WOODWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL

DAY 06 DPP
Target DPP(Electrostatic
Test Potential
Contact Number: 9667591930 Energy)
/ 8527521718

1. A bullet of mass 2 gm is having a charge of 2 5. Two point charge of 8 μC and 12 μC are

μC. Through what potential difference must it kept in air at a distance of 10 cm from each
be accelerated, starting from rest, to acquire a other. The work required to change the
speed of 10 m/s ? distance between them to 6 cm will be.
1. 5 kV 1. 5. 8 J
2. 50 kV 2. 4. 8 J
3. 5 V 3. 3. 8 J
4. 50 V 4. 2. 8 J

2. Two charges q1 and q2 are placed 30 cm 6. An electric dipole of moment → is lying along
p
apart, as shown in the figure. A third charge q3 a uniform electric field E.→ The work done in
is moved along the arc of a circle of radius rotating the dipole by 90 is:
∘

40 cm from C to D. The change in the

q3
1. √2pE
potential energy of the system is k, where pE
4πε0 2.
2
3. 2pE
4. pE

7. The figure shows some equipotential lines

distributed in space. A charged object is moved
from point A to point B.

k is:
1. 8q2 2. 8q1

3 6q2 4. 6q1

3. A capacitor is charged by a battery. The

battery is removed and another identical
uncharged capacitor is connected in parallel.
The total electrostatic energy of the resulting Choose the correct option:
system 1. The work done in Fig. (i) is the greatest.
1. increases by a factor of 4 2. The work done in Fig. (ii) is the least.
2.decreases by a factor of 2 The work done is the same in Fig. (i), Fig. (ii)
3. remain the same 3.
and Fig. (iii).
4. increases by a factor of 2 The work done in Fig. (iii) is greater than Fig.
4.
(ii) but equal to that in Fig. (i).
4. An α particle is accelerated through a p.d of
6
10 volt then K.E. of particle will be

(1) 8 MeV
(2) 4 MeV
(3) 2 MeV
(4) 1 MeV

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8. A capacitor is charged with a battery and 11. Consider the situation of the figure. The
energy stored is U . After disconnecting the work done in taking a point charge from P to A
battery another capacitor of the same capacity is WA , from P to B is WB and from P to C is
is connected in parallel with it. The energy WC . Then:
stored in each capacitor is:
U U
1. 2.
2 4

3. 4U 4. 2U

9. As per this diagram, a point charge +q is 1. WA < WB < WC 2. WA > WB > WC

placed at the origin O. Work done in taking 3. WA = WB = WC 4. none of these
another point charge −Q from the point A,
coordinates (0, a), to another point B,
coordinates (a, 0), along the straight path AB 12. Which of the following quantities do not
is: depend on the choice of zero potential or zero
potential energy?

(a) potential at a point

(b) potential difference between two points
(c) potential energy of a two-charge system
(d) change in potential energy of a two-charge
system.
−qQ 1 Choose the correct option:
1. ( ) √2a 2. zero
4πε0 a
2 1. (a) only
2. (b), (c)
qQ 1 1 qQ 1
3. ( ) 4. ( ) √2a
3. (b), (d)
4πε0 a 2
√2 4πε0 a2 4. (a), (d)

13. A particle of mass 0.002 kg and charge

10. If a positive charge is shifted from a low- 1 μC is held at rest on a frictionless horizontal
potential region to a high-potential region, the surface at a distance of 1 m from a fixed charge
electric potential energy: of 1 mC. If the particle is released, it will be
1. increases repelled. The speed of the particle when it is at
2. decreases a distance of 10 m from the fixed charge will
be:
3. remains the same
1. 60 ms–1 2. 75 ms–1
4. may increase or decrease
3. 90 ms–1 4. 100 ms–1

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14. Identical charges q each are placed at 8 18. Two free charge particles of the same mass (
corners of a cube, each with side of length L. m) and charge (q), separated by a distance r,
What is the electrostatic potential energy of a are released, when the charged particles reach
charge −3q placed at the centre of the cube? at infinite separation, then the potential energy
2
−28q √3 that is converted into kinetic energy will
1. be: (consider at infinity potential is zero)
πε0 L 2
1 q
2
−48q 1. ( )
2. 2πε0 r
πε0 L√3 2
1 q
−12q
2
2. ( )
3. 4πε0 r
√3πε0 L 2
1 q
−12√3q
2
3. ( )
2
4. 4πε0 r
πε0 L
1 2q
4. ( )
4πε0 r
15. A particle of mass, m and charge, q is placed
at rest in a uniform electric field, E and then
released. The kinetic energy attained by the 19. The electrostatic potential at a general point
particle after moving a distance x is: →) is:
due to a small electric dipole, (p
1. qEx 2 (where r is the distance of point from the dipole
qEx
2 and θ is angle between dipole axis and the line
2. joining the point and the centre of the dipole)
2
1 p
3. qEx 1. ( cos θ)
2
qEx 4πε0 r
4. 1 p
2 2. ( cos θ)
4πε0 r

16. 10 J of work has to be done against an 1 2p cos θ

existing electric field to take a charge of −1 C 3. ( )
4πε0 r
from P to Q, then potential difference
1 p
(VQ − VP ) is: 4. ( cos θ)
3
1. 20 V 4πε0 r

2. −20 V
3. 10 V 20. Three protons, each having a mass m and
4. −10 V charge e, are placed at rest at the corners of an
equilateral triangle with side length a. The
17. Two free charge particles of same mass (m) electrostatic potential energy of the system is:
and charge (q), separated by a distance r, are 1
(here, k = )
released. The electrostatic potential energy of 4πε0
the system (initially) is: 2
ke
1.
2
1 q
1. 4πε0
(
r
)
ε0 a
2
1 2q 3ke
2. 4πε0
(
r
)
2.
2
a
1 q 2
3. ( ) 3ke
4πε0 r
2
3.
2
4. zero a
2
ke
4.
2
a

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21. If E is the electric field intensity of an 24. Six charges +q, −q, +q, −q, +q and −q
electrostatic field, then the electrostatic energy are fixed at the corners of a hexagon of side d
density is proportional to: as shown in the figure. The work done in
1. E bringing a charge q0 to the centre of the
2. E 2 hexagon from infinity is:
3.
1

2
(ε0 -permittivity of free space)
E

4. E 3

22. A unit positive charge has to be brought

from infinity to the mid-point between two
charges 20 μC and 10 μC separated by a
distance of 50 m. How much work will be
required?
1. 10.8 × 10 J
4

2
−q
2. 10.8 × 10 J
3

1. zero 2.
3. 10.8 × 10 J
6
4πε0 d

4. 0.54 × 10 J
5 2 2
−q 1 −q 1
3. (3 − ) 4. (6 − )
4πε0 d √2 4πε0 d √2
23. Work done in carrying a charge Q from A
to B (as shown in the figure) on a circle of the
radius r with a charge Q at the centre is:
25. A charge Q = 2 μC is situated at the origin
of co-ordinate axis. Another charge 5 μC on the
x-axis at point A(3, 0) is brought to point
B(0, 2) on y-axis. The work done by an

external agent is:

2
1 Q Q
1. 2.
4πε0 r 4πε0 r
2
Q
3. zero 4.
2r

1. 12 mJ

2. 15 mJ

3. 20 mJ

4. 34 mJ

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26. Two charges (both at rest initially), having a 29. A point charge q is placed at the centre of a
charge Q and −Q are released from the uniformly charged ring of radius R, carrying a
situation shown. If the kinetic energy of the charge Q. The potential energy of interaction
system when the separation between them 1
1 Q
2
between them is: (k = )
becomes half, is 4πϵ nr . Then n =?
0
4πε0
0

qQ qQ
1. k 2. k
R 2πR

πqQ
1. 2 3. k 4. zero
R
2. 3
3. 1
4. 4
30. In a parallel-plate capacitor, the potential
difference between the plates is V . A particle of
27. Four identical point charges q, each are
mass m and charge −Q leaves the negative
fixed at the corners of a square of side a. The
plate and reaches the positive plate with a
work done in bringing a point charge q, from
momentum p. Then:
infinity and placing it at the centre of the
(A) p ∝ m1/2
1
square is: (k = ) (B) p ∝ Q1/2
4πε0
2
(C) p ∝ V 1/2
4q
1. k. (D) p ∝ V
a Choose the correct option from the options
4√2q
2
given below:
2. k. 1. (A), (B) and (C) only
a
4q
2
2. (A) and (B) only
3. k. 3. (B) and (D) only
a √2

4. ​zero 4. (B), (C) and (D) only

28. A pair of identical point charges (q-each) are

placed at the two vertices of an equilateral
triangle. What charge (Q) should be placed at
the third vertex, so that the potential energy of
the charge distribution is doubled?

q
1. q 2.
2

3. 2q 4. 4q

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