2. 5. Electric Charges, Coulomb's _ Law, Superposition Principle and Continuous Charge Distribution Two identical positive charge Q each are fixed at @ distance of ‘2a’ apart from each other. Another Point charge q, with mass ‘m'is placed at midpoint between two fixed charges. For a small displacement along the line joining the fixed charges, the charge | 4p executes SHM, The time period of oscillation of | charge gy will be | 4x°egma? HQ (@) ome %2 amegmal an egma? [sneyma® eo -— Sm Eoma G2 4% (27 July 1" Shift 2022) ‘A charge of 4 uC is to be divided into two. The distance between the two divided charges is constant. The magnitude of the divided charges so that the force between them is maximum, will be (a) 1pC and 3 uC (b) 2 pC and 2 pC (©) Oand 4 uC (a) 1.5 uC and 2.5 pC (27" July 2" Shift 2022) | ‘Two identical metallic spheres A and B when placed | at certain distance in air repel each other with a force of F. Another identical uncharged sphere C is first placed in contact with A and then in contact with Band finally placed at midpoint between spheres A and B. The force experienced by sphere Cwill be | (a) 312, (b) 3F/4 (0) F (d) 2F (29% July 2" Shift 2022) ‘Two identical charged particles each having a mass 10 gand charge 2.0 x 10”? Care placed onahorizontal table with a separation of L between them such that they stay in limited equilibrium. If the coefficient of friction between each particle and the table is 0.25, find the value of L. [Use g = 10 ms] (a) em (b) 10cm () Bem (a) Sem (24" June 2 Shift 2022) ‘A force of 10 N acts on a charged particle placed between two plates of a charged capacitor. If one plate of capacitor is removed, then the force acting on that particle will be | (b) @ 8 Electrostatics ()5N @)10N (©) 20N Wz, 27 June Shit gy | ‘two particles A and B having charges 20 yo, 5 uC respectively are held fixed with asepaaige? 5 cm. At what position a third charged Pan, | should be placed so that it does not experience electric force? uC “3uc oa | xs 8 (a) AtS cm from -5 uC on the right side, (b) At5 cm from 20 uC on the left side of system, (6) At 1.25 em from a ~5 wC between two charges (4) At midpoint between two charges. (G1 Aug 1 Shift 201) A certain charge Q is divided into two parts gang (Q- q). How should the charges Qand q be divided so that q and (Q - q) placed at a certain distance | apart experience maximum electrostatic repulsion? (a) Q=29 (b) a=t (© Q=4q (A) Q=34 (20 july 1 Shift 2021) ‘Two identical tennis balls each having mass m and charge q are suspended from a fixed point by threads of length 1. What is the equilibrium separation whet each thread makes a small angle @ with the vertical? 2 ye @ “( 0) ~ at ] 2negmg? 2negmg v3 ye =| ? } ° (sf) (27* july 1° Shift 2020) ‘Two electrons each are fixed ata distance‘2d’ A third charge proton placed at the midpoint is displace! slightly by a distance x(x < < d) perpendiculat the line joining the two fixed charges. Proton execute simple harmonic motion having angultt frequency (m= mass of charged particle) 12 > (a (Rome? ) |, ] 2g megmd’x by . wa i oo a 2 2B 4 ? (24" Feb 2" Shift 2021) es +Q, q, +O are placed respectively, at 2 } @ i J ° charg ree ae 0, d/2 and d from the origin, on the x-axis, ifthe net force experienced by +Q, placed at x =0, is vero, hen vale of gis @ +04 ©) -Q2 = (c) +Q/2_ (d) -Q/4 (9" Jan 1 Shift 2019) Charge is distributed within a sphere of radius R eorla witha volume charge density p(r) =e", where r ‘Aandaare constants. If Qs the total charge of this ‘harge distribution, the radius R is @ om i ] ) alog(1-5 27) ~ aad a Q a 1 Mtog{1-—2-] (a) Slog © She +) @$ {= a } 2naA ~ (9! Jan 2" Shift 2019) ‘There is a uniform spherically symmetric surface charge density at a distance R, from the origin. The charge distribution is initially at rest and starts expanding because of mutual repulsion. The figure that represents best the speed V(R(t)) of the distribution as a function of its instantaneous radius Riis eH) wae) OA () % fo ® Ro 4a) wee) W © @ % ho ® ho (12 Jan 1 Shift 2019) Two identical conducting spheres A and B, carry equal charge. They are separated by a distance much larger than their diameters, and the force between them is F, A third identical conducting sphere, C, is uncharged. Sphere Cis first touched to A, then to B, and then removed. As a result, the force between A and B would be equal to @ # F 3 @e ey OF Online 2018) s +Q and Shown in the figure are two point charges ~Qinside the cavity of a spherical shell. The charges are kept near the surface of the cavity on opposite 15. 16. 17. 18, 19. 20. 287 sides of the centre of the shell. Ifo, is the surface charge on the inner surface and Q, net charge on it and G, the surface charge on the outer surface and Q, net charge on it then UD (a) 0, #0,Q,#0;0,40,Q,#0 (b) 6, #0, Q,=0;0,40,Q,=0 (©) 6, #0,Q, (@) 6, =0,Q, (Online 2015) are kept at x=-aand ‘of mass m and charge ‘Two charges, each equal to q, x= aon the x-axis. A particle qo =4 is placed at the origin. If charge do is given a small displacement (y < < a) along the y-axis, the net force acting on the particle is proportional to i @+@y Ov @, z (2013) ‘Two identical charged spheres suspended from a ‘common point by two massless strings of length 1 are initially a distance d(d < < 1) apart because of their mutual repulsion. The charge begins to leak from both the spheres at a constant rate, As a result the charges approach each other with a velocity v. Then asa function of distance x between them (a) vet? (b) vee xt (©) vee x! (d) vex (2011) ‘Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal lengths. The strings make an angle of 30° with each other. When suspended in a liquid of density 0.8 g cm”*, the angle remains the same. If density of the material of the sphere is 1.6 g cm™, the dielectric constant of the liquid is, @1 (b) 4 3 (d) 2. (2010) ‘A charge Qis placed at each of the opposite corners ofa square. A charge q is placed at each of the other two corners. Ifthe net electrical force on Q is zero, then the Q/q equals (a) -2V2 (0) -1 (1 (d) — v2 (2009) If gp and gy, are the accelerations due to gravity on the surfaces of the earth and the moon respectively and if Millikan’s oil drop experiment could be performed on the two surfaces, one will find the electronic charge on the moon Eas ome Caise One meen electronic charge on the earth (a) Sule 1 © 0 () Sele (2007) Four charges equal to -Q are placed at the four corners of a square and a charge q is at its centre. If the system is in equilibrium the value of q is @ ~2a42va) ©) Sar2va) ratio 0288 ‘Wb JE Main Chapters Tpicwise Soliton, 27, ‘Two identical conducting spheres with Ry volume have 2.1 nC and -0.1 nC charges, roy ®t, They ate brought into contact and then Bey, © ~Sa+23) by a distance of 05 m. The electrons? @ L042 — 200s 21. Two spherical conductors Band Chaving equal radii and carrying equal charges in them repel each other acting between the spheres is 1) fone with a force F when kept apart at some distance. A i a third spherical conductor having same radius as that [siren aioe of B but uncharged is brought in contact with B, then brought in contact with Cand finally removed away from both. The new force of repulsion between Band Cis (@) Fa 25" Feb Si, Electric Field, Electric Dipole, tle Flux, Gauss's Law and its Application” (b) 37/4 (©) FB (a) 38/8 (2004) | 28, A uniform electric field E = (Sm/e) Vim is cy between two parallel plates oflength I masake figure, (where m= mass of electron ande= eho electron). An electron enters the field symmnen between the plates with a speed of 2 m/s, Thee 22. Three charges -q,, +4, and -q, are placed as shown in the figure. The x-component of. the force on -q is of the deviation (8) ofthe path of the electron Proportional to i comes out of the field will be . il i ~) (a) tan“"(4) —! a> (@) BBeoso ) Br Boing () tant) a om() “| (@) tan“¥(3) © B+ eoso @ B-Bsno (2003) 23. Ifa charge qs placed at the centre ofthe line joining two equal charges Q such that the system is in equilibrium then the value of qis @ Q@2 )-92 (© Ql (28" July 2" Shift 20ny | 29. A spherically symmetric charge distribution considered with charge density varying as ar 32) forrs pir)= bo(§ a) forrsk zero forr>R (d) -Q/4 | (2002) Numerical Value Type 24. A particle of mass 1 mg and charge q is lying at 25, 26. the mid-point of two stationary particles kept at a distance 2 m when each is carrying same charge q. If the free charged particle is displaced from its where, 7(r < R) is the distance from the centre O (as shown in figure). The electric field at point P will be equilibrium position through distance ‘x’ (x << 1 m). (a Por ( 3 1) () Poe @ -4) ‘The particle executes SHM. Its angular frequency of 4e 4 R 3e) 4 R oscillation will be___x 10° rad/ s if q? = 10’ th (© Pet @ Pret (25! july 1 Shift 2021) deg OR 505 U7 R An infinite number of point charges, each carrying 1 HC charge, are placed along the y-axis at y= 1 m, 2m,4m,8m soe ‘The total force on a 1 C point charge, placed at the origin, is x x 10° N. The value of x, to the nearest integer, is (ake 7 =9 x10? Nm?/C*] 0 (18 March 2" shift 2021) ‘Two small spheres each of mass 10 mgare suspended from a point by threads 0.5 m long. They are equally | charged and repel each other to a distance of 0.20 m. (29! July 1* Shift 2022) 30. A vertical electric field of magnitude 4.9 x 10° NC just prevents a water droplet of a mass 0.1 g from falling. The value of charge on the droplet will be (a) 16x 10°C (b) 2.0 x 10°C (©) 32x 10°C (d) 0.5 x 10°C (24 June 1 Shift 202) 31. A long cylindrical volume contains a unifocly distributed charge of density p. ‘The radius * cylindrical volume is R. A charge particle | revolves around the cylinder in a circular pat kinetic energy of the particle is ‘The charge on each of the sphere is x 10-8, ‘The 2 sek? a pak? par P(g oh value of ‘a’ will be___. [Given ¢= 10 ms] ae Oe © aga? Op (25 Feb 2" Shift 2021) (24° june 2" Shift 202)rotrsiatios 32, 33. 35, 36, In the figure, a very. large plane sheet of |<“ positive charge is [+ Fe Ghown, P; and P, [+ 7+ * yo are two points at|+ 7.4/1 é distance | and 21] + 945) Ft from the distribution. If 6 is the surface charge density, then the magnitude of electric fields E, and E, at P, and P, respectively are (a) £, = Oley Ey = 0/2£9(b) E, = 2oley E, = o/ey (0) F\=E,=92 (A) B,=E,=a/ey (25" June 1” Shift 2022) If a charge q is placed at the LLP charge centre of a closed hemispherical non-conducting surface, the total flux passing through the flat pe) surface would be @) ale (b) qi2e, (©) q/4eq (a) gl2ne, (27% June 2" Shift 2022) Three identical charged P balls each of charge 2C are suspended from a common point P by silk threads of 2 m each (as shown in figure). They form an im equilateral triangle of side 1 m. The ratio of net force on a charged ball to the force between any two charged balls will be 2m @i: 1:4 @ V2 @ Ba (27 June 2™ Shift 2022) Given below are two statements : Statement-I: A point charge isbrought in an electric field, At a point near to the charge may increase if the charge is positive. Statement-I : An electric dipole is placed in a non- uniform electric field. The net electric force on the dipole will not be zero. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. (a) Both statement-I and statement-II are true, (b) Both statement-I and statement-Il are false. (c) Statement-Lis true but statement-II is false. (a) Statement-I is false but statement-II is true. (28" June 1* Shift 2022) The three charges q/2 q and q/2 are D placed at the corners A, B and C of a [#7 square of side ‘a’ as shown in figure. ‘The magnitude of electric field (E) at |g 9: the corner D of the square is B G 1 (4 yt it t) males) zal a 37. 38, 39. 40. . A solid metal sphere of radius R 289 4 1 (4-3) © (-5) @ Feale2 nega (28" June 1* Shift 2022) Two point charges A and B of magnitude +8 x 10° C and -8 x 10° C respectively are placed ata distance d apart. The electric field at the middle point O between the charges is 6.4 x 10‘ N C”’. The distance ‘d’ between the point charges A and Bis (a) 20m (b) 3.0m (c) 1.0m (d) 40m (28% June 2" Shift 2022) A positive charge particle of 100 mg is thrown in oppositedirectiontoauniformelectricfieldofstrength 1 x 10° N C1 If the charge on the particle is 40 nC and the initial velocity is 200 m s“!, how much distance it will travel before coming to the rest momentarily? (@im (5m (©) 10m (d) 0.5m (29% June 1* Shift 2022) ‘Two points charges Q each are placed at a distance d apart. A third point charge q is placed at a distance x from mid-point on the perpendicular bisector. The value of x at which charge q will experience the maximum coulomb’s force is d d da =d (b) x28 x ae fa) x (b) x= (0) Bose (29"* June 2" Shift 2022) A cube is placed inside an electric field, E=150y"j. ‘The side of the cube is 0.5 m and is placed in the field as shown in the given figure. The charge inside the cube is Lie (b) 3.8x10'C (d) 83x 107 (1 Sep 1* Shift 2021) (a) 83x 10°C () 38x 10PC having charge q is enclosed inside the concentric spherical shell of inner radius a and outer radius 6 as shown in the figure, ‘The approximate variation electric field E as a function of distance r from centre O is given by (a) e —290 ’ (b) t OF L “A ad (26" Aug 1* Shift 2021) 42. A uniformly charged disc of radius R having surface charge density o is placed in the xy plane with its center at the origin. Find the electric field intensity along the z-axis at a distance Z from origin. eee oS] ° b) B= 1 ° zl aa) (+R) 2 } (27 Aug 1" Shift 2021) 43. In Millikan’ oil drop experiment, what is viscous force acting on an uncharged drop of radius 2.0 x 10° m and density 1.2 x 10° kg m™? Take viscosity of liquid = 1.8 x 10 N s m™, (Neglect buoyancy due to air). (a) 5.8x10-N (© 18« 10° N (b) 3.9x 10° N (d) 38x 10 N (27 Aug 1" Shift 2021) 44, Figure shows a rod AB, which isbent in a 120° circular arc of radius R. A charge (-Q) is uniformly distributed over rod AB. What is the electric filed E at the centre of curvature oO @ w3Q 8n7e0R’ “ aT cb JEE Main Chapterwise-Topionise Sohne ity 50 6 380 Beg? 16r?egR™ 27" Aug 2% hig 45. Choose the incorrect statement. (A) The electric lines of force entering inty Gaussian surface Provide negative” * 18) A charge’ q'is placed at the centre of a cu ee ah all the faces will be the same (©)In @ uniform electric field net flux th a closed Gaussian surface containing ng fe charge, is vero. (0) When electric field is parallel to @ Gtusin surface, it provides a finite non-zero flux Choose the most appropriate answer from thy options given below. (a) (B) and (D) only {© (A)and (C) only © @) 202 (b) (C) and (D) only (@ (D) only (31 Aug 2° Shift 2021) | 46. Anclectric dipole is placed on x-axis in proximityty a line charge of linear charge density 3.0 x 10°* Cjm, Line charge is placed on z-axis and positive ang negative charge of dipole is at a distance of 10 mm and 12 mm from the origin respectively. If toal force of 4 N is exerted on the dipole, find out te amount of positive or negative charge of the dipole (a) 4.44 uC (b) 88 nC (©) 0.485 mc (4) 815.1 1c (22 July 2" Shifi 2021) 47. Two ideal electric —49B dipoles A and B, having their dipole % = % moment p, and py respectively are placed + on a plane with their centres O as shown in the figure. At point Con theaxis of dipole A, the resulta electric feld is making an angle of 37° with the ax ‘The ratio of the dipole moment of A and B, - is 2 3 OF | (25° july 2" Shift 2021) 48, What will be the magnitude of electric field at point O as shownin figure? Each side of the figure is 1 and perpendicular to each other. 4“yg @ +4 Om? am, 2?) (274 july 2" ships 2021) -echarge density at the ir jparthesurface charge densityattheintersection sini 3 m plane and Xaxs, inthe region of sm linecange oC lying along the z-axis afte Pace ) 2 14788. c/n (b) 0.424 n€ m™ “) 2 (6) 40nC m2 (16" March 2" Shift 2021) yaildrop of radius 2 mm with a density 3g em @ Mid stationary under a constant electric feld ‘gx 10° Vm in the Millikan’ oil drop iment. What is the number of excess electrons mpecil drop will possess? Consider ¢= 9.81 m/s! ja) 73x 10 (b) 1.73 x 10% jp 17310" (@) 488 x 10!" (18" March 1" Shift 2021) 4, Acabe of side “a” has point charges + located at 5 ch of its vertices except at the origin where the Guage is-Q The electric field at the centre of cube aol he og +9 B ” Q , 2 . sha 948) yi Rew 9 SFncya ORG E+ I+D (24! Feb 1 sit 2021) Nineod 52 A charge ‘q’ is placed at one corner of a cube as shown in figure, The flux of electrostatic field E through the shaded area is ot z ) ae a A > 4g 3} @ x eg (25 Feb 2" Shift 2021) 3. Find the electric field at point P (as shown in | figure) on the perpendicular bisector of a uniformly sharged thin wire of length L carrying a charge Q. The distance of the point P from the centre of the 3 rodis a= 2 A charged particle (mass m andy 291 Q Srey V3Q L 4ne,D @ 2. aregh w —2 (26% Feb 1" Shift 2021) a3negl? Given below are two statements: Statement I : An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a hollow sphere. The flux of electric field through the sphere is zero but the electric field is not zero anywhere in the sphere. . Statement IT: If Ris the radius of a solid metallic sphere and Q be the total charge on it. The electric field at any point on the spherical surface of radius (Ris zero but the electric flux passing through this closed sphe surface of radius ris not zero. In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below. (a) Both Statement I and Statement IT are true. (b) Statement Is true but Statement Ilis false (©) Both Statement I and Statement II are false, (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true. (26% Feb 2" Shift 2021) (a) (b) charge q) moves along X-axis with velocity vy. When it passes through the origin it enters a region having uniform electric field E=-E] which extends upto x = d. Equation of path of electron in the region x > dis = s4(4_x) ©) yee \2 Ed? @ y= ES naive (2 Sep t* Shift 2020) @) yea) A small point mass carrying, p some positive charge on it, is | a released from the edge of a table. There is a uniform electric field in this region in the horizontal J direction. Which of the following options then correctly describe the trajectory of the mass? (Curves are drawn schematically and are not to scale.) y y LA ok= watG JEE Main Chaptenwise-Topicwise, Solution Ry x 3 x x iS i oy OF OF @s ) ¥ x % @ a 2 * ~ (6% Sep ys Sig . Fonacharge'@’d 57 (2 Sep 2" Shift 2020) | go, Consider theforce Fona charge‘ duetoay.,. 37. Two ch: sce care ed spherical shell of radius R carryja sure ange inte Pane sha of norms | GES antl ove. Whig 2S) inter 5 tee aarhete 141 > 8 ing statements is true for F, iq Fepronn fish angle, Which ofthe following best ies the centre of thecheli? ® Pac? ' the electric field lines for this system paras @ (o) 242 > Fo oforrR . OF tee i. th = 1B forallr (65 @ Fege «2 Si any () " 61. Two infinite planes each with uniform surface 5 y charge density +o are . Keptinsuchawaythatthe JS angle between them is 30°, The electric field in ? @ . the region shown between them is given by ° 2[0-2)5-4] © Low] @ e{(- 253] 0) se [Os aj *. 2 fo+9;-4] 2 [4 ofa 5 Or. ar (7 Jan 1 Shift am) (a) °, | 62. In finding the electric field using Gauss lav te acl * spPlicble. Inthe oma, (4" Sep 1" Shift 2020) is permittivity of free space, A is the area of Gausiz | ; face and q,,,. is charge enclosed by the Gausiit 58. A particle of charge q and mass m is subjected to au leac an electric field E = Ey(1 - ax) in the x-direction, — Anis equadias can be used in which ote where a and E, are constants. Initially the particle ( ee a oie rc: fa was at rest at x= 0. Other than the initial position Goa ice ther Gauguin tamer ln the kinetic energy of the particle becomes zero when, z y i ‘al oe jaussion su the distance of the particle from, the origin is © Only rn She Gatiaiaa surfice is # 2 ih 3 ‘equipotential surface and || is constant ont (a) E @ £ (Oa @ ye ee (4 Sep 2 shift 2020) (d) Only when |é] = constant a ia 59. Charges Q, and Q, are 63. Three charged particles A, y at points A and Bofa Band C with changes -¥4, right angle triangle 2g and ~2q are present on OAB (see figure). The x, the circumference ofa circle resultant electric field at of radius a The charged point Ois perpendicular articles A, c tothe hypotenuse, then FOP TS te ted an Q,/Q, is proportional to equilateral triangle asesis nin fignr. Electric field at O along x-direction she —s ey) Sn. © eet nega Sa (d) 2g @ ai fagdl (8" Jan 1 Shift 2020) 4, arid of ass mand charge qi released from rat in a uniform electric field. If there is no other force on the particle, the dependence ofits speed v sa the distance x travelled by ti correctly given by (qaphs are schematic and not drawn to scale) od C ©) 5] ) e >| o (8" Jan 2" shift 2020) (5, Andlectricdipole of moment p=(-i-3}+28)x10™ Cm {sat the origin (0, 0, 0). The electric field due to this dipole at 7=+i+3)+5k (note that 7.p=0) is parallel to (®) (i-3} (9 @i+3}-2k) (b) (2-3) +28) (@) Ci+3j- 2k) (9 Jan 1* Shift 2020) 66. Consider a sphere of radius R Lt which carries a uniform charge | density p. Ifa sphere of radius S is carved out of it, as shown, the et of magni of electric A tr fied B, and Ey, respectively, at points A and B due tothe remaining portion is f a 18 7 18 Eg Boge 18 POF OF OF OF (9 Jan 1° Shift 2020) § The bob of a simple pendulum has mass 2 g and © charge of 5.0 yC. It is at rest in a uniform | zontal electric field of intensity 2000 V m!. At Squilibrium, the angle that the pendulum makes With the vertical is (take g = 10m s™) 68. 69. 70. 7. 293 (b) tan? (0.5) (d) tan" (5.0) (8 April 1° Shift 2019) An electric dipole is formed by two equal and opposite charges q with separation d. The charges have same mass m. It is kept in a uniform electric field E. If it is slightly rotated from its equilibrium orientation, then its angular frequency @ is. fae wy [Eo af ce & o fe © f55 0 ha © Vind (st April 2 Shift 2019) A positive point charge is released from rest at a distance r, from a positive line charge with uniform density. The speed (v) ‘of the point charge, asa function of instantancous distance r from line charge, is proportional to @ von(E) () v= h(E) = wel) (8 April 2 Shift 2019) Four point charges -q, +, +q and -q are placed on y-axis at y = -2d, y = -d, y= +d and y = +24, respectively. The magnitude of the electric field E at a point on the x-axis at x = D, with D >> d, will behave as (a) tan“ (0.2) (c) tan" (2.0) © vee 1 L fa) Ee (b) Ear © Bad @ bet (9% April 2™ Shift 2019) A simple pendulum of length L is placed between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor having electric. field E, as shown in figure. Its bob has mass m and charge q. The time period of the pendulum is given by z eT a OTe) ae s F m 7] (6) an FE 8 (0 April 2" Shift 2019)294 72. Shown in the figure is a shell 73. 74. 75. 76. made of a conductor. Ithas inner radius @ and outer radius b, and carries charge Q At ts centre is a dipole P as shown. In this case (a) surface charge density on the | inner surface of the shell is zero everywhere | (b) surface charge density on the inner surface is uniform and equal to (2/2) ana (©) electric field outside the shell is the same as that | of a point charge at the centre ofthe shell (@) surface charge density on the outer surface depends on |p| (12" April 1 Shift 2019) Let a total charge 2Q be distributed in a sphere of radius R, with the charge density given by p(r) = kr, where ris the distance from the centre. Two charges A and B, of ~Q each, are placed on diametrically opposite points, at equal distance a, ftom the centre If A and B do not experience any force, then | @) a=s™R (b) a=2™R | (a) a=RINS (12" April 24 Shift 2019) For a uniformly charged ring of radius R, the electric field on its axis has the largest magnitude at a distance i from its centre. Then value off is R R (a) ®O= OR WR? % a (9! Jan 1" Shift 2019) Two point charges q(VI0 UC) and 9,(-25 nC) are placed on the x-axis at x = 1 m and x = 4m respectively. ‘The electric field (in V/m) at a point y=3 mon y-axis is (a) (631 -279)x10* —(b) (81 81) x10” (c) (~637 +27})x10? (d) (-81f +81}) x10" (9! Jan 2" Shift 2019) Charges -q and +q located at A and B, respectively, constitute an electric dipole, Distance Ai is the mid point of the dipole and OP is perpendicular to AB. A charge Q is placed at P where OP = y and y > > 2a. The charge Q experiences an electrostatic force F. If Q is now moved along the equatorial line to P’ such that the op’ (2) force on Q will be close to (Z>>29) Take =9x10? Nm? C ‘ae F OF or (10" Jan 2" Shift 2019) (a) 27F — (b) 3F 78, 79. 80, = Determine the electric dipole moment ‘WEG: JEE Main Chapterwise-Topicuise Sclutong of a, a system of three charges, placed on the vertge ‘equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure. (a) 21h tap o) a ran © Sal (@ ~V3ql} (124 Jan y Shift 2015 A charge Qis placed ata distance z a/2 above the centre of the ' square surface of edge a as shown in the figure, The electric flux through the square surface is Q © 5 = Q oe Q Q oF @ > Onli e 22, Online 201 A solid ball of radius has a charge density ogien by o=00(1-£) for 0 41> 93> 94 © 4,<0,= 45704 . The region between two concentric gpheres of radii ‘a’ and ‘b, respectively (see figure), has volume (Online 2017) A ‘4 charge density p= >, where A is a constant and ris the distance from the centre. At the centre of the spheres is a point charge Q. The value of A such that the electric field inthe region between the spheres will be constant, is Q Q b) —2 (a) iat (bd) male a) 20 29 © > @ => (2016 oe -P) Da? : A long cylindrical shell carries positive surface charge o in the upper half and negative surface charge -c in the lower half. The electric field lines around the cylinder will look like figure given in (Figures are schematic and not drawn to scale) @ cy ) CES © (ED) @ (2015) A thin disc of radius b = 2a has a concentric hole of radius a in it(see figure). It carries uniform 86. 87. 88, 295 surface charge o on it. Ifthe electric field on its a7 at height h (it < < a) from its centre is given as then value of Cis 6 © o @l oOo OF @ & ie 1B ae x (Online 2015) A wire of length L(= 20 cm), is bent into a semi- circular arc. Ifthe two equal halves of the arc, were each to be uniformly charged with charges £Q, {IQ| = 10° ¢, coulomb where ¢, is the permittivity {in SI units) of free space] the net electric field at the centre O of the semi-circular arc would be Lép (b) (25x10° NIC)? (@ (0x10? N/C)? (Online 2015) Ina uniformly charged sphere of total charge Qand radius R, the electric field E is plotted as a function of distance from the centre. The graph which would correspond to the above will be 4 FE gE wt Le (b) t L~, (a) (60x10? NIC)j (©) @5x10° NIC)} 7 re Re e Ff ©) t at / \ ROS Re (2012) Let there be a spherically symmetric charge distribution with charge density varying as Sir vir)=o($-2) upto r= R, and p(r) = O for r> R, Where r is the distance from the origin. The electric field at a distance r(r < R) from the origin is given by @ gor (S_1) ur (8 4) 3e\4 R 3p \3 Rk © oor (3_2) se (8_1) 4ey\3R 3e9 4 R A thin semi-circular ring 3 of radius r has a positive charge q distributed uniformly over it. The net field at the centre is ° (b) (d) (2010)2a 90, 91, 92. 93. 94. 6 @) 43 at J (b) Inrege? Oar! () ~—4_3 q_* j @ - 4meqr? D Tey?! Let p(ry=-2. mrt (2010) be the charge density distribution fora solid sphere of radius R and total charge Q. For Point ‘p’ inside the sphere at distance r, from the Centre of the sphere, the magnitude of electric field is fa) o ) —2 ; Ane or © (@ -98_ Ame gR* 3neyR* A thin spherical shell of radius R has ch spread uniformly over its surface, Which (2009) arge Q of the following graphs most closely represents the electric field E(r) produced by the shell in the range 0 <1 r). If the surface charge densities on the two shells are equal, the electric potential at the common centre is, 1 (R+r) Amey (R? + ry 112. (b)298 1_(R+2)_g Ae, 2(R? +17) 113, (2" Sep 2" Shift 2020) ays isolated conducting spheres S, and S, of radius 1 3 Rand = R have 12 uC and -3 uC charges, (d) espectively and are at a large distance from each other. They are now connected by a conducting Wire. A long time after this is done, the charges on S, and S, are respectively (a) 4.5 nC on both (©) 3 Cand 6 pC (b) 4.5 uCand -4.5 wC (d) 6 wC and 3 uC (3" Sep 1* Shift 2020) 114. Consider a metallic hollow spheres of radii R and | AR hold charges Q, and Q, respectively. Given that surface charge density of the concentric spheres are equal, the potential difference V(R) ~ V(4R) is 32 3Q, © Tae, ©) Frek Q@ 3Q, oS 4ne,R @ 4ne,R (3 Sep 2 Shift 2020) 115. Hydrogen ion and singly ionized helium atom are accelerated, from rest, through the same potential difference. The ratio of final speeds of hydrogen and helium ions is close to (a) 1:2 () 10:7 (2:1 (5:7 (3 Sep 2™ Shift 2020) 116.A two point charges 4q and ~q are fixed on the d d x-axis at x=—Sand x=", 2 2 ay Ong respectively. If a third point charge ‘g’ is taken from the origin to x = d along the semicircle as shown in the figure, the energy of the charge will 2 (a) increase by ag 2 (b) decrease by Amey 2 ag? d se by (©) decreaseby SEG (a) ncreaseby eG (4"" Sep 1" Shift 2020) 117.A solid sphere of radius R carries a charge Q + q distributed uniformly over its volume. A very small point like a piece of it of mass m gets detached from the bottom of the sphere and falls down vertically under gravity. This piece carries charge q. If it acquires a speed v when it has fallen through a vertical height y (see figure), then (assume the remaining portion to be spherical) | 121. Two electric dipoles, A, B with respe tse JEE Main Chapleruise-Topionsg Sa, ng 2_y|42_ (a) & 42 wo? | raciteoya| «| 4Q @ P= 291 Fee ym +] (5 Sep 1 544 118.Ten charges are placed on the circum, circle of radius R with constant angular sort between successive charges. Alternate chaget | 5, 7, Jhave charge (+q) each, while 2, 4,6, g°0 charge (-q) each. ‘The potential V and the sp | qQr 2 ey] 228 _ (0) HPN Treg(R+ y)> m i field Eat the centre of the circle are respecting (Take V = 0 at infinity.) 5 (b) V=0;e=4 | nye 119. Two identical electric point dipoles have dy moments p; = pi and B,=—pi and areheldoaty x-axis at distance ‘a’ from each other. When reas, they move along the x-axis with the direciond their dipole moments remaining unchanged, ly ‘mass of each dipole is ‘nt, their speed when theyx infinitely far apart is @ 2)2 (o) 22 | ana a 2reygma (©) 2 |? @ 2,3 a neqma a\ nema | (6t* Sep 2" sii 20 | 120. Consider two charged metallic spheres S, end5." radii R, and R,, respectively. The electric fs (on $,) and E, (on $,) on their surfaces are such! E/E, = Ry/Ry, Then the ratio V, (on $,)/V,(0m8)" the electrostatic potentials on each sphere is R ) Ry ° (&) » (:) " axe pe moments dy =—4gai and dy =-240 5 on the x-axis with a separation R, as show figuref eectosiatcs ‘he distance from A at which both of them produce the same potential is R R v2R WOR ) © au © 7a? Ba © Sa OR (10" Jan 1* shift 2020) 122.4 charge Q is distributed over three concentric spherical shells of radii a, b, ¢ (a ) 12m abe % _ Qa+b+9) a) Ae HA) O Fee © Are +P +0) iM (10 Jan 1* Shift 2020) 123.A solid conducting sphere, having a charge Q, is surrounded by an uncharged conducting. hollow spherical shell. Let the potential difference between the surface of the solid sphere and that of the outer surface of the hollow shell be V. If the shell is now given a charge of ~4 Q, the new potential difference | Between the same two surfaces is @4V VY = ©2v (d)-2V (8! April F Shift 2019) 124. The electric field in a region isgiven by B = (Ax+ B), where Eis in N C~' and xis in meters, ‘The values of constants are A = 20 SI unit and B = 10 ST unit. Ifthe ~ potential at x= 1 is V, and that at x= ~5 is V>, then V,-V,is | a) -820V (b) ~48V (6) 180 (d) 320 (8"" April 2 Shift 2019) 125. system of three charges are placed as shown in the figure. If D >>d, the potential energy of the system is best given b gy Lf ae 12] | ie a z| a Pp i ; a 3 6 aft 224) lets 4ne,|° dD (9 |_g_ 904 4nzy| d= 2p? @ a # ual] (0% April 1 Shift 2019) 126. uniformly charged ring of radius 34 and total charge q is placed in xy-plane centred at origin. A point charge q is moving towards the ring along the 128.A point dipole p. 299 ‘-axis and has speed v at = 4a. The minimum value of v such that it crosses the origin is 2 3(2_@ Ef @ Ee) © Nin me 2 4 212 o Blt) © Elsds) (10" April 1 Shift 2019) 127. In free space, a particle A of charge 1 Cisheld fixed at a point P. Another particle B of the same charge and mass 4 pig is kept at a distance of 1 mm from P. If B is released, then its velocity at a distance of 9mm from Pis | Tae 4 =210 Not] me, (a) 3.0.x 10' m/s (b) 1.0 m/s (c) 1.5 10? m/s (d) 2.0 x 10° m/s (10° April 2 Shift 2019) py is kept at the origin. The potential and electric field due to this dipole on the ‘y-axis at a distance d are, respectively (Take V=0 at infinity) B lPl PB b) . 4) Oe ©) Gregdl tnegd? © o—£ @ —al,_-P Anegd? Amegd? Ameya" (12" April 1" Shift 2019) 129. Four equal point charges Q each are placed in the xy plane at (0, 2), (4, 2), (4, -2) and (0, -2). The work required to put a fifth charge Q at the origin of the coordinate system will be @ E(-;) w 2 ane,” V5 2V2ne, © = (++) @ 4ney VB ane, (10" Jan 2" Shift 2019) 130. Three charges Q, +g and +q are placed at the vertices of a right-angle isosceles triangle as shown in the figure. The net electrostatic energy of the configuration is zero, if the value of Qis (@) +4 3 (b) ~2¢ ~v2q © "Ba ~4 E 1 One (11" Jan E Shift 2019)300 131. rive The given graph shows variation (with distance F from centre) of (a) Electric field of a (b) Electric field of a uniformly charged spherical shell SC uniformly charged sphere (©) Potential ofa uniformly charged spherical shell (4) Potential ofa uniformly charged sphere (11"* Jan 1 Shift 2019) 132. An electric field of 1000 V/m is applied to an electric 133. Three concentric metal shells A, B and C of 134. There is a uniform electrostatic field in a region. The dipole at angle of 45°, The value of electric dipole moment is 10" C m, What is the potential energy of the electric dipole? (a) -10 x 107) (b) -7 x 1077J (©) -20 x 1078} (a) -9 x10] (11! Jan 2 Shift 2019) respective radii, a, b and ¢ (a < b < c) have surface charge densities +c, ~c and +0 respectively. The potential of shell B is 5 a potential at various points on a small sphere centred at P, in the region, is found to vary between the limits 589.0 V to 589.8 V. What is the potential at a point on the sphere whose radius vector makes an angle of 60° with the direction of the field? (a) 589.2V (b) 589.6 V (c) 589.5V (d) 589.4 V (Online 2017) 135. The potential (in volts) of a charge distribution is given by Vz) = 52" for |z| << 1m V(z) = 35 ~ 10]z\for [z| >= 1m V(z) does not depend on x and y. If this potential is generated by a constant charge per unit volume pg(in units of €) which is spread over a certain region, then choose the correct statement. (a) py = 20 in the entire region (b) pp = 10 £4 for [z| <1 m and py = 0 elsewhere (©) Pp = 20 & for |z| <1 mand py = 0 elsewhere (a) py=406, in the entire region (Online 2016) 136. Within a spherical charge distribution of charge density p(r), N equipotential surfaces of potential Vo» Vo + AV, Vy + 2AV, ..Vy + NAV (AV > 0), are drawn and have increasing radii ry ry ty «ty ub JEE Main Chapterise-Topicwise Soy, fang respectively. If the difference in the Re rag surfaces is constant for all valu i es of V, anda (a) p(r) = constant (b) pr) 9 1 r (o) plr)e= (d) plr) cep (Oni r ine 137.A uniformly charged solid sphere of Ny potential V, (measured with respect yguM® Ri, surface. For this sphere the equipotent” i | 3Vy My Vy yg | with potentials —*,2,—and “0, Ry, Ry, Ry and R, respectively. Then (a) R,=Oand R, <(R,- Ry) (b) 2R (R,- Rs) (d) R, #0and (R, - R,) > (R,~R,) ae s (oy 138.An electric field B=(30i+30j)NC™ exiy region of space. Ifthe potential a the origin to be zero then the potential at x= 2m, y= Py (a) -130J (b) -120J (c) -140) (@) “1, (Online 25 139, Assume that an electric field £=30x"? ei, space. Then the potential difference V, - y Sin, her Vo isthe potential at the origin and V, the poea atx =2mis (a) 80) (b) 120). ©) -120) @-m (20g A charge Q is uniformly distributed over a lng ‘AB of length L as shown in the figure, The ect, potential at the point O lying at a distance L fer the end Ais {__4s 140. T T Qin2 Qin2 © Gael ©) Sregl 3 8 @ —2— as 4negL ame gL Ind 141. This question has Statement 1 and Statement?) the four choices given after the statements, chs! the one that best describes the two statement. Aninsulating solid sphere of radius Rhasaunil positive charge density p. Asa result ofthis uit charge distribution there is a finite value of potential at the centre of the sphere, at the su of the sphere and also at a point outside the sphet ‘The electric potential at infinity is zero. Statement 1: When a charge q is taken centre to the surface of the sphere, it8 from! potest energy changes by 3e9 | {pectostatcs statement 2: The electric field ata distance r(r< R) from the centre of the sphere is P™ (@) Statement 1is true, Statement 2 s false (b) Statement 1is false, Statement 2 is true, (c) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 js the correct explanation of Statement | (@) Statement lis true, Statement 2 is true; Statement 2 isnot the correct explanation of Statement 1. (2012) 142. The electrostatic potential inside a charged spherical ball is given by 6 = ar? + b where ris the distance from the centre; 4, b are constants. Then the charge density inside the ball is (a) ~24naoyr (b) ~6ae7 (©) -24maey (d) -6ae, (2011) 143. Two points P and Qare maintained at the potentials of 10 V and -4 V respectively. The work done in moving 100 electrons from P to Qis (a) -9.60 x 10°} (b) 9.60 x 10°!” J (©) -2.24 x 108} (d) 2.24 1076] (2009) | "444. This question contains Statement- | and Statement-2. Ofthe four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements. Statement-1 : For a charged particle moving from point P to point Q, the net work done by an electrostatic field on the particle is independent of the path connecting point P to point Q. Statement-2 : The net work done by a conservative force on an object moving along a closed loop is 210. (a) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (b) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is the correct explanation of Statement, (©) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true} Statement-2 is not the correct explanation of Statement-1 (a) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true. (2009) 145. The potential at a point x (measured in um) due to some charges situated on the x-axis is given by V(x) = 20/(x? - 4) volt ‘The electric field E at x = 4 mm is given by @) (10/9) volt/im and in the +ve x direction (b) (5/3) volt/yum and in the -ve x direction (c) (5/3) volt/um and in the +ve x direction (2) (10/9) volt/um in the -ve x direction (2007) 146.Charges are placed on the vertices 4 4 of a square as shown. Let £ be the [4 3] electric field and V the potential at the centre, If the charges on A and Bare interchanged with those on D and C respectively, then 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 301 (a) Echanges, V remains unchanged (b) E remains unchanged, V changes (©) both E and V change (a) & and V remain unchanged (2007) ‘An electric charge 107? 1C is placed at the origin (0,0) of X- Y co-ordinate system. Two points A and B are situated at (J2,V/2) and (2,0) respectively: “The potential difference between the points A and Bwill be (a) 4.5 volt (c) zero ‘Two insulating plates are both uniformaly charged in such a way that the potential difference between them is V;~ V, =20V. (ie. plate 2 is at a higher potential). ‘The plates are separated by d = 0.1 m and can be treated as infinitely large. An electron is released from rest on the inner surface of plate 1. What is its speed when it hits plate 2? (e= 16x10" C, m,= 9.11 x 107" kg) (a) 32x 107 m/s (b) 2.65 x 10° m/s (©) 7.02% 10" m/s (4) 1.87 x 10° m/s (2006) ‘Two thin wire rings each having a radius R are placed at a distance d apart with their axes coinciding ‘The charges on the two rings are +Q and -Q. The potential difference between the centers of the two rings is (b) 9 volt (a) 2volt (2007) 7 2 (a) zero — VR +d? i ~S eds nega” R Re (2005) ‘A charged particle q is shot towards another charged particle Q which is fixed, with a speed v. It approaches Q upto a closest distance r and then returns. If q were given a speed 2v, the closest distances of approach would be @r (2 rad (2004) A thin spherical conducting shell of radius R has a charge q. Another charge Q is placed at the centre of the shell. The electrostatic potential at a point Pat a distance R/2 from the centre of the shell is 2Q 2Q 24 (a) 4ne)R