1 Mark Questions Multiple Choice Questions 1. A point P lies at a distance x from the mid-point of an electric dipole on its axis. The electric potential at point P is proportional to CBSE 2023 1 1 1 as b) ©-= @ ay x x yi? 1 2. If the electric potential on the axis of an electric dipole at a distance r from its centre is V, then the potential at a point at the same distance on its equatorial line will be CBSE SQP 2022-23 @yv (b)-V ()Vi2 (d) zero A+ 3.0nC charge Q is initially at a distance of 7 =10cm from a+ 5.0nC charge g fixed at the o1 The charge Q is moved away from g to a new pos at 7 =15 cm. In this process, the work done by the field is CBSE 2022 (Term-), (a) 129 x 10-5 y (b) 3.6 x 10° J (©) -45x 10°73 (d) 45x 10° 7J 4. Two charges 14 4C and — 4 uC are placed at (-12 em, 0, 0) and (12 cm, 0, 0) in an external electric faut = Zs pone a= 1.2x 106 Niem? and r 12 r metres. The electrostatic potential energy of the configuration is CBSE 2022 (TertElectrostatic Potential and Capacitance —-——____ (97.95 (215 (b) 102.11 (d)-97.95 5, Equipotentials at a large distance from a collection of charges whose total sum is not zero are CBSE 2022 (Term) (@) spheres (b) planes (c) ellipsoids (A) paraboloids Four charges —9,—q, + q and +q are placed at the comers of a square of side 2 L is shown in figure, The electric potential at point A mid-way between the two charges + q and +q is CBSE 2022 (Term-t) +4 Sg ab Fl-d) alg) La@f, 1 oo f£1-+ 4) zer0 : ney al +) & 7. Which of the following is not the property of equipotential surface? CBSE SP 2021-22 (2) They do not cross each other. () The rate of change of potential with distance on them is zero, (©) Fora uniform electric field, they are concentric spheres. (€) They can be imaginary spheres. Assertion-Reason Questions Directions (Q. Nos. 8-13) Jn the following questions, two Statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below (a) Ifboth Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. (b) Ifboth Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. (©) IfAssertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. (@) Ifboth Assertion and Reason are incorrect. 8. Assertion Work done in moving a charge around a closed path in an electric field is always zero. Reason Electrostatic force is a conservative force. "39 9. Assertion Electric field is always normal to equipotential surfaces and along the direction of decreasing order of potential Reason Negative gradient of electric potential is electric field. 10. Assertion Conductor having equal positive charge and volume, must also have same potential. Reason Potential depends only an charge and volume of conductor. 11, Assertion When two positive point charges move away from each other, then their electrostatic potential energy decreases, Reason Change in potential energy between two points is equal to the work done by electrostatic forces. 12, Assertion Five charges +g each are placed at five vertices of a regular pentagon. A sixth charge -Q is placed at the centre of pentagon, then net electrostatic force on ~Q is zero. Reason Net electrostatic potential at the centre is zero. 13. Assertion Work done by the electrostatic force in bringing the unit positive charge from infinity to the point P is positive. oe HC A< 0) Reason For Q< 0, the force on unit positive charge is attractive, so that the electrostatic force and the displacement (from infinity to P) are in the same direction, Very Short Answer Questions 14, Define electric potential at a point and write its ST unit. CBSE 2023 15. The physical quantity having SI unit NC“! m is " Delhi 2020 16. A proton released from rest in an electric field will start moving towards a region of... potential the field. All India 2020 17, The work done in moving a charged particle between two points in a uniform electric field does not depend on the path followed by the particle. Why? all india 2020 18, Draw the equipotential surfaces due to an isolated point charge. Delhi 2019isa C3SE Sched Pope :| 40 —— —______— haprto COS Solved Pe lve Fete! ond Copaconce 238, Write to important characterises of equiotental 19, Draw equiptental surtces foranlciediple, 28, Foran cag efit te sso ri a fhoughs pout iss onal the elec fl 28, Watisthe poesia shape of euipotenta surfices due toa single isolated charge? ‘Debi 2013, lin ing another charg +g “i nein moving a fom 410 Hi edttom Bloc ay Woshoocot 3 Whtisteamototwck os iamoving the following i comet > org rund ail ar of avs ra th cea Pa > My ‘which aoe pin carpe ilocated? A i Uoiahes 1 parallel thin plates having charge 31. Two cbarges2uCand -2uCare placed at pos fe AZ- plage at 22, Doct charge gen tameaticpbsdepndon Bats cmap Dep aetna si ‘whether itis hollow or solid? Give reason for your c taser oa017 23. A point charge +Qisplaced at point as shown in ie figure Is th potential dierene(',-Y,) postive, Mente orsnot 75 % 102016 foign 206 bb 201 24, Acharge q is moved fom point shove adele of ile men os i ow be ip toi plane wot accel, Find he work . ‘ine inthe process ‘atmsctoe 2 Marks Questions 3 0 ies pot charges local a emo etl poi cag 5 poiton then ong hema lectric potential is zero? ma 25. Why ae lect ld lines perpendicular at pint on Ghecptenal sre oduct? ee re 26. Two pont charges 4 a04-29 ae kept. stance apart. Find te locaton of point relative charge y nioch pote do tos atin of charg of bythe a) hcg os From QP postive or eq Forign 2014Chaplerwise CBSE Solved Papers: PHYSICs ‘he midpoint ofthe ine joining the two i) Dept the equipotent surfaces due o an charges. dipole. Atwhatdstnce fom charge +0, onthe line 55, Define an equipotent surfice, Draw equipotent surfaces rection. Why the faces about a single charge are not dapan. (i) Deduce the expression forthe potential energy of system of two point charges g, and q brought from that sep fied at he ong. ind the kinetic energy of the prt ‘lr, ‘spectively in pesene af exenal ce es Q and g are placed at the ° conenofasuofadeosssiomin gu. 5 Marks Questions ce fran tet de neesing a ; 7 csesor 200.21 Define electrostatic potential st a point, Writ its ST gut. Obtain the expression for the magne ofthe rsuant lect force ating on the charge Ly (1) Depic the equipotent surfaces de to ) an electri dpa ©) two identical re charges separated by a ase sap 2019-20 57. (i) Desive the expression forthe el ocated at pin ‘due to an electric dol line. inmoving a ‘mid-point of dipole and is angle between rand p. a point which lies ata ‘point ofthe pole wil be 151077 Final potential energy of system i op 229 9H10" 310"? 5x10 KI 9x10? Werk done, =~ (Change in poteatilenery) =U, -U, 15-9) x10"? 2454107 B Lie ely natn tn bn ont oF Hes, «124108NE gn=—4elO8C gy eHin10°%C, from the point (5,00) 0 (-7,00) along the EenCrens)- where ris position vector with respect to (iv) Ifthe above point charges are now placed inthe ‘Sime positions ina uniform extemal elect ieldE, ‘hat would be the potential energy ofthe charge Ss orietation of unstable equilibrium? uty your answer in each ease, tse 2018 nanetsi0m od r=7 +n =2610%m 1st tanto (4x10 12108 1107 12107 22 et et0° (410 ue spheres with cen atthe collection of changes, 6. (a) The given system of charges can be shown ab fa fea Ws Wee, Je 8 (2) We know that, the work done by the conservation Torce around any closed path is eo, je. 9 E-dl=0.ia me “Therefore, Aston and Reason both are comer and reasons te cores explanation of Assertion, ‘The lected and elec potential are elated as o a7 ic, megane gratin of elec potential is electric Reasons the corel explanation of Assertion. 10.) Elecic penal ofa charge condctor depends — Chaptenwise CASE Solved Popers : PHYSICS 18. Referto tex and diagram on pages 37 and 38 (uiptential suri). 19, The equipotent foran elect dipole areas shown below othe figre by dotted lines. Potential at point 4 due to charge + QV, = Pott non point B duc to charge 40,1, = Qing Electrostatic Potential ond Cepacitonce W=9yly-Va)=0 = My-Hyed Hence, “—fE-at=o= BLal 2 according the question, =9 and gy =-29 Letraas,PB=d=e Meace potential betwen Pad yak Potential between P and B, Vpy = <2D dost 3 ed pois fad created by apsitve che 98 BEY Vagltreyrs vel As ety > Ip >My So, work done wl be agave 28. No work is done in moving point ofan equipotent ut Wy -W, =0=-[E-d>E-dt=0 Hones, Ld! 29. The equipotent sues produced ying point test charge fom one 30. The amount of work done in earying a charge on 2 C= =2x10C and r= Sem amps As poten int 0 (equipotent src) ir, 2eto* ,_-axio* Frey 34107 *Saey(5— R107 2104 2x10 FegedO? "reg (5—=)x107 Ve o xoS-x 3 x=25em ice the plane normal to 48 and passing though its ‘mid-point hes zero potential everywhere. suriee,ie F = (v4coptenise CBSE Soed Papers: PHYSiy ie equ its ae 4 4. Sopose aq carbsare brought rom infinity Tren and spate nan extemal lei 235, As given that, 89 points ate (0 Yes, elect eld zero oo _i—a9 (No, eee potential eanot be zero at any point of line AB beeausepoeatial is scala quanti work done, = 43¥ (ra) Work done ong, aguas the electric field due tq, “Pent exergy of sytem, V = Work done in ‘sssomblng the configuration = ma¥ 403 ¥Ee3) (i) Tae equipotent surfaces due to two identical 39, Rferto text on roperies of equipo positive charges areas shown below, eat ‘susface) $6 wens Jor [22s] Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance, ig Ey =Ey +Ey On resolving, vectors 4 sinO and Ey sn are Otay. 0) Fewns) 2 “Then electrostatic potential at P rac[e ie e-a) Gea), eee trey a), fe peax2ay “The electrostatic potenti at 0, {opposite io AB, we ean rewrite the expression 8 Eg ==. 1 v= nee Ee =, PP 48. According to question, Q © Potential atthe surface of radius R 2 beqeaxtne ty ~Kodne? g Potential at the surface of radius 28 =4konR aM (egzax4nany? a160 eR FL teasoxt ney 160 xR")ae _— Choplerwise CASE Solved Popers : PHYSICS, eeicen? Work done to dissociate he sytem of charges, . amaak W=-U =06303 Since, the poe So, ebargs wil fom sphere of divs 2819 sphere of radius 2. “4. or dosin isn egg omni to = Wg -¥,=-48 40 em, AC? = AB? + BC? a3 bravib = rad <7, ==4E, which negative Fees (iy as Ve 45, () Work done in moving a uni sistance, (Fa to apt cs, agi kevet “Greg r y he van ofc ota (Nao of clei els gnen by te chang inthe gaia of ptt per nit hat point. 45. Given, charges, 1G ach side of equilateral Potential energy, = Toa ‘A gaph showing electric itd () and to assemble the ‘re charges U=W, sem, yet fneteast0) tel a0 eto pao), 450°C 100" a0 aK0 ag [4x 10410-4210) Electrostatic Potentol and Copacitonce me letric fel, B= 61 t= px B= 42960 + Torque, [t]=2qbE Side of triangle, «20 m La tear Potential Energy, PE = ee) +0; and -0, ae pacedat and B respectively os shown ey F72 Ing eID a Q,~O2) Tew ontop hee 7, wragyr=22KQ1=20 oChopterwise CBSE Solved Popers : PHYSICS £50 [a (are x (110) x5x10% ees 30107 T5107 Ky=2253 155. (i) Fore acting on charge Q placed at point B is due 'o charges placed at points 4, and D. ‘ere, magnitude of force on charge Ot point B tepegsta) ——aetoteegatin ry, SE Similaly, magitude of fore on charge Q at post eects gata Fug = AOE From conservation of nergy, U 4K, =U, +k, KO¢ 5. Ke Electrostatic Potential and Copocitonce 51 Let F isreulan of Fg and Fy. oe ke = VF? 42F? =JiF PRE [eras tye «QE Fe Gt ‘The resultant electric force on charge Q i (i) The amount ofthe work done to separate the ‘charges at infinite» Potential energy ofthe systern UU yy Uy Wie Fg oF Af HO! eraret| (Gi) The poten energy ofthe system is given by U=U a +U zc +Ue0 Ung Use + a) a” “Ba on the charge g placed at Ais de to e)e-2 aes BT 9 2lldaey a? — = planes (d=: where, p= 9-2! rom he given figure, magnitude of the fore oa arg qa A due to charge 2g at poit Cis given Wee d,then ¥=—1 fee (i) Refer to $l. 36 () on page 46. . Simersetens tin oat euarcponias Mike ge art cancer roperinatp ics cractersiol he potent uot le care fer to text on page 37 (Equipotentel eure), quote suface in case of single point chargeCchoplerwise CBSE Solved Papers: PHYSICS jjptentil surfaces when the electric field isin siretion ven Equatng these two expressions forthe work yields Since, e060 isthe component of Ein tbe drection of as there Bt a Babjise iE k where E,,£, and E, sre the x, yand z-componeats of Ean oie ay pp oe B= 8, 5, 29%, 5, ee ey a en [tine jLe] ae ay! a Forth singe ston in wich he este Bld wiform, lec fed Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance ‘The equipotentil surfaces for an elec fed in + edgeston are shown below Eauotri1 Mark Questions (c) two of them connected in series and the combination Multiple Choice Questions a eee : . (d) two of them connected in parallel and the 1. The capacitors each of 4 pF are to be connected in combination in series to the third such a way that the effective capacitance of the 2. A vari Lbe ae + . . ib So eeee ie 6 ulf This can be achiev cl by A variable capacitor is connected to a 200 W battery. oe a its capacitance is changed from 2 [iF to X pF, then the iS ' decrease in energy of the capacitor is 2x 10™ 2), The (a) all three in parallel value of X is CBSE 2022 (Tert (b) all three in series (@)1pF (0) 2nF (©) 3 HF (ad) 4pFElectrostatic Potential and Capacitance 3, Capacitor plates are charged by a battery with volts. After charging battery is disconnected and a dielectric slab with dielectric constant K is inserted between its plates, the potential across the plates of a capacitor will become (CBSE SQP 2021-22 (a) zer0 (eva (VK @KV 4, Three capacitors 21F, 3.F and 6F are joined in series with each other. The equivalent capacitance is case Sap 2021-22 (@)Q/2F uF uF @UpF 5, Two parallel plate capacitors X and Y, have the same area of plates and same separation between plates. has air and Y with dielectric of constant 2, between its plates. They are connected in series to a battery of 12 V. The ratio of electrostatic energy stored in X and Vis CBSE Sap 2021-22 (@4ail (by 1:4 (@)2:1 Assertion-Reason Questions Directions (Q. Nos. 6-7) _In the following questions, two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below (@) Ifboth Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. (b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason, is not the correct explanation of Assertion. (©) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. (@) Ifboth Assertion and Reason are incorrect. 6. Assertion In the absence of an external electric field, the dipole moment per unit volume of a polar dielectric is zero. Reason The dipoles of a polar dielectric are randomly oriented. @1: 7. Assertion A capacitor can be given only a limited quantity of charge. Reason Charge stored by a capacitor depends on the shape and size of the plates of capacitor and the surrounding medium, Very Short Answer Questions 8. Why does current in steady state not flow in a capacitor connected across a battery? However, ‘momentary current does flow during charging oF discharging of the capacitor, Explain. Al India 2017 9, The given graph shows the variation of charge q versus potential difference V for two capacitors Cand C,. Both the capacitors have same plate separation but plate area of C; is greater than that C,. Which line (A or B) corresponds to C, and why? All India 2014¢ A v 10. Distinguish between a dielectric and a conductor. Dethi 2012 11, Define the dielectric constant of a medium. What is its unit? Delhi 2011 2 Marks Questions 412, Two capacitors are connected in series. Derive an expression of the equivalent capacitance of the combination. CBSE 2023 13, Two slabs of dielectric constants 2K and X fill the space between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor of plate area 4 and plate separation d as shown in figure. Find an expression for capacitance of the system, ‘case 2023 14, Find the total charge stored in the network of capacitors connected between A and B as shown in figure below. ‘All india 2020 Abad werhe our AL Neve av 45, A 100 pF parallel plate capacitor having plate separation of 4 mm is charged by 200 V DC. The source is now disconnected, When the distancelerwise CBSE Solved Popes :P 5g) —_______—Chopterwise CBSE Solved Papers: PHYSIcs net capacitance and energies stored in tbe combination before ant air te introduction ofthe dielectric slab eth 2014¢ plate capacitors of capacitances Cand tosis dovbled and a dctectre sab o @ between the f od Pe teamimcneane iy eee ates = aly che ae sir fi tert slg — ae [ ue aoe ] , Sees pea ; aeceeercee [ eeeateaaed = TROP ee cose aon charge onthe capacitor as shown inthe orign 214 ential difference an the energy sored yin the cuit as shown in the figure. a 20 F,C, =30)F fF ‘ini 2015 88 woe ‘ofthe energy stored in the combined system to that ‘Stored initllyin the single capacitor 23, Determine the potential difference across the plates of ‘he capaitorC ofthe network shown in he Fgure below. (assume, E> 6) ‘ating 20% Electrostatic Potentcl end Copacitoneg gg ince of twee Werte capacitors in series is ibe ther net capacitance ieonnected it Find se ratio of enegy soredin these 0 Configurations if bola are connect tothe same sures, wo ideal capacitor Cy andy et connected tbat of ‘At 129, What isthe rea of the plates of 2F pa ‘capacitor having separation between he pl KK, 208 3 Marks Questions