STD - XII ELECTROSTATICS

Numericals Assignment

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Q10) Two small charged spheres contain charges +q1 and +q2 respectively. A charge q is removed from sphere
carrying charge q1 and is transferred to the other. Find charge on each sphere for maximum electric force
between them. 1 (q + q )
2 1 2

Q11) An infinite number of charges, each of charge 1ìc are placed on the x-axis with coordinates x = 1, 2, 4, 8
......∞. If charge of 1c is kept at the origin, what is the net force acting on 1c charge ? 12000N

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Q12) A charge Q is divided into two parts q and Q-q. What is the value of q for maximum force between them ?
[ q = Q/2 ]
Q13) Four equal point charges +q are to be in equilibrium at the corners of a square. Find the point charge that
will do this if placed at the centre of the square.
- √
(2 2 + 1) q
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Q14) Five point charges, each of value q are placed on 5 vertices of a regular hexagon of side l. Find the
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magnitude of the force on a point charge of value -q placed at the centre of the hexagon. q /4ðå0l

Q15) Two equal and similar charges q ìc separated by distance r repel each other with a force F. On adding
+4 ìc to one and -4ìc to other, the force between them decreases to 0.8F. Find q. q = +4√5ìc

Q16) Two point charges +9c and +e are placed at a distance of 16 cm from each other. At what point between

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these charges should a third charge q be placed so that it remains in equilibrium ? [ 12 cm from 9c charge ]

Q17) Two conducting spheres A and B of the same size and situated at some distance apart. Each has a charge
of +q Coulomb and they repel each other with a force of 10-5N. A third uncharged conducting sphere C of
same size is first touched with A and then with B and then placed exactly between A and B. Calculate the
resultant force on C. 0.75 x 10-5N (towards A)

Q18) Two equal point charges Q = +Ö 2m C are placed at each of the two opposite corners of a square, and equal
point charge q at each of the other two corners. What must be the value of q so that the resultant force on
Q is zero ? F [- 0.5 mC]
Q F1 q
A B

A
F2
F12

Ö
2a a

D a C
q Q

Q19) Three point charges of + 2m C, - 3m C and - 3mC are kept at the vertices A, B and C respectively
of an equilateral triangle of side 20 cm as shown. What should be sign and magnitude of a charge
to be place at the mid point M of side BC so that the charge at A remains in equilibrium ?
A [ 9Ö3/4m C]
+2m
C

-
3m
C -
3m
C
B M C
20 cm

Q20) An infinite number of charges each equal to 4 m C are placed along x-axis at x = 1 m, x = 2 m,
x = 4 m, x = 8 m and so on. Find the total force on a charge of 1 C placed at the origin.
104 N ]
[ 4.8 ´
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Q21) How many positive and negative charge is there in a cup of water ? [ 1.33 ´
10 C ]

Q22) How many electrons would have to be removed from a copper penny to leave it with a positive
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charge of 10 C ? [ 6.25 ´ 10 electrons ]

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 Short Questions

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Q1) Can 8.6 x 10 Coulomb of charge be given to a conductor ? Explain.

Q2) Write Coulomb's Law in vector form.

Q3) If the distance between two equal point charges is halved and their individual charges are doubled, what
would happen to the force between them ?
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Q4) Plot a graph showing the variation of Coulomb's force (F) versus (1/r ) where r is the distance between
the two charges.

Q5) Force of attraction between any two point charges placed at a distance d is F. What distance apart should

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they be kept in the same medium so that force between them is F/3 ?

Q6) Explain the statement, "Relative Permittivity of water is 81".

Q7) Define Dielectric constant.

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Q1) Charge of +1.2 x 10 C and -1.6 x 10 C are placed at two points A and B respectively, distant 5 cm from
each other. Compute the electric field at a point C distant 3 cm from A and 4 cm from B.
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1.5 x 10 N/c, 36.87°

Q2) Four point charges are placed at the corners of a square of side 2 cm, as shown. Find the magnitude and
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direction of the electric field at the centre O of the square if q = 0.02 mc. 1.27 x 10 N/c, 45°
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Q3) Two point charges of 5 x 10 C and 20 x 10 C are separated by a distance of 2m. At which point on
the line joining them the electric field is zero ? x = 2/3 m

Q4) In the given figure, three identical charges each of magnitude q are situated at the corners of an

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equilateral triangle. Find the electric field intensity at O.
C

r
. r
O

A B

Q5) Radius of gold nucleus (Z = 79) is 6.6 x 10-15 m. If the positive charge of the nucleus is uniformly
distributed, then find the field intensity at a point on the surface of the nucleus due to that charge.
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2.6 x 10 N/c

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Q6) A free pith ball of mass 6 g carries a positive charge of 1/3 x 10 C. What must be the nature of magnitude
of charge that should be given to a second pith ball fixed 5 cm vertically below the former pith ball so that
the upper ball is stationary ? 4.9 x 10-7 C

Q7) A pendulum bob of mass 80 mg and carrying charge of 2 x 10-8 C is at rest a certain angle with the vertical
in a horizontal uniform electric field of 20,000 N/c. Find the tension in thread of the pendulum and the
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angle, it makes with the vertical. 8.8 x 10 N, è = 27.02°

Q8) Two point charges qA = 3 m C and qB = - 3 m C are located 20 cm apart in vacuum. (a) What is the electric
field at the mid-point O of the line AB joining the two charges ? (b) If a negative test-charge of magnitude
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1.5 ´ 10 C is placed at this point, what is the force experienced by the test- charge ?
[ (a) 5.4 ´106 N/C, (b) 8.10 ´ 10-3
N]
qA = 3 m
C EA qB = -
3m
C

A O B
EB
20 cm

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Q9) A system has two charges qA = 2.5 ´ 10 C and qB = - 2.5 ´10 C located at point A (0, 0, - 15 cm) and B
(0, 0, +15 cm) respectively. What are the total charge and electric dipole moment of the system ?
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Z [ 0, 7.5 ´10 C-m ]

B (0, 0, 15 cm)

2l Y

A (0, 0, -
15 cm)

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Q10) Four point charges q, 2q, 4q, and 2q are placed at four points A, B, C and D respectively (as shown) on the
circumference of a circle of radius R = 2.0 m. The value of q is 4.0 ìc. The lines BD and AC are
perpendicular to each other. Write the formulae for the electric field at the centre O of the circle due to
each of these charges. Draw a vector diagram representing the four electric field and their resultant.
Hence, obtain the magnitude and direction of the electric field at O, due to all four charges combined.
Given 1 = 9.0 x 109 S.I. units
4
2.7 x 10 N/c
4ðå0 2q
.
q . O .4q

2q
.
Find the magnitude and direction of an electric field that will balance an á-particle. mp = 1.67 x 10-27 Kg

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e = 1.6 x 10 C, g = 9.8 N/Kg 2.0 x 10 N/c

Q12) An oil drop having 12 excess electrons is held stationary under a uniform electric field of 2.55 x 104 N/c.
The density of oil is 1.26 g/cm3. Estimate the radius of the drop. g = 9.81 m/s2, e = 1.6 x 10-19 C.
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9.81 x 10 mm

Q13) Find the charge at point O if the electric field at A is zero as shown in fig. [ 18q ]
-2q

A
3a 60°
O A
60°

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Q14) Two charges +25 x 10 c and -25 x 10 c are placed 6 m apart. Find the electric field at a point 4 m from
the centre of the electric dipole.
(i) on axial line
Iii) on equatorial line 2.2 x 102 N/c, 10.8 N/c

Q15) An electric dipole with dipole moment 3 x 10-8 cm placed with its axis making an angle of 30° with a
uniform electric field, experiences a torque of 1.2 x 103 N. Calculate the magnitude of electric field.
E = 8.0 x 1010 N/c

Q16) An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges each of magnitude 8nc separated by 8.0 cm. The
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dipole is placed in an external electric field of 5 x 10 N/c. What maximum torque will the field exert on
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the dipole ? 32 x 10 Nm

Q17) Two point charges ± 10 ìc are placed 5.0 mm apart forming an electric dipole. Compute electric field at a
point on the axis of the dipole 15 cm away from the centre on a line passing through the centre and
normal to the axis of the dipole. 1 -9 2 -2
= 9.0 x 10 Nm c
4ðå0

Q18) Three charges +q, -2q and +q are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side 2l. What is the
equivalent dipole moment of the arrangement ? 2√3ql

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