Electrostatics 1

DCE 2000; BVP 2003]

(a) Decreases
(b) Increases
(c) Remains unchanged
(d) Nothing can be predicted as information is
insufficient
Charge and Coulomb’s Law 8. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a
square ABCD , as shown in the adjoining figure.
1. The law, governing the force between electric The force on the charge kept at the centre O is
charges is known as [CPMT 1972; MP PMT 2004] [NCERT 1983; BHU 1999]
(a) Ampere's law (b) Ohm's law A B
+q +2q
(c) Faraday's law (d) Coulomb's law
2. When the distance between the charged particles
is halved, the force between them becomes O
[MNR 1986]
– 2q +q
(a) One-fourth (b) Half D C
(c) Double (d) Four times (a) Zero (b) Along the diagonal
3. There are two charges +1 microcoulombs and +5 AC
microcoulombs. The ratio of the forces acting on
them will be (c) Along the diagonal BD (d) Perpendicular to
[CPMT 1979] side AB
(a) 1 : 5 (b) 1 : 1 9. In the absence of other conductors, the surface
(c) 5 : 1 (d) 1 : 25 charge density

4. A charge q1 exerts some force on a second (a) Is proportional to the charge on the conductor
and its surface area
charge q2 . If third charge q3 is brought near,
(b) Inversely proportional to the charge and
the force of q1 exerted on q2 directly proportional to the surface area
[NCERT 1971]
(c) Directly proportional to the charge and
(a) Decreases inversely proportional to the surface area
(b) Increases
(d) Inversely proportional to the charge and the
(c) Remains unchanged surface area
(d) Increases if q3 is of the same sign as q1 and 10. A body can be negatively charged by
decreases if q3 is of opposite sign [CPMT 1972; AIIMS 1998]

Fg (a) Giving excess of electrons to it

5. and Fe represents gravitational and
electrostatic force respectively between electrons (b) Removing some electrons from it
situated at a distance 10 cm. The ratio of Fg / Fe (c) Giving some protons to it
is of the order of (d) Removing some neutrons from it
[NCERT 1978; CPMT 1978] 11. The minimum charge on an object is
(a) 1042 (b) 10 (a) 1 coulomb (b) 1 stat coulomb
43 19 coulomb
(c) 1 (d) 10 (c) 1.6  10 (d) 3.2  1019
6. The ratio of the forces between two small spheres coulomb
with constant charge (a) in air (b) in a 12. Out of gravitational, electromagnetic, Vander
medium of dielectric constant K is Waals, electrostatic and nuclear forces; which two
[MNR 1998] are able to provide an attractive force between
(a) 1 : K (b) K : 1 two neutrons
(c) 1 : K 2 (d) K 2 : 1 [NCERT 1978]

7. A soap bubble is given a negative charge, then its (a) Electrostatic and gravitational
radius (b) Electrostatic and nuclear
[MNR 1988; CPMT 1997; RPMT 1997; (c) Gravitational and nuclear
 2 Electrostatics
(d) Some other forces like Vander Waals given 2C of charge, then the value of the
13. A total charge Q is broken in two parts Q1 and force will be
[CPMT 1979; Kerala PMT 2002]
Q2 and they are placed at a distance R from
each other. The maximum force of repulsion
(a) 4 N (Attractive) (b) 4 N (Repulsive)
between them will occur, when (c) 8 N (Repulsive) (d) Zero
[MP PET 1990]
19. Dielectric constant of pure water is 81. Its
Q Q permittivity will be
(a) Q 2  , Q1  Q  (b)
R R [CPMT 1984]
10
Q 2Q (a) 7.12 10 MKS units (b)
Q2  , Q1  Q 
4 3 8.86 1012 MKS units
Q 3Q Q Q (c) 1.02 1013 MKS units (d) Cannot be
(c) Q 2  , Q1  (d) Q1  , Q2 
4 4 2 2 calculated
14. Three charges 4q, Q and q are in a straight 20. There are two metallic spheres of same radii but
line in the position of 0, l / 2 and l respectively. one is solid and the other is hollow, then
[KCET 1994; BHU 1999]
The resultant force on q will be zero, if Q 
[CPMT 1980] (a) Solid sphere can be given more charge
(a) – q (b)  2q (b) Hollow sphere can be given more charge

q (c) They can be charged equally (maximum)

(c)  (d) 4q
2 (d) None of the above

15. An isolated solid metallic sphere is given Q 21. In general, metallic ropes are suspended on the
carriers which take inflammable material. The
charge. The charge will be distributed on the
reason is
sphere [MP PET 1987]
(a) There speed is controlled
(a) Uniformly but only on surface
(b) To keep the centre of gravity of the carrier
(b) Only on surface but non-uniformly nearer to the earth
(c) Uniformly inside the volume (c) To keep the body of the carrier in contact with
(d) Non-uniformly inside the volume the earth
(d) Nothing should be placed under the carrier
16. Two small spheres each having the charge  Q
22. Three equal charges are placed on the three
are suspended by insulating threads of length L
corners of a square. If the force between q1 and
from a hook. This arrangement is taken in space
where there is no gravitational effect, then the q2 is F12 and that between q1 and q3 is F13 ,
angle between the two suspensions and the
F12
tension in each will be [IIT 1986] the ratio of magnitudes is
F13
o 1 Q2 o 1 Q2
(a) 180 , (b) 90 , [MP PET 1993]
4 0 (2L)2 4 0 L2
(a) 1 / 2 (b) 2
2 2
o 1 Q o 1 Q
(c) 180 , (d) 180 , (c) 1 / 2 (d) 2
4 0 2L2 4 0 L2
23. ABC is a right angled triangle in which
17. Two charges each of 1 coulombare at a distance AB  3 cm and BC  4 cm. And  ABC = /2.
1km apart, the force between them is [CPMT
The three charges 15,  12 and 20e.s.u.
1977; DPMT 1999]
are placed respectively on A , B and C . The
(a) 9 103 Newton (b) 9  103 Newton force acting on B is
(c) 1.1 104 Newton(d) 104 Newton (a) 125 dynes (b) 35 dynes
18. 2C and 6C two charges are repelling each (c) 25 dynes (d) Zero
other with a force of 12 N . If each charge is
 Electrostatics 3
24. With the rise in temperature, the dielectric (a) 9  109 NC 2 / m2 (b)
constant K of a liquid 12 2 2
8.85 10 Nm / C sec
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) 8.85 1012 C 2 / Nm2 (d) 9  109 C 2 / Nm2
(c) Remains unchanged (d) Charges erratically
31. Two similar spheres having  q and  q charge
25. Two charges q1 and q2 are placed in vacuum at a
are kept at a certain distance. F force acts
distance d and the force acting between them is between the two. If in the middle of two spheres,
F . If a medium of dielectric constant 4 is another similar sphere having  q charge is kept,
introduced around them, the force now will be then it experience a force in magnitude and
[MP PMT 1994]
direction as [MP PET 1996]
(a) 4F (b) 2F (a) Zero having no direction

(c)
F
(d)
F (b) 8F towards  q charge
2 4
(c) 8F towards  q charge
26. Force of attraction between two point charges Q
(d) 4F towards  q charge
and – Q separated by d metre is Fe . When
32. A charge Q is divided into two parts of q and
these charges are placed on two identical spheres
Q  q . If the coulomb repulsion between them
of radius R  0.3 d whose centres are d metre
apart, the force of attraction between them is when they are separated is to be maximum, the

[AIIMS 1995] Q
ratio of should be [MP PET 1997]
q
(a) Greater than Fe (b) Equal to Fe
(a) 2 (b) 1 / 2
(c) Less than Fe (d) Less than Fe
(c) 4 (d) 1 / 4
27. When 1014 electrons are removed from a neutral
33. Number of electrons in one coulomb of charge will
metal sphere, the charge on the sphere becomes
be
[Manipal MEE 1995]
[MP PMT/PET 1998; Pb. PMT 1999;
(a) 16 C (b) 16 C AIIMS 1999; RPET 2001]
(c) 32 C (d) 32 C (a) 5.46 1029 (b) 6.25 1018
28. A force F acts between sodium and chlorine ions (c) 1.6  1019 (d) 9  1011
of salt (sodium chloride) when put 1cm apart in
air. The permittivity of air and dielectric constant 34. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of
of water are  0 and K respectively. When a constant k , the maximum force of attraction
piece of salt is put in water electrical force acting between two charges separated by a distance
[CBSE PMT 1999]
between sodium and chlorine ions 1cm apart is
[MP PET 1995] (a) Decreases k times (b) Remains unchanged
F FK (c) Increases k times (d) Increases k 1 times
(a) (b)
K 0
35. A glass rod rubbed with silk is used to charge a
gold leaf electroscope and the leaves are observed
F F 0
(c) (d) to diverge. The electroscope thus charged is
K 0 K exposed to X-rays for a short period. Then
[AMU 1995]
29. A conductor has 14.4  1019 coulombspositive
(a) The divergence of leaves will not be affected
charge. The conductor has
(b) The leaves will diverge further
(Charge on electron  1.6  1019 coulombs
) (c) The leaves will collapse
(a) 9 electrons in excess (b) 27 electrons in short (d) The leaves will melt
(c) 27 electrons in excess (d) 9 electrons in 36. One metallic sphere A is given positive charge
short whereas another identical metallic sphere B of
30. The value of electric permittivity of free space is exactly same mass as of A is given equal amount
of negative charge. Then
[MP PET 1996; RPET 2001]
 4 Electrostatics
[AMU 1995; RPET 2000; CPMT 2000] contact and separated to the same distance, they
(a) Mass of A and mass of B still remain equal experience force F2 . The ratio of F1 to F2 is
[MP PMT 2001]
(b) Mass of A increases
(a) 1 : 8 (b) – 8 : 1
(c) Mass of B decreases (c) 1 : 2 (d) – 2 : 1
(d) Mass of B increases 44. Two charges each equal to 2C are 0.5m apart.
37. The force between two charges 0.06m apart is If both of them exist inside vacuum, then the force
5 N . If each charge is moved towards the other between them is
[CPMT 2001]
by 0.01m , then the force between them will
become [SCRA 1994] (a) 1.89 N (b) 2.44 N
(c) 0.144 N (d) 3.144 N
(a) 7.20 N (b) 11.25 N
45. Two charges are at a distance ‘d’ apart. If a copper
(c) 22.50 N (d) 45.00 N d
plate (conducting medium) of thickness is
38. Two charged spheres separated at a distance d 2
exert a force F on each other. If they are placed between them, the effective force will be
immersed in a liquid of dielectric constant 2, then [UPSEAT 2001; J & K CET 2005]
what is the force (if all conditions are same)
(a) 2F (b) F / 2
[AIIMS 1997; MH CET 2003]
(c) 0 (d) 2F
F
(a) (b) F 46. Two electrons are separated by a distance of 1Å.
2
What is the coulomb force between them
(c) 2F (d) 4F [MH CET 2002]

39. Two point charges 3C and 8C repel (a) 2.3  108 N (b) 4.6  108 N
each other with a force of 40N . If a charge of (c) 1.5  108 N (d) None of these
5C is added to each of them, then the force 47. Two copper balls, each weighing 10g are kept in
between them will become
air 10 cm apart. If one electron from every 106
[SCRA 1998; JIPMER atoms is transferred from one ball to the other, the
2000]
coulomb force between them is (atomic weight of
(a) 10N (b) 10N copper is 63.5) [KCET 2002]

(c) 20N (d) 20N (a) 2.0  1010 N (b) 2.0  104 N

40. When 1019 electrons are removed from a neutral (c) 2.0  108 N (d) 2.0  106 N
metal plate, the electric charge on it is 48. A solid conducting sphere of radius a has a net
[Karnataka CET (Engg./Med.) 1999] positive charge 2Q. A conducting spherical shell of
(a) – 1.6 C (b) + 1.6 C inner radius b and outer radius c is concentric
with the solid sphere and has a net charge – Q.
(c) 10+19 C (d) 10–19 C The surface charge density on the inner and outer
41. Electric charges of 1C,  1C and 2C are surfaces of the spherical shell will be
placed in air at the corners A, B and C respectively [AMU 2002]
of an equilateral triangle ABC having length of 2Q Q
each side 10 cm. The resultant force on the charge (a)  ,
4b 2 4c 2
at C is [EAMCET (Engg.) 2000]
Q Q a
(a) 0.9 N (b) 1.8 N (b)  2
, b
4b 4c 2
(c) 2.7 N (d) 3.6 N
c
Q
42. Charge on  -particle is [MH CET 2000] (c) 0,
4c 2
(a) 4.8  10 19 (b) 1.6  10 19
C C (d) None of the above
(c) 3.2  10 19
C (d) 6.4  10 19
C 49. Three charges each of magnitude q are placed at
the corners of an equilateral triangle, the
43. Two small conducting spheres of equal radius have electrostatic force on the charge placed at the
charges 10C and 20C respectively and center is (each side of triangle is L)
placed at a distance R from each other [DPMT 2002]
experience force F1 . If they are brought in
 Electrostatics 5

1 q2 55. A body has – 80 micro coulomb of charge. Number

(a) Zero (b) of additional electrons in it will be
4 0 L2 [MP PMT 2003]

1 3q2 1 q2 (a) 8  105 (b) 80 1017

(c) (d)
4 0 L2 12 0 L2 (c) 5  1014 (d) 1.28 1017
50. Two charges placed in air repel each other by a 56. Two point charges placed at a certain distance r in
force of 104 N . When oil is introduced between air exert a force F on each other. Then the
the charges, the force becomes 2.5  105 N . distance r' at which these charges will exert the
same force in a medium of dielectric constant k is
The dielectric constant of oil is given by [EAMCET 1990; MP PMT 2001]
[MP PET 2003]
(a) r (b) r/k
(a) 2.5 (b) 0.25
(c) 2.0 (d) 4.0 (c) r / k (d) r k
51. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an 57. Dielectric constant for metal is
equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ as shown in the [MP PMT/PET 1998]
following figure. The force experienced by the (a) Zero (b) Infinite
charge placed at the vertex A in a direction normal (c) 1 (d) Greater than 1
to BC is A [AIIMS 2003]
58. A charge of Q coulomb is placed on a solid piece of
+Q
2 2 metal of irregular shape. The charge will distribute
(a) Q /(4 0a )
itself
(b)  Q  /(4 0a2) [MP PMT 1991]

–Q +Q
(a) Uniformly in the metal object
(c) Zero a
B C (b) Uniformly on the surface of the object
(d) Q 2 /(2 0a2) (c) Such that the potential energy of the system is
minimised
52. Two particle of equal mass m and charge q are
placed at a distance of 16 cm. They do not (d) Such that the total heat loss is minimised
q 59. Five balls numbered 1 to 5 are suspended using
experience any force. The value of is
m separate threads. Pairs (1, 2), (2, 4) and (4, 1)
[MP PET 2003] show electrostatic attraction, while pair (2, 3) and
(4, 5) show repulsion. Therefore ball 1 must be
 0 [NCERT 1980; MP PMT 2003]
(a) l (b)
G (a) Positively charged (b) Negatively charged
G (c) Neutral (d) Made of metal
(c) (d) 4 0G
4 0 60. Equal charges q are placed at the four corners
53. When a glass rod is rubbed with silk, it [MP PET A, B, C, D of a square of length a . The
2003] magnitude of the force on the charge at B will be
(a) Gains electrons from silk (b) Gives electrons to [MP PMT 1994; DPMT 2001]
silk
3q 2 4q2
(c) Gains protons from silk (d) Gives protons to (a) (b)
silk 4 0 a2 4 0 a2
54. An electron is moving round the nucleus of a
hydrogen atom in a circular orbit of radius r. The  1 2 2  q2  1  q2
(c)   (d)  2 
  4 a2 2  4 0 a
coulomb force F between the two is (Where 2 2
  0 
1
K  ) [CBSE PMT 2003] 61. Two identical conductors of copper and aluminium
4 0
are placed in an identical electric fields. The
magnitude of induced charge in the aluminium will
e2 e2 
(a)  K rˆ (b) K r be [AIIMS 1999]
r3 r3
(a) Zero (b) Greater than in
e2  e2 copper
(c)  K r (d) K ˆ
r
r3 r2 (c) Equal to that in copper (d) Less than in
copper
 6 Electrostatics
62. Two spherical conductors B and C having equal magnitude of the net electric force on C is
radii and carrying equal charges in them repel [UPSEAT 2004; DCE 2005]
each other with a force F when kept apart at some (a) F (b) 3F/4
distance. A third spherical conductor having same
(c) F/2 (d) F/4
radius as that of B but uncharged is brought in
contact with B, then brought in contact with C and 68. Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a
finally removed away from both. The new force of distance r exert a force F on each other. If the
repulsion between B and C is charges are halved and distance between them is
[AIEEE 2004] doubled, then the new force acting on each charge
is [DCE 2004]
(a) F / 4 (b) 3F / 4
(a) F / 8 (b) F / 4
(c) F / 8 (d) 3F / 8
(c) 4 F (d) F / 16
63. When a body is earth connected, electrons from 69. An infinite number of charges, each of charge 1
the earth flow into the body. This means the body C, are placed on the x-axis with co-ordinates x =
is….. [KCET 2004] 1, 2, 4, 8, ..... If a charge of 1 C is kept at the
(a) Unchanged (b) Charged positively origin, then what is the net force acting on 1 C
charge [DCE 2004]
(c) Charged negatively (d) An insulator
(a) 9000 N (b) 12000 N
64. The charges on two sphere are +7C and – 5C
(c) 24000 N (d) 36000 N
respectively. They experience a force F. If each of
them is given and additional charge of – 2 C, the 70. The number of electrons in 1.6 C charge will be
new force of attraction will be [RPET 2004]

[RPET 2002] (a) 1019 (b) 1020

(a) F (b) F / 2
(c) 1.1 1019 (d) 1.1  102
(c) F / 3 (d) 2F
71. Four metal conductors having different shapes
65. The ratio of electrostatic and gravitational forces 1. A sphere 2. Cylindrical
acting between electron and proton separated by
3. Pear 3. Lightning conductor
a distance 5  1011m, will be (Charge on
are mounted on insulating stands and charged.
electron = 1.6  10–19 C, mass of electron = 9.1 
The one which is best suited to retain the charges
10–31 kg, mass of proton = 1.6  1027kg, for a longer time is
G  6.7  1011 Nm2 / kg2) [KCET 2005]
[RPET 1997; Pb PMT 2003] (a) 1 (b) 2
(a) 2.36  1039 (b) 2.36  1040 (c) 3 (d) 4
(c) 2.34  10 41
(d) 2.34  10 42
72. Identify the wrong statement in the following.
Coulomb's law correctly describes the electric
66. Two point charges 3  10 C and 8  10 C repel
–6 –6
force that [KCET 2005]
each other by a force of 6  10–3 N. If each of them
(a) Binds the electrons of an atom to its nucleus
is given an additional charge – 6  106 C, the force (b) Binds the protons and neutrons in the nucleus
between them will be of an atom
[DPMT 2003]
(c) Binds atoms together to form molecules
(a) 2.4  10–3 N (attractive) (b) 2.4  10–9 N (d) Binds atoms and molecules together to form
(attractive) solids
(c) 1.5  10–3 N (repulsive) (d) 1.5  10–3 N
(attractive) Electric Field and Potential
1. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line
67. Two equally charged, identical metal spheres A joining two equal charges Q. The system of the
and B repel each other with a force 'F'. The three charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal
spheres are kept fixed with a distance 'r' between to
them. A third identical, but uncharged sphere C is [IIT 1987; CBSE PMT 1995; Bihar MEE 1995; CPMT
brought in contact with A and then placed at the 1999;
mid-point of the line joining A and B. The MP PET 1999; MP PMT 1999, 2000; RPET 1999;
 Electrostatics 7
KCET 2001; AIEEE 2002; AFMC 2002; 7. The electric potential V at any point O (x, y, z all
Kerala PMT 2004; J & K CET 2004]
in metres) in space is given by V  4 x 2 volt. The
Q Q electric field at the point (1m, 0, 2m) in
(a)  (b) 
2 4
volt/ metreis
Q Q [IIT 1992; RPET 1999; MP PMT 2001]
(c)  (d) 
4 2
(a) 8 along negative X  axis
2. Inside a hollow charged spherical conductor, the
potential (b) 8 along positive X  axis
[CPMT 1971; MP PMT 1986; RPMT 1997] (c) 16 along negative X  axis
(a) Is constant
(d) 16 along positive Z  axis
(b) Varies directly as the distance from the centre
8. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged so
(c) Varies inversely as the distance from the
that the potential on its surface is 10 V. The
centre
potential at the centre of the sphere is
(d) Varies inversely as the square of the distance
from the centre [IIT 1983; MNR 1990; MP PET/PMT 2000; DPMT
2004]
3. Two small spheres each carrying a charge q are
(a) 0 V (b) 10 V
placed r metre apart. If one of the spheres is
(c) Same as at point 5 cm away from the surface
taken around the other one in a circular path of
radius r , the work done will be equal to [CPMT (d) Same as at point 25 cm away from the surface
1975, 91, 2001; NCERT 1980, 83; 9. If a unit positive charge is taken from one point to
EAMCET 1994; MP PET 1995; MNR 1998; Pb. PMT 2000] another over an equipotential surface, then
(a) Force between them  r [KCET 1994; CPMT 1997; CBSE PMT 2000]

(b) Force between them  2r (a) Work is done on the charge

(c) Force between them / 2r (b) Work is done by the charge

(d) Zero (c) Work done is constant

4. The electric charge in uniform motion produces (d) No work is done
[CPMT 1971] 10. Electric lines of force about negative point charge
(a) An electric field only are
(b) A magnetic field only [MP PMT 1987]

(c) Both electric and magnetic field (a) Circular, anticlockwise (b) Circular, clockwise
(d) Neither electric nor magnetic field (c) Radial, inward (d) Radial, outward
5. Two charged spheres of radii 10 cm and 15 cm are 10
11. Charges of   10 9 C are placed at each of
connected by a thin wire. No current will flow, if 3
they have
the four corners of a square of side 8 cm. The
[MP PET 1991; CPMT potential at the intersection of the diagonals is
1975] [BIT 1993]
(a) The same charge on each
(a) 150 2 volt (b) 1500 2 volt
(b) The same potential
(c) The same energy (c) 900 2 volt (d) 900volt

(d) The same field on their surfaces 12. A uniform electric field having a magnitude E 0
6. The electric field inside a spherical shell of uniform and direction along the positive X  axis exists. If
surface charge density is [CPMT 1982; MP PET the potential V is zero at x  0 , then its value
1994; RPET 2000]
at X   x will be
(a) Zero
[MP PMT 1987]
(b) Constant, less than zero
(a) V(x)   xE0 (b) Vx   xE0
(c) Directly proportional to the distance from the
centre
(c) Vx   x 2 E 0 (d) Vx   x 2 E 0
(d) None of the above
 8 Electrostatics
13. Three charges 2q,  q,  q are located at the 17. The magnitude of electric field intensity E is
vertices of an equilateral triangle. At the centre of such that, an electron placed in it would
the triangle experience an electrical force equal to its weight is
[MP PET 1985; J & K CET 2004] given by
(a) The field is zero but potential is non-zero [CPMT 1975, 80; AFMC 2001; BCECE 2003]
mg
(b) The field is non-zero but potential is zero (a) mge (b)
(c) Both field and potential are zero e
(d) Both field and potential are non-zero e e2
(c) (d) g
14. Figure shows the electric lines of force emerging mg m2
from a charged body. If the electric field at A and B
18. A conductor with a positive charge
are E A and E B respectively and if the
(a) Is always at  ve potential
displacement between A and B is r then
[CPMT 1986, 88] (b) Is always at zero potential
(c) Is always at negative potential
(d) May be at  ve, zero or ve potential
19. An electron and a proton are in a uniform electric
field, the ratio of their accelerations will be
A r B
[NCERT 1984; MP PET 2002]
(a) Zero (b) Unity
(c) The ratio of the masses of proton and electron
(d) The ratio of the masses of electron and proton
(a) E A  E B (b) E A  E B
20. Two parallel plates have equal and opposite
EB EB charge. When the space between them is
(c) E A  (d) EA  evacuated, the electric field between the plates is
r r2
2  105 V / m . When the space is filled with
15. ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charges  q are
dielectric, the electric field becomes 1  105 V / m .
placed at each corner. The electric intensity at O
The dielectric constant of the dielectric material
will be [MP PET 1989]
[CPMT 1985; AIEEE 2002]
(a) 1/2 (b) 1
1 q +q
(c) 2 (d) 3
(a) A
4 0 r 2 21. The insulation property of air breaks down at
1 q E  3 106 volt/metre. The maximum charge
(b) r that can be given to a sphere of diameter 5 m is
4 0 r
r r approximately (in coulombs)
(c) Zero O
[MP PMT 1990]
+q +q
1 3q B C
(a) 2  10 2 (b) 2  103
(d)
4 0 r 2 (c) 2  104 (d) 2  105
16. In the electric field of a point charge q , a certain 22. The distance between the two charges 25C
charge is carried from point A to B, C, D and 36C is 11cm At what point on the line
and E . Then the work done joining the two, the intensity will be zero
[NCERT 1980] (a) At a distance of 5 cmfrom 25C
A (b) At a distance of 5 cmfrom 36C
(a) Is least along the path
AB (c) At a distance of 10cmfrom 25C
(d) At a distance of 11cmfrom 36C
(b) Is least along the path
+q 23. Two spheres A and B of radius 4cm and
AD
E
(c) Is zero along all the
B 6cm are given charges of 80c and 40c
C D respectively. If they are connected by a fine wire,
paths AB, AC, AD
the amount of charge flowing from one to the
and AE other is [MP PET 1991]
(d) Is least along AE
 Electrostatics 9
(a) 20C from A to B (b) 16C from A 29. The intensity of electric field required to balance a
to B proton of mass 1.7  1027 kg and charge
(c) 32C from B to A (d) 32C from A 1.6  10 19
C is nearly
to B
(a) 1  107 V / m (b) 1  105 V / m
24. A charge particle is free to move in an electric
field. It will travel [IIT 1979] (c) 1  107 V / m (d) 1  105 V / m
(a) Always along a line of force
30. On rotating a point charge having a charge q
(b) Along a line of force, if its initial velocity is zero around a charge Q in a circle of radius r. The work
(c) Along a line of force, if it has some initial done will be
velocity in the direction of an acute angle with
[CPMT 1990, 97; MP PET 1993; AIIMS 1997;
the line of force
(d) None of the above DCE 2003; KCET 2005]

25. If E is the electric field intensity of an q  2Q

(a) q  2r (b)
electrostatic field, then the electrostatic energy r
density is proportional to
[MP PMT 2003] Q
(c) Zero (d)
(a) E (b) E 2 2 0r
(c) 1 / E 2 (d) E 3 31. Two point charges Q and – 3Q are placed at
26. A metallic sphere has a charge of 10C . A unit some distance apart. If the electric field at the
location of Q is E then at the locality of 3Q
negative charge is brought from A to B both
, it is [BIT 1987]
100cm away from the sphere but A being east
(a) E (b) E / 3
of it while B being on west. The net work done is
(c) 3E (d)  E / 3
(a) Zero (b) 2 / 10 joule
32. The number of electrons to be put on a spherical
(c) 2 / 10 joule (d) 1 / 10 joule conductor of radius 0.1m to produce an electric
field of 0.036N / C just above its surface is
27. Two charges 4e and  e are at a distance x [MNR 1994; KCET (Engg.) 1999;
apart. At what distance, a charge q must be MH CET (Med.) 2001]
placed from charge  e so that it is in equilibrium (a) 2.7  10 5 (b) 2.6  105
(a) x / 2 (b) 2x / 3 (c) 2.5  105 (d) 2.4  105

(c) x / 3 (d) x / 6 33. Two plates are 2 cm apart, a potential difference

of 10 volt is applied between them, the electric
28. An uncharged sphere of metal is placed in
field between the plates is
between two charged plates as shown. The lines of [MP PET 1994; DPMT 2002]
force look like
(a) 20 N / C (b) 500N / C
[MP PMT 1985; KCET 2004]
(c) 5 N / C (d) 250 N / C
++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ + 34. The intensity of the electric field required to keep
a water drop of radius 105 cm just suspended in
air when charged with one electron is
– – – – – – – – – – – – – –
approximately [MP PMT 1994]
A B (a) 260volt/ cm (b)
++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ + 260newton
/ coulomb

(c) 130volt/ cm (d)

130newton
/ coulomb

– – – – – – – – – – – – – –
/ kg, e  1.6  1019 coulomb
(g  10newton )
C D 35. Conduction electrons are almost uniformly
(a) A (b) B distributed within a conducting plate. When placed
in an electrostatic field E , the electric field within
(c) C (d) D the plate [MP PMT 1994]
 10 Electrostatics
(a) Is zero (a) 2:1 (b) 1: 2
(b) Depends upon E (c) 1 : 4 (d) 4 : 1
(c) Depends upon E 41. Deutron and   particle are put 1 Å apart in
air. Magnitude of intensity of electric field due to
(d) Depends upon the atomic number of the
conducting element deutron at   particle is
[MP PET 1995]
36. Three particles, each having a charge of 10C (a) Zero
are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle
(b) 2.88 1011 newton
/ coulomb
of side 10cm. The electrostatic potential energy
of the system is (Given (c) 1.44  1011 newton
/ coulomb
1
 9  109 N  m2 / C 2 ) (d) 5.76 1011 newton
/ coulomb
4 0 42. Angle between equipotential surface and lines of
[MP PMT 1994] force is
(a) Zero (b) Infinite [MP PET 1995]
(c) 27 J (d) 100J (a) Zero (b) 180
37. The electric field near a conducting surface having (c) 90 (d) 45
a uniform surface charge density  is given by
43. Below figures (1) and (2) represent lines of force.
[MP PMT 1994]
Which is correct statement
 [MP PET 1995]
(a) and is parallel to the surface
0
2
(b) and is parallel to the surface
0

(c) and is normal to the surface
0 (a) Figure (1) (2)of force
(1) represents magnetic lines
2 (b) Figure (2) represents magnetic lines of force
(d) and is normal to the surface
0 (c) Figure (1) represents electric lines of force

38. There is an electric field E in X-direction. If the (d) Both figure (1) and figure (2) represent
magnetic lines of force
work done on moving a charge 0.2 C through a
44. The unit of electric field is not equivalent to [MP
distance of 2m along a line making an angle
PMT 1995]
60 with the X-axis is 4.0, what is the value of
(a) N / C (b) J / C
E [CBSE PMT 1995]
(c) V / m (d) J / C  m
(a) 3 N /C (b) 4 N / C
(c) 5 N / C (d) None of these 45. A flat circular disc has a charge  Q uniformly
distributed on the disc. A charge  q is thrown
39. Four equal charges Q are placed at the four
with kinetic energy E towards the disc along its
corners of a square of each side is 'a' . Work
normal axis. The charge q will
done in removing a charge – Q from its centre to
infinity is [AIIMS 1995] [MP PMT 1995]
(a) Hit the disc at the centre
2Q 2
(a) 0 (b) (b) Return back along its path after touching the
4 0a disc
2 2 (c) Return back along its path without touching
2Q Q the disc
(c) (d)
 0 a 2 0 a (d) Any of the above three situations is possible
40. A particle A has charge  q and a particle B depending on the magnitude of E
has charge  4q with each of them having the 46. At a certain distance from a point charge the
same mass m . When allowed to fall from rest electric field is 500V / m and the potential is
through the same electric potential difference, the 3000V . What is this distance [MP PMT 1995; Pb.
PMT 2001; AFMC 2001]
vA
ratio of their speed will become (a) 6 m (b) 12m
vB
[BHU 1995; MNR 1991; UPSEAT 2000; Pb PET (c) 36m (d) 144m
2004]
 Electrostatics 11
47. The magnitude of electric field E in the annular (c) 60C (d) 80C
region of a charged cylindrical capacitor
[IIT 1996] 53. In the figure the charge Q is at the centre of the
(a) Is same throughout circle. Work done is maximum when another
(b) Is higher near the outer cylinder than near the charge is taken from point P to P
inner cylinder K

(c) Varies as 1 / r , where r is the distance from

the axis (a) K L Q
(d) Varies as 1 / r where r is the distance from
2, (b) L
the axis
(c) M M
N
48. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform
electric field. The lines of force follow the path(s) (d) N
shown in figure as 54. A mass m  20g has a charge q  3.0 mC . It
[IIT 1996] moves with a velocity of 20m/ s and enters a
1 1
region of electric field of 80 N / C in the same
2 2
direction as the velocity of the mass. The velocity
3 3 of the mass after 3 seconds in this region is
4 4 (a) 80m/ s (b) 56m/ s
(c) 44m/ s (d) 40m/ s
(a) 1 (b) 2
55. Four identical charges  50C each are placed,
(c) 3 (d) 4
one at each corner of a square of side 2m . How
49. The distance between a proton and electron both much external energy is required to bring another
having a charge 1.6  1019 coulomb, of a charge of  50C from infinity to the centre of
hydrogen atom is 1010 metre. The value of the square
intensity of electric field produced on electron due
 2 
to proton will be [MP PET 1996]  Given 1  9  109 Nm 
 4 0 C 2 
(a) 2.304 1010 N / C (b) 14.4 V / m 
(a) 64 J (b) 41J
(c) 16V / m (d) 1.44 1011 N / C
(c) 16 J (d) 10 J
50. What is the magnitude of a point charge due to
which the electric field 30cm away has the 56. In Millikan's oil drop experiment an oil drop
carrying a charge Q is held stationary by a
magnitude 2newton / coulomb
potential difference 2400V between the plates.
[1/ 4 0  9  109 Nm2 / C 2 ] To keep a drop of half the radius stationary the
[MP PMT 1996] potential difference had to be made 600V .
What is the charge on the second drop [MP PET
11
(a) 2  10 coulomb (b) 3  1011coulomb 1997]

(c) 5  1011coulomb (d) 9  1011coulomb Q Q

(a) (b)
4 2
51. Two charge  q and  q are situated at a
certain distance. At the point exactly midway 3Q
(c) Q (d)
between them 2
(a) Electric field and potential both are zero 57. A charge of 5 C experiences a force of 5000N
(b) Electric field is zero but potential is not zero when it is kept in a uniform electric field. What is
the potential difference between two points
(c) Electric field is not zero but potential is zero
separated by a distance of 1cm
(d) Neither electric field nor potential is zero [MP PET 1997]

52. Two positive charges of 20 coulomb and (a) 10V (b) 250V
are situated at a distance of 60cm.
Q coulomb (c) 1000V (d) 2500V
The neutral point between them is at a distance of 58. Two insulated charged conducting spheres of radii
20cm from the 20coulomb charge. Charge 20cm and 15cmrespectively and having an
Q is equal charge of 10C are connected by a copper
wire and then they are separated. Then
(a) 30C (b) 40C [MP PET 1997]
 12 Electrostatics
(a) Both the spheres will have the same charge of (a) Be more on the smaller sphere
10C
(b) Be more on the bigger sphere
(b) Surface charge density on the 20cm sphere (c) Be equal on both the spheres
will be greater than that on the 15cm
(d) Depend on the nature of the materials of the
sphere
spheres
(c) Surface charge density on the 15cm sphere
64. An alpha particle is accelerated through a
will be greater than that on the 20cm
sphere potential difference of 106 volt. Its kinetic
(d) Surface charge density on the two spheres will energy will be
be equal [MP PMT/PET 1998]
59. Equal charges q are placed at the vertices A (a) 1 MeV (b) 2 MeV
and B of an equilateral triangle ABC of side
(c) 4 MeV (d) 8 MeV
a . The magnitude of electric field at the point C
65. A charge of 5 C is given a displacement of
is [MP PMT 1997]
0.5 m . The work done in the process is 10 J .
q 2q The potential difference between the two points
(a) 2 (b) will be [MP PET 1999]
4 0 a 4 0 a2
(a) 2 V (b) 0.25V
3q q
(c) (d) (c) 1 V (d) 25V
4 0 a2 2 0 a2
66. The electric potential V is given as a function of
60. Two equal charges q are placed at a distance of distance x (metre) by V  (5x 2  10x  9)volt
2a and a third charge 2q is placed at the . Value of electric field at x  1 is
midpoint. The potential energy of the system is [MP PET 1999]
[MP PMT 1997]
(a) 20V / m (b) 6 V / m
2 2
q 6q (c) 11V / m (d) 23V / m
(a) (b)
8 0 a 8 0 a 67. Two metal pieces having a potential difference of
800V are 0.02m apart horizontally. A
7q 2 9q2
(c)  (d) particle of mass 1.96 1015 kg is suspended in
8 0 a 8 0 a
equilibrium between the plates. If e is the
61. Two point charges 100 C and 5  C are elementary charge, then charge on the particle is
[MP PET 1999]
placed at points A and B respectively with
AB  40cm. The work done by external force in (a) e (b) 3e
displacing the charge 5  C from B to C , (c) 6e (d) 8e
 68. The figure shows some of the electric field lines
where BC  30cm, angle ABC  and
2 corresponding to an electric field. The figure
suggests
1
 9  109 Nm2 / C 2 [MP PMT 1999]
4 0
[MP PMT 1997] B
A C
81
(a) 9 J (b) J
20
9 9
(c) J (d)  J (a) E A  E B  E C (b) E A  E B  E C
25 4
62. The unit of intensity of electric field is [MP PMT/PET (c) E A  E C  E B (d) E A  E C  E B
1998]
69. Two spheres of radius a and b respectively are
(a) Newton/ Coulomb (b) Joule/ Coulomb charged and joined by a wire. The ratio of electric
field of the spheres is
(c) Volt metre (d) Newton/ metre [CPMT 1999; JIPMER 2000; RPET 2000]
63. Equal charges are given to two spheres of different (a) a / b (b) b / a
radii. The potential will [MP PMT/PET 1998; MH CET
2000] (c) a2 / b 2 (d) b2 / a2
 Electrostatics 13
70. A particle of mass m and charge q is placed at 76. A sphere of radius 1cm has potential of
rest in a uniform electric field E and then 8000V , then energy density near its surface will
released. The kinetic energy attained by the be [RPET 1999]
particle after moving a distance y is (a) 64  105 J / m3 (b) 8  103 J / m3
[CBSE PMT 1998; Kerala PMT 2005]
(c) 32 J / m3 (d) 2.83 J / m3
2 2
(a) qEy (b) qE y
77. Point charges 4q,  q and 4q are kept on
(c) qEy 2
(d) q Ey the x  axis at points x  0, x  a and x  2a
respectively, then
71. A hollow insulated conducting sphere is given a
[CBSE PMT 1992]
positive charge of 10 C . What will be the
(a) Only q is in stable equilibrium
electric field at the centre of the sphere if its
radius is 2 meters [CBSE PMT 1998] (b) None of the charges are in equilibrium
(c) All the charges are in unstable equilibrium
(a) Zero (b) 5  Cm2
(d) All the charges are in stable equilibrium
(c) 20 Cm2 (d) 8  Cm2 78. Two point charges of 20 C and 80 C are
10cm apart. Where will the electric field
72. An electron of mass me initially at rest moves
strength be zero on the line joining the charges
through a certain distance in a uniform electric
from 20 C charge [RPET 1997]
field in time t1 . A proton of mass mp also
(a) 0.1m (b) 0.04m
initially at rest takes time t2 to move through an
(c) 0.033m (d) 0.33m
equal distance in this uniform electric field.
79. How much kinetic energy will be gained by an
Neglecting the effect of gravity, the ratio of t2 / t1
  particle in going from a point at 70V to
is nearly equal to [IIT 1997 Cancelled]
another point at 50V
1/ 2
(a) 1 (b) (mp / me ) [RPET 1997]
(a) 40eV (b) 40keV
1/ 2
(c) (me / mp ) (d) 1836
(c) 40MeV (d) 0 eV
73. A cube of side b has a charge q at each of its 80. If a charged spherical conductor of radius 10cm
vertices. The electric field due to this charge has potential V at a point distant 5 cm from its
distribution at the centre of this cube will be [KCET centre, then the potential at a point distant
1994, 2000]
15cm from the centre will be
(a) q / b 2 (b) q / 2b 2 [SCRA 1998; JIPMER 2001, 02]
(c) 32q / b2 (d) Zero 1 2
(a) V (b) V
74. A charged water drop whose radius is 0.1 m is 3 3
in equilibrium in an electric field. If charge on it is 3
equal to charge of an electron, then intensity of (c) V (d) 3V
2
electric field will be (g  10ms1 )
81. Two unlike charges of magnitude q are separated
[RPET 1997]
(a) 1.61N / C (b) 26.2 N / C by a distance 2d . The potential at a point
midway between them is
(c) 262N / C (d) 1610N / C [JIPMER 1999]
75. Four charges are placed on corners of a square as
1
shown in figure having side of 5 cm. If Q is one (a) Zero (b)
4 0
microcoulomb, then electric field intensity at
centre will be Q – 2Q
[RPET 1999] 1 q 1 2q
(c) . (d) . 2
7
(a) 1.02 10 N / C upwards 4 0 d 4 0 d
82. What is the potential energy of the equal positive
(b) 2.04  107 N / C downwards
point charges of 1C each held 1 m apart in air
(c) 2.04  107 N / C upwards [AMU 1999]
–Q + 2Q
(a) 9  103 J (b) 9  103 eV
(d) 1.02 107 N / C downwards
(c) 2eV / m (d) Zero
 14 Electrostatics
83. An oil drop having charge 2e is kept stationary (c) 1.8  105 V (d) 1.8  104 V
between two parallel horizontal plates 2.0 cm
apart when a potential difference of 12000 volts is 90. What is the magnitude of a point charge which
applied between them. If the density of oil is 900 produces an electric field of 2 N/coulomb at a
kg/m3, the radius of the drop will be distance of 60 cm ( 1/ 4 0  9  109 N  m2 / C 2 )
[AMU 1999]
[MP PET 2000; RPET 2001]
(a) 2.0  106 m (b) 1.7  106 m
(a) 8  1011 C (b) 2  1012 C
(c) 1.4  10 6 (d) 1.1 10 6
m m
(c) 3  1011 C (d) 6  1010 C
84. The ratio of momenta of an electron and an -
particle which are accelerated from rest by a 91. The electric field due to a charge at a distance of 3
potential difference of 100 volt is m from it is 500 N/coulomb. The magnitude of the
[UPSEAT 1999]
 1 N  m2 
2me charge is   9  109
(a) 1 (b) 2
m  4 0 coulomb 
[MP PMT 2000]
me me (a) 2.5 micro-coulomb (b) 2.0 micro-coulomb
(c) (d)
m 2m
(c) 1.0 micro-coulomb (d) 0.5 micro-coulomb
85. A proton is accelerated through 50,000 V. Its
92. Two charges of 4C each are placed at the
energy will increase by [JIPMER 1999]
corners A and B of an equilateral triangle of side
(a) 5000 eV (b) 8  1015 J length 0.2 m in air. The electric potential at C is
(c) 5000 J (d) 50,000 J
 1 N - m2 
86. When a proton is accelerated through 1V, then its   9  109 
kinetic energy will be [CBSE PMT 1999]  4 0 C 2 
(a) 1840 eV (b) 13.6 eV [EAMCET (Med.) 2000]
(c) 1 eV (d) 0.54 eV
(a) 9 104 V (b) 18 104 V
87. An electron enters between two horizontal plates
separated by 2mm and having a potential (c) 36 104 V (d) 36 104 V
difference of 1000V. The force on electron is
[JIPMER 1999] 93. Electric field strength due to a point charge of
5C at a distance of 80 cm from the charge is
(a) 8  1012 N (b) 8  1014 N
[CBSE PMT 2000]
(c) 8 109 N (d) 8  1014 N (a) 8 104 N/C (b) 7 104 N/C
88. Two metal spheres of radii R1 and R2 are
(c) 5 104 N/C (d) 4  104 N/C
charged to the same potential. The ratio of
charges on the spheres is 94. Ten electrons are equally spaced and fixed around
[KCET 1999]
a circle of radius R. Relative to V = 0 at infinity,
the electrostatic potential V and the electric field E
(a) R1 : R2 (b) R1 : R2 at the centre C are
[AMU 2000]
(c) R12 : R22 (d) R13: R2
3
 
(a) V0 and E  0 (b) V  0 and E0
89. Electric charges of 10C,  5C,  3C and
 
8C are placed at the corners of a square of (c) V0 and E  0 (d) V0 and E  0

side 2 m. the potential at the centre of the 95. Two positive point charges of 12C and 8C
square is are 10cm apart. The work done in bringing them 4
cm closer is
[KCET (Engg./Med.) 1999]
[AMU 2000]
(a) 1.8 V (b) 1.8  106 V
(a) 5.8 J (b) 5.8 eV
(c) 13 J (d) 13 eV
 Electrostatics 15
96. Three identical point charges, as shown are placed [CPMT 2000]
at the vertices of an isosceles right angled
triangle. Which of the numbered vectors coincides (a) X-rays (b)  -rays
in direction with the electric field at the mid-point
M of the hypotenuse [AMU 2000]
(c) Neutrons (d)  -particles

3 102. As shown in the figure, charges  q and q are

2 placed at the vertices B and C of an isosceles
triangle. The potential at the vertex A is
4 [MP PET 2000]
M 1 2q
1 (a) . A
4 0 a  b2
2

(b) Zero
(a) 1 (b) 2 a
1 q
(c) 3 (d) 4 (c) . b b
4 0 a  b2 B
2
C
97. The displacement of a charge Q in the electric field +q –q
1 (q)
ˆ (d) .
E  e1ˆ
i  e2ˆj  e3k is r  aˆ
ˆ i  bˆ
j. The work 4 0 a2  b2
done is 103. Consider the points lying on a straight line joining
[EAMCET (Engg.) 2000] two fixed opposite charges. Between the charges
there is
(a) Q(ae1  be2 ) (b) Q (ae1)2  (be2 )2 [Roorkee 2000]
(a) No point where electric field is zero
(c) Q(e1  e2 ) a2  b2 (d) Q( e12  e22 ) (a  b) (b) Only one point where electric field is zero
(c) No point where potential is zero
98. The potential at a point, due to a positive charge
(d) Only one point where potential is zero
of 100C at a distance of 9m, is
[KCET (Med.) 2000]
104. A charged particle of mass 5  105 kg is held
stationary in space by placing it in an electric field
(a) 104 V (b) 105 V of strength 107 NC 1 directed vertically
downwards. The charge on the particle is
(c) 106 V (d) 107 V [EAMCET 2000]
5
99. There is a solid sphere of radius ‘R’ having (a)  20 10 C (b)  5  105 C
uniformly distributed charge. What is the relation
(c) 5  105 C (d) 20 105 C
between electric field ‘E’ (inside the sphere) and
radius of sphere ‘R’ is 105. Three charges Q,  q and  q are placed at the
vertices of a right-angled isosceles triangle as
[Pb. PMT 2000] shown. The net electrostatic energy of the
configuration is zero if Q is equal to
(a) E  R 2 (b) E  R 1
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2000]

 q
(c) E (d) E  R 2 (a) Q
R3 1 2

100. Two charges 5C and 10C are placed 20 2q

(b)
cm apart. The net electric field at the mid-Point 2 2
between the two charges is (c) 2q +q +
[KCET (Med.) 2000] a q
(d)  q
(a) 4.5  106 N/C directed towards 5C
106. Two electric charges 12C and 6C are
(b) 4.5  106 N/C directed towards 10C placed 20 cm apart in air. There will be a point P
on the line joining these charges and outside the
(c) 13.5  106 N/C directed towards 5C region between them, at which the electric
potential is zero. The distance of P from 6C
(d) 13.5  106 N/C directed towards 10C charge is [EAMCET 2000]

101. Which of the following is deflected by electric field (a) 0.10 m (b) 0.15 m
 16 Electrostatics
(c) 0.20 m (d) 0.25 m 112. The radius of a soap bubble whose potential is
107. In the given figure distance of the point from A 16V is doubled. The new potential of the bubble
where the electric field is zero is will be
A [RPMT 2000]
B
[Pb. PMT 2000]

10 C 20 C (a) 2V (b) 4V
80 cm (c) 8V (d) 16V

(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm 113. The dimension of (1/2)  0 E 2 ( 0 : permittivity of

(c) 33 cm (d) None of these
free space; E : electric field) is [IIT-JEE
108. Figures below show regular hexagons, with (Screening) 2000; KCET 2000]
charges at the vertices. In which of the following
cases the electric field at the centre is not zero (a) MLT 1
(b) ML2T 2
[AMU 2000]
q q q –q (c) ML1T 2 (d) ML2T 1

114. In the rectangle, shown below, the two corners

q
q q q have charges q1  5C and q2  2.0C .
The work done in moving a charge 3.0C
q q q –q
from B to A is (take
(1) (2) q1 A
1 / 4 0  1010 N - m2 / C 2 )
2q q
2q 2q [AMU 2001]
5 cm

q q 2q
q
B
q2
15 cm
2q 2q q
2q
(3) (4)

(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) 2.8 J (b) 3.5 J

(c) 3 (d) 4 (c) 4.5 J (d) 5.5 J

109. An electron is moving towards x-axis. An electric 115. A cube of a metal is given a positive charge Q. For
the above system, which of the following
field is along y-direction then path of electron is
statements is true
[RPET 2000]
[MP PET 2001]
(a) Circular (b) Elliptical
(a) Electric potential at the surface of the cube is
(c) Parabola (d) None of these
zero
110. An electron enters in an electric field with its
(b) Electric potential within the cube is zero
velocity in the direction of the electric lines of
force. Then [MP PMT 2000] (c) Electric field is normal to the surface of the
(a) The path of the electron will be a circle cube

(b) The path of the electron will be a parabola (d) Electric field varies within the cube

(c) The velocity of the electron will decrease 116. If q is the charge per unit area on the surface of
(d) The velocity of the electron will increase a conductor, then the electric field intensity at a
point on the surface is [MP PET 2001; UPSEAT
111. An electron of mass m and charge e is
2001]
accelerated from rest through a potential
difference V in vacuum. The final speed of the  q 
(a)   normal to surface

 0
electron will be

[MP PMT 2000; AMU (Engg.) 2000]
 q 
(a) V e / m (b) eV / m (b)   normal to surface

 2 0 
(c) 2eV / m (d) 2eV / m
 Electrostatics 17

 q  122. Potential at a point x-distance from the centre

(c)   tangential to surface
 inside the conducting sphere of radius R and
 0  charged with charge Q is
[MP PMT 2001]
 q 
(d)   tangential to surface
 Q Q
 2 0  (a)
R
(b)
x
117. A hollow conducting sphere of radius R has a Q
charge ( Q) on its surface. What is the electric (c) (d) xQ
x2
R
potential within the sphere at a distance r  123. Electric field intensity at a point in between two
3 parallel sheets with like charges of same surface
from its centre [MP PMT 2001; charge densities ( ) is
UPSEAT 2001; MP PET 2001, 02; Orissa JEE 2005] [MP PMT 2001]
1 Q  
(a) Zero (b) (a) (b)
4 0 r 2 0 0
1 Q 1 Q 2
(c) (d) (c) Zero (d)
4 0 R 4 0 r 2 0

118. A spherical conductor of radius 2m is charged to a 124. In an hydrogen atom, the electron revolves around
potential of 120 V. It is now placed inside another the nucleus in an orbit of radius 0.53 1010m .
hollow spherical conductor of radius 6m. Calculate Then the electrical potential produced by the
the potential to which the bigger sphere would be nucleus at the position of the electron is
raised [KCET 2001] [Pb. PMT 2001]

(a) 20 V (b) 60 V (a) – 13.6 V (b) – 27.2 V

(c) 80 V (d) 40 V (c) 27.2 V (d) 13.6 V
119. A charge (q) and another charge ( Q) are 125. Consider two point charges of equal magnitude
kept at two points A and B respectively. Keeping and opposite sign separated by a certain distance.
the charge ( Q) fixed at B, the charge (q) The neutral point due to them
at A is moved to another point C such that ABC [Kerala (Engg.) 2001]
forms an equilateral triangle of side l. The net (a) Does not exist
work done in moving the charge (q) is [MP PET (b) Will be in mid way between them
2001]
(c) Lies on the perpendicular bisector of the line
1 Qq 1 Qq joining the two
(a) (b)
4 0 l 4 0 l 2 (d) Will be closer to the negative charge
1 126. Two small spherical balls each carrying a charge
(c) Qql (d) Zero
4 0 Q  10C (10 micro-coulomb) are suspended by
120. A particle of mass ‘m’ and charge ‘q’ is two insulating threads of equal lengths 1m each,
accelerated through a potential difference of V from a point fixed in the ceiling. It is found that in
volt, its energy will be equilibrium threads are separated by an angle
[MP PET 2001]
60o between them, as shown in the figure. What
(a) qV (b) mqV
is the tension in the threads (Given:
 q q
(c)  V (d) 1
 m mV  9  109 Nm/ C 2 ) [MP PET 2001; Pb PET
(4 0 )
121. Two spheres A and B of radius ‘a’ and ‘b’
respectively are at same electric potential. The 2003]
ratio of the surface charge densities of A and B is (a) 18 N
[MP PMT 2001]
a b (b) 1.8 N 60o
(a) (b)
b a (c) 0.18 N
2 2
a b (d) None of the above Q Q
(c) (d)
b2 a2
 18 Electrostatics
(a) 0.2 (b) 8
127. A ball of mass 1 g and charge 108 C moves
from a point A. where potential is 600 volt to the (c) 0.1 (d) 0.4
point B where potential is zero. Velocity of the ball 133. A hollow sphere of charge does not produce an
at the point B is 20 cm/s. The velocity of the ball at electric field at any [MNR 1985; RPET 2001; DPMT
the point A will be [KCET 2001] 2002;

(a) 22.8 cm/s (b) 228 cm/s Kerala PMT 2004; Pb PET 2004; Orissa PMT 2004]

(c) 16.8 m/s (d) 168 m/s (a) Point beyond 2 metres (b) Point beyond 10
metres
128. The acceleration of an electron in an electric field
(c) Interior point (d) Outer point
of magnitude 50 V/cm, if e/m value of the electron
is 1.76 1011 C/kg, is [CPMT 2001] 134. If 4  1020 eV energy is required to move a
charge of 0.25 coulomb between two points. Then
(a) 8.8  1014 m/sec2 (b) 6.2  1013 m/sec2 what will be the potential difference between them
[MHCET 2002]
(c) 5.4  1012 m/sec2 (d) Zero
(a) 178 V (b) 256 V
129. Three charges Q,( q) and ( q) are placed at (c) 356 V (d) None of these
the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side l as 135. Kinetic energy of an electron accelerated in a
shown in the figure. If the net electrostatic energy potential difference of 100 V is [AFMC 1999; MP
of the system is zero, then Q is Qequal to PMT 2002]
[MP PET 2001]
(a) 1.6  1017 J (b) 1.6  1021 J
 q
(a)    l l (c) 1.6  1029 J (d) 1.6  1034 J
 2
136. A drop of 106 kg water carries 106 C charge.
(b) (q)
+q l +q What electric field should be applied to balance its
(c) ( q) weight (assume g  10m/ s2 )
(d) Zero [MP PET 2002]

130. A positively charged particle moving along x-axis (a) 10 V/m upward (b) 10 V/m downward
with a certain velocity enters a uniform electric
(c) 0.1 V/m downward (d) 0.1 V/m upward
field directed along positive y-axis. Its
[AMU (Engg.) 2001] 137. A charged particle of mass 0.003 gm is held
(a) Vertical velocity changes but horizontal stationary in space by placing it in a downward
velocity remains constant direction of electric field of 6  104 N / C . Then
(b) Horizontal velocity changes but vertical the magnitude of the charge is
velocity remains constant [Orissa JEE 2002]
(c) Both vertical and horizontal velocities change (a) 5  104 C (b) 5  1010 C
(d) Neither vertical nor horizontal velocity
(c)  18 106 C (d)  5  109 C
changes
131. Electric potential at any point is 138. Two point charges 9e and e are at 16 cm
V  5x  3y  15z , then the magnitude of away from each other. Where should another
charge q be placed between them so that the
the electric field is [MP PET 2002]
system remains in equilibrium
(a) 3 2 (b) 4 2
[MP PET 2002]
(c) 5 2 (d) 7 (a) 24 cm from 9e (b) 12 cm from 9e
132. The work done in bringing a 20 coulomb charge (c) 24 cm from e (d) 12 cm from e
from point A to point B for distance 0.2m is 2J. The
potential difference between the two points will be 139. If 3 charges are placed at the vertices of
equilateral triangle of charge ‘q’ each. What is the
(in volt)
[RPET 1999; MP PMT 2002; AIEEE 2002]
 Electrostatics 19
net potential energy, if the side of equilateral  145. A simple pendulum of period T has a metal bob
is l cm [AIEEE 2002] which is negatively charged. If it is allowed to
oscillate above a positively charged metal plate,
1 q2 1 2q2 its period will
(a) (b)
4 0 l 4 0 l [AIEEE 2002; CBSE PMT 2001]

1 3q2 1 4q2 (a) Remains equal to T (b) Less than T

(c) (d)
4 0 l 4 0 l (c) Greater than T (d) Infinite

140. The distance between charges 5  1011C and 146. A charged particle of mass m q is
and charge
released from rest in a uniform electric field E.
 2.7  1011C is 0.2 m. The distance at which
Neglecting the effect of gravity, the kinetic energy
a third charge should be placed in order that it will
of the charged particle after ‘t’ second is
not experience any force along the line joining the
[KCET 2003]
two charges is
[Kerala PET 2002] Eq2m 2E 2 t 2
(a) (b)
(a) 0.44 m (b) 0.65 m 2t2 mq
(c) 0.556 m (d) 0.350 m
E 2q 2 t 2 Eqm
(c) (d)
141. If identical charges (q) are placed at each 2m t
corner of a cube of side b, then electric potential
147. A proton is about 1840 times heavier than an
energy of charge ( q) which is placed at centre electron. When it is accelerated by a potential
of the cube will be difference of 1 kV, its kinetic energy will be [AIIMS
[CBSE PMT 2002] 2003; DCE 2001]

(a) 1840 keV (b) 1/1840 keV

8 2q2  8 2q2
(a) (b)
4 0b  0b (c) 1 keV (d) 920 keV

148. A conducting sphere of radius R  20 cm is given

 4 2q2  4q2
(c) (d) a charge Q  16C . What is E at centre
 0b 3 0b
[BHU 2003]
142. An electron having charge ‘e’ and mass ‘m’ is
(a) 3.6  106 N / C (b) 1.8  106 N / C
moving in a uniform electric field E. Its
acceleration will be [AIIMS 2002] (c) Zero (d) 0.9  106 N / C
e2 E 2e 149. A thin spherical conducting shell of radius R has
(a) (b)
m m a charge q. Another charge Q is placed at the
centre of the shell. The electrostatic potential at a
eE mE
(c) (d) R
m e point p a distance from the centre of the shell
2
143. Cathode rays travelling from east to west enter
is [AIEEE 2003]
into region of electric field directed towards north
to south in the plane of paper. The deflection of (q  Q) 2 2Q
cathode rays is towards (a) (b)
4 0 R 4 0 R
[CPMT 2002]
2Q 2q 2Q q
(a) East (b) South (c)  (d) 
4 0R 4 0R 4 0R 4 0R
(c) West (d) North
144. An  -particle is accelerated through a potential 150. A hollow conducting sphere is placed in an electric
field produced by a point charge placed at P as
difference of 200V. The increase in its kinetic
energy is shown in figure. Let VA , VB , VC be the
[UPSEAT 2002] potentials at points A, B and C respectively.
(a) 100 eV (b) 200 eV Then [Orissa JEE 2003]

(c) 400 eV (d) 800 eV

A
C P

B
 20 Electrostatics
electron. It is accelerated by 5V of potential
difference. Initially the particle was at rest, then its
final kinetic energy will be
(a) VC  VB (b) VB  VC [MP PMT 1990; DPMT 1999]

(a) 5 eV (b) 10 eV
(c) VA  VB (d) VA  VC
(c) 100 eV (d) 2000 eV
151. A point charge is kept at the centre of a metallic
insulated spherical shell. Then 157. An electron (charge = 1.6  1019 coulomb) is
[Orissa JEE 2003] accelerated through a potential of 1,00,000 volts.
(a) Electric field out side the sphere is zero The energy required by the electron is
[MP PET 1989]
(b) Electric field inside the sphere is zero
(a) 1.6  1024 joule (b) 1.6  1014 erg
(c) Net induced charge on the sphere is zero
(d) Electric potential inside the sphere is zero (c) 0.53 1014 joule (d) 1.6  1014 joule

152. An electron moving with the speed 5  106 per 158. The charge given to a hollow sphere of radius 10
sec is shooted parallel to the electric field of cm is 3.2×10–19 coulomb. At a distance of 4 cm
from its centre, the electric potential will be
intensity 1  103 N/C . Field is responsible for the [MP PMT 1990]
retardation of motion of electron. Now evaluate
(a) 28.8  109 volts (b) 288volts
the distance travelled by the electron before
coming to rest for an instant (mass of (c) 2.88 volts (d) Zero
31 19
e  9  10 Kg. charge  1.6  10 C) 159. Work done in moving a positive charge on an
[MP PMT 2003] equipotential surface is [BCECE 2004]

(a) 7 m (b) 0.7 mm (a) Finite, positive but not zero

(c) 7 cm (d) 0.7 cm (b) Finite, negative but not zero

153. An electron enters in high potential region V2 (c) Zero

(d) Infinite
from lower potential region V1 then its velocity
160. A charge of 10 e.s.u. is placed at a distance of 2
[MP PMT 2003]
cm from a charge of 40 e.s.u. and 4 cm from
(a) Will increase another charge of 20 e.s.u. The potential energy of
the charge 10 e.s.u. is (in ergs)
(b) Will change in direction but not in magnitude
[CPMT 1976; MP PET 1989]
(c) No change in direction of field
(a) 87.5 (b) 112.5
(d) No change in direction perpendicular to field
(c) 150 (d) 250
154. The electric potential at the surface of an atomic
161. A table tennis ball which has been covered with
nucleus (Z = 50) of radius 9.0× 1013 cm is
conducting paint is suspended by a silk thread so
[CPMT 1990; Pb. PMT 2002; BVP 2003; MP PET that it hang between two plates, out of which one
2004] is earthed and other is connected to a high
(a) 80 volts (b) 8 × 106 volts voltage generator. This ball
(a) Is attracted towards high voltage plate and
(c) 9 volts (d) 9 × 105 volts stays there
155. A pellet carrying charge of 0.5 coulombs is (b) Hangs without moving
accelerated through a potential of 2,000 volts. It
(c) Swing backward and forward hitting each plate
attains a kinetic energy equal to [NCERT 1973;
in turn
CPMT 1973; JIPMER 2002]
(d) Is attracted to earthed plate and stays there
(a) 1000 ergs (b) 1000 joules
162. A sphere of 4 cm radius is suspended within a
(c) 1000 kWh (d) 500 ergs
hollow sphere of 6 cm radius. The inner sphere is
156. A particle has a mass 400 times than that of the charged to potential 3 e.s.u. and the outer sphere
electron and charge is double than that of a
 Electrostatics 21
is earthed. The charge on the inner sphere is (c) Remains unchanged (d) Becomes zero
[MP PMT 1991]
169. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5cm is charged
1 such that the potential on its surface is 10V. The
(a) 54 e.s.u. (b) e.s.u.
4 potential at a distance of 2cm from the centre of
the sphere
(c) 30 e.s.u. (d) 36 e.s.u.
[MP PET 1992; MP PMT 1996]
163. State which of the following is correct [CPMT 1974,
80] (a) Zero (b) 10 V

(a) Joule = coulomb × volt (b)Joule = (c) 4 V (d) 10/3 V

coulomb/volt 170. The work done in carrying a charge of 5  C
(c) Joule = volt × ampere (d) Joule = from a point A to a point B in an electric field is
volt/ampere 10mJ. The potential difference (VB  VA ) is
164. When a positive q charge is taken from lower then [Haryana CEE 1996]
potential to a higher potential point, then its
(a) + 2kV (b) – 2 kV
potential energy will
(c) + 200 V (d) – 200 V
(a) Decrease (b) Increases
171. Value of potential at a point due to a point charge
(c) Remain unchanged (d) Become zero
is
165. When a negative charge is taken at a height from
[MP PET 1996]
earth's surface, then its potential energy
[DPMT 2002] (a) Inversely proportional to square of the
distance
(a) Decreases (b) Increases
(b) Directly proportional to square of the distance
(c) Remains unchanged (d) Will become infinity
(c) Inversely proportional to the distance
166. When a charge of 3 coulombs is placed in a
uniform electric field, it experiences a force of (d) Directly proportional to the distance
3000 Newton. Within this field, potential difference 172. Electric potential of earth is taken to be zero
between two points separated by a distance of 1 because earth is a good [AIIMS 1998; BHU 2002]
cm is [MP PMT 1986; 2000]
(a) Insulator (b) Conductor
(a) 10 volts (b) 90 volts
(c) Semiconductor (d) Dielectric
(c) 1000 volts (d) 3000 volts
173. There is 10 units of charge at the centre of a circle
167. There are two equipotential surface as shown in of radius 10m. The work done in moving 1 unit of
figure. The distance between them is r. The charge charge around the circle once is
of –q coulomb is taken from the surface A to B, the
[EAMCET (Med.) 1995; AIIMS 2000; Pb. PMT 2000]
resultant work done will be
[MP PMT 1986; CPMT 1986, 88] (a) Zero (b) 10 units
1 q (c) 100 units (d) 1 unit
(a) W 
4 o r 174. Two parallel plates separated by a distance of

1 q 5mm are kept at a potential difference of

(b) W  A r B
50V. A particle of mass 1015 kg and charge
4 0 r 2
1011C enters in it with a velocity 10 m/ s.
7
1 q
(c) W   The acceleration of the particle will be
4 0 r 2
[MP PMT 1997]
(d) W = zero
(a) 108 m/ s2 (b) 5  105 m / s2
168. When one electron is taken towards the other
electron, then the electric potential energy of the (c) 105 m / s2 (d) 2  103 m / s2
system [RPET 1999;
175. Three point charges are placed at the corners of
CBSE PMT 1993, 99; Pb. PMT 1999; BHU 2000, 02]
an equilateral triangle. Assuming only electrostatic
(a) Decreases (b) Increases forces are acting [KCET 2002]
 22 Electrostatics
(a) The system can never be in equilibrium V/m. If mass of the particle is 9.6  1016 kg ,
(b) The system will be in equilibrium if the charges the charge on it and excess number of electrons
rotate about the centre of the triangle on the particle are respectively (g  10m / s2)
(c) The system will be in equilibrium if the charges [Pb. PMT 2003]
have different magnitudes and different signs 19
(a) 4.8  10 C, 3 (b) 5.8  1019C, 4
(d) The system will be in equilibrium if the charges
(c) 3.8  1019C, 2 (d) 2.8  1019C, 1
have the same magnitudes but different signs
176. If an insulated non-conducting sphere of radius R 182. The potential at a distance R/2 from the centre of
a conducting sphere of radius R will be [RPMT
has charge density  . The electric field at a 2003]
distance r from the centre of sphere (r  R) will Q
be (a) 0 (b)
[BHU 2003] 8 0R
R r Q Q
(a) (b)
3 0 0 (c)
4 0R
(d)
2 0R
r 3 R 183. Four charges  Q,  Q,  Q,  Q are placed at
(c) (d)
3 0 0 the corners of a square taken in order. At the
centre of the square
177. Two plates are at potentials –10 V and +30 V. If
[RPMT 2003]
the separation between the plates be 2 cm. The
(a) E  0, V  0 (b) E  0, V  0
electric field between them is
[Pb. PET 2000] (c) E  0, V  0 (d) E  0, V  0
(a) 2000 V/m (b) 1000 V/m 184. The radius of nucleus of silver (atomic number =
(c) 500 V/m (d) 3000 V/m 47) is 3.4  1014m . The electric potential on

178. The electric potential inside a conducting sphere the surface of nucleus is (e  1.6  1019C)
[RPMT 2002] [Pb. PET 2003]
6
(a) Increases from centre to surface (a) 1.99 10 volt (b) 2.9  106 volt

(b) Decreases from centre to surface (c) 4.99 106 volt (d) 0.99 106 volt
(c) Remains constant from centre to surface 185. Charges q, 2q, 3q and 4q are placed at the corners
A, B, C and D of a square as shown in the following
(d) Is zero at every point inside figure. The direction of electric field at the centre
179. The wrong statement about electric lines of force of the square is along
is D C [MP PMT 2004]
4q 3q
[RPMT 2002]

(a) These originate from positive charge and end

O
on negative charge
q 2q
(b) They do not intersect each other at a point
A B
(c) They have the same form for a point charge and (a) AB (b) CB
a sphere (c) BD (d) AC
(d) They have physical existence 186. Point charge q1  2C and q2  1 C are
180. A charge produces an electric field of 1 N/C at a kept at points x  0 and x  6 respectively.
point distant 0.1 m from it. The magnitude of Electrical potential will be zero at points
charge is [MP PMT 2004]

[RPET 2002] (a) x  2 and x  9 (b) x  1 and x  5

(a) 1.11 1012 C (b) 9.11 1012 C (c) x  4 and x  12 (d) x  2 and x  2
187. Equipotential surfaces associated with an electric
(c) 7.11 106 C (d) None of these
field which is increasing in magnitude along the x-
181. A charged particle is suspended in equilibrium in a direction are
uniform vertical electric field of intensity 20000
 Electrostatics 23
[AIIMS 2004] (a) 12  109q N/C (b) Zero
(a) Planes parallel to yz-plane (c) 6  10 q N/C
9
(d) 4  109q N/C
(b) Planes parallel to xy-plane 193. A square of side ‘a’ has charge Q at its centre and
(c) Planes parallel to xz-plane charge ‘q’ at one of the corners. The work required
to be done in moving the charge ‘q’ from the
(d) Coaxial cylinders of increasing radii around the corner to the diagonally opposite corner is
x-axis [UPSEAT 2004]
188. A bullet of mass 2 gm is having a charge of 2 C Qq
. Through what potential difference must it be (a) Zero (b)
4 0 a
accelerated, starting from rest, to acquire a speed
of 10m/ s [CBSE PMT 2004] Qq 2 Qq
(c) (d)
4 0 a 2 0 a
(a) 5 kV (b) 50 kV
(c) 5 V (d) 50 V 194. A pendulum bob of mass 30.7  106 kg and

189. Thepoints resembling equal potentials are carrying a charge 2  108 C is at rest in a
horizontal uniform electric field of 20000 V/m. The
[Orissa PMT 2004]
tension in the thread of the pendulum is
(a) P and Q S
(g  9.8 m / s2) [UPSEAT 2004]
(b) S and Q P Q
(a) 3  104 N (b) 4  104 N
(c) S and R
(d) P and R (c) 5  104 N (d) 6  104 N
R
190. Figure shows three points A, B and C in a region of 195. An infinite line charge produce a field of
8
uniform electric field 7.182 10 N / C at a distance of 2 cm. The
E. The line AB is
perpendicular and BC is parallel to the field lines. linear charge density is
Then which of the following holds good. Where [MH CET 2004]

VA , VB and VC represent the electric potential (a) 7.27 10 4

C / m (b) 7.98 104 C / m
at points A, B and C respectively
(c) 7.11 104 C / m (d) 7.04 104 C / m
[CPMT 2004; MP PMT 2005]
196. An electron experiences a force equal to its weight
(a) VA  VB  VC A when placed in an electric field. The intensity of
the field will be
(b) VA  VB  VC
[MHCET 2004]
(c) VA  VB  VC B C 11
(a) 1.7  10 N /C (b) 5.0  1011 N / C

(d) VA  VB  VC (c) 5.5  1011 N / C (d) 56 N/C

191. In a certain charge distribution, all points having 197. The dielectric strength of air at NTP is
zero potential can be joined by a circle S. Points 6
3  10 V/ m then the maximum charge that can
inside S have positive potential and points outside
be given to a spherical conductor of radius 3 m is
S have negative potential. A positive charge, [Pb. PMT 2001]
which is free to move, is placed inside S
[DPMT 2004] (a) 3  104 C (b) 3  103 C

(a) It will remain in equilibrium (c) 3  102 C (d) 3  101 C

(b) It can move inside S, but it cannot cross S 198. As per this diagram a point charge q is placed
(c) It must cross S at some time at the origin O . Work done in taking another
(d) It may move, but will ultimately return to its point charge Q from the point A [co-
starting point
ordinates (0, a) ] to another point B [co-
192. Infinite charges of magnitude q each are lying at x
ordinates (a, 0)] along the straight path AB is
=1, 2, 4, 8... meter on X-axis. The value of
intensity of electric field at point x = 0 due to [CBSE PMT 2005]

these charges will be [J & K CET 2004] (a) Zero

 24 Electrostatics
  qQ 1  Y (c) QR / 4 0d2 (d)
(b) 

 2a
2
 4 0 a  A
Q 1 1 
  
 qQ 1  a 2 0  R R2  d2 
(c)  
2
 4 0 a  2 203. Three infinitely long charge sheets are placed as
shown in figure. The electric field at point P is
O
 qQ 1  B X
[IIT-JEE (Screening) 2005]
(d)   2a
2
 4 0 a  2 Z
(a)
199. To charges q1 and q2 are placed 30 cm apart,
 o k̂  Z = 3a

shown in the figure. A third charge q3 is moved 2 P

(b)   2
along the arc of a circle of radius 40cm from C  o k̂ Z=a
to D. The change in the potential energy of the 4 x
q3 (c)
system is k , where k is  o k̂  Z = a
4 0
4
(d) 
q3 [CBSE PMT 2005]  o k̂
C
(a) 8q2 204. Two infinitely long parallel conducting plates

(b) 8q1 40 having surface charge densities  and 

cm respectively, are separated by a small distance.
(c) 6q2 q2
The medium between the plates is vacuum. If 0
q1 D
(d) 6q1 A 30 B is the dielectric permittivity of vacuum, then the
cm
electric field in the region between the plates is
200. A charged ball B hangs from a silk thread S, which
[AIIMS 2005]
makes an angle  with a large charged
conducting sheet P , as shown in the figure. The 
volts/ meter
surface charge density + of the sheet is (a) 0 volts/ meter (b)
2 o
+
proportional to P [AIEEE 2005]
+
(a) sin   2
+
(c) volts/ meter (d) volts/ meter
o o
(b) tan +
S
+
(c) cos + 205. Four point +ve charges of same magnitude (Q) are
B
placed at four corners of a rigid square frame as
(d) cot shown in figure. The plane of the frame is
201. Two point charges +8q and 2q are located at perpendicular to Z axis. If a –ve point charge is
x  0 and x  L respectively. The location of a placed at a distance z away from the above frame
point on the x-axis at which the net electric field (z<<L) then [AIIMS 2005]
due to these two point charges is zero is
[AIEEE 2005] Q Q
(a) 8 L (b) 4 L
L L
(c) 2 L (d)
4
202. Two thin wire rings each having a radius R are Z-axis
placed at a distance d apart with their axes Q Q
coinciding. The charges on the two rings are  q
(a) – ve charge oscillates along the Z axis.
and q . The potential difference between the
centres of the two rings is [AIEEE 2005] (b) It moves away from the frame
(a) Zero (b) (c) It moves slowly towards the frame and stays in
Q 1 1  the plane of the frame
  
4 0  R R2  d2  (d) It passes through the frame only once.
 Electrostatics 25
206. At a point 20 cm from the centre of a uniformly experiences a force F. If the distance of the charge
charged dielectric sphere of radius 10 cm, the is doubled, the force acting on the charge will be
electric field is 100 V/m. The electric field at 3 cm [MNR 1986]
from the centre of the sphere will be (a) 2F (b) F / 2
[BCECE 2005] (c) F / 4 (d) F / 8
(a) 150 V/m (b) 125 V/m 3. The electric potential at a point on the axis of an
electric dipole depends on the distance r of the
(c) 120 V/m (d) Zero
point from the dipole as [CPMT 1982; UPSEAT 2001
207. Charges 4Q, q and Q and placed along x-axis at MP PMT 1996, 2002; MP PET 2001, 05]
positions x  0, x  l / 2 and x  l , respectively.
1 1
Find the value of q so that force on charge Q is (a)  (b) 
zero [DPMT 2005] r r2
(a) Q (b) Q / 2 1
(c) r (d) 
(c) – Q / 2 (d) – Q r3
4. An electric dipole of moment p is placed in the
208. If an electron moves from rest from a point at
which potential is 50 volt to another point at which position of stable equilibrium in uniform electric
potential is 70 volt, then its kinetic energy in the field of intensity E . It is rotated through an angle
final state will be  from the initial position. The potential energy
of electric dipole in the final position is
[J & K CET 2005]
–10 [MP PET 1993]
(a) 3.2 × 10 J (b) 3.2 × 10–18 J
(a) pE cos (b) pE sin
(c) 1 N (d) 1 dyne
209. In the following diagram the work done in moving (c) pE(1  cos ) (d)  pE cos
a point charge from point P to point A, B and C is 5. An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform electric
respectively as WA, WB and WC , then field. It experiences [AIIMS 2003; DCE 2001]
[J & K CET 2005]
(a) WA = WB = WC (a) A force and a torque (b) A force but not a
torque
(b) WA = WB = WC = 0
(c) A torque but not a force (d) Neither a force nor
(c) WA > WB > WC C A P a torque
(d) WA < WB < WC 6. An electric dipole consisting of two opposite
B
210. A hollow metallic sphere of radius R is given a charges of 2  106 C each separated by a
charge Q. Then the potential at the centre is
[Orissa JEE 2005]
distance of 3 cm is placed in an electric field of

1 Q 2 105 N/C. The maximum torque on the dipole

(a) Zero (b) . will be [MP PMT 1987]
4 0 R
1
(a) 12 10 Nm (b) 12 103 N m
1 2Q 1 Q
(c) . (d) . (c) 24  101 N m (d) 24  103 N m
4 0 R 4 0 2R
7. An electric dipole of moment p is placed normal
Electric Dipole to the lines of force of electric intensity E , then
the work done in deflecting it through an angle of
1. An electric dipole when placed in a uniform 180 is [BVP 2003]
electric field E will have minimum potential (a) pE (b)  2pE
energy, if the positive direction of dipole moment
(c) 2pE (d) Zero
makes the following angle with E
8. The distance between the two charges  q and
[CPMT 1981; MP PMT 1987]
q of a dipole is r . On the axial line at a
(a)  (b)  / 2 distance d from the centre of dipole, the
(c) Zero (d) 3 / 2 intensity is proportional to [CPMT 1977]

2. A given charge is situated at a certain distance

from an electric dipole in the end-on position
 26 Electrostatics
q qr 2  3
(d) tan  
1
(a) (b) (c)
d 2
d 2
3 2 
 
q qr 14. Electric charges q, q,  2q are placed at the
(c) (d)
3 3
d d corners of an equilateral triangle ABC of side l
9. An electron and a proton are at a distance of 1Å . The magnitude of electric dipole moment of the
. The moment of this dipole will be (C  m) [CPMT system is [MP PMT 1994]
1984]
(a) ql (b) 2ql
(a) 1.6  1019 (b) 1.6  1029
(c) 3ql (d) 4ql
(c) 3.2  1019 (d) 3.2  1029
15. The torque acting on a dipole of moment P in an
10. The electric field due to a dipole at a distance r
on its axis is electric field E is [MP PMT 1994; CPMT 2001]

[MP PMT 1993; RPET 2001; (a) P  E (b) P  E

MP PET/PMT 2002; BCECE 2003]
(c) Zero (d) E  P
(a) Directly proportional to r 3
16. The electric field at a point on equatorial line of a
(b) Inversely proportional to r 3 dipole and direction of the dipole moment
[MP PET 1995]
(c) Directly proportional to r 2
(a) Will be parallel
(d) Inversely proportional to r 2
(b) Will be in opposite direction
11. Two charges  3.2  1019 and  3.2  1019 C
placed at 2.4 Å apart form an electric dipole. It (c) Will be perpendicular
is placed in a uniform electric field of intensity (d) Are not related
4  105 volt/ m . The electric dipole moment is
17. Two opposite and equal charges
(a) 15.36 1029 coulomb
m 8
4  10 coulomb when placed 2  102 cm
19
(b) 15.36 10 m
coulomb away, form a dipole. If this dipole is placed in an
(c) 7.68 10 29
m
coulomb external electric field 4  108 newton
/ coulomb,
the value of maximum torque and the work done
(d) 7.68 1019 coulomb
m
in rotating it through 180 will be
12. An electric dipole of moment p is placed at the [MP PET 1996]
origin along the x -axis. The electric field at a
point P , whose position vector makes an angle (a) 64  104 Nm and 64  104 J
 with the x -axis, will make an angle ..... with
1 (b) 32 104 Nm and 32 104 J
the x -axis, where tan  tan [MP PMT
2
(c) 64  104 Nm and 32 104 J
1994]
(a)  (b)  (d) 32 104 Nm and 64 104 J
(c)    (d)   2
18. If E a be the electric field strength of a short
13. An electric dipole is placed along the x  axis at
the origin O . A point P is at a distance of dipole at a point on its axial line and E e that on
20cm from this origin such that OP makes an the equatorial line at the same distance, then [MP
 PET 1999; J & K CET 2004]
angle with the x-axis. If the electric field at P
3 (a) E e  2E a (b) E a  2E e
makes an angle  with the x-axis, the value of
 would be [MP PMT 1997] (c) E a  E e (d) None of the above

   3 19. An electric dipole is placed in an electric field

(a) (b)  tan1  
3 3  2  generated by a point charge
 
[MP PMT 1999]
 Electrostatics 27
(a) The net electric force on the dipole must be to this dipole at a distance of 12 Å on the axis of
zero dipole [MP PMT 2002]
(b) The net electric force on the dipole may be (a) 0.13 V (b) 1.3 V
zero (c) 13 V (d) 130 V
(c) The torque on the dipole due to the field must 26. The potential at a point due to an electric dipole
be zero will be maximum and minimum when the angles
(d) The torque on the dipole due to the field may between the axis of the dipole and the line joining
be zero the point to the dipole are respectively
[MP PMT 2002]
20. A point Q lies on the perpendicular bisector of an
electrical dipole of dipole moment p . If the (a) 90o and 180o (b) 0o and 90o
distance of Q from the dipole is r (much larger (c) 90o and 0o (d) 0o and 180o
than the size of the dipole), then electric field at
Q is proportional to 27. The value of electric potential at any point due to
any electric dipole is [MP PMT 2004]
[CBSE PMT 1998; JIPMER 2001, 02]
p r p r
(a) p 1
and r 2 (b) p and r 2 (a) k. (b) k.
r2 r3
(c) p 2 and r 3 (d) p and r 3 p r p r
(c) k. (d) k.
21. If the magnitude of intensity of electric field at a r2 r3
distance x on axial line and at a distance y on 28. An electric dipole has the magnitude of its charge
equatorial line on a given dipole are equal, then as q and its dipole moment is p. It is placed in a
x : y is [EAMCET 1994] uniform electric field E. If its dipole moment is
along the direction of the field, the force on it and
(a) 1:1 (b) 1 : 2 its potential energy are respectively
[CBSE PMT 2004]
(c) 1: 2 (d) 3
2 :1
(a) 2q E and minimum (b) q E and p E
22. An electric dipole in a uniform electric field
experiences (When it is placed at an angle  with (c) Zero and minimum (d) q E and maximum
the field) [RPET 2000] 29. Intensity of an electric field E due to a dipole,
(a) Force and torque both (b) Force but no depends on distance r as [Pb. PMT 2004]
torque
1 1
(c) Torque but no force (d) No force and no (a) E (b) E
torque r4 r3
23. The electric intensity due to a dipole of length 10 1 1
(c) E (d) E 
cm and having a charge of 500C , at a point on r2 r
the axis at a distance 20 cm from one of the
charges in air, is 30. The ratio of electric fields on the axis and at
equator of an electric dipole will be
[CBSE PMT 2001] [RPMT 2002]
(a) 6.25 10 N/C 7 (b) 9.28 107 N/C (a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1

(c) 13.1 1111 N/C (d) 20.5  107 N/C (c) 4 : 1 (d) None of these

24. Electric potential at an equatorial point of a small 31. For a dipole q  2  106 C and d  0.01m .
dipole with dipole moment P (r, distance from the Calculate the maximum torque for this dipole if
E  5  105 N / C
dipole) is
[MP PMT 2001] [RPMT 2003]

P (a) 1 103 Nm1 (b) 10 103 Nm1

(a) Zero (b)
4 0r 2 (c) 10 103 Nm (d) 1 102 Nm2
32. A molecule with a dipole moment p is placed in an
P 2P
(c) (d) electric field of strength E. Initially the dipole is
4 0r 3 4 0r 3 aligned parallel to the field. If the dipole is to be
rotated to be anti-parallel to the field, the work
25. The distance between H  and Cl  ions in HCl required to be done by an external agency is
molecule is 1.28 Å. What will be the potential due [UPSEAT 2004]
(a) – 2pE (b) – pE
 28 Electrostatics
(c) pE (d) 2pE the dipole is rotated through an angle of 90° about
33. An electric dipole of moment p placed in a its perpendicular axis, the electric field at the
uniform electric field E has minimum potential same point will be [J & K CET 2005]

energy when the angle between p and E is (a) E (b) E / 4

[UPSEAT 2004]
 (c) E / 2 (d) 2E
(a) Zero (b)
2
3
Electric Flux and Gauss's Law
(c)  (d)
2 1. A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in a
34. A region surrounding a stationary electric dipoles uniform electric field E parallel to the cylinder axis.
has The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is
[MP PET 1994] given by
(a) Magnetic field only [CPMT 1975; RPMT 2002; KCET 2004]
(b) Electric field only
(a) 2R 2 E (b) R 2 / E
(c) Both electric and magnetic fields
(d) No electric and magnetic fields (c) (R 2  R) / E (d) Zero
35. Two electric dipoles of moment P and 64 P are
2. Electric field at a point varies as r 0 for
placed in opposite direction on a line at a distance
of 25 cm. The electric field will be zero at point (a) An electric dipole
between the dipoles whose distance from the
dipole of moment P is [MP PET 2003] (b) A point charge
25 (c) A plane infinite sheet of charge
(a) 5 cm (b) cm
9 (d) A line charge of infinite length
4 3. An electric charge q is placed at the centre of a
(c) 10 cm (d) cm
13 cube of side  . The electric flux on one of its
36. When an electric dipole P is placed in a uniform faces will be
electric field E then at what angle between P [MP PMT 1994, 95; DCE 1999, 2001; AIIMS
2001]
and E the value of torque will be maximum
[MP PET 2002] q q
(a) (b)
(a) 90 o (b) 0 o 6 0  0 a2
(c) 180o (d) 45o q q
(c) (d)
37. Two charges  3.2  10 19
C and 4 0 a2 0
9
 3.2  10 C kept 2.4 Å apart forms a dipole. If 4. Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive
it is kept in uniform electric field of intensity charge put in air is [MP PET 1995]

4  105 volt/m then what will be its electrical (a) 0 (b)  01
energy in equilibrium [MP PMT 2003]
(c) (4 p 0 )1 (d) 4 0
(a)  3  10 23 (b)  3  10 23
J J 5. For a given surface the Gauss's law is stated as
(c)  6  1023 J (d)  2  1023 J  E  ds  0 . From this we can conclude that
[MP PMT 1995]
38. What is the angle between the electric dipole
moment and the electric field strength due to it on (a) E is necessarily zero on the surface
the equatorial line (b) E is perpendicular to the surface at every
[AFMC 2005] point
(a) 0 o
(b) 90 o
(c) The total flux through the surface is zero
(c) 180 o
(d) None of these (d) The flux is only going out of the surface

39. The electric field due to an electric dipole at a

distance r from its centre in axial position is E. If
 Electrostatics 29
6. A cube of side l is placed in a uniform field E , 1
(a) r (b)
where E  Eˆ
i . The net electric flux through the r2
cube is
1 1
[Haryana CEE 1996] (c) (d)
r3 r
(a) Zero (b) l 2 E
12. Electric charge is uniformly distributed along a
(c) 4l E 2 (d) 6l E 2 long straight wire of radius 1mm. The charge per
cm length of the wire is Q coulomb. Another
7. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are cylindrical surface of radius 50 cm and length 1m
symmetrically encloses the wire as shown in the
placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming
figure. The total electric flux passing through the
out of the cube will be
cylindrical surface is [MP PET 2001]
[MP PMT/PET 1998]
Q +
8e 16e (a) +
(a) (b) 0 +
0 0
100Q
e (b)
(c) (d) Zero
0 1m
0
10Q
8. A point charge  q is placed at the centre of a (c)
( 0 ) +
+ 50c
cube of side L . The electric flux emerging from + m
the cube is 100Q
(d)
[CBSE PMT 1996; BCECE 2003; AIEEE 2002] ( 0 )

q 13. The S.I. unit of electric flux is

(a) (b) Zero [KCET 2001]
0
(a) Weber (b) Newton per coulomb
6qL 2 q (c) Volt  metre (d) Joule per coulomb
(c) (d) 2
0 6L  0 14. q1, q2 , q3 and q4 are point charges located at
points as shown in the figure and S is a spherical
9. A charge q is placed at the centre of the open
Gaussian surface of radius R. Which of the
end of cylindrical vessel. The flux of the electric following is true according to the Gauss’s law
field through the surface of the vessel is S [AMU 2002]
[MNR 1998]
q1 R
q
(a) Zero (b) q4
0
q2 q3
q 2q
(c) (d)
2 0 0
10. It is not convenient to use a spherical Gaussian
    q q q

surface to find the electric field due to an electric
dipole using Gauss’s theorem because (a) (E1  E 2  E 3 ).dA  1 2 3
s 2 0
[AMU 2000]
(a) Gauss’s law fails in this case     (q  q  q )
(b) This problem
symmetry
does not have spherical (b)
 s
(E1  E 2  E 3 ).dA  1 2
0
3

    (q  q  q  q )

(c) Coulomb’s law is more fundamental than
Gauss’s law (c) (E1  E 2  E 3 ).dA  1 2 3 4
s 0
(d) Spherical Gaussian surface will alter the dipole
moment (d) None of the above
11. According to Gauss’ Theorem, electric field of an 15. Gauss’s law should be invalid if
infinitely long straight wire is proportional to [Orissa JEE 2002]

[RPET 2000; DCE 2000] (a) There were magnetic monopoles

(b) The inverse square law were not exactly true
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(c) The velocity of light were not a universal
constant
(d) None of these
16. The inward and outward electric fl ux for a
closed surface in units of N - m2 / C are
respectively 8  103 and 4  103. Then the
(a) 3q /  0 (b) 2q /  0
total charge inside the surface is [where
 0  permittivity constant] (c) q /  0 (d) Zero
[KCET 2003; MP PMT 2002] 22. Consider the charge configuration and spherical
(a) 4  103 C (b)  4 103 C Gaussian surface as shown in the figure. When
calculating the flux of the electric field over the
(4  103) spherical surface the electric field will be due to
(c) C (d)  4  103  0 C
[IIT-JEE Screening 2004]

17. A charge q is placed at the centre of a cube. (a) q2 q2
+q1
Then the flux passing through one face of cube will (b) Only the positive charges
be –q1
[RPET 2003; MP PET 2003; UPSEAT 2004] (c) All the charges
q q (d)  q1 and q1
(a) (b)
0 2 0 23. Gauss’s law is true only if force due to a charge
varies as
q q
(c) (d) [MP PMT 2004]
4 0 6 0
(a) r 1 (b) r 2
18. If a spherical conductor comes out from the closed
surface of the sphere then total flux emitted from (c) r 3 (d) r 4
the surface will be
[RPET 2003]
24. An electric dipole is put in north-south direction in
a sphere filled with water. Which statement is
1 correct [MP PET 1995]
(a)  (the charge enclosed by surface) (a) Electric flux is coming towards sphere
0 (b) Electric flux is coming out of sphere

(b) 0  (charge enclosed by surface)

(c) Electric flux entering into sphere and leaving
the sphere are same
(d) Water does not permit electric flux to enter
1
(c)  (charge enclosed by surface)
into sphere
4 0 25. Two infinite plane parallel sheets separated by a
distance d have equal and opposite uniform
(d) 0
charge densities  . Electric field at a point
19. If the electric flux entering and leaving an
between the sheets is [MP PET 1999]
enclosed surface respectively is 1 and  2 the
(a) Zero
electric charge inside the surface will be
[AIEEE 2003] 
(b)
(a) (1   2) 0 (b) ( 2   1 ) 0 0
(c) ( 1   2 ) /  0 (d) ( 2  1) /  0 
(c)
20. A charge q is located at the centre of a cube. The 2 0
electric flux through any face is (d) Depends upon the location of the point
[CBSE PMT 2003]
26. The electric flux for Gaussian surface A that enclose
4q q
(a) (b) the charged particles in free space is (given q1 = –
6(4 0 ) 6(4 0 ) 14 nC, q2 = 78.85 nC, q3 = – 56 nC)
q 2q [KCET 2005]
(c) (d)
6(4 0 ) 6(4 0 )
3 2 –1
(a) 10 Nm C Gaussian
q3 surface A
21. Shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux (b) 103 CN-1 m–2 q1
Gaussian
of electric field due to these charges through the q2
(c) 6.32  103 Nm2 C–1 surface B
surface S is
[AIIMS 2003]
(d) 6.32  103 CN-1 m–2
S
+q +q

+q
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27. The electric intensity due to an infinite cylinder of
radius R and having charge q per unit length at
a distance r(r  R) from its axis is [MP PMT 1993;
AFMC 2000]
(a) Directly proportional to r 2
(b) Directly proportional to r 3
(c) Inversely proportional to r
(d) Inversely proportional to r 2
28. A sphere of radius R has a uniform distribution of
electric charge in its volume. At a distance x from
its centre, for x  R , the electric field is directly
proportional to
[MP PMT 1994; AIIMS 1997; BCECE 2005]
1 1
(a) (b)
2 x
x
(c) x (d) x 2