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Elctric Charge Field and Potential Test

This document is a physics examination paper for Class XII, focusing on electric charge, field, and potential, with a maximum score of 35 marks and a duration of 1.5 hours. It consists of 18 compulsory questions divided into five sections, covering various topics such as electric field lines, Coulomb's law, Gauss's law, and electric potential. The paper includes multiple-choice questions, numerical problems, and theoretical questions requiring derivations and explanations.

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Elctric Charge Field and Potential Test

This document is a physics examination paper for Class XII, focusing on electric charge, field, and potential, with a maximum score of 35 marks and a duration of 1.5 hours. It consists of 18 compulsory questions divided into five sections, covering various topics such as electric field lines, Coulomb's law, Gauss's law, and electric potential. The paper includes multiple-choice questions, numerical problems, and theoretical questions requiring derivations and explanations.

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CLASS: XII

SUBJECT: PHYSICS
Electric charge , field and potential
Maximum Marks: 35 Time Allowed: 1:30 hours.

General Instructions:
(1) There are 18 questions in all. All questions are compulsory.
(2) This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E.
(3) Section A contains ten questions, based of 1 mark each, Section B contains three questions of two
marks each, Section C contains three questions of three marks each, Section D contains two case questions
of five marks each
(4) You may use the following values of physical constants where ever necessary
i. c = 3 x 108 m/s
ii. me = 9.1 x10-31 kg
iii. e = 1.6 x 10-19 C
iv ε0 = 8.854 x10-12 𝑪 𝟐𝑵−𝟏𝒎−𝟐
v. Avogadro’s number = 6.023 X 𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟑 per gram mole
SECTION-A
1. An infinite line of charge has a linear charge density of 10-7 C/m. What will be the magnitude of the
force acting on an alpha particle placed at a distance of 4 cm from the line of charge?
A. 14.4 × 10-15 N B. 7.2 × 10-15 N C. 4.5 × 104 N D. 9 × 104 N

2. The image below shows two examples of electric field lines. Which of the following statements is
true?

A. The electric fields in both I and II arise due to a single positive point charge located somewhere
on the left.
B. The electric fields in both I and II can be created by negative charges located somewhere on the
left and positive charges somewhere on the right.
C. The electric field in I is the same everywhere but the electric field in II becomes stronger as we
move from left to right.
D. As you move from left to right, the electric fields in both I and II become stronger

3. Assertion: A metallic shield in form of a hollow shell may be built to block an electric field.
Reason: In a hollow spherical shield, the electric field inside it is zero at every point.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.


B. Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false and R is also false.
4. Two large metal sheets having surface charge density +σ and –σ are kept parallel to each other at a
small separation distance d. The electric field at any point in the region between the plates is
(a) σ/ ε0 (b) σ/2 ε0 (c) 2σ/ ε0 (d) σ/4ε0

5. Two spheres have their surface charge densities in the ratio of 2 :3 and their radii 3 :2. The ratio of
the charges on them is:
A. 3:2 B. 4:2 C. 2:3 D. 2:4
6. According to Coulomb's law, which is the correct relation for the following figure?

(a) q1q2> 0 (b) q1q2<0


(c) q1q2 =0 (d) 1> q1q2 > 0
7. The electric flux over the surface of a sphere if it is charged with 10 Micro coulomb
(a)36π×104 Nm2/c (b)36π×10-4Nm2/c
6 2
(c)36π×10 Nm /c (d)36π×10-6Nm2/c

8. Figure shows three point charges, +2q, -q and + 3q. Two charges +2q and -q are enclosed within a
surface ‘S’. What is the electric flux due to this configuration through the surface ‘S’

9. Why do the electric field lines never cross each other?

10. Find the electric flux of the electric field E⃗ = 𝑖̂+ √2 𝑗̂+ √3 𝑘̂ (N/C) through a square surface of side
1000 cm, lying in the XY plane.

SECTION-B
11. Two equal point charges separated by 1m distance experience a force of 8N. What will be the force
experienced by them, if they are held in water, at the same distance? (given K for water=80)

12. Charges (+q) and (–q) are placed at the points A and B respectively which are a distance 2L apart. C
is the midpoint between A and B. What is the work done in moving a charge +Q along the semicircle
CRD.
13. Consider two hollow concentric spheres, S1 and S2, enclosing charges 2Q and 4Q respectively as
shown in the figure.

(i) Find out the ratio of the electric flux through them.

SECTION-C
14. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics. Derive an expression for the electric field due to an infinitely long
straight uniformly charged wire.

15. (a) An electric dipole is kept first to the left and then to the right of a negatively charged infinite
plane sheet having a uniform surface charge density. The arrows p1 and p2 show the directions of
its electric dipole moment in the two cases. Identify for each case, whether the dipole is in stable or
unstable equilibrium. Justify each answer.

(b) Next, the dipole is kept in a similar way (as shown), near an infinitely long straight wire having
uniform negative linear charge density. Will the dipole be in equilibrium at these two positions?
Justify your answer.

16. Two-point charges + 3q and – 4q are placed at the vertices ‘B’ and ‘C’ of an equilateral triangle ABC
of side ‘a’ as given in the figure. Obtain the expression for

(i) the magnitude and


(ii) the direction of the resultant electric field at the vertex A due to these two charges
SECTION-D

17. A hollow cylindrical box of length 1m and area of cross-section 25 cm2 is placed in a three-
dimensional coordinate system as shown in the figure. The electric field in the region is given
by E→=50xi^ where E is in NC-1 and x is in metres. Find

 Net flux through the cylinder.


 Charge enclosed by the cylinder.

18. (a) Derive the expression for the electric potential at any point along the axial line of an electric
dipole.
(b)Two-point charges, q1 = 10 × 10-8C, q2 = -2 × 10-8C are separated by a distance of 60 cm in air.
(i) Find at what distance from the 1st charge, q1 would the electric potential be zero.
(ii) Also calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system.

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