +Q/2
56. The potential difference between plates 1 and 2 is :
3 Qd Qd 3 Qd 3Qd
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 0 A 0 A 4 0 A 0 A
3Q
57. A point charge Q is kept at point ‘A’. The flux through the inclined surface of cone is . Now another
50
nQ
charge Q is also placed at point B. If net flux through the inclined surface is . Find n .
50

58. A point charge +q is placed on the axis of a closed cylinder of

25 R
radius R and height as shown. If electric flux coming out
12
xq
from the curved surface of cylinder is , then calculate x
100

59. The ratio of momentum of an electron and proton which are accelerated from rest by a potential
difference 50 V is :
me me mp mp
(A) (B) (C) (D)
mp mp me me

60. Two identical positive charges are placed at x   a and x  a . The correct variation of potential V along
the x-axis is given by :

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

MEQB 48 Level - 1, 2 , 3 | Electrostatics

61. The electric potential V (in volt) varies with x (in meter) according to the relation V  5  4 x 2

The force experienced by a negative charge of 2  106 C located at x = 0.5 m is :

(A) 2  10 6 N (B) 4  10 6 N (C) 6  10 6 N (D) 8  10 6 N


62. A uniform electric field having strength E is existing in x-y plane
as shown in figure. Find the potential difference between origin O
and A(d, d, 0)
(A) Ed(cos   sin )
(B)  Ed(sin   cos )

(C) 2 Ed
(D) None of these

*63. Which of the following is true for the figure showing electric lines of force? (E is
electrical field, V is potential)
(A) E A  EB (B) EB  EA

(C) V A  VB (D) VB  V A


64. Electric flux through a surface of area 100m 2 lying in the xy plane is (in V-m) if E  iˆ  2 ˆj  3k̂
(A) 100 (B) 141.4 (C) 173.2 (D) 200

65. An uncharged sphere of metal placed inside a charged parallel plate capacitor. The lines of force look like

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 66 – 68

A conductor of arbitrary shape has a cavity, also of arbitrary
shape. A point charge q1 is placed inside the cavity and another q2
point charge q2 is placed outside the conductor (see figure). The
conductor is connected to ground through a battery of voltage v0.
q1
Based on this information, answer the following questions.
66. Assume q2 to be positive. Then, if q2 is moved towards V0
the conductor, the electrons will flow through battery:
(A) from ground to conductor
(B) from conductor to ground
(C) first from ground to conductor and then from conductor to ground,
(D) first from conductor to ground and then from ground to conductor

MEQB 49 Level - 1, 2 , 3 | Electrostatics

67. If q1 is moved closer to the boundary of cavity (without touching it) then the charge flowing from ground
to conductor will be :
(A) positive
(B) negative
(C) zero
(D) may be negative or may be positive depending on the atomic number of the conductor

68. The electrostatic pressure at the surface of the cavity is tending to:
(A) expand the cavity
(B) shrink the cavity
(C) neither expand nor shrink the cavity
(D) maintain the shape of the cavity because of electrical inertia

69. A hollow metal sphere of radius 10 cm is charged such that the potential on its surface becomes 80V.
The potential at the centre of the sphere is 10x V. Then x is .

70. A charge Q is placed at the mouth of a conical flask. The flux of the electric field through the flask is :
Q Q Q
(A) zero (B) (C) (D) 
0 2 0 2 0

MEQB 50 Level - 1, 2 , 3 | Electrostatics