1. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges 9.
9. An uncharged sphere of metal is placed in between two charged
Q. The system of the three charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal plates as shown. The lines of force look like
to [MP PMT 1985; KCET 2004]
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Q Q
(a) − (b) −
2 4
Q Q
(c) + (d) +
4 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
+ + + +A + + + + + + +B + + +
2. Electric lines of force about negative point charge are
[MP PMT 1987]
(a) Circular, anticlockwise (b) Circular, clockwise
(c) Radial, inward (d) Radial, outward
3. Figure shows the electric lines of force emerging from a charged
(a) A– – – – – – – – – – – – – –
(b) B
body. If the electric field at A and B are E A and E B respectively and C D
(c) C (d) D
if the displacement between A and B is r then
[CPMT 1986, 88] 10. Two point charges Q and – 3Q are placed at some distance apart. If
the electric field at the location of Q is E then at the locality of
−3 Q , it is [BIT 1987]
(a) −E (b) E/3
A r B
(c) −3 E (d) −E / 3
11. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The lines
of force follow the path(s) shown in figure as
(a) E A EB (b) E A EB
[IIT 1996]
E EB 1 1
(c) EA = B (d) EA =
r r2 2 2
4. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charges + q are placed at each corner. 3 3
The electric intensity at O will be 4 4
(a) 1 (b) 2
[CPMT 1985; AIEEE 2002]
(c) 3 (d) 4
1 q +
(a) A 12. The distance between a proton and electron both having a charge
4 0 r 2
1 .6 10 −19 coulomb , of a hydrogen atom is 10 −10 metre . The
1 q r value of intensity of electric field produced on electron due to proton
(b) will be [MP PET 1996]
4 0 r r O r
(a) 2 .304 10 −10 N / C (b) 14 . 4 V / m
(c) Zero + +
B C
(d) 1 . 44 10 N / C
11
1 3q (c) 16 V / m
(d)
4 0 r 2 13. What is the magnitude of a point charge due to which the electric field
30 cm away has the magnitude 2 newton / coulomb
5. The magnitude of electric field intensity E is such that, an electron
placed in it would experience an electrical force equal to its weight is [1 / 4 0 = 9 10 9 Nm 2 / C 2 ]
given by
[MP PMT 1996]
[CPMT 1975, 80; AFMC 2001; BCECE 2003]
−11 −11
mg (a) 2 10 coulomb (b) 3 10 coulomb
(a) mge (b) −11 −11
e (c) 5 10 coulomb (d) 9 10 coulomb
2 (c) 60 C (d) 80 C
e e
(c) (d) g
mg m2 14. The figure shows some of the electric field lines corresponding to an
electric field. The figure suggests
6. An electron and a proton are in a uniform electric field, the ratio of
their accelerations will be [MP PMT 1999]
[NCERT 1984; MP PET 2002] B
A C
(a) Zero (b) Unity
(c) The ratio of the masses of proton and electron
(d) The ratio of the masses of electron and proton
7. The distance between the two charges 25 C and 36 C is 11cm (a) E A E B EC (b) E A = E B = EC
At what point on the line joining the two, the intensity will be zero (c) E A = EC E B (d) E A = EC E B
(a) At a distance of 5 cm from 25 C
15. In the given figure distance of the point from A where the electric field
(b) At a distance of 5 cm from 36 C is zero is [RPMT 2000]
(c) At a distance of 10 cm from 25 C A B
(d) At a distance of 11 cm from 36 C
10 C 20 C
8. Two charges +4 e and + e are at a distance x apart. At what 80 cm
distance, a charge q must be placed from charge + e so that it is in (a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm
equilibrium (c) 33 cm (d) None of these
(a) x /2 (b) 2x / 3
(c) x /3 (d) x /6
