CHAPTER-1

ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS

MCQ (1 MARK EACH)
1. A soap bubble is given a negative charge then its radius:
(a) decreases (b) increases
(c) remains unchanged (d) first increases then decreases
2. A conducting sphere is negatively charged. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) The charge is uniformly distributed throughout the entire volume
(b) The charge is located at the centre of the sphere
(c) The charge is located at the bottom of the sphere because of gravity
(d) The charge is uniformly distributed on the surface of the sphere
3. A coin is made up of aluminium and weighs 0.75 g. It has a square shape and its diagonal
measures 17 mm. It is electrically neutral and contains equal amounts of positive and negative
charges. The magnitude of these charges is (atomic mass of Al = 26.98g)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
4. A hemisphere is uniformly charged positively. The electric field at a point on a diameter away
from the centre is directed
(a) perpendicular to the diameter
(b) parallel to the diameter
(c) at an angle tilted towards the diameter
(d) at an angle tilted away from the diameter
5. Two charges are at a distance d apart in air. Coulomb force between them is F. If a dielectric
material of dielectric constant K is placed between them, the Coulomb force now becomes

(a) (b) (c) (d)

6. Two charges q and -3q are fixed on x-axis separated by distance d. Where should a third charge
2q be placed from A such that it will not experience any force?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

7. Consider the charges q, q and – q placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of each side L.
The sum of forces acting on the charges is

(a) (b) (c) (d) zero

8. The electric field at a point is
(a) always continuous
(b) continuous if there is no charge at that point
(c) discontinuous if there is a charge at that point
(d) both (b) and (c) are correct
9. A particle of mass 10-3 kg and charge 5 µC is thrown at a speed of 20 m/s against a uniform

electric field of strength . The distance travelled by the particle before it can come
to rest is
(a) 0.1 m (b) 0.2 m (c) 0.3 m (d) 0.4 m
10. Five equal charges each of value q are placed at the corners of a regular pentagon of side a. The
electric field at the centre of the pentagon is

(a) (b) (c) (d) zero

11. In the above question number 11, what will be the electric field at the centre O, if the charge
from one of the corners (say A) is removed?

(a) along OA (b) along OB

(c) along OC (d) along OA

12. In the question number 11, what will be the electric field at O if the charge q at A is now
replaced by a charge equal to – q

(a) along OB (b) along OB

(c) along OC (d) zero

13. Which of the following curves represent electric field lines correctly?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

14. Which of the following statements is not true about electric field lines?
(a) Electric field lines start from positive charge and end at negative charge
 (b) Two electric field lines can never cross each other
(c) Electrostatic field lines do not form any closed loops
(d) Electric field lines cannot be taken as continuous curve.

15. The thickness of a dielectric material which has relative permittivity when two charges
experience the same force as in air by a distance r is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

16. The dimensional formula for electrical permittivity is
(a) ML3T4A-2 (b) ML-3T4A2 (c) M-1L3T4A2 (d) M-1L-3T4A2
17. The electric flux emerging out from 1C charge is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

18. Two large conducting spheres carrying charges Q 1 and Q2 are kept with their centres r distance

apart. The magnitude of electrostatic between them is not exactly because

(a) these are not point charges
(b) charge distribution on the spheres is not uniform
(c) charges on spheres will shift towards the centres of their respective spheres
(d) charges will shift towards the portions of the spheres which are closer and facing
towards each other.

19. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30 0 with an electric field intensity . It

experiences a torque equal to 4 Nm. The charge on the dipole in millicoulomb (mC) if the
dipole length is 2 cm is
(a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7
20. A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a uniform electric field E parallel to cylinder’s
axis. The total flux through the surface of the cylinder is given by
(a) (b)

(c) (d) zero

21. Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R, 2R and 3R are given charges Q 1, Q2 and Q3
respectively. It is found that the surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of the shells are
equal. Then the ratio of the charges given to the shells Q1 : Q2 : Q3 is
(a) 1:2:3 (b) 1:3:5 (c) 1:4:9 (d) 1 : 8 : 18
22. If the net electric flux through a closed surface is zero, then we can infer that
(a) no net charge is enclosed by the surface
(b) uniform electric field exists within the surface
(c) electric potential varies from point to point inside the surface
(d) charge is present inside the surface

23. A metallic spherical shell has an inner radius R 1 and outer radius R2. A charge is placed at the
centre of the spherical cavity. The surface charge density on the inner surface is
 (a) (b) (c) (d)
24. In question number 23, the surface charge density on the outer surface is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

25. A positive charge Q is uniformly distributed along a circular ring of radius R. A small test
charge q is placed at the centre of the ring. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) if q > 0, and is displaced away from the centre in the plane of the ring, it will be pushed
back towards the centre.
(b) if q < 0 and is displaced away from the centre in the plane of the ring, it will never
return to the centre and will continue moving till it hits the ring
(c) if q < 0 it will perform SHM for small displacement along the axis of the ring
perpendicular to the plane of the ring
(d) all of the above.
26. Two parallel infinite line charges with linear charge densities +λ and – λ are placed with a
separation distance R in free space. The net electric field exactly midway between the two line
charges is

(a) zero (b) (c) (d)

27. If over a surface, then

(a) the electric field inside the surface and on it is zero
(b) the electric field inside the surface is necessarily uniform
(c) all charges must be outside the surface
(d) none of the above.
28. If there were only one type of charge in the universe then

(a) ; on any surface

(b) ; if the charge is outside the surface

(c) ; of charges of magnitude q were inside the surface

(d) both (b) and (c) are correct.
29. In a region of uniform electric field E, a hemispherical body is placed in such a way that field is
parallel to its base (as shown in the figure). The flux linked with the curved surface is
 (a) zero (b) (c) (d)
30. A point charge Q is placed at the centre of a hemisphere. The ratio of electric flux passing
through curved surface and plane surface of the hemisphere is
(a) 1: 1 (b) 1: 2 (c) 2π: 1 (d) 4π: 1

31. A surface is kept in an electric field . How much electric flux will
come out through the surface?
(a) 40 unit (b) 50 unit (c) 30 unit (d) 20 unit
32. Two spherical conductors B and C having equal radii and carrying equal charges in them repel
each other with a force F when kept apart at some distance. A third spherical conductor having
same radius as that of B but uncharged, is brought in contact with B, then brought in contact
with C and finally removed aways from both. The new force of repulsion between B and C is
(a) F/4 (b) 3F/4 (c) F/8 (d) 3F/8
33. Two-point charges +8q and – 2q are located at x = 0 and x = L respectively. The location of a
point on the x-axis at which the net electric field due to these two point charges is zero is
(a) 2L (b) L/4 (c) 8L (d) 4L
34. Two negative charges of unit magnitude and a positive charge q are placed along a straight line.
The charge q is placed between negative charges as such the system of charges is in
equilibrium. This system is in:
(a) stable equilibrium for the displacement of charge q in the normal direction of line
joining the negative charges.
(b) unstable equilibrium for the displacement of charge q in the normal direction of line
joining the negative charges
(c) stable equilibrium for the displacement of charge q in the direction of line joining the
negative charges
(d) neutral equilibrium for the displacement of charge q along the line joining the negative
charges.
35. A point charge q and a charge -q are placed at x= – a and x = + a respectively. Which of the
following represents a part of E~x graph?

(a) (b)

(c) (d) All of these

 ASSERTION & REASONING TYPE (1 MARK EACH)
For the following questions two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct option for each of the questions.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is false.
A Charging is due to transfer of electrons
1
R Mass of a body decreases slightly when it is negatively charged.
Sharper is the curvature of spot on a charged body lesser will be the surface charge
A
2 density at that point.
R Electric field is non zero inside a charged conductor
A No two electric lines of force can intersect each other
3
R Tangent at any point of electric lines of force gives the direction of electric field
Acceleration of charged particle in non-uniform electric field does not depend on
A
velocity of charged particle
4
Charge is an invariant quantity. That is amount of charge on particle does not depend on
R
frame of reference.
A In a cavity within a conductor, the electric field is zero
5
R Charges in a conductor reside only at its surface
A Charge is quantized
6
R Charge which is less than 1C is not possible
In electrostatics, electric lines of force can never be closed loops, as a line can never start
A
and end on the same charge
7
The number of lines of force originating or terminating on a charge is proportional to the
R
magnitude of the charge
If a conducting medium is placed between two charges, then electric force between them
A
becomes zero.
8
Reduction in a force due to introduced material is inversely proportional to its dielectric
R
constant.
If an electron and proton possessing same kinetic energy enter an electric field in a
A
9 perpendicular direction, the path of the electron is more curved than that of the proton.
R Electron forms a larger curve due to its small mass.
A point charge is brought in an electric field. The field at a nearby point will increase,
A
10 whatever be the nature of the charge.
R The electric field is independent of the nature of charge.
A Range of Coulomb force is infinite
11
R Coulomb force acts between two charged particles.
The surface densities of two spherical conductors of different radii are equal. Then the
A
12 electric field intensities near their surface are also equal
R Surface density is equal to charge per unit area
 A If there exists coulomb attraction between two bodies, both of them may not be charged
13
R In coulombic attraction, two bodies are oppositely charged.
If a point charge is placed in front of an infinite grounded conducting plane surface, the
A
point charge will experience a force
14
This force is due to the induced charge on the conducting surface which is at zero
R
potential.
A charged particle free to move in an electric field always moves along an electric field
A
15 line.
R The electric field lines diverge from a negative charge and converge at a positive charge.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE I (2 MARKS EACH)

1. If the total charge enclosed by a surface is zero, does it imply that the electric field everywhere
on the surface is zero? Conversely, if the electric field everywhere on a surface is zero, does it
imply that net charge inside is zero?
2. What will be the total flux through the faces of the cube with side of length ‘a’, if a charge q is
placed
(a) A: corner of the cube
(b) B: mid-point of an edge of the cube
(c) C: centre of a face of the cube
(d) D: mid-point of B and C
3. The adjacent figure shows the electric field liens around three point charges A, B and C
(a) Which charges are positive?
(b) Which charge has the largest magnitude? Why?
(c) In which region or regions of the picture could the
Electric field be zero? Justify your answer
(i) near A (ii) near B
(iii) near C (iv) nowhere

4. A charge Q is distributed uniformly on a ring of radius r. A sphere

of equal radius r is constructed with its centre at the periphery of
the ring, as shown in the adjacent figure. Find the electric flux
through the sphere.

5. A hollow charged conductor has a tiny hole cut into its surface.

Show that the electric field in the hole is , where is the unit vector in the outward normal
direction, and is the surface charge density near the hole.
6. A wire AB of length L has linear charge density λ=kx, where x is measured from the end A of
the wire. This wire is enclosed by a Gaussian hollow surface. Find the expression of the electric
flux through this surface.
7. Plot a graph showing the variation of coulomb force F versus 1/r 2, where r is the distance
between the two charges of each pair of charges: (1µC, 2µC) and (2µC, –3µC). Interpret the
graphs drawn.
8. A certain kind of charge distribution is placed at the origin. The electric fields at points x=1m,
x=2m and x=3m are shown in the graph. Identify the type of charge distribution and also find
the electric fields at point y=1m, y=2m and y=3m.
9. Two small identical electrical dipoles AB and CD, each of
dipole moment ‘p’ are kept at an angle of 1200 as shown in the
figure. What is the resultant dipole moment of this combination?
If this system is subjected to an electric field E, directed along
+ve x direction, what will be the magnitude and direction of the
torque acting on this?
10. A point charge +Q is placed at the centre of a thin spherical
metallic shell. Draw the electric field lines in all regions. If the point charge is now displaced to
a point which does not coincide with the centre, draw the electric field lines in all regions in the
changed situation.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE II (3 MARKS EACH)

1. An infinitely long positively charged straight wire has a linear charge density λ C/m. An
electron is revolving around the wire in a circular path with the wire being perpendicular to the
plane of the circular path, with a constant speed. Deduce the expression for its kinetic energy.
Plot a graph of the kinetic energy as a function of charge density λ.

2. Show that dependence of electric field of a point charge is consistent with the concept of the
electric field lines.
3. Two free point charges +4e and +e are placed a distance ‘a’ apart. Where should a third point
charge q be placed between them such that the entire system may be in equilibrium? What
should be the magnitude and sign of q? What type of an equilibrium will it be?
4. A simple pendulum consists of a small sphere of mass m suspended by a thread of length L. The
sphere carries a positive charge q. The pendulum is placed in a uniform electric field of strength
E directed vertically downwards. Find the period of oscillation of the pendulum due to the
electrostatic force acting on the sphere, neglecting the effect of the gravitational force.
5. An electric field E is set up between the two parallel
plates of a capacitor, as shown in the figure. An
electron enters the field symmetrically between the
plates with a speed v0. The length of each plate is L.
Find the angle of deviation of the path of the electron
as it comes out of the field.
6. Obtain the formula for the electric field due to a long thin wire of uniform linear charge density
λ using Coulomb’s law (without using Gauss Law).
7. A charge is distributed uniformly over a ring of radius ‘a’. Obtain an expression for the electric
field intensity E at a point on the axis of the ring. Hence show that for points at large distances
from the ring, it behaves like a point charge.
8. Two identical rubber balls each having mass m and charge q are hung from a common point by
silk threads of length L. Find the equilibrium separation between the balls when each thread
makes a small angle θ with the vertical.
9. An infinite number of charges each equal to q are placed along X-axis at x=1, x=2, x=4, x=8…
and so on.
(i) Find the electric field at the point x=0 due to this set up of charges
(ii) What will be the electric field, if in the above set up, the consecutive charges have
opposite signs.
10. An early model of an atom considered it to have a positively charged point nucleus of charge
Ze, surrounded by a uniform density of negative charge up to a radius R. The atom as a whole is
electrically neutral. For this model, what is the electric field at a distance r from the nucleus?

LONG ANSWER TYPE (5 MARKS EACH)

1. (i) Derive an expression for the torque acting on an electric dipole when it is placed in a
uniform electric field.
(ii) What happens to the dipole if it the electric field is non-uniform?
(iii) In a certain region of space, electric field is along the z- direction throughout. The
magnitude of electric field is however, not constant but increases uniformly along the
positive z-direction at the rate of 105 NC-1m-1. What are the force and torque
experienced by a system having a total dipole moment equal to 10 -7 C-m in the negative
z-direction.

2. (i) State Gauss law and write down the SI unit of electric flux.
(ii) Using Gauss law derive an expression for electric field due to a uniformly charged solid
non-conducting sphere of radius ‘a’ at points (a) inside (b) on the surface and (c)
outside the sphere.
(iii) Draw a graph showing the variation of electric field with distance as measured from
centre of the sphere.

3. (i) The electric field in a region is given by NC-1 where =400NC-1m-1. Find the
flux linked with a cube as shown in the figure. Also determine the charge enclosed
inside the cube.

(ii) Derive Coulomb’s law from Gauss theorem.

4. (i) Using Gauss law derive an expression for the field due to a uniformly charged large thin
conducting sheet having a charge density σ and draw a graph showing the variation of
the electric field with distance.
(ii) What happens to the field if the sheet is thick?
5. (i) Derive an expression for the electric field at an equatorial point of an electric dipole.
(ii) Write down an expression for the potential energy associated with an electric dipole
when it is placed in a uniform electric field.
(iii) Calculate the amount of work done in rotating the electric dipole from its state of stable
equilibrium to unstable equilibrium

CHAPTER-2

ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

MCQ (1 MARK EACH)
1. A positively charged particle is released from rest in a uniform electric field. The electric
potential energy of the charge
(a) remains constant because the electric field is uniform
(b) increases because the charge moves along the electric field
(c) decreases because the charge moves along the electric field
(d) decreases because the charge moves opposite to the electric field.
2. The potential of a charged spherical conductor of radius r is 10V. The potential at a point r/2
from its centre is
(a) 20V (b) 0 (c) 10V (d) 40V
3. A charge Q is supplied to a metallic conductor. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) electric field inside it is same as on the surface
(b) electric potential inside is zero
(c) electric potential on the surface is zero
(d) electric potential inside is constant
4. A parallel plate capacitor C has a charge Q. The actual charges on the plates are

(a) Q,Q (b) (c) Q, - Q (d)

5. The capacitance of a capacitor becomes times its original value of a dielectric slab of

thickness t = d is introduced in between the plates, where d is the separation between the
plates. The dielectric constant of the slab is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

6. Two capacitors of capacitances 3µF and 6µF are charged to a potential of 12 V each. They are
now connected to each other, with the positive plate of each joined to the negative plate of the
other. The potential difference across 3µF will be
(a) 3V (b) zero (c) 6V (d) 4V
7. Two identical capacitors joined in parallel are charged to a common potential V/2. The battery
is disconnected. Now, the capacitors are separated and joined in series. For the new
combination:
(a) energy and p.d. both will remain unchanged
(b) energy will remain same, p.d. will become V
(c) energy and potential both will become 2 times
(d) energy will become 2 times, p.d. will remain V
8. A hollow charged metal sphere has radius r. If the potential difference between its surface and a
point at distance 3r from the centre is V, then the electric field intensity at a distance 3r from the
centre is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

9. A uniform electric field having magnitude E 0 and direction along positive x- axis exists. If the
electric potential V is zero at x = 0, then its value at x = +x will be

(a) (b) (c) (d)

10. Equipotentials at a great distance from a collection of charges whose total sum in not zero are
approximately
(a) spheres (b) planes (c) paraboloids (d) ellipsoids
11. A charged spherical conductor of radius ‘a’ and charge q 1 is surrounded by another charged
concentric sphere of radius ‘b’ ( b>a). The potential difference between the conductors is V.
When the spherical conductor of radius b is discharged completely, then the potential difference
between the conductors will be

(a) V (b)

(c) (d)
12. In the given figure the capacitor of plate area A is charged up to charge q. The ratio of
elongation (neglect force of gravity) in springs C and D at equilibrium position is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

13. The capacitance C for an isolated conducting sphere of radius a is given by . If the
sphere is enclosed with an earthed concentric sphere, the ratio of radii of the spheres being

, then the capacitance of such a sphere will be increased by a factor?

(a) n (b) (c) (d) an

14. The variation of potential with distance R from fixed point is shown in the figure. The electric
field at R = 5cm is
 (a) 2.5 V/cm (b) 2 V/cm (c) - 2.5 V/cm (d) 0.4 V/cm

15. Two capacitors A and B having capacitances 10µF and 20 µF are connected in series with a
12V battery. The ratio of the charges on A and B is:
(a) 0.5:1 (b) 1:1 (c) 2:1 (d) 1:0.25
16. A dielectric slab of thickness d is inserted in a parallel plate capacitor whose negative plate is at
x = 0 and positive plate is at x = 3d. The slab is equidistant from the plates. The capacitor is
given some charge, as x goes from 0 to 3d, then:
(a) the direction of the electric field remains the same
(b) the electric potential increases continuously
(c) the electric potential increases at first and decreases and again increases
(d) both (a) and (b) are correct.
17. A capacitor of capacitance C is charge to a potential difference V from a cell and then
disconnected from it. A charge +Q is now given to its positive plate. The potential difference
across the capacitor is now:

(a) V (b) (c) (d)

18. In the given figure, the equivalent capacity between the points A and B is

(a) 3C (b) ¼C (c) ½C (d) infinity

19. A capacitor is connected to a battery. If U C is the energy stored in capacitor and U B is energy
supplied by the battery, then
(a) UC = U B (b) UC = ½ U B (c) UC > U B (d) UC = 2UB
20. In the shown figure, the amount of charge that appears on the sphere is

(a) q (b) (c) (d) zero

ASSERTION & REASONING TYPE (1 MARK EACH)

For the following questions two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other
labelled Reason (R). Select the correct option for each of the questions.
 (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is false.
A Positive charge always moves from a higher potential point to a lower potential point
1
R Electric Potential is a vector quantity.
On going away from a point charge or a small electric dipole, electric potential decreases
A
at the same rate in both the cases
2
Electric potential is inversely proportional to square of distance from the charge in all
R
cases.
A An applied electric field will polarize the polar dielectric material
3 In polar dielectrics, each molecule has a permanent dipole moment but these are
R
randomly oriented in the absence of an externally applied electric field.
No work is done in taking a positive charge from one point to other inside a positively
A charged metallic sphere while outside the sphere work is done in taking the charge
4 toward the sphere.
Inside the sphere electric potential is same at each potential, but outside it is different for
R
different points.
If a dielectric is placed in external field, then field inside dielectric will be less than
A
5 applied field.
R Electric field will induce dipole moment opposite to field direction.
For a charged particle moving from point P to point Q, the net work done by an
A electrostatic field on the particle is independent of the path connecting point P to point
6 Q.
The net work done by a conservative force on an object moving along a closed loop is
R
zero.
A Electric potential of earth is taken to be zero.
7
R No electric field exists on the earth’s surface.
Two adjacent conductors, carrying the same positive charge have no potential difference
A
8 between them
R The potential of a conductor does not depend on the charge given to it.
A Increasing the charge on the plates of a capacitor means increasing the capacitance
9
R Capacitance is directly proportional to charge.
A capacitor is connected to a battery. If we move its plate further apart, work will be
A done against the electrostatic attraction between the plates and the energy of the
10
capacitor is decreased.
R The energy stored in the capacitor is dissipated in the form of heat energy.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE I (2 MARKS EACH)

1. Prove that a closed equipotential surface with no charge within itself must enclose an
equipotential volume
2. Prove that, if an insulated, uncharged conductor is placed near a charged conductor and no other
conductors are present, the uncharged body must be intermediate in potential between that of
the charge body and that of infinity.
3. Two uniformly large parallel thin plates having charge densities +σ and -σ are kept in the X-Z
plane at a distance ‘d’ apart. Sketch an equipotential surface due to electric field between the
plates. If a particle of mass m and charge ‘-a’ remains stationary between plates, what is the
magnitude and direction of this field?
4. Two identical metal plates are given charges q 1 and q2 (<q2) respectively. If they are now
brought close together to form a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance C, what will be the
potential difference between the plates?
5. The insulated plates of a parallel plate capacitor has a charge density σ. Show that the work

done in changing the distance from d1 to d2 is .

6. Show that the normal component of electrostatic field has a discontinuity from one side of a

charged surface to another given by , where is a unit vector normal to the

surface at a point and is the surface charge density at that point. (The direction of is from
side 1 to side 2.
7. The following figure shows two capacitors joined in series, the
rigid central section of length b being movable. Prove that the
equivalent capacitance of the combination is independent of
the position of the central section.

8. Eight identical spherical drops, each carrying a charge 1nC are

at a potential of 900 V each. All these drops combine together
to form a single large drop. Calculate the potential of this large
drop. (Assume no wastage of any kind and take the capacitance of a sphere of radius r as
proportional to r).

9. Two identical plane metallic surfaces A and B are kept parallel to each other in air, separated by
a distance of 1cm, as shown in the figure.

Surface A is given a positive potential of 10 V, and the outer surface of B is earthed.

(i) What is the magnitude and direction of the uniform electric field between points Y and
Z

(ii) What is the work done in moving a charge of 20 µC from point X to point Y.

10. Define Polarization Vector? What is its unit? How is it related to induced surface charge density
on a dielectric material placed between parallel plates of a capacitor.

SHORT ANSWER TYPE II (3 MARKS EACH)

1. A charge Q is distributed over two concentric hollow spheres of radii r and R, where R > r, such
that the surface charge densities are equal. Find the potential at the common centre.
2. Two identical parallel plate capacitors A and B are connected to a battery of V volts with the
switch S closed. The switch is now opened and the free space between the plates of the
capacitors is filled with a dielectric of dielectric constant κ. Find the ratio of the total
electrostatic energy stored in both capacitors before and after the introduction of the dielectric
3. The plate A of a parallel plate capacitor is connected to a
spring of force constant k and can move, while the plate B
is fixed. The arrangement is held between two rigid
supports as shown in the figure. If a charge +q is placed on
plate A and -q on plate B, by how much does the spring
elongate?
4. A charged particle q is shot towards another charged particle Q which is fixed, with a speed v. It
approaches up to a closest distance r and then returns.

If q was given a speed 2v, what would be the closest distance of approach?
5. Two thin wire rings each having a radius R are placed at a distance d apart with their axes
coinciding the charges on the two rings are +q and -q. What is the potential difference between
the centres of the two rings?
6. A charge Q is uniformly distributed over a long rod AB of length L as shown in the figure. Find
the electric potential at the point O lying at distance L from the end A?
7.