PHYSICS BABA UNIT : ELECTROSTATICS

TOPIC: COULOMB’s LAW

1. Two charges q 1 and q 2 are placed in (c) 1 : 2 (d) – 2 : 1
vacuum at a distance d and the force 6. Two electrons are separated by a
acting between them is F . If a medium distance of 1Å. What is the coulomb
of dielectric constant 4 is introduced force between them
around them, the force now will be  10 8PMT
(a) 2.3[MP N 1994] (b) 4.6  10 8 N
(a) 4 F (b) 2 F (c) 1 .5  10 8 N (d) None of these
Two point charges 3  10 C and 8  10
–6 –6
F F 7.
(c) (d)
C repel each other by a force of 6  10
–3
2 4
2. 2 C and 6 C two charges are repelling N. If each of them is given an additional
charge – 6  10 C, the force between
6
each other with a force of 12 N . If each
charge is given 2 C of charge, then the them will be
(a) 2.4  10
–3
value of the force will be N (attractive) (b)
(c) 1.5  10
–3
(a) 4 N (Attractive) N (repulsive) (d)
(b) 4 N (Repulsive) 8. When the distance between the charged
(c) 8 N (Repulsive) (d) Zero particles is halved, the force between
3. Two point charges 3 C and 8 C repel them becomes
each other with a force of 40 N . If a (a) One-fourth (b) Half
charge of 5 C is added to each of them, (c) Double (d) Four times
then the force between them will
9. A solid conducting sphere of radius a has
become
a net positive charge 2Q. A conducting
(a) 10 N (b) 10 N spherical shell of inner radius b and
(c) 20 N (d) 20 N outer radius c is concentric with the
4. Two spherical conductors B and C having solid sphere and has a net charge – Q.
equal radii and carrying equal charges in The surface charge density on the inner
and outer surfaces of the spherical shell
them repel each other with a force F
will be
when kept apart at some distance. A 2Q Q
third spherical conductor having same (a)  ,
4 b 2
4 c 2
radius as that of B but uncharged is Q Q
(b)  , a
brought in contact with B, then brought 4 b 2
4 c 2 b
in contact with C and finally removed Q
(c) 0, c
away from both. The new force of 4 c 2
repulsion between B and C is (d) None of the above
(a) F / 4 (b) 3F / 4 10. Two equally charged, identical metal
spheres A and B repel each other with a
(c) F / 8 (d) 3F / 8
force 'F'. The spheres are kept fixed with
5. Two small conducting spheres of equal
a distance 'r' between them. A third
radius have charges 10 C and 20 C
identical, but uncharged sphere C is
respectively and placed at a distance R
from each other experience force F1 . If brought in contact with A and then
they are brought in contact and placed at the mid-point of the line
separated to the same distance, they joining A and B. The magnitude of the
experience force F2 . The ratio of F1 to F2 net electric force on C is
is (a) F (b) 3F/4
(a) 1 : 8 (b) – 8 : 1
(c) F/2 (d) F/4

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1. (d) In the presence of medium force becomes

1
times .
K

2Q Q
2. (d) Resultant charges after adding the – 2C So  inner  and  Outer 
4b 2 4 c 2
be ( 2  2)  0 and ( 2  6)   4 C  F
10. (a) Initially
k Q1Q2 04
 k 2 0
r2 r Q Q
3. (a) In second case, charges will be  2C and A B
3 C r

F QQ Q2
Since F  Q1Q2 i.e.  1 2 Fk ....... (i)
F Q '1 Q '2 r2
40 38 Finally
   4  F  10 N Q/2 Q/ Q
F  2  3 FB FA
2
(Attractive) A C B
2
Q r/2 r/2
4. (d) Initially F  k . (fig. A). Finally when a
r2 k (Q / 2)2 k Q2
third spherical conductor comes in Force on C due to A, FA   2
(r / 2)2 r
contact alternately with B and C then
removed, so charges on B and C are Q / 2 KQ(Q / 2) 2 KQ 2
Force on C due to B, FB  
and 3Q / 4 respectively (fig. B) (r / 2)2 r2
Q Q Q/ 3Q/4
k Q2
2  Net force on C, Fnet  FB  FA  F
r2
B C B C
r r

(A)
 Q   3Q  (B)
  
Now force F '  k .   2
2 4  3
 F
r 8
F1 Q1Q2 10   20 8
5. (b) F  Q1Q2    
F2 Q1' Q2' 55 1
Q2
6. (a) F  9  10 9 
r2
(1 .6  10 19 )2
 9  19 9   2 .3  10  8 N
(10 10 )2
F1 QQ
7. (d) F  Q1Q2   1 2
F2 Q1 ' Q2 '

3  10 6  8  10 6 38 4
 6
 
(3  10  6  10  6 )(8  10  6  6  10  6 )  3  2 1

F1 6  10 3
 F2     1.5  10  3 N
4 4
(Attractive)
1
8. (d) F  ; so when r is halved the force
r2
becomes four times.
Charge
9. (a) Surface charge density () 
Surface area
– Q + 2Q = Q

–
2Q
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