VIDYAPEETH

QUESTION BANK_PHYSICS (2022)

Elestrostatics
1. A vertical electric field of magnitude 4.9×105 N/C
just prevents a water droplet of a mass 0.1 g from
falling. The value of charge on the droplet will be :
(Given g = 9.8 m/s2 )
(1) 1.6×10−9 C (2) 2.0×10−9 C
(3) 3.2×10−9 C (4) 0.5×10−9 C

2. Two identical charged particles each having a mass

10 g and charge 2.0×10−7 C area placed on a (1) E1 =  / 0 , E2 =  / 20
horizontal table with a separation of L between then
(2) E1 = 2 / 0 , E2 =  / 0
such that they stay in limited equilibrium. If the
coefficient of friction between each particle and the (3) E1 = E2 =  / 20
table is 0.25 , find the value of L. [Use g=10 ms−2 ]
(4) E1 = E2 =  / 0
(1) 12 cm (2) 10 cm
(3) 8 cm (4) 5 cm
5. 27 identical drops are charged at 22 V each. They
combine to form a bigger drop. The potential of the
3. A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly bigger drop will be _______ V.
distributed charge of density ρ. The radius of
cylindrical volume is R. A charge particle (q)
6. Sixty four conducting drops each of radius 0.02 m
revolves around the cylinder in a circular path. The
and each carrying a charge of 5μC are combined to
kinetic of the particle is :
form a bigger drop. The ratio of surface density of
qR 2 qR 2 bigger drop to the smaller drop will be :
(1) (2)
4 0 2 0 (1) 1:4 (2) 4:1
(3) 1:8 (4) 8:1
q 4 0 R 2
(3) (4)
40 R 2 q 7. If a charge q is placed at the centre of a closed
hemispherical non-conducting surface, the total flux
4. In the figure, a very large plane sheet of positive passing through the flat surface would be :
charge is shown. P1 and P2 are two points at distance
l and 2l from the charge distribution. If σ is the surface
charge density, then the magnitude of electric fields
E1 and E2 at P1 and P2 respectively are :

q q
(1) (2)
0 20
q q
(3) (4)
40 2 0

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8. Three identical charged balls each of charge 2C are q  1 
suspended from a common point P by silk threads of (3) 2 
1− 
4 0 a  2
2 m each (as shown in figure). They form an
equilateral triangle of side 1 m. q  1 1
−
4 0 a  2 2 
2 
(4)
The ratio of net force on a charged ball to the force
between any two charged balls will be :
11. Two point charges A and B of magnitude +8 × 10−6
C and −8×10−6 C respectively are placed at a distance
d apart. The electric field at the middle point O
between the charges is 6.4×104 NC−1. The distance
' d ' between the point charges A and B is:
(1) 2.0 m (2) 3.0 m
(3) 1.0 m (4) 4.0 m

12. A positive charge particle of 100mg is thrown in

(1) 1:1 (2) 1:4 opposite direction to a uniform electric field of
(3) 3:2 (4) 3 :1 strength 1×105 NC−1. If the charge on the particle is
40μC and the initial velocity is 200 ms−1, how much
9. Given below are two statements : distance it will travel before coming to the rest
Statement-I : A point charge is brought in an electric momentarily:
field. The value of electric field at a point near to the (1) 1 m (2) 5 m
charge may increase if the charge is positive. (3) 10 m (4) 0.5 m
Statement-II : An electric dipole is placed in a non-
uniform electric field. The net electric force on the 13. At what temperature a gold ring of diameter 6.230 cm
dipole will not be zero. be heated so that it can be fitted on a wooden bangle
Choose the correct answer from the options given of diameter 6.241 cm ? Both the diameters have been
below : measured at room temperature (27 C).
(1) Both statement-I and statement-II are true. (Given: coefficient of linear thermal expansion of
(2) Both statement-I and statement-I are false. gold  L =1.4×10−5 K−1 )
(3) Statement-I is true but statement-II is false.
(1) 125.7 C (2) 91.7 C
(4) Statement-I is false but statement-II is true.
(3) 425.7 (4) 152.7 C
10. The three charges q/2,q and q/2 are placed at the
14. If the electric potential at any point (x, y, z)m in space
corners A,B and C of a square of side ‘ a ‘ as shown
is given by V=3x2 volt. The electric field at the point
in figure. The magnitude of electric field (E) at the
(1,0,3) m will be :
comer D of the square, is :
(1) 3Vm−1, directed along positive x-axis.
(2) 3Vm−1, directed along negative x-axis.
(3) 6Vm−1, directed along positive x-axis.
(4) 6Vm−1, directed along negative x-axis.

15. The volume charge density of a sphere of radius 6 m

is 2 µC cm−3 . The number of lines of force per unit
q  1 1
+
4 0 a  2 2 
2 
(1) surface area coming out from the surface of the
sphere is _______ 1010 NC−1 .
q  1  [Given : Permittivity of vacuum
(2) 2 
1+ 
4 0 a  2 0 = 8.85 10−12 C2 N −1 − m−2 ]

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16. Two uniformly charged spherical conductors A and 21. A spherically symmetric charge distribution is
B of radii 5 mm and 10 mm are separated by a considered with charge density varying as
distance of 2 cm. If the spheres are connected by a  3 r 
 − for r  R
conducting wire, then in equilibrium condition, the  ( r )  0  4 R 
ratio of the magnitudes of the electric fields at the  Zero for r  R
surface of the sphere A and B will be: 
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 Where, r(r < R) is the distance from the center O (as
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 1 : 4 shown in figure). The electric field at point P will be
:
17. Three-point charges of magnitude 5µC, 0. 16 µC
And 0.3 µC are located at the vertices A, B, C of a
right-angled triangle whose sides are AB = 3cm, BC
= 3 2 cm and CA = 3 cm and point A is the right-
angle corner. Charge at point A experience _____ N
of electrostatic force due to the other two charges.

18. A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly

distributed chare of density  Cm−3 . The electric 0 r  3 r  0 r  3 r 
(A)  −  (2)  − 
field inside the cylindrical volume at a distance 40  4 R  30  4 R 
20 0 r  r 0 r  r
x= m from its axis is ______ Vm−1= (C) 1 −  (4) 1 − 
 40  R  50  R 

22. Given below are two statements.

Statement I : Electric potential is constant within at
the surface of each conductor.
Statement II : Electric field just outside a charged
conductor is perpendicular to the surface of the
conductor at every point.
In the light of the above statements., choose the
most appropriate answer from the options give
below.
(A) Both statement I and statement II are correct
(B) Both statement I and statement II are
19. A charge of 4 µC is to be divided into two. The incorrect
distance between the two divided charges is (C) Statement I is correct but statement II is
constant. The magnitude of the divided charges so incorrect
that the force between them is maximum, will be : (D) Statement I is incorrect but and statement II is
(A) 1 µC and 3 µC (B) 2 µC and 2 µC correct
(C) 0 and 4 µC (D) 1.5 µC and 2.5 µC
23. Two identical metallic spheres A and B when placed
20. Two electric dipoles of diple moments 1.2 10−30 at certain distance in air repel each other with a
force of F. Another identical uncharged sphere C is
cm and 2.4 10−30 cm are placed in two difference
first placed in contact with A and then in contact
uniform electric fields of strengths 5104 NC−1 and
with B and finally placed at midpoint between
10  104 NC−1 respectively. The ratio of maximum
spheres A and B . The force experience by sphere C
1 will be:
torque experienced by the electric dipoles will be
x (A) 3F/2 (B) 3F/4
. The value of x is ______ . (C) F (D) 2F

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 Answer Key
Q1 (2) Q9 (1) Q17 (17)

Q2 (1) Q10 (1) Q18 (1)

Q3 (1) Q11 (2) Q19 (B)

Q4 (3) Q12 (4) Q20 (6)

Q5 (198) Q13 (4) Q21 (C)

Q6 (2) Q14 (4) Q22 (A)

Q7 (2) Q15 (45) Q23 (B)

Q8 (4) Q16 (B)

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