UNIT – I
(Electric field and dipoles)
1. Define electric field intensity at a point. What is its SI unit? Establish the relation
between electric field and force.
2. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity at a point at a distance r from a
point electric charge.
3. What is an electric dipole? Define electric dipole moment, give its unit and also
mention its direction.
4. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity at any point along the axial line of
an electric dipole. What will be the direction of the electric field in this case?
5. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity at any point along the equitorial
line of an electric dipole. What will be the direction of the electric field in this case?
6. Derive an expression for the electric field intensity at any point due to an electric
dipole.
7. What is meant by electric lines of force? Give the properties of electric lines of force.
8. Derive an expression for the torque experienced by an electric dipole placed in a
uniform electric field. What is the net force acting on this electric dipole?
9. Does an electric dipole always experience a torque, when placed in a uniform electric
field?
10. When is the torque acting on an electric dipole maximum, when placed in a uniform
electric field?
11. An electric dipole is formed by and charges at 4mm distance. Calculate
the dipole moment and give its direction.
12. What is the ratio of the strength of electric field at a point on axial line and at a point
at same distance on equitorial line of an electric dipole of very small length?
13. The distance of the field point on the equitorial plane of a small electric dipole is
halved. By what factor will the electric field due to the dipole change?
14. Two point charges +q and –q are placed at a distance d apart. What are the points at
which the resultant field is parallel to the line joining the two charges?
15. A system has two charges and located at the
points A (0, 0, -15cm) and B (0, 0, +15cm). What is the total charge and the electric
dipole moment?
16. Sketch the electric lines of force due to point charges (1) (2) .
17. Electric field intensity within a conductor is always zero. Why?
18. An electric dipole with electric dipole moment is aligned at with the
direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude . Calculate the
magnitude of the torque acting on the dipole.
19. A dipole of length 0.1m consists of two charges of . What is its electric
dipole moment? Calculate the electric field due to the dipole at a point on the axis
distant 0.2m from one of the charges in air.
20. Two charges of and are placed apart. Calculate the
electric field at an axial point at a distance of 10cm from their mid-point.
21. Calculate the field due to an electric dipole of length 10cm and consisting of charges
at a point 20cm from each charge.
22. An electric dipole, when placed at with respect to a uniform electric field of
experiences a torque of . Calculate dipole moment of the dipole.
23. Two point charges and are separated by a distance of 2m.
Find the point on the line joining them at which electric field intensity is zero.
24. Two point charges and are located 20cm apart in vacuum.
(a) What is the electric field at the mid-point of the line AB joining the two charges?
(b) If a negative test charge of magnitude is placed at this point, what is
the force experienced by this test charge?
25. Two point charges of and are placed 8cm apart in air. Determine the
position of the point at which the resultant electric field is zero.
26. Two point charges of and are 1.0cm apart. What is the
magnitude of the field produced by either charge at the site of the other?
27. Four point charges, each having charge q are placed on the four corners A, B, C and D
of a regular pentagon ABCDE. The distance of each corner from the center is a. Find
the electric field at the center of the pentagon.
28. Two charges are placed 5.0mm apart. Determine the electric field at (a) a
point on the axis of the dipole 15cm away from its centre O on the side of the positive
charge, (b) a point 15cm away from the point O on a line passing through O and
normal to the axis of the dipole.
29. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of with an electric field strength
. It experiences a torque equal to . Calculate the charge on
the dipole, if the dipole is of length 4cm.
