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J&K POLICE PUBLIC SCHOOL,MIRAN SAHIB JAMMU

WORKSHEET OF CLASS 12""'sCIENCE (2024-25)
PHYSICS

Chapter:Electric Chargesand Fields & Electrostatic Potential and

Capacitance

Q.No Question Marks

Multiple Choice Question

Q.1 Two insulated rods have opposite static charges at their ends. The charged rods
are mounted at their centres so that they are free to rotate in the plane of the

screen. The two rods can be held in the following 4 orientations as shownbelow.

(0+D

R S
ldentify which of these orientations are stable such that they return to their

original orientation if slightly displaced.

A. Orientations P and Q are stable. Orientations R and S are unstable.

B. OrientationsQ and R are stable. Orientations P and S are unstable.

C. Orientations Q and S are stable. Orientations P and R are unstable.

D. Orientations P and R are stable. Orientations Q and S are unstable.

Q.2 Electric field lines are pictorial representations of electric fields due to static 1
charges on the plane of a paper.
 Study the given electric field representation and identify one INCORRECT
qualitative impression given by this representation.

A. The electric field at point A is stronger than at point B.

B. The electric field distribution is two-dimensional.

C. The electric field at point C is zero.

D. The electric field alwayspoints away from a positive charge.

Q.3 1
For a Gaussian surface through which the net flux is zero, the foliowing
statementsCOULD be true.

P) No charges are inside the Gaussian surface.

Q) The net charge inside the surface is zero.

R)The electric field is zero everywhereon the surface.

S) The number of field lines entering is equal to the number of lines exiting the
surface.

Which of the statements is/are DEFINITELY true?

A. Only statementQ
B. Both statements P and S

C. Both statements Q andR

D Both statementsQ and S

Q.4 A charge q=+2 Cis located at the center of a circle of radius 2 m.A unit positive 1

test charge is moved along the circle.

ldentify the correct statement.

A. Work done in moving a test charge from A toCis maximum.

B. Work done in moving a test charge from A to B or from A to D is minimum.

C. Work done in moving a test charge from A to B to C to D is more than from

A to D.

D. Workdone in moving a test charge between any two points along the circle

is zero.

Q.5 A lightning conductor is made of a conducting material with one of its ends
earthed while the other end has several sharp metal spikes. It protects the
 building from lightning by either neutralizing or
conducting the charge of the
cloud in the sky to the ground.

Identify ONE statementfrom below given that DOES NOT contribute to the
correct explanation of the working principle of a lightning
conductor.
A. Charge density on the surface of metal spikes is inversely proportional to the
radius of curvature.

B. Chargesare distributed uniformly on the surface of conductors irrespective

of their shapes.

C. The surface of a charged conductorbehaves as an equipotential surface.

D. Charges reside only on the outside of a charged conductor.

Q.6 Two statementsare below. One is labelled Assertion (A) and the other is
given 1
labelled Reason (R). Readthe statementscarefully and choose the option that
correctly describes statementsA and R.
Assertion (A): An electric dipole is in stable equilibrium when placed in a uniform
electric field with its dipole moment opposite to the field.

Reason (R): No torque acts on an electric dipole when its dipole moment is in a
direction opposite to the field.

A. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation for
assertion.

B Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation
of assertion.

C Assertion is true but reason is false.

D. Assertion is false but reason is true.

a.7 15 charged particles with the same charge (q) are placed on the x-axis.They are 1

symmetricallydistributed on both sides of the y-axis. The distance between any

two consecutive particles is R/3 and one of the charges is at the origin.

What is the electric flux through a sphere centred atthe origin having a radius of

1.5R?

A. 15q/E0
B 8q/E0
C 9q/E0

D. 5q/EO

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 Two small metal blocks (X and Y) of the same mass m are placed on an insulated
frictionless surface such that both of them are at the same distance from the
edge of the surfaceas shown in theimage below. Thecharge on block X is +100Q
and that on Y is +50Q.The two blocks are held in position by an external force.

+100 Q +50 Q

edge X edge

Q.8 Ifthe external force holding the blocks in their respective positions is removed, 1
then which of the following
will happen?

A. Block X will reach the edge

first.

B. Block Y will reach the edge

first.

C. Both the blocks will reach

the edge at the sametime.
D. The blocks will NOT move from their positions.
Q.9 If block Y is replaced with another block Z
with the same charge 1
mass 2m, which of the following will but
happen when the external force holding
blocks in their the
respectivepositions is removed?

A. Block X will reach the edge first.

B. Block Z will reach the edge first.

C. Both blocks will reach
the edge at the sametime.
D. The blocks will NOT move from their positions.

Q.10 The two blocks X and Y are

momentarily brought in contact
the same initial positionas and placed again in 1
shown in the image.
Which block will reach the
edge first,once the external
their positions is force holding them in
removed?
A. Block X will reach the edge first.

B. Block Y will reach the edge first.

C. Both blocks will reach
the edge atthe same
time.
D. The blocks will NOT
move from their positions.

Free Response
Questions/Subjective Questions
Q.11
A positively charged ball A hangs from a string. A
near ball A, Ball A is seen to be non-conducting ball B is brought 3
attracted to ball B.
 Attraction

(a) Give reason why it is NOT possible to determinewhether ball B is negatively

charged or neutral forsure from the above experimentalone.

(b) Suggestany ONE additional experimentwith ball B required to determine

whether ball B is negatively charged or neutral for sure.

Q.12 TwO positive charges q1 and q2 lie along a straight line separated by a distance 4
of 2 m asshown.

2m

2C 4C

(a) Find a location along the straight line joining the two charges, where if a
positive charge q3 is placed, it experiences a zero-resultant force.

(b) Will the resultant force on q3 placed at the location of part (a) still be zero, if
it is negatively charged?Explain.

Q.13 A very small uncharged metal-coated Styrofoam ball is suspended in the region 3
between two paralleloppositely charged metallic plates. A uniform electric field
exists between the two plates.

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 Describe the motion of the ballwhen is brought into contact with one of the

it
plates.

Q.14
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A spherical Gaussian surface encloses a positive charge q.

Explain with a reason what happens to the net electricflux through the Gaussian
surface if:

(a) the charge is tripled

(b) the volume of the sphere is tripled

(c) the shape of the Gaussian surface is changed into a cuboid

(d) the charge is moved into anotherlocation inside the Gaussian surface

Q.15 The electric field inside a hollow conductorplaced in an external electric field is
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always zero as shown in the figure. This property of a conductor finds a very

useful application in shielding sensitive electric equipment. Electric circuits are

enclosed within metal boxes that provide shielding from external fields, thereby

protecting them from external interferences.

E=ON/C inside cavity

Given here is a hollow, electrically neutral spherical conductor. A positive charge

qis suspended at its center.

Explain with an appropriate reason if this hollow conductorshields the OUTSIDE

from the field produced by the point charge inside. Represent the electric field

lines diagrammatically.
Q.16 linear density. A charge tq is distributed 3
Given is a line of charge of uniform
0 and y = and charge -q distributed uniformly
uniformly between y = a is

betweeny=0 andy= -a.

at point P can be
Explain how the direction of the resultant electric field

obtained. Represent using avector diagram.

given to two spherical conductorsA and B. The volumes 3

Q.17 A charge of 10 C each is

of A and Bare in ratio of 1:3. When A and B are connected by a conducting wire,

show that it is impossible for the charge to flow from B to A.

Q.18 Two charged sheets having charge density 2o and -o are placed parallel and close

to each other in a vertical plane as shown in the figure. A particle having positive

charge q and mass m is placed between these sheets and released from rest

under gravity. What is the acceleration of this particle?

+ + + + + + + ++ +
2g

Q.19 3
The below represents the set-up of Millikan's oil drop experiment which
figure
was used by Millikan todetermine the charge on an electron. Tiny droplets of oil
in the form of mist are sprayed into the chamber P.Some of these droplets pass
through the small hole in the metal plate and are ionized by X-rays in chamber
I
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 Chamber P.

Atomizer

Ol Droplets

X-Ray Source
(lonizing Radiation)
Changed
Melal Plate

I
-Microscope

Chamber Q
Changed
Metal Plate

ll
Charged Ol Droplet

If observed that an ionized oil droplet having a mass of 3.2 x 10 -14 kg

it is
and
carryinga charge of-6.4 x 10-19 C, remains stationary between the metal plates
land Il when a potentialdifference V' is applied between the plates, then
(a) What is the direction of the applied electric field in chamber Q? Give reason.
(b)What is the potential difference V'applied between the metal plates, if the
plates are separated by a distance of 1 cm?

(Assume there is negligible drag force experienced by the oil droplet and take g
=10n/s2)