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TANWANI

PRACTICE SHEET – ELECTROSTATICS

Questions based on Electric Charges:
Q.1 Which of the following is correct regarding electric charge?
(i) If a body is having positive charge, i. e., shortage of electrons
(ii) If a body is having a negative charge i. e., excess of electrons
(iii) Minimum possible charge =±1.6×10-19 C
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii) (c) (i), (ii), (iii) (d) All of these.

Q.2 One metallic sphere A is given positive charge whereas another identical metallic sphere B of exactly
same mass as of A is given equal amount of negative charge. Then,
(a) Mass of A and mass of B still remain equal (b) Mass of A increase
(c) Mass of B decrease (d) Mass of B increase.

Q.3 When 1014 electrons are removed from a neutral metal sphere, then the charge on the sphere becomes:
(a) 16C (b) -16C (c) 32C (d) -32C.

Q.4 A conductor has 14.4×10-19C positive charge. The conductor has (charge on electron 1.6×1019C):
(a) 9 electrons in excess (b) 27 electron in short
(c) 27 electrons in excess (d) 9 electron in short.

Q.5 Charge on -particle is:

(a) 4.8×10-19C (b) 1.6×10-19C (c) 3.2×10-19C (d) 6.4×10-19C.

Q.6 A body has -80 micro coulomb of charge. Number of additional electrons in it will be:
(a) 8×10-5 (b) 80×10-17 (c) 5×1014 (d) 1.28×10-17.

Q.7 When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, it

(a) Gains electron from silk (b) Gives electrons to silk
(c) Gains protons from silk (d) Gives protons to silk.

Q.8 A comb runs through one’s dry hair attracts small bits of paper. This is due to
(a) comb is a good conductor
(b) Paper is a good conductor
(c) The atoms in the paper get polarized by the charged comb
(d) The comb possesses magnetic properties.

Q.9 When a body is earth connected, electrons from the earth flow into the body. This means the body is:
(a) Uncharged (b) Charged positively (c) Charged negatively (d) An insulator.

Q.10 Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. The net
charge on the sphere is then
(a) Negative and distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere
(b) Negative and appear only at the point on the sphere closest to the point charge
(c) Negative and distributed non- uniformly over the entire surface of the sphere
(d) Zero.
Questions based on Coulomb’s Law (MCQ)
Q1. 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 the same radius as
that of B but uncharged is brought in contact with B, then with C and finally removed away from both. The
new force of repulsion between B and C is:
(a) F/4 (b) 3F/4 (c) F/8 (d) 3F/8

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Q2. Two equally charged identical metal spheres A and B repel each other with a force ‘F’. The spheres are
kept fixed with a distance ‘r’ between them. A third identical, but uncharged sphere C is brought in contact
with A and then placed at the mid-point of the line joining A and B. The magnitude of the net electric force on
C is:
3F F
(a) F (b) (c) (d)
4 2
F
4
Q3. Two similar spheres having +Q and -Q charges 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 experiences 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

Q4. Point charges + 4 q ,−q and + 4 q are kept on the x-axis at points x=0 , x=a and x=2 a respectively,
then
(a) Only q is in stable equilibrium (b) None of the charges are in equilibrium
(c) All the charges are in unstable equilibrium (d) All the charges are in stable equilibrium

Q5. Two identical balls having like charges and placed at a certain distance apart repel each other with a
certain force. They are brought in contact and then moved apart to a distance equal to half their initial
separation. The force of repulsion between them increases 4.5 times in comparison with the initial value. The
ratio of the initial charges of the balls is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6

Q6. Two charges + 4 e and +e is at a distance x apart. At what distance, a charge q must be placed from
charge +e so that it is in equilibrium.
x 2x x x
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 3 6

Q7. Charges 4Q, q and Q are placed along x-axis at positions x=0, x= l/2 and x= l, respectively. Find the
value of q so that force on charge Q is zero.
(a) Q (b) Q/2 (c) -Q/2 (d) -Q

Q8. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD, as shown in the
adjoining figure. The force on the charge kept at the centre O is
(a) zero (b) along the diagonal AC
(c) along the diagonal BD (d) perpendicular to side AB

Q9. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side
‘a’ as shown in the following figure. The force experienced by the charge
placed at the vertex A in a direction normal to BC is:
2 2
(a) Q2 / (4 π ε 0 a ) (b) - Q2 / (4 π ε 0 a )
2
(c) Zero (d) Q2 / (2 π ε 0 a )

Q10. Equal charges Q are placed at the four corners A, B, C, D of a square of length a. The magnitude of the
force on the charge at B will be
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( 1+1 √ 2
) ( )
2 2 2
3Q 4Q Q2 1 Q
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2+
4 π ε0 a
2
4 π ε0 a
2
2 4 π ε0 a 2 √ 2 4 π ε 0 a2
Q.11 There are two charges +1C and +5C. The ratio of the forces acting on them will be
(a) 1: 5 (b) 1: 1 (c) 5: 1 (d) 1: 25.

Q.12 The force between two charges 0.06m apart is 5N. If each charged is moved towards the other by
0.04m, then the force between them will become:
(a) 7.20N (b) 11.25N (c) 22.50N (d) 45.00N.

Q.13 The value of electric permittivity of free space is

(a) 9×109NC2/ m2 (b) 8.885×10-12N-m2/C2s (c) 8.85×10-12C2/ N-m2 (d) 9×109C2/ N-m2.

Q.14 Two charges each equal to 2C are 0.5m apart. If both of them exist inside vacuum, then the force
between them is
(a) 1.89N (b) 2.44N (c) 0.144N (d) 3.144N.

Q.15 The charge on two spheres is +7C and -5C, respectively. They experience a force F. If each of them
is given an additional charge of -2C, then the new force attraction will be
(a) F (b) F/2 (c) F/√ 3 (d) 2F.

Q.16 Two charges to equal magnitude and at a distance r exert a force F on each other. If the charges are
halved and distance between them is doubled, then the new force acting on each charge is
(a) F/8 (b) F/4 (c) 4F (d) F/16.

Q.17 A metallic sphere having no net charge is placed near a finite metal plate carrying a positive charge.
The electric force on the sphere will be
(a) Towards the plate (b) Away from the plate
(c) Parallel to the plate (d) Zero.

Q.18 Two charged spheres separated at a distance d exert a force F on each other. If they are immersed in a
liquid of dielectric constant 2, then what is the force (if all conditions are same)
F
(a) (b) F (c) 2F (d) 4F.
2

Q.19 Two charges placed in air repel each other by a force of 10 -4N. When oil is introduced between the
charges, then the force become 2.5×10-5N.The dielectric constant of oil is
(a) 2.5 (b) 0.25 (c) 2.0 (d) 4.0.

Q.20 Two-point charges placed at a certain distance r in air exert a force F on each other. Then, the distance
r’ at which these charges will exert the same force in a medium of dielectric constant K is given by
(a) r (b) r/k (c) r/√ k (d) r√ k .

Q.21 F g and F e represent gravitational force and electrostatic force respectively between electron situated
at a distance 10cm. The ratio of F g/ F e is of the order of
(a) 1042 (b) 10-21 (c) 1024 (d) 10-43

Q.22 Two proton are a distance of 1×10-10cm from each other. The forces acting on them are:
(a) Nuclear force and gravitational force (b) Nuclear force and coulomb force
(c) Coulomb force and gravitational force (d)Nuclear, coulomb and gravitational force.

Q.23 The particle of equal mass m and charge q are placed at a distance of L =16cm. They do not
q
experience any force. The value of is:
m
(a) L (b)
√ πε 0
G
(c)
√ G
4 πε 0
(d) √ 4 πε 0 G .

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Q.24 A charge q 1 exerts some force on a second charge q 2. If a third charge q 3 is brought near q 2, then the
force exerted by q 1 on q 2 :
(a) Decrease
(b) Increase
(c) Remains the same
(d) Increase, if q 3 is of same sign as q 1 and decreases, if q 3 is of opposite sign as q 1.

Q.25 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 10cm. The resultant force on the charge at C is:
(a) 0.9N (b) 1.8N (c) 2.7N (d) 3.6N.
Questions based on Coulomb’s Law (Numericals)
Q.1 A proton and an electron are placed 1.6cm apart in free space. Find the magnitude and nature of
electrostatic force between them.

Q.2 The electrostatic force in a small sphere of charge 0.4C due to another sphere -0.8C in air is 0.2N.
(i) What is the distance between two spheres?
(ii) What is the force on the second sphere due to the first?

Q.3 Nucleus 92U 238 emits a- particle (2 He4 ). a-particle is at distance of 9×10-15m from the center of nucleus of
uranium. What is the force on a-particle at this instant?

Q.4 Two identical spheres having positive charges are placed 3m apart repel each other with a force 9 ×10-
3
N. Now, charges are connected by a metallic wire, they begin to repel each other with a force of 9 ×10-3N.
Find initial charges on the spheres.

Q.5 Two protons are placed at some separation in vacuum. Find the ratio of electric and gravitational force
acting between them.

Q.6 Equal charges each of 20 are placed at x= 02, 4, 8, 16cm on X-axis. Find the force experienced by the
charge at x= 2cm.

Q.7 Five-point charges each of value +q is placed on five vertices of a regular hexagon of side a meter. What
is the magnitude of the force on a point charge of value -q coulomb placed at the center of the hexagon?

Q.8 Two fixed charges +4q and +q is at a distance 3m apart. At what point between the charges, a third
charge +q must be placed to keep it in equilibrium?

Q.9 Three charges q1= 1C, q2= -2C and q3= 3C are placed on the vertices of an equilateral triangle of
side 1.0m. Find the net electric force acting on charge q1.

Q.10 Four charges Q, q, Q and q are kept at the four corners of a square as shown below. What is the
relation between Q and q, so that the net force on a charge q is zero?

Questions based on Electric Field (MCQ):

Q.1 The unit of intensity electric field is:
(a) newton/ coulomb (b) joule/coulomb (c) volt-meter (d)newton/ meter.

Q.2 Which of the following is deflected by electric field?

(a) X- rays (b) gamma- rays (c) Neutrons (d) alpha- particles.

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Q.3 A charged particle of mass 5×10-5 kg is held stationary in space by placing in an electric field of strength
107NC-1 directed vertically downwards. The charge on the particle is:
(a) -20×10-5C (b) -5×10-5C (c) 5×10-5C (d) 20×10-5C.

Q.4 Electric field strength due to a point charge of 5C at a distance 80cm from the charge is:
(a) 8×104NC-1 (b) 7×104NC-1 (c) 5×104NC-1 (d) 4×104NC-1.

Q.5 The electric field due to a charge at a distance of 3m from it is 500 NC -1. The magnitude of the charge is

[ ]
2
1 9 m
=9 ×10 N− 2
4 πε 0 C
(a) 2.5C (b) 2.0C (c) 1.0C (d) 0.5C.
Q.6 Two charges +5C and +10C are placed 20cm apart the net electric field at the mid- point between the
two charges is:
(a) 4.5×106NC-1directed towards +5C (b) 4.5×106NC-1 directed towards +10C
(c) 13.5×106NC-1 directed towards +5C (d) 13.5×106NC-1 directed towards +10C.

Q.7 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) 8L (b) 4L (c) 2L (d) L/4.

Q.8 A cube of side b has a charge q at each of its vertices. The electric field due to this charge distribution at

the center of this cube will be

(a) q/b2
√ 1
4 πε 0
(b) q/2b2
times:

(c) 32q/b2 (d) Zero.

Q.9 The figure shows of the electric field lines corresponding to an electric field. The figure suggests:
(a) EA>EB>EC (b) EA=EB=EC (c) EA=EC>EB (d) EA=EC<EB.

Q.10 A uncharged sphere of metal is placed in between two charged plates

as shown. The lines of force look like.

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D.

Questions based on Electric Field (Numericals):

Q.1 An electric field of 105 N/C points due west at a certain spot. What are the magnitude and direction of the
force that acts on a charge of +2C and -5C at this spot?

Q.2 Calculate the magnitude of an electric field which can just suspend a deuteron of mass 3.2 ×10-27kg
freely in air.

Q.3 Find the electric field strength due to a point charge of 5C at a distance of 80cm from the charge.

Q.4 Two positive point charges q1=16C and q2=4C, are separated in vacuum by a distance of 3.0m. Find
the point on the line between the charges, where the net electric field is zero.

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Q.5 A charge q=1C is placed at point (1m, 2m, 4m). Find the electric field at point p (0m, -4m, 3m).

Q.6 A ball of mass m having a charge q is released from rest in a region where a horizontal electric field E
exists
(i) Find the resultant force acting on the ball
(ii) Find the trajectory followed by the ball

Q.7 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. Find the electric field at the point x=0 due to this set up of charges.

Q.8 Four charges are placed at the corners of a square of side 10cm as shown in figure having. If Q is 1 C,
then what will be electric field intensity at the center of the square?

Q.9 What charge would be required to electrify a sphere of radius 25 cm, so as at to get a surface charge
2
3 C
density of ?
π cm

Q.10 Sixty-four drops of radius 0.02m and each carrying a charge of 5C are combined to form a bigger
drop. Find how the surface charge density of electrification will change if no change is lost.

Questions based on Electric Dipole (MCQ):

Q.1 The electric dipole moment of an electron and a proton 4.3nm apart is:
(a) 6.8×10-28 C-m (b) 2.56×10-29 C2/m (c) 3.72×10-14 C/m (d) 11×10-46 C2/m.

Q.2 If Ea be the electric field strength of a short dipole at a point on its axial line and E e that on the equatorial
line the same distance, then
(a) Ee= 2 Ea (b) Ea= 2Ee (c) Ea= Ee (d) None of these.

Q.3 The electric field at a faraway distance r on the axis of a dipole is E0 . What is the electric field at a
distance 2 r on perpendicular to bisector?
E0 E0 E0 E0
(a) (b) – (c) (d) – .
16 16 8 8

Q.4 The electric field due to an electric dipole at a distance r from its center in axial position is E. If the dipole
is rotated through an angle of 90° about its perpendicular axis, then the magnitude of electric field at the
same point will be
(a) E (b) E/4 (c) E/2 (d) 2E.

Q.5 The torque acting on a dipole moment ⃗pin an electric field ⃗

E is:
(a) ⃗p. ⃗
E (b) ⃗
⃗p × E (c) Zero (d) ⃗
E × ⃗p.

Q.6 When an electric dipole p is placed in a uniform electric field E, then at what angle between p and E the
value of torque will be maximum?
(a) 90° (b) 0° (c) 180° (d) 45° .

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Q.7 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 force (d) Neither a force nor a torque.

Q.8 An electric dipole of moment p is placed normal to the lines of force electric intensity E, then the work
done in deflecting it through an angle of 180° is
(a) pE (b) +2 pE (c) −2 pE (d) Zero.

Q.9 A molecule with a dipole moment p is placed in an electric field of strength E. Initially the dipole is
aligned parallel to the field. If the dipole is to be rotated to be anti-parallel to the field, then the work required
to be done by an external agency is
(a) –2pE (b) – pE (c) pE (d) 2pE.

Q.10 Two opposite and equal charges 4×10-8C when placed to 2×10-2cm away from a dipole. If this dipole is
placed in an external electric field 4×108NC-1, then the value of maximum torque and the work done in the
rotating it through 180° will be
(a) 64×10-4N-m and 64×10-4J (b) 32×10-4N-m and 32×10-4J
(c) 64×10 N-m and 32×10 J
-4 -4
(d) 32×10-4N-m and 64×10-4J.

Questions based on Electric Dipole (Numericals):

Q.1 Changes ± 20nC are separated by 5mm. Calculate the magnitude and direction of dipole moment.

Q.2 A system has two charges, qA= 2.5×10-7C and qB= 2.5×10-7C located at points A (0,0, -15cm) and
B (0,0, +15cm) respectively. What is the electric dipole moment of the system?

Q.3 Three charges are placed as shown. Find dipole moment of the arrangement.

Q.4 Two opposite charges each of magnitude 2C are 1cm apart. Find electric field at a distance of 5cm
from the mid- point an axial line of the dipole. Also, find the field on equatorial line at the same distance from
mid- point.

Q.5 What is the magnitude of electric field intensity due to a dipole of moment 2 ×10-8C-m at a point distance
1m from the center of dipole, when line joining the point to the center of dipole makes an angle of 60 ° with
dipole axis?

Q.6 An electric dipole with dipole moment 4 ×10-9C-m is aligned at 30° with the direction of a uniform electric
field of magnitude 5×104NC-1. Calculate the magnitude of the torque acting on the dipole.

Q.7 An electric dipole of dipole moment p= 5×10-18 C-m lying along uniform electric field E= 4×10-4 N/C.
Calculate the work done is rotating the dipole by 60° .

Questions based on Electric Flux (MCQ):

Q.1 The SI unit of electric flux is:
(a) weber (b) newton/coulomb (c) volt−¿meter (d) joule/coulomb

Q.2 A surface S = 10J is kept in an electric field E= 2i+ 4j+ 7k. How much electric flux will come out through
this surface?
(a) 40 unit (b) 5 unit (c) 30 unit (d) 20 unit.
Q.3 A cube of side a is placed in a uniform electric field E= E0i+ E0j+ E0k. Total electric flux passing through
the cube would be
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(a) E0a2 (b) 2E0a2 (c) 6E0a2 (d) None of these.

Q.4 Flux coming out from a positive unit charge placed in air, is:
(a) ε 0 (b) ε 0-1 (c) (4 π ε 0 )-1 (d) 4 π ε 0.

Q.5 In the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively, is ∅ 1 and ∅ 2, then the electric
charge inside the surface will be:
(a) (∅ 1+ ∅ 2) ε 0 (b) (∅ 2- ∅ 1) ε 0 (c) (∅ 1+ ∅ 2)/ ε 0 (d) (∅ 2- ∅ 1)/ ε 0.

Q.6 Charge of 2C is placed at the center of a cube. What is the electric flux passing through one face?
(a)
2
ε0
(b) ( 14 ) ε 0 (c)
2
ε0
(d)
3
ε0
.

Q.7 For a given surface, the Gauss’s law is stated as ∫ E . d S = 0. From this we can conclude that:
(a) E is necessarily zero on the surface (b) E is perpendicular zero on the surface
(c) The total flux through the surface is zero (d) The flux is only going out of the surface.

Q.8 The total electric flux emanating from a closed surface enclosing an a- particle (e= electronic charge) is:
2e e ε0 e
(a) (b) (c) eε 0 (d) .
ε0 ε0 4

Q.9 The inward and outward flux for a closed surface in units of N-m 2C-1 are respectively, 8×103 and 4×103.
Then, the total charge inside the surface is [ where, ε 0= permittivity constant]

(a) 4×103C (b) -4×103C (c)

(−4 × 103 ) C (d) -4×103ε 0C
ε

Q.10 If the flux of the electric field through a closed surface is zero, then
(i) The electric field must be zero anywhere on the surface
(ii) The electric field may be zero anywhere on the surface
(iii) The charge inside the surface must be zero
(iv) The charge in the vicinity of the surface must be zero.
(a) (i), (ii) (b) (ii), (iii) (c) (ii), (iv) (d) (i), (iii).

Q.11 Consider the charge configuration and spherical Gaussian surface as shown in the figure. When
calculating the flux of the electric field will be due to

(a) q2 (b) Only the positive charges (c) All the charges (d) +q1 and -q1.

Q.12 q1, q2, q3 and q4 are point charges located at point as shown in the figure and S is a spherical Gaussian
surface of radius R, which of the following is true according to the Gauss’s law?

q1 +q 2+ q3
(a) ∮ ¿ ¿+ E2 + E3 ). dA= (b) ∮ ¿ ¿+ E2 + E3 ). dA= ¿ ¿ ¿
2 ε0

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q1 +q 2+ q3 +q 4
(c) ∮ ¿ ¿+ E2 + E3 ). dA= (d) None of these.
ε0

Q.13 The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is
(a) Any surface near the charge distribution
(b) Always a spherical surface
(c) A symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution, at every point of which electric field has a
single fixed value
(d) None of the given options.

Q.14 Gauss’s law should be invalid, if

(a) There were magnetic monopoles (b) The inverse square law was not exactly true
(c) The velocity of light was not a universal constant (d) None of the above.

Q.15 Two parallel infinite line charges + and - are placed with a separation distance R in free space. The
net electric field exactly mid- way between the two- line charges is
2 ❑ 1
(a) Zero (b) (c) πε R (d) .
2 πε 0 R 0 2 πε 0 R
Q.16 An infinite line charge produces a field of 8×109N/C at 0.02m. The linear charge density is:
(a) 2×10-7C/m (b) 10-8C/m (c) 107C/m (d) 10-4C/m.

Q.17 A charge of 17.7×10-4C is distributed uniformly over a large sheet of area 200m 2. The electric field
intensity at a distance 20cm from it in air will be
(a) 5×105N/C (b) 6×105N/C (c) 7×105N/C (d) 8×105N/C.

Q.18 From what distance should a 100eV electron be fired towards a large metal plate having a surface
charge of -2.0×10-6Cm2, so that it just fails to strike the plate?
(a) 0.50mm (b) 0.44m (c) 0.60mm (d) 0.77mm.

Q.19 If the electric field near the earth’s surface be 300 V/m directed downwards, then the surface, density of
charge on earth’s surface is
(a) 3.0×10-9C/m2 (b) 5.0×10-9C/m2 (c) 2.6×10-9C/m2 (d) 7.0×10-9C/m2,

Q.20 A thin spherical shell of metal has a radius of 0.25m and carries a charge of 0.2mC. The electric
intensity at a point for outside the shell will be
(a) 2.88×104N/C (b) 3.4×104N/C (c) 3.25×104N/C (d) 3.88×104N/C.

Questions based on Electric Flux:

Q.1 The electric field in a region is given by E= ai+ bj. Here, a and b are constant. Find the net flux passing
through a square area of side I parallel to yz- plane.

Q.2 A rectangular surface of sides 10cm and 15cm is placed inside a uniform electric field of 25NC -1, such
that normal to the surface makes an angle of 60 ° with direction of electric field. Find the flux of electric field
through the rectangular surface.

E0
Q.3 The electric field in a region is given by E= xi . Find the electric flux passing through a cubical volume
a
bounded by the surface x= 0, x= a, y= 0, y= a, z= 0 and z= a.

Q.4 A cylinder is placed in a uniform electric field E with axis parallel to the field. Find the total electric flux
through the cylinder.

Q.5 An uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4m diameter has a surface charge density of 80.0C/m2.
(i) Find the charge on the sphere
(ii) What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere?

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Q.6 A point charge causes an electric flux of -1.0 ×10-4N-m2C-1 to pass through a spherical Gaussian surface
of 10.0cm radius centered on the charge
(i) If the radius of the Gaussian surface were doubled, how much flux would pass through the surface?
(ii) What is the value of the point charge?

Q.7 A point charge q is placed at the center of a cube. What is the flux linked?
(i) With all the faces of the cube
(ii) With each face of the cube
(iii) If charge is not at the center, then what will be the answers of parts (i) and (ii)?

Q.8 A point Q is placed at one corner of a cube. Find flux passing through a cube.

Q.9 A hemispherical body of radius R is placed in a uniform electric Field E. What is the flux linked with the
curved surface, if the field is?
(i) Parallel to the base (ii) Perpendicular to the base

Q.10 An infinite line charge produces a field of 9 ×104NC-1 at a distance of 2cm. Calculate the linear charge
density.

Q.11 A long cylindrical wire carries a positive charge of linear density . An electron (-e, m) revolves around
it in a circular path under the influence of the attractive electrostatic force. Find the speed of the electron.
Q.12 A large plane sheet of charge having surface charge density 5 ×10-6Cm2 lies in xy- plane. Find the
electric flux through a circular area of radius 0.1m. If the normal to the circular area makes an angle of 60 °
with Z- axis.

Q.13 Two large, thin metal places are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the plates have
surface charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 1.77 ×10-11 coulomb per square meter. What is
electric field
(i) To the left of the plates? (ii) To the right of the plates? (iii) In between the plates?

Q.14 A spherical shell of metal as a radius of 0.25m and carries charge of 0.2 micro coulomb. Calculate the
electric intensity at 3.0m from the center of the shell.

Q.15 An electric dipole is placed at the center of a spherical shell. Find the electric field at an external point
of shell.

Q.16 A small conducting spherical shell with inner radius a and outer radius b is concentric with a larger
conducting spherical shell with inner radius c and outer radius d. The inner shell has total charge +2q and the
outer shell has charge +4q.

Q.17 At a point 20cm from the center of a uniformly charged dielectric sphere of radius 10cm, the electric
field 100V/m. Find the electric field at 3cm from the center of the sphere.

Q.18 Two non- conducting spheres of radius R have charge Q uniformly distributed. The centers of spheres
are x= 0 and x = 3R. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field on the X- axis,
R 3R
(i) x = 0 (ii) x = (iii) x = (iv) x = 4R
2 2

Q.19 A non- conducting sphere of radius R has a spherical cavity of radius R/2
as shown. The solid part of the sphere has a uniform volume charge density p.
Find magnitude and direction of electric field at point:
(a) O and (b) A

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Q.20 A point charge of 1.8 µC is at the center of a Gaussian cube 55 cm on edge. What is the net
electric flux through the surface?

Questions based on Equilibrium of Three Collinear Charges

Q.1 Two point charges Q and 16Q are fixed at separation d. Where should a third point charge be placed
between them so that it experiences no force i.e. in equilibrium? If we replace Q by -Q. Where the third
charge should be placed on the line joining the charges so that it is in equilibrium?
Q.2 Two point charges 9Q and 25Q are placed at separation d. Where a third charge q should be placed
between them so that all charges are in equilibrium? Also find the value of q and its nature.
Q.3 Two particles A and B having charges 8:0 x 10-6 C and – 2:0 x 10-6 C respectively are held fixed with a
separation of 20 cm. Where a third charged particle should be placed so that it does not experience a net
electric force?
Q.4 Two charges 2.0 x 10-6 C and 1.0 x 10-6 C are placed at a separation of 10 cm. Where a third charge
should be placed such that experiences no net force due to these charges? If the second charge is-1.0 x 10-6
C. Locate the position where a third charge will not experience a net force.
Q.5 Two particles A and B having charges q and 2q respectively are placed on a smooth table with a
separation d. A third particle C is to be clamped on the table in such a way that the particles A and B remain
at rest on the table under electrical forces. What should be the charge on C and where should it be clamped?

PRACTICE SHEET – ELECTROSTATICS

Questions based on Electric Charges:
Q.1 Which of the following is correct regarding electric charge?
(i) If a body is having positive charge, i. e., shortage of electrons
(ii) If a body is having a negative charge i. e., excess of electrons
(iii) Minimum possible charge =±1.6×10-19 C
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Both (ii) and (iii) (c) (i), (ii), (iii) (d) All of these.

Q.2 One metallic sphere A is given positive charge whereas another identical metallic sphere B of exactly
same mass as of A is given equal amount of negative charge. Then,
(a) Mass of A and mass of B still remain equal (b) Mass of A increase
(c) Mass of B decrease (d) Mass of B increase.

Q.3 When 1014 electrons are removed from a neutral metal sphere, then the charge on the sphere becomes:
(a) 16C (b) -16C (c) 32C (d) -32C.

Q.4 A conductor has 14.4×10-19C positive charge. The conductor has (charge on electron 1.6×1019C):
(a) 9 electrons in excess (b) 27 electron in short
(c) 27 electrons in excess (d) 9 electron in short.

Q.5 Charge on -particle is:

(a) 4.8×10-19C (b) 1.6×10-19C (c) 3.2×10-19C (d) 6.4×10-19C.

Q.6 A body has -80 micro coulomb of charge. Number of additional electrons in it will be:
(a) 8×10-5 (b) 80×10-17 (c) 5×1014 (d) 1.28×10-17.

Q.7 When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, it

(a) Gains electron from silk (b) Gives electrons to silk
(c) Gains protons from silk (d) Gives protons to silk.
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Q.8 A comb runs through one’s dry hair attracts small bits of paper. This is due to
(a) comb is a good conductor
(b) Paper is a good conductor
(c) The atoms in the paper get polarized by the charged comb
(d) The comb possesses magnetic properties.

Q.9 When a body is earth connected, electrons from the earth flow into the body. This means the body is:
(a) Uncharged (b) Charged positively (c) Charged negatively (d) An insulator.

Q.10 Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. The net
charge on the sphere is then
(a) Negative and distributed uniformly over the surface of the sphere
(b) Negative and appear only at the point on the sphere closest to the point charge
(c) Negative and distributed non- uniformly over the entire surface of the sphere
(d) Zero.
Questions based on Coulomb’s Law (MCQ)
Q1. 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 the same radius as
that of B but uncharged is brought in contact with B, then with C and finally removed away from both. The
new force of repulsion between B and C is:
(a) F/4 (b) 3F/4 (c) F/8 (d) 3F/8

Q2. Two equally charged identical metal spheres A and B repel each other with a force ‘F’. The spheres are
kept fixed with a distance ‘r’ between them. A third identical, but uncharged sphere C is brought in contact
with A and then placed at the mid-point of the line joining A and B. The magnitude of the net electric force on
C is:
3F F
(a) F (b) (c) (d)
4 2
F
4
Q3. Two similar spheres having +Q and -Q charges 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 experiences 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

Q4. Point charges + 4 q ,−q and + 4 q are kept on the x-axis at points x=0 , x=a and x=2 a respectively,
then
(a) Only q is in stable equilibrium (b) None of the charges are in equilibrium
(c) All the charges are in unstable equilibrium (d) All the charges are in stable equilibrium

Q5. Two identical balls having like charges and placed at a certain distance apart repel each other with a
certain force. They are brought in contact and then moved apart to a distance equal to half their initial
separation. The force of repulsion between them increases 4.5 times in comparison with the initial value. The
ratio of the initial charges of the balls is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6

Q6. Two charges + 4 e and +e is at a distance x apart. At what distance, a charge q must be placed from
charge +e so that it is in equilibrium.
x 2x x x
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 3 6

Q7. Charges 4Q, q and Q are placed along x-axis at positions x=0, x= l/2 and x= l, respectively. Find the
value of q so that force on charge Q is zero.

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(a) Q (b) Q/2 (c) -Q/2 (d) -Q

Q8. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD, as shown in the
adjoining figure. The force on the charge kept at the centre O is
(a) zero (b) along the diagonal AC
(c) along the diagonal BD (d) perpendicular to side AB

Q9. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side
‘a’ as shown in the following figure. The force experienced by the charge
placed at the vertex A in a direction normal to BC is:
2 2
(a) Q2 / (4 π ε 0 a ) (b) - Q2 / (4 π ε 0 a )
2
(c) Zero (d) Q2 / (2 π ε 0 a )

Q10. Equal charges Q are placed at the four corners A, B, C, D of a square of length a. The magnitude of the
force on the charge at B will be

(1+1 √ 2
) ( )
2 2 2
3Q 4Q Q2 1 Q
(a) (b) (c) (d) 2+
4 π ε0 a
2
4 π ε0 a
2
2 4 π ε0 a 2 √ 2 4 π ε 0 a2
Q.11 There are two charges +1C and +5C. The ratio of the forces acting on them will be
(a) 1: 5 (b) 1: 1 (c) 5: 1 (d) 1: 25.

Q.12 The force between two charges 0.06m apart is 5N. If each charged is moved towards the other by
0.04m, then the force between them will become:
(a) 7.20N (b) 11.25N (c) 22.50N (d) 45.00N.

Q.13 The value of electric permittivity of free space is:

(a) 9×109NC2/ m2 (b) 8.85×10-12N-m2/C2s (c) 8.85×10-12C2/ N-m2 (d) 9×109C2/ N-m2.

Q.14 Two charges each equal to 2C are 0.5m apart. If both of them exist inside vacuum, then the force
between them is
(a) 1.89N (b) 2.44N (c) 0.144N (d) 3.144N.

Q.15 The charge on two spheres is +7C and -5C, respectively. They experience a force F. If each of them
is given an additional charge of -2C, then the new force attraction will be
(a) F (b) F/2 (c) F/√ 3 (d) 2F.

Q.16 Two charges of equal magnitude and at a distance r exert a force F on each other. If the charges are
halved and distance between them is doubled, then the new force acting on each charge is:
(a) F/8 (b) F/4 (c) 4F (d) F/16.

Q.17 A metallic sphere having no net charge is placed near a finite metal plate carrying a positive charge.
The electric force on the sphere will be:
(a) Towards the plate (b) Away from the plate
(c) Parallel to the plate (d) Zero.

Q.18 Two charged spheres separated at a distance d exert a force F on each other. If they are immersed in a
liquid of dielectric constant 2, then what is the force (if all conditions are same)?
F
(a) (b) F (c) 2 F (d) 4 F .
2

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Q.19 Two charges placed in air repel each other by a force of 10 -4N. When oil is introduced between the
charges, then the force become 2.5×10-5N.The dielectric constant of oil is:
(a) 2.5 (b) 0.25 (c) 2.0 (d) 4.0

Q.20 Two-point charges placed at a certain distance r in air exert a force F on each other. Then, the distance
r’ at which these charges will exert the same force in a medium of dielectric constant k is given by:
(a) r (b) r/k (c) r/√ k (d) r√ k .

Q.21 F g and F e represent gravitational force and electrostatic force respectively between electron situated
at a distance 10cm. The ratio of F g/ F e is of the order of
(a) 1042 (b) 10-21 (c) 1024 (d) 10-43

Q.22 Two proton are a distance of 1×10-10cm from each other. The forces acting on them are:
(a) Nuclear force and gravitational force (b) Nuclear force and coulomb force
(c) Coulomb force and gravitational force (d)Nuclear, coulomb and gravitational force.

Q.23 The particle of equal mass m and charge q are placed at a distance of L =16cm. They do not
q
experience any force. The value of is:
m
(a) L (b)
√ πε 0
G
(c)
√ G
4 πε 0
(d) √ 4 πε 0 G .

Q.24 A charge q 1 exerts some force on a second charge q 2. If a third charge q 3 is brought near q 2, then the
force exerted by q 1 on q 2 :
(a) Decrease
(b) Increase
(c) Remains the same
(d) Increase, if q 3 is of same sign as q 1 and decreases, if q 3 is of opposite sign as q 1.

Q.25 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 10cm. The resultant force on the charge at C is:
(a) 0.9N (b) 1.8N (c) 2.7N (d) 3.6N.
Questions based on Coulomb’s Law (Numericals)

Q.1 A proton and an electron are placed 1.6 cm apart in free space. Find the magnitude and nature of
electrostatic force between them. (Ans: −9 ×10−25 N )

Q.2 The electrostatic force in a small sphere of charge 0.4 C due to another sphere −0.8 C in air is 0.2 N .
(i) What is the distance between two spheres? (Ans:0.12 m)
(ii) What is the force on the second sphere due to the first? (Ans:0.2 N , Attractive )
Q.3 Nucleus 92U 238 emits α - particle (2 He 4 ) at distance of 9×10-15 m from the center of nucleus of uranium.
What is the force on α -particle at this instant? (Ans: 512 N )

Q.4 Two identical spheres having positive charges are placed 3m apart repel each other with a force 9
×10-3 N. Now, charges are connected by a metallic wire, they begin to repel each other with a force of 9 ×10-
3
N. Find initial charges on the spheres. (Ans: 4 μC∧2 μC )

Q.5 Two protons are placed at some separation in vacuum. Find the ratio of electric and gravitational force
acting between them. (Ans: 1.2 ×1036 N )

Q.6 Equal charges each of 20 C are placed at x=0 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 cm on x -axis. Find the force experienced by
the charge at x=2 cm . (Ans: 1.2 ×103 N )

Q.7 Five point charges each of value +q is placed on five vertices of a regular hexagon of side a meter.
What is the magnitude of the force on a point charge of value −q coulomb placed at the center of the
hexagon?

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q
(Ans: 2
N)
4 π ∈o a
Q.8 Two fixed charges + 4 q and +q is at a distance 3 m apart. At what point between the charges, a third
charge +q must be placed to keep it in equilibrium? (Ans: 2 m¿ 4 q charge )

Q.9 Three charges q 1=1C , q 2=−2 C and q 3=3 C are placed on the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side
1.0 m. Find the magnitude of net electric force acting on charge q 1. (Ans: 2.38 ×10−2 N )

Q.10 Four charges Q , q , Q and q are kept at the four corners of a square as shown below. What is the
relation between Q and q , so that the net force on a charge q is zero? (Ans: q=−2 √ 2Q )

Questions based on Electric Field (MCQ):

Q.1 The unit of intensity electric field is:
(a) newton/ coulomb (b) joule/coulomb (c) volt-meter (d)newton/ meter

Q.2 Which of the following is deflected by electric field?

(a) X- rays (b) gamma- rays (c) neutrons (d) alpha- particles

Q.3 A charged particle of mass 5 ×10−5 kg is held stationary in space by placing in an electric field of strength
107NC-1 directed vertically downwards. The charge on the particle is:
(a) -20×10-5C (b) -5×10-5C (c) 5×10-5C (d) 20×10-5C.

Q.4 Electric field strength due to a point charge of 5C at a distance 80cm from the charge is:
(a) 8×104NC-1 (b) 7×104NC-1 (c) 5×104NC-1 (d) 4×104NC-1.

Q.5 The electric field due to a charge at a distance of 3m from it is 500 NC -1. The magnitude of the charge is

[ ]
2
1 9 m
=9 ×10 N− 2
4 πε 0 C
(a) 2.5C (b) 2.0C (c) 1.0C (d) 0.5C.

Q.6 Two charges +5C and +10C are placed 20cm apart the net electric field at the mid- point between the
two charges is:
(a) 4.5×106NC-1directed towards +5C (b) 4.5×106NC-1 directed towards +10C
(c) 13.5×106NC-1 directed towards +5C (d) 13.5×106NC-1 directed towards +10C.

Q.7 Two-point charges +8 q and −2 q 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) 8 L (b) 4 L (c) 2 L (d) L/4 .

Q.8 A cube of side b has a charge q at each of its vertices. The electric field due to this charge distribution at

the center of this cube will be

q
√ 1
4 πε 0
q
times:

32q
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d)
b 2b b
Zero.

Q.9 The figure shows of the electric field lines corresponding to an electric field. The figure suggests:
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(a) E A > EC > E B. (b) E A =EC =EB . (c) E A =EC > E B . (d) E A =EC < E B .

Q.10 A uncharged sphere of metal is placed in between two charged plates

as shown. The lines of force look like.

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D.

Questions based on Electric Field (Numericals):

Q.1 An electric field of 105 N/C points due west at a certain spot. What are the magnitude and direction of the
force that acts on a charge of +2C and -5C at this spot? (Ans: 0.5 N )

Q.2 Calculate the magnitude of an electric field which can just suspend a deuteron of mass 3.2 ×10-27 kg
freely in air. (Ans:
−8
19.6 ×10 N /C )

Q.3 Find the electric field strength due to a point charge of5 C at a distance of 80 cm from the charge.
(Ans: 7.0 ×108 N /C )
Q.4 Two positive point charges q 1=16 C and q 2=4 C , are separated in vacuum by a distance of 3.0m. Find
the point on the line between the charges, where the net electric field is zero. (Ans: 1 m¿ q 2)

Q.5 A charge q=1 C is placed at point ¿). Find the electric field at point P (0 m ,−4 m ,3 m).
3
9 ×10 ^ ^j−k^ )N /C
(Ans: 3
(−i−6 )
2
(38)

Q.6 A ball of mass m having a charge q is released from rest in a region where a horizontal electric field E
exists
(i) Find the resultant force acting on the ball (Ans: √ mg2 +qE2 N )
(ii) Find the trajectory followed by the ball (Ans: Straight line )
Q.7 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
q
on. Find the electric field at the point x=0 due to this set up of charges. (Ans: N /C )
3 π ∈o

Q.8 Four charges are placed at the corners of a square of side 10 cm as shown in figure having. If Q is 1 C,
then what will be electric field intensity at the center of the square? (Ans: 2.54 × 106 N /C )

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Q.9 What charge would be required to electrify a sphere of radius 25 cm, so as at to get a surface charge
3 2
density of C /m ? (Ans: 0.75 C )
π

Q.10 Sixty-four drops of radius 0.02 m and each carrying a charge of 5 C are combined to form a bigger drop.
Find how the surface charge density of electrification will change if no change is lost. (Ans: 1 :4 )

Questions based on Electric Dipole (MCQ):

Q.1 The electric dipole moment of an electron and a proton 4.3nm apart is:
(a) 6.8×10-28 C-m (b) 2.56×10-29 C2/m (c) 3.72×10-14 C/m (d) 11×10-46 C2/m.

Q.2 If Ea be the electric field strength of a short dipole at a point on its axial line and E e that on the equatorial
line the same distance, then
(a) Ee= 2 Ea (b) Ea= 2Ee (c) Ea= Ee (d) None of these.

Q.3 The electric field at a faraway distance r on the axis of a dipole is E0 . What is the electric field at a
distance 2 r on perpendicular to bisector?
E0 E0 E0 E0
(a) (b) – (c) (d) – .
16 16 8 8

Q.4 The electric field due to an electric dipole at a distance r from its center in axial position is E. If the dipole
is rotated through an angle of 90° about its perpendicular axis, then the magnitude of electric field at the
same point will be
(a) E (b) E/4 (c) E/2 (d) 2E.

Q.5 The torque acting on a dipole moment ⃗pin an electric field ⃗

E is:
(a) ⃗p. ⃗
E (b) ⃗
⃗p × E (c) Zero (d) ⃗
E × ⃗p.

Q.6 When an electric dipole p is placed in a uniform electric field E, then at what angle between p and E the
value of torque will be maximum?
(a) 90° (b) 0° (c) 180° (d) 45° .

Q.7 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 force (d) Neither a force nor a torque.

Q.8 An electric dipole of moment p is placed normal to the lines of force electric intensity E, then the work
done in deflecting it through an angle of 180° is
(a) pE (b) +2 pE (c) −2 pE (d) Zero.

Q.9 A molecule with a dipole moment p is placed in an electric field of strength E . Initially the dipole is
aligned parallel to the field. If the dipole is to be rotated to be anti-parallel to the field, then the work required
to be done by an external agency is
(a) – 2 pE (b) – pE (c) pE (d) 2 pE

Q.10 Two opposite and equal charges 4×10-8C when placed to 2×10-2cm away from a dipole. If this dipole is
placed in an external electric field 4×108NC-1, then the value of maximum torque and the work done in the
rotating it through 180° will be
(a) 64×10-4N-m and 64×10-4J (b) 32×10-4N-m and 32×10-4J
(c) 64×10 N-m and 32×10 J
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(d) 32×10-4N-m and 64×10-4J.

Questions based on Electric Dipole (Numericals):

Q.1 Charges ± 20 nC are separated by 5 mm. Calculate the magnitude and direction of dipole moment.
(Ans: 10−10 Cm , ¿ negative charge ¿ positive charge )
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Q.2 A system has two charges, qA= 2.5×10-7C and qB= 2.5×10-7C located at points A (0,0, -15cm) and
B (0,0, +15cm) respectively. What is the electric dipole moment of the system? (Ans: 7.5 ×10−8 Cm ¿

Q.3 Three charges are placed as shown. Find dipole moment of the arrangement. (Ans: √ 2 qd , θ=45 0 ¿

Q.4 Two opposite charges each of magnitude 2C are 1cm apart. Find electric field at a distance of 5cm
from the mid- point an axial line of the dipole. Also, find the field on equatorial line at the same distance from
mid- point. (Ans:
6
1.46 ×10 N /C ¿

Q.5 What is the magnitude of electric field intensity due to a dipole of moment 2 ×10-8C-m at a point distance
1m from the center of dipole, when line joining the point to the center of dipole makes an angle of 60 ° with
dipole axis? (Ans: 238.1 N /C ¿

Q.6 An electric dipole with dipole moment 4 ×10-9C-m is aligned at 30° with the direction of a uniform electric
field of magnitude 5×104NC-1. Calculate the magnitude of the torque acting on the dipole.
(Ans: 10−4 Nm ¿

Q.7 An electric dipole of dipole moment p= 5×10-18 C-m lying along uniform electric field E= 4×10-4 N/C.
Calculate the work done is rotating the dipole by 60° . (Ans: 0.1 pJ ¿

Questions based on Electric Flux (MCQ):

Q.1 The SI unit of electric flux is:
(a) weber (b) newton/coulomb (c) volt−¿ meter (d) joule/coulomb

Q.2 A surface S = 10J is kept in an electric field E= 2i+ 4j+ 7k. How much electric flux will come out through
this surface?
(a) 40 unit (b) 5 unit (c) 30 unit (d) 20 unit.
Q.3 A cube of side a is placed in a uniform electric field E= E0i+ E0j+ E0k. Total electric flux passing through
the cube would be
(a) E0a2 (b) 2E0a2 (c) 6E0a2 (d) None of these.

Q.4 Flux coming out from a positive unit charge placed in air, is:
(a) ε 0 (b) ε 0-1 (c) (4 π ε 0 )-1 (d) 4 π ε 0.

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Q.5 In the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively, is ∅ 1 and ∅ 2, then the electric
charge inside the surface will be:
(a) (∅ 1+ ∅ 2) ε 0 (b) (∅ 2- ∅ 1) ε 0 (c) (∅ 1+ ∅ 2)/ ε 0 (d) (∅ 2- ∅ 1)/ ε 0.

Q.6 Charge of 2C is placed at the center of a cube. What is the electric flux passing through one face?
(a)
2
ε0
(b) ( 14 ) ε 0 (c)
2
ε0
(d)
3
ε0
.

Q.7 For a given surface, the Gauss’s law is stated as ∫ E . d S = 0. From this we can conclude that:
(a) E is necessarily zero on the surface (b) E is perpendicular zero on the surface
(c) The total flux through the surface is zero (d) The flux is only going out of the surface.

Q.8 The total electric flux emanating from a closed surface enclosing an a- particle (e= electronic charge) is:
2e e ε0 e
(a) (b) (c) eε 0 (d) .
ε0 ε0 4

Q.9 The inward and outward flux for a closed surface in units of N-m 2C-1 are respectively, 8×103 and 4×103.
Then, the total charge inside the surface is [ where, ε 0= permittivity constant]

(a) 4×103C (b) -4×103C (c)

(−4 × 103 ) C (d) -4×103ε 0C
ε

Q.10 If the flux of the electric field through a closed surface is zero, then
(i) The electric field must be zero anywhere on the surface
(ii) The electric field may be zero anywhere on the surface
(iii) The charge inside the surface must be zero
(iv) The charge in the vicinity of the surface must be zero.
(a) (i), (ii) (b) (ii), (iii) (c) (ii), (iv) (d) (i), (iii).

Q.11 Consider the charge configuration and spherical Gaussian surface as shown in the figure. When
calculating the flux of the electric field will be due to

(a) q2 (b) Only the positive charges (c) All the charges (d) +q1 and -q1.

Q.12 q1, q2, q3 and q4 are point charges located at point as shown in the figure and S is a spherical Gaussian
surface of radius R, which of the following is true according to the Gauss’s law?

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q1 +q 2+ q3
(a) ∮ ¿ ¿+ E2 + E3 ). dA= (b) ∮ ¿ ¿+ E2 + E3 ). dA= ¿ ¿ ¿
2 ε0
q1 +q 2+ q3 +q 4
(c) ∮ ¿ ¿+ E2 + E3 ). dA= (d) None of these.
ε0

Q.13 The Gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is
(a) Any surface near the charge distribution
(b) Always a spherical surface
(c) A symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution, at every point of which electric field has a
single fixed value
(d) None of the given options.

Q.14 Gauss’s law should be invalid, if

(a) There were magnetic monopoles (b) The inverse square law was not exactly true
(c) The velocity of light was not a universal constant (d) None of the above.

Q.15 Two parallel infinite line charges + and - are placed with a separation distance R in free space. The
net electric field exactly mid- way between the two- line charges is
2 ❑ 1
(a) Zero (b) (c) πε R (d) .
2 πε 0 R 0 2 πε 0 R
Q.16 An infinite line charge produces a field of 8×109N/C at 0.02m. The linear charge density is:
(a) 2×10-7C/m (b) 10-8C/m (c) 107C/m (d) 10-4C/m.

Q.17 A charge of 17.7×10-4C is distributed uniformly over a large sheet of area 200m 2. The electric field
intensity at a distance 20cm from it in air will be
(a) 5×105N/C (b) 6×105N/C (c) 7×105N/C (d) 8×105N/C.

Q.18 From what distance should a 100eV electron be fired towards a large metal plate having a surface
charge of -2.0×10-6Cm2, so that it just fails to strike the plate?
(a) 0.50mm (b) 0.44m (c) 0.60mm (d) 0.77mm.

Q.19 If the electric field near the earth’s surface be 300 V/m directed downwards, then the surface, density of
charge on earth’s surface is
(a) 3.0×10-9C/m2 (b) 5.0×10-9C/m2 (c) 2.6×10-9C/m2 (d) 7.0×10-9C/m2,

Q.20 A thin spherical shell of metal has a radius of 0.25m and carries a charge of 0.2mC. The electric
intensity at a point for outside the shell will be
(a) 2.88×104N/C (b) 3.4×104N/C (c) 3.25×104N/C (d) 3.88×104N/C.

Questions based on Electric Flux:

Q.1 The electric field in a region is given by E= ai+ bj. Here, a and b are constant. Find the net flux passing
through a square area of side I parallel to yz- plane. (Ans:a l 2 ¿

Q.2 A rectangular surface of sides 10cm and 15cm is placed inside a uniform electric field of 25NC -1, such
that normal to the surface makes an angle of 60 ° with direction of electric field. Find the flux of electric field
through the rectangular surface. (Ans:
2
0.1875 N m /C ¿

E0
Q.3 The electric field in a region is given by E= xi . Find the electric flux passing through a cubical volume
a
2
bounded by the surface x= 0, x= a, y= 0, y= a, z= 0 and z= a. (Ans: E0 a ¿
Q.4 A cylinder is placed in a uniform electric field E with axis parallel to the field. Find the total electric flux
through the cylinder. (Ans: Zero¿

Q.5 A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4m diameter has a surface charge density of 80.0C/m2.
(i) Find the charge on the sphere (Ans:1.45 ×10−3 C ¿
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(ii) What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere? (Ans:1. 64 ×10 8 N m2 /C ¿

Q.6 A point charge causes an electric flux of -1.0×103 N-m2/C to pass through a spherical Gaussian surface
of 10.0 cm radius centered on the charge.
(i) If the radius of the Gaussian surface were doubled, how much flux would pass through the surface?
(Ans: Electric flux will remain unchanged ¿
(ii) What is the value of the point charge?
(Ans:−8.8 nC ¿
Q.7 A point charge q is placed at the center of a cube. What is the flux linked?
(i) With all the faces of the cube
(ii) With each face of the cube
(iii) If charge is not at the center, then what will be the answers of parts (i) and (ii)?

Q
Q.8 A point Q is placed at one corner of a cube. Find flux passing through a cube. (Ans: ¿
8 ε0

Q.9 A hemispherical body of radius R is placed in a uniform electric Field E. What is the flux linked with the
curved surface, if the field is?
(i) Parallel to the base (ii) Perpendicular to the base (Ans: zero ,−Eπ r 2 ¿

Q.10 An infinite line charge produces a field of 9 ×104NC-1 at a distance of 2cm. Calculate the linear charge
density. (Ans:10−7 C m¿
Q.11 A long cylindrical wire carries a positive charge of linear density . An electron (-e, m) revolves around
it in a circular path under the influence of the attractive electrostatic force. Find the speed of the electron.

(Ans: v=
√ eλ
2 π ε0 m
¿

Q.12 A large plane sheet of charge having surface charge density 5 ×10-6Cm2 lies in xy- plane. Find the
electric flux through a circular area of radius 0.1m. If the normal to the circular area makes an angle of 60 °
with Z- axis.
(Ans:4 . 4 4 ×103 N m 2 /C ¿
Q.13 Two large, thin metal places are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the plates have
surface charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 1.77 ×10-11 coulomb per square meter. What is
electric field
(i) To the left of the plates? (ii) To the right of the plates? (iii) In between the plates?
(Ans: zero , zero , 2 N /C ¿
Q.14 A thin spherical shell of metal as a radius of 0.25m and carries charge of 0.2 micro coulomb. Calculate
the electric intensity at 3.0m from the center of the shell. (Ans:200 N /C ¿

Q.15 An electric dipole is placed at the center of a spherical shell. Find the electric field at an external point
of shell. (Ans: zero ¿

Q.16 A small conducting spherical shell with inner radius a and outer radius b is
concentric with a larger conducting spherical shell with inner radius c and outer
radius d . The inner shell has total charge +2 q and the outer shell has charge + 4 q
.
(i) What is the total charge on the:
(a) inner surface of the small shell
(b) outer surface of the small shell
(c) inner surface of the large shell
(d) outer surface of the large shell (Ans:0 , 2 q ,−2q ,6 q ¿
(ii) Calculate the electric field in terms of q and the distances r from the common center of two shells for
(a) r < a (b) a< r <b (c) b< r <c (d) c <r < d (e) r > d
2q 6q
(Ans: zero , zero , 2
, zero , 2
¿
4 π ε0 r 4 π ε0 r

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Q.17 At a point 20cm from the center of a uniformly charged dielectric sphere of radius 10cm, the electric
field 100V/m. Find the electric field at 3cm from the center of the sphere. (Ans:120 V /m ¿

Q.18 Two non- conducting spheres of radius R have charge Q uniformly distributed. The centers of spheres
are x=0 and x=3 R . Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field on the x - axis,
R 3R
(i) x=0 (ii) x= (iii) x= (iv¿ x=4 R
2 2
Q 17 Q Q
(Ans: 2
( along−x axis ) , 2
( along + x axis ) , zero , 2
(along + x axis)
36 π ε 0 R 200 π ε 0 R 4 π ε0 R

Q.19 A non- conducting sphere of radius R has a spherical cavity of radius R/2as
shown. The solid part of the sphere has a uniform volume charge density ρ . Find
magnitude and direction of electric field at point:
(a) O and (b) A
ρR 17 ρR
(Ans: ¿, ¿¿
6 ε 0 54 ε 0

Q.20 A point charge of 1.8 µC is at the centre of a Gaussian cube 55 cm on edge. What is the net
electric flux through the surface? (Ans:2.0 ×10 5 N m2 /C ¿

Questions based on Equilibrium of Three Collinear Charges

Q.1 Two point charges Q and 16Q are fixed at separation d. Where should a third point charge be placed
between them so that it experiences no force i.e. in equilibrium? If we replace Q by -Q. Where the third
d 4d
charge should be placed on the line joining the charges so that it is in equilibrium? (Ans: ¿ Q∨ ¿ 16 Q ¿
5 5

Q.2 Two point charges 9Q and 25Q are placed at separation d. Where a third charge q should be placed
3d
between them so that all charges are in equilibrium? Also find the value of q and its nature. (Ans: ¿9Q¿
8

Q.3 Two particles A and B having charges 8 x 10-6 C and – 2.0 x 10-6 C respectively are held fixed with a
separation of 20 cm. Where a third charged particle should be placed so that it does not experience a net
electric force? (Ans:0.2 m¿ – 2 .0 x 10−6 C ¿
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Q.4 Two charges 2.0 x 10 C and 1.0 x 10 C are placed at a separation of 10 cm. Where a third charge
should be placed such that experiences no net force due to these charges? If the second charge is
-1.0 x 10-6 C. Locate the position where a third charge will not experience a net force. (Ans:5.86 cm ¿
Q.5 Two particles A and B having charges q and 2q respectively are placed on a smooth table with a
separation d. A third particle C is to be clamped on the table in such a way that the particles A and B remain
at rest on the table under electrical forces. What should be the charge on C and where should it be clamped?

(Ans: ( √ 2−1 ) d ¿

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