TM ELECTROSTATICS-1

DPP - 1
[MEDICAL DIVISION]
1. The law, governing the force between electric charges is known as
(A) Ampere’s law (B) Ohm’s law (C) Faraday’s law (D) Coulomb’s law

2. When the distance between the charged particles is halved, the force between them becomes
(A) One-fourth (B) Half (C) Double (D) Four times

3. There are two charges +1 microcoulombs and +5 microcoulombs. The ratio of the forces acting on
them will be
(A) 1 : 5 (B) 1 : 1 (C) 5 : 1 (D) 1 : 25

4. A charge q1 exerts some force on a second charge q2 . If third charge q3 is brought near, the force
of q1 exerted on q2
(A) Decreases
(B) Increases
(C) Remains unchanged
(D) Increases if q3 is of the same sign as q1 and decreases if q3 is of opposite sign

5. Fg and Fe represents gravitational and electrostatic force respectively between electrons situated

at a distance 10 cm. The ratio of Fg / Fe is of the order of

(A) 1042 (B) 10 (C) 1 (D) 1043

6. When 1014 electrons are removed from a neutral metal sphere, the charge on the sphere becomes
(A) 16  C (B) 16  C (C) 32  C (D) 32  C

7. A charge Q is divided into two parts of q and Q  q . If the coulomb repulsion between them when
Q
they are separated is to be maximum, the ratio of should be
q
(A) 2 (B) 1 / 2 (C) 4 (D) 1 / 4

8. Electric charges of 1C,  1C and 2C are placed in air at the corners A, B and C respectively of an
equilateral triangle ABC having length of each side 10 cm. The resultant force on the charge at C is
(A) 0.9 N (B) 1.8 N (C) 2.7 N (D) 3.6 N
9. Two particle of equal mass m and charge q are placed at a distance of 16 cm. They do not
q
experience any force. The value of is
m

 0 G
(A) l (B) (C) 4 0 (D) 4 0G
G

10. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of the three
charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal to
Q Q Q Q
(A)  (B)  (C)  (D) 
2 4 4 2

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1. Two small spheres each having the charge Q are suspended by insulating threads of length L
from a hook. This arrangement is taken in space where there is no gravitational effect, then the
angle between the two suspensions and the tension in each will be

o 1 Q2 o 1 Q2 o 1 Q2 o 1 Q2
(A) 180 , 4 (B) 90 , 4 2 (C) 180 , 4 (D) 180 , 4 2
0 (2L)2 0 L 0 2L
2
0 L

2. Two similar spheres having  q and  q charge are kept at a certain distance. F force acts between
the two. If in the middle of two spheres, another similar sphere having  q charge is kept, then it
experience a force in magnitude and direction as
(A) Zero having no direction (B) 8F towards  q charge
(C) 8F towards  q charge (D) 4F towards  q charge

3. Three charges each of magnitude q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle, the
electrostatic force on the charge placed at the center is (each side of triangle is L)

1 q2 1 3q2 1 q2
(A) Zero (B) 4 2 (C) 4 2 (D) 12 2
0 L 0 L 0 L

4. Five balls numbered 1 to 5 are suspended using separate threads. Pairs (1, 2), (2, 4) and (4, 1)
show electrostatic attraction, while pair (2, 3) and (4, 5) show repulsion. Therefore ball 1 must be
(A) Positively charged (B) Negatively charged
(C) Neutral (D) Made of metal

5. An infinite number of charges, each of charge 1 C, are placed on the x-axis with co-ordinates
x = 1, 2, 4, 8, ..... If a charge of 1 C is kept at the origin, then what is the net force acting on 1
C charge
(A) 9000 N (B) 12000 N (C) 24000 N (D) 36000 N

6. An electron experiences a force equal to its weight when placed in an electric field. The intensity of
the field will be

(A) 1.7  10 11 N / C (B) 5.0  1011 N / C

(C) 5.5  1011 N / C (D) 56 N/C

7. The wrong statement about electric lines of force is

(A) These originate from positive charge and end on negative charge
(B) They do not intersect each other at a point
(C) They have the same form for a point charge and a sphere
(D) They have physical existence

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8. Four charges are placed on corners of a square as shown in figure having side of 5 cm . If Q is one
microcoulomb, then electric field intensity at centre will be

Q – 2Q

–Q + 2Q

(A) 1.02  107 N / C upwards (B) 2.04  107 N / C downwards

(C) 2.04  107 N / C upwards (D) 1.02  107 N / C downwards

9. Infinite charges of magnitude q each are lying at x =1, 2, 4, 8... meter on X-axis. The value of
intensity of electric field at point x = 0 due to these charges will be
(A) 12  109q N/C (B) Zero (C) 6  109q N/C (D) 4  109q N/C

10. A positively charged ball hangs from a silk thread. We put a positive test charge q0 at a point and

measure F / q0 , then it can be predicted that the electric field strength E

(A)  F / q0 (B)  F / q0 (C)  F / q0 (D) Cannot be estimated

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[MEDICAL DIVISION]
1. The electric field inside a spherical shell of uniform surface charge density is
(A) Zero
(B) Constant, less than zero
(C) Directly proportional to the distance from the centre
(D) None of the above

2. The intensity of the electric field required to keep a water drop of radius 105 cm just suspended in
air when charged with one electron is approximately
(A) 260 volt / cm (B) 260 newton / coulomb
(C) 130 volt / cm (D) 130 newton / coulomb

(g  10 newton / kg, e  1.6  10 19 coulomb)

3. Two equal charges q are placed at a distance of 2a and a third charge 2q is placed at the
midpoint. The potential energy of the system is
q2 6q2 7q2 9q2
(A) 8 a (B) 8 a (C)  8 a (D) 8 a
0 0 0 0

4. A hollow insulated conducting sphere is given a positive charge of 10  C . What will be the electric
field at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 meters
(A) Zero (B) 5  Cm2 (C) 20  Cm2 (D) 8  Cm2

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5. A conducting sphere of radius R  20 cm is given a charge Q  16C . What is E at centre
(A) 3.6  106 N / C (B) 1.8  106 N / C (C) Zero (D) 0.9  106 N / C

6. In the electric field of a point charge q , a certain charge is carried from point A to B , C , D and
E . Then the work done

+q
B E
C D

(A) Is least along the path AB

(B) Is least along the path AD
(C) Is zero along all the paths AB, AC, AD and AE
(D) Is least along AE

7. Three particles, each having a charge of 10 C are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle

1 9 2 2
of side 10 cm . The electrostatic potential energy of the system is (Given 4  9  10 N  m / C )
0

(A) Zero (B) Infinite (C) 27 J (D) 100 J

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8. A particle A has charge q and a particle B has charge  4q with each of them having the same
mass m . When allowed to fall from rest through the same electric potential difference, the ratio of
vA
their speed v will become
B

(A) 2 : 1 (B) 1: 2 (C) 1: 4 (D) 4 : 1

9. Two unlike charges of magnitude q are separated by a distance 2d . The potential at a point
midway between them is
1 1 q 1 2q
(A) Zero (B) 4 (C) 4 . d (D) 4 . d2
0 0 0

10. A proton is accelerated through 50,000 V. Its energy will increase by

(A) 5000 eV (B) 8  1015 J (C) 5000 J (D) 50,000 J

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DPP - 4
[MEDICAL DIVISION]

1. Four equal charges Q are placed at the four corners of a square of each side is ' a' . Work done in
removing a charge – Q from its centre to infinity is

2Q2 2Q2 Q2
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) 2 a
4 0a 0 a 0

2. Conduction electrons are almost uniformly distributed within a conducting plate. When placed in

an electrostatic field E , the electric field within the plate
(A) Is zero
(B) Depends upon E

(C) Depends upon E
(D) Depends upon the atomic number of the conducting element

3. Four identical charges  50 C each are placed, one at each corner of a square of side 2 m . How
much external energy is required to bring another charge of  50 C from infinity to the centre of
the square

 1 Nm2 
 Given  9  109 
 40 C2 

(A) 64 J (B) 41J (C) 16 J (D) 10 J

4. In Millikan’s oil drop experiment an oil drop carrying a charge Q is held stationary by a potential
difference 2400 V between the plates. To keep a drop of half the radius stationary the potential
difference had to be made 600 V . What is the charge on the second drop

Q Q 3Q
(A) (B) (C) Q (D)
4 2 2

5. A charge of 5 C experiences a force of 5000 N when it is kept in a uniform electric field. What is the
potential difference between two points separated by a distance of 1cm
(A) 10 V (B) 250 V (C) 1000 V (D) 2500 V

6. Two plates are 2 cm apart, a potential difference of 10 volt is applied between them, the electric
field between the plates is
(A) 20 N / C (B) 500 N / C (C) 5 N / C (D) 250 N / C

7. There is an electric field E in X-direction. If the work done on moving a charge 0.2 C through a
distance of 2 m along a line making an angle 60 with the X-axis is 4.0, what is the value of E

(A) 3N/C (B) 4 N / C (C) 5 N / C (D) None of these

8. Angle between equipotential surface and lines of force is

(A) Zero (B) 180 (C) 90 (D) 45 
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9. y V  (5x 2  10x  9) volt .
The electric potential V is given as a function of distance x (metre) by
Value of electric field at x  1 is
(A) 20 V / m (B) 6 V / m (C) 11 V / m (D) 23 V / m

10. There are two equipotential surface as shown in figure. The distance between them is r. The charge
of –q coulomb is taken from the surface A to B, the resultant work done will be

A r B

1 q 1 q 1 q
(A) W  4 r (B) W  4 r 2 (C) W   4 r 2 (D) W = zero
o 0 0

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DPP - 5
[MEDICAL DIVISION]
1. An electric dipole when placed in a uniform electric field E will have minimum potential energy, if
the positive direction of dipole moment makes the following angle with E
(A)  (B)  / 2 (C) Zero (D) 3 / 2

2. An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform electric field. It experiences

(A) A force and a torque (B) A force but not a torque
(C) A torque but not a force (D) Neither a force nor a torque

3. An electric dipole consisting of two opposite charges of 2  106 C each separated by a distance of
3 cm is placed in an electric field of 2  105 N/C. The maximum torque on the dipole will be
(A) 12  101Nm (B) 12  103 Nm (C) 24  101Nm (D) 24  103 Nm

 
4. An electric dipole of moment p is placed normal to the lines of force of electric intensity E , then
the work done in deflecting it through an angle of 180 is
(A) pE (B)  2pE (C) 2pE (D) Zero

5. Electric charges q, q,  2q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle ABC of side l . The
magnitude of electric dipole moment of the system is
(A) ql (B) 2ql (C) 3ql (D) 4ql

6. Two opposite and equal charges 4  108 coulomb when placed 2  102 cm away, form a dipole. If
this dipole is placed in an external electric field 4  108 newton / coulomb , the value of maximum
torque and the work done in rotating it through 180 will be
(A) 64  104 Nm and 64  104 J (B) 32  104 Nm and 32  10 4 J
(C) 64  104 Nm and 32  10 4 J (D) 32  104 Nm and 64  104 J

7. The electric intensity due to a dipole of length 10 cm and having a charge of 500C , at a point on
the axis at a distance 20 cm from one of the charges in air, is
(A) 6.25  107 N/C (B) 9.28  107 N/C
(C) 13.1  1111 N/C (D) 20.5  107 N/C

8. The distance between H and Cl ions in HCl molecule is 1.28 Å. What will be the potential due to
this dipole at a distance of 12 Å on the axis of dipole
(A) 0.13 V (B) 1.3 V (C) 13 V (D) 130 V
9. Two electric dipoles of moment P and 64 P are placed in opposite direction on a line at a distance
of 25 cm. The electric field will be zero at point between the dipoles whose distance from the dipole
of moment P is
25 4
(A) 5 cm (B) cm (C) 10 cm (D) cm
9 13
10. Two charges 3.2  1019 C and 3.2  109 C kept 2.4 Å apart forms a dipole. If it is kept in uniform
electric field of intensity 4  105 volt/m then what will be its electrical energy in equilibrium
(A) 3  1023 J (B) 3  1023 J (C) 6  1023 J (D) 2  1023 J

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HINT & SOLUTIONS

1. D
Coulomb’s law is used to calculate the force between charges.

2. D
1
F ; so when r is halved the force becomes four times.
r2

3. B
The same force will act on both bodies although their directions will be different.

4. C
q1q2
The force will still remain 4 r 2
0

5. D
G(me )2
Gravitational force between electrons FG 
r2

e2
Electrostatics force between electrons Fe  k.
r2

FG G(me )2 6.67  10 11  (9.1  10 31)2

   2.39  1043
Fe k.e2 9  109  (1.6  1019 )2

6. A
5
Q  ne  1014  1.6  10 19  Q  1.6  10 C  16C

7. A
(Q  q)
Let separation between two parts be r  F  k.q
r2
dF Q 2
For F to be maximum 0  
dq q 1

8. B
FA = force on C due to charge placed at A FA
+2C
o
106  2  106 C 120
 9  109   1.8 N
(10  102 )2 FB
FB = force on C due to charge placed at B
net force on C +1C – 1 C
6 6 A 10 cm B
10  2  10
 9  109   1.8N
(0.1)2

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9. D
 
They will not experience any force if FG  Fe

m2 1 q2 q
G 2 2
 .   40G
(16  10 ) 40 (16  10 2 )2 m

10. B
Suppose in the following figure, equilibrium of charge B is considered. Hence for it’s equilibrium
| FA |  | FC |

1 Q2 1 qQ Q
  q
4 0 4x2 40 x 2  4

QA = Q q QB = Q
FC
FA
A C B
x1 x2

Short Trick : For such type of problem the magnitude of middle charge can be determined if
either of the extreme charge is in equilibrium by using the following formula.
2
 x1 
If charge A is in equilibrium then q = – QB  
x
2
 x2 
If charge B is in equilibrium then q  QA  
 x 
If the whole system is in equilibrium then use either of the above formula.

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HINT & SOLUTIONS

1. A
The position of the balls in the satellite will become as shown below
180o
L L
+Q +Q

1 Q2
Thus angle  = 180° and Force  4 
0 (2L)2

2. C

Q2
Initially, force between A and C F k
r2

+Q +Q –Q

A B FA F C C
r/2 r/2
r

When a similar sphere B having charge +Q is kept at the mid point of line joining A and C, then Net

Q2 kQ2 kQ2
force on B is Fnet  FA  FC  k 2
 2
 8 2  8F .
r
r 2  r 2 
(Direction is shown in figure)

3. A
  
In the following figure since FA  FB  FC and they are equally inclined with each other, so their

resultant will be zero.

q
A

FB Q
FC

FA
q q
C B

4. C
Let us consider 1 ball has any type of charge. 1 and 2 must have different charges, 2 and 4 must
have different charges i.e. 1 and 4 must have same charges but electrostatics attraction is also

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 present in (1, 4) which is impossible.
5. B
The schematic diagram of distribution of charges on x-axis is shown in figure below

1C 1C 1 C 1 C 1C

O x =1 x =2 x =4 x =8

Total force acting on 1 C charge is given by

1 1  1  106 1  1  10 6 1  1  106 1  1  106 

F  2
 2
 2
 2
 .... 
40  (1) (2) (4) (8) 

 
10 6  1 1 1 1  9 6
 1 
     ...   9  10  10  
40  1 4 16 64  1
 1  
 4

4 4
 9  109  106   9  103  = 12000 N
3 3

6. C

F mg 9  1031  9.8
E    5.5  1011N / C
q e 1.6  10 19

7. D

8. A

q – 2q q – 2q
2E E
o
r O 2E 90 E


E E
–q + 2q –q + 2q

Side a = 5  10–2 m

a
Half of the diagonal of the square r 
2

kq
Electric field at centre due to charge q E  2
 a 
 
 2

kq
Now field at O  E2  E2  E 2  2
. 2
 a 
 
 2

9  109  106  2  2
  1.02  107 N / C (upward)
(5  10 2 )2

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9. A

q 1 1 1 
Net field at origin E  4  2  2  2  .... 
0 1 2 4 

q  1 1 

40 1  4  16  ..... 
 

 
q  1  9
    12  10 qN / C
40  1
1
 4

10. A
Because of the presence of positive test charge q0 in front of positively charged ball, charge on the
ball will be redistributed, less charge on the front half surface and more charge on the back half
surface. As a result of this net force F between ball and point charge will decrease i.e. actual
electric field will be greater than F / q0.

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HINT & SOLUTIONS

1. A
All charge resides on the outer surface so that according to Gauss law, electric field inside a shell
is zero.

2. B
mg
For balance mg  eE  E 
e

4 3 4 22
Also m  r d    (107 )3  1000 kg
3 3 7

4 / 3  22 / 7  (10 7 )3  1000  10
 E = 260 N/C
1.6  1019

3. C
1 (q)(2q) 1 (2q)(q) 1 (q)(q)
Usystem   
40 a 4 0 a 40 2a

7 q2
Usystem  
80 a

4. A
The intensity of electric field inside a hollow conducting sphere is zero.

5. C
Electric field inside a conductor is always zero.

6. C
ABCDE is an equipotential surface, on equipotential surface no work is done in shifting a charge
from one place to another.

7. C
1 q1q2
For pair of charge U  4 . r
0

1 10  106  10  10 6 10  106  10  10 6 10  10 6  10  106 

USystem     
40  10 / 100 10 / 100 10 / 100 

100  1012  100

 3  9  109   27J
10

8. B

2QV vA QA q 1
Using v   v Q   
m vB QB 4q 2

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9. A
kq k(q)
Potential at mid point O, V   0
d d

+q O –q

d d
2d

10. B
Kinetic energy K = Q.V  K = (+e) (50000 V)
= 50000 eV = 50000  1.6  10–19 J = 8  10–15 J

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HINT & SOLUTIONS

1. C
Potential at centre O of the square

Q Q

a O
a 2

Q Q

 Q 
VO  4  
 4 (a / 2) 
 0 

4 2 Q2 2Q2
Work done in shifting (– Q) charge from centre to infinity W   Q(V  VO )  QV0  
40 a  0a

2. A
Electric field inside a conductor is zero.

3. A
Potential at the centre of square

 9  109  50  10 6  4
V  4   90 2  10 V
 2/ 2 

Work done in bringing a charge (q = 50 C) from  to centre (O) of the square is W  q(V0  V )  qV0

 W  50  10 6  90 2  10 4  64 J

4. B
In balance condition

V 4 3 
 QE  mg  Q  r   g
d  3 

3
r3 Q1  r1  V
 Q     2
V Q2
r
 2 V1

3
Q  r  600
   2 Q =Q/2
Q2  r / 2  2400 2

5. A

QV 5V
F  QE   5000   V  10 volt
d 10 2

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6. B
V 10
E   500 N / C
d 2  102

7. D

2m

E
60°
X
d

W  qV  qE.d
 4 = 0.2  E  (2 cos 60o)
= 0.2 E  (2  0.5)
4
 E  20 NC 1
0.2

8. C
Lines of force is perpendicular to the equipotential surface. Hence angle = 90o

9. A
dV d
E  (5x 2  10x  9)  10x  10
dx dx
 (E)x 1  10  1  10   20 V / m

10. D
The work done is given by  q(V2  V1)  0

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 TM ELECTROSTATICS - 1
DPP - 5
[MEDICAL DIVISION]

HINT & SOLUTIONS

1. C
Potential energy = – pE cos
When  = 0. Potential energy = – pE (minimum)

2. A
As the dipole will feel two forces which are although opposite but not equal.
 A net force will be there and as these forces act at different points of a body. A torque is also
there.

3. B
Maximum torque = pE
= 2  10–6  3  10–2  2  105 = 12  10–3 N-m.

4. D
270
Work done   pE sin  d  [  pE cos ] 270
90
0
90

+q
E

–q

5. C

A 
p
+q
pne t
l l

C 60°
B l 
+q – 2q p

pnet  p2  p 2  2pp cos 60  3p  3 ql (Q p = ql)

6. D
Dipole moment p = 4  10–8  2  10–4 = 8  10–12 m
Maximum torque = pE = 8  10–12  4  108
= 32  10–4 Nm
Work done in rotating through 180o = 2pE
= 2  32  10–4 = 64  10–4 J

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7. A
–q +q

10 cm 20 cm
2 5 cm

9 2pr
By using E  9  10 . ; where
(r  l2 )2
2

p = (500  10–6)  (10  10–2) = 5  10–5 c  m ,

r = 25 cm = 0.25 m, l = 5 cm = 0.05 m

9  109  2  5  105  0.25

E  6.25  107 N/C
{(0.25)2  (0.05)2}2

8. A
p
V  9  109.
r2

(1.6  1019 )  1.28  10 10

 9  109  = 0.13V
(12  10 10 )2

9. A
Suppose neutral point N lies at a distance x from dipole of moment p or at a distance x2 from dipole
of 64 p.
 
p 64 p
N
1 2
x1
25 cm

At N |E. F. due to dipole |= |E. F. due to dipole |

1 2p 1 2(64p)
 .  .
4 0 x3 40 (25  x)3

1 64
   x = 5 cm
x3 (25  x)3

10. B
Potential energy of electric dipole
U  pE cos    (q  2l)E cos 

U   (3.2  1019  2.4  10 10 )4  105 cos 

U   3  10 23 (approx.)

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