LEVEL - I

(1997)
Q Q Q Q
ELECTRIC CHARGES AND 1) 
2
2) 
4
3) 
4
4)
2
CONSERVATION OF CHARGE 9. Two charges of 200  C and 200 C aree
placed at the corners B and C of an
1. One million electrons are added to a glass
equilateral triangle ABC of side 0.1 m. The
rod. The total charge on the rod is
1) 1013 C 2) 1.6 1013 C force on a charge of 5 C placed A is
3) 1.6 1012 C 4) 1012 C 1) 1800 N 2) 1200 3N
2. A body has a charge of 9.6 1020 coulomb. 3) 600 3N 4) 900N
It is 10. Three charges -q, +q and -q are placed at
1) possible 2) not possible
the corners of an equilateral triangle of side
3) may (or) may not possible
‘a’. The resultant electric force on a charge
4) Data not sufficient
+q placed at the centroid O of the triangle is
COULOMB’S LAW
3q 2 q2
3. A force of 4N is acting between two charges 1) 2)
4 0 a 2 4 0 a 2
in air. If the space between them is
completely filled with glass   r  8 , then q2 3q 2
3) 4)
the new force will be 2 0 a 2 2 0 a 2
1) 2N 2) 5N 3) 0.2N 4) 0.5N 11. A charge of 2C is placed at x=0 and a
4. There are two charges  1c and  2 c charge of 32C at x=60 cm. A third charge
kept at certain seperation . The ratio of –Q be placed on the x-axis such that it
electro static forces acting on them will be experiences no force. The distance of the
in the ratio of
1) 1 : 2 2) 2 : 1 3) 1 : 1 4) 1 : 4 point from 2C is(in cm) (1991)
5. Two identical metal spheres possess +60C 1) -20 2) 20 3) 15 4) 10
and –20C of charges. They are brought in 12. Two equally charged pith balls 3 cm apart
contact and then separated by 10 cm.The repel each other with a force of 4 105
force between them is newton. The charge on each ball is
1) 36 1013 N 2) 36 1014 N 1) 2  109 C 2) 2 109 C
3) 36 1012 N 4) 3.6 1012 N 2 2
3) 109 C 4)  10 9 C
6. A charge Q is divided into two parts q1 and 3 3
q2 such that they experience maximum force ELECTRIC FIELD
of repulsion when separated by certain
distance. The ratio of Q, q1 and q2 is 13. An electron  mass  9.1  10 31 kg  is sent into
1) 1 : 1 : 2 2) 1 : 2 : 2 an electric field of intensity
3) 2 : 2 : 1 4) 2 : 1 : 1 9.1106 newton/coulomb. The acceleration
7. Two charges each 1c are at produced is

p 2i  3 j  k m and Q i  j  k m . Then

    1) 1.6 1018 m s 2 2) 1.6  106 m s 2

the force between them is _____ 3) 1.6  10 18 m s 2 4) 1.6  106 m s 2

1) 100N 2) 10N
14. Two charges of 50 C and 100 C aree
3) 10 dyne4) 100 dyne
4

8. A charge q is placed at the centre of the

line joining two equal charges Q. The system
of three charges will be in equilibrium if q is
equal to (2008M)
 separated by a distance of 0.6m. The 1) 1800N/C 2) 3600 N/C
intensity of electric field at a point midway 3) 900N/C 4) 2700 N/C
between them is 21. An infinite number of charges each of
magnitude q are placed on x - axis at
1) 50 106 V m 2) 5 106 V m
distances of 1,2, 4, 8, ... meter from the
3) 10 106 V m 4) 10 106 V m origin. The intensity of the electric field at
origin is
15. Two point charges Q and -3Q are placed
q q q q
some distnace apart. If the electic field at 1) 3 2) 6 3) 2 4) 4
 0 0 0 0
the location of Q is E , the field at the
location of -3Q is ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND
 
  E E POTENTIAL ENERGY
1) E 2)  E 3)  4) 
3 3 22. The p.d. between two plates separated by a
16. The electric field at (30, 30) cm due to a distance of 1 mm is 100 V. The force on an
charge of -8 nC at the origin in NC-1 is electron placed in between the plates is
1) 105 N 2) 1.6 1024 N

1) 400 i  j  
2) 400 i  j  3) 1.6 1014 N 4) 1.6 1019 N
3) 200 2 i  j   4) 200 2 i  j  23. If 41020 eV is required to move a charge of
17. A mass m carrying a charge q is suspended 0.25 coulomb between two points, the
from a string and placed in a uniform potential difference between these two points
horizontal electric field of intensity E. The is
angle made by the string with the vertical in 1) 256 volt
the equilibrium position is 1
2) volt
mg
1 1 m 256
1)   tan 2)   tan
Eq Eq 3) 256 1019 volt
Eq 1 Eq 4) 250 volt
3)   tan 1 4)   tan mg 24. An infinite number of charges each equal to
m
18. Two charges of 10  C and -90  C aree 'q' are placed along the X-axis at x = 1, x =
separated by a distance of 24 cm. 2, x = 4, x = 8 ..... The potential at the point
Electrostatic field strength from the smaller x = 0 due to this set of charges is
charge is zero at a distance of Q 2Q
1) 12 cm 2) 24 cm 1) 4  2) 4 
o o
3) 36 cm 4) 48 cm
19. A proton of mass ‘m’ charge ‘e’ is released 3Q Q
3) 4  4)  
from rest in a uniform electric field of o o

strength ‘E’. The time taken by it to travel a 25. Two electric charges of 9  C and - 3 C aree
distance ‘d’ in the field is
placed 0.16m apart in air. There are two
2de 2dm 2dE 2Ee points A and B on the line joining the two
1) 2) 3) 4)
mE Ee me dm charges at distances of (i) 0.04m from -
20. Two electric charges of 109 C and 109 C 3 C and in between the charges and (ii)
are placed at the corners A and B of an 0.08m from - 3 C and out side the two
equilateral triangle ABC side 5cm.The
electric intensity at C is
 charges. The potentials at A and B are 1) 7.2J 2) 3.6J 3) 8.4J 4) 12.4J
1) 0V, 5V 2) 0V, 0V 32. An electron of mass ‘M’ kg and charge ‘e’
3) 5V, 0V 4) 5V, 10V coulomb travels from rest through a
potential difference of ‘V’ volt. The final
26. Four charges 3C,  1C,  5C and 7 C
velocity of the electron is (in m/s)
are arranged on the circumference of a
circle of radius 0.5 m. The potential at the 2eV 2MV
1) 2)
centre is M e

1) Zero 2) 18 104 V 2eV 2MV

3) 4)
3) 18  104 V 4) 288 103V M e
33. A charge ‘Q’ is placed at each corner of a
27. A, B, C are three points on a circle of radius
cube of side ‘a’. The potential at the centre
1 cm. These points form the corners of an
of the cube is (2008 M)
equilateral triangle. A charge 2C is placed
at the centre of the circle. The work done 8Q 4Q
1)  a 2) 4 a
in carrying a charge of 0.1 C from A to B 0 0
is
4Q 2Q
1) Zero 2) 18 1011 J 3) 4)  a
3 0 a 0
3) 1.8 1011 J 4) 54 1011 J
34. An insulated charged conducting sphere of
28. A positive point charge ‘q’ is carried from a
radius 5 cms has a potential of 10V at the
point ‘B’ to a point ‘A’ in the electric field of
surface. What is the potential at centre?
a point charge +Q. If the permittivity of free
( AIIMS 2000)
space is 0 , the work done in the process is
1) 10V 2) zero
given by
3) same as that at 5 cms from the surface
4) same as that at 25 cms from the surface
35. A positive charge 'Q' is fixed at a point.A
negatively charged particle of mass 'm' and
charge 'q' is revolving in a circular path of
qQ  1 1 qQ  1 1
1) 4   a  b  2) 4   a  b  radius 'r1' with 'Q' as the centre. The work
0 0
to be done to change the radius of the
qQ  1 1 qQ  1 1 circular path from r1 to r2 in Joules is
3) 4   a 2  b 2  4) 4   a 2  b 2 
0 0 1) 0
29. An electric cell does 5 joules of work in
carrying 10 Coulomb’s of charge around Qq 1 1
2) 4   
a closed circuit. The emf of the cell is o  r1 r2 
1) 2V 2) 0.5V 3) 4V 4) 1V
30. Charges +q, -4q and +2q are arranged at 1 Qq  1 1 
the corners of an equilateral triangle of side 3) 4 4  r  r 
o o  1 2
0.15m. If q=1  C, their mutual potential
energy is
1) 0.4J 2) 0.5J 3) 0.6J 4) 0. 8J Qq  1 1 
4) 4  r  r 
31. Two positive charges 12 C and 10 C aree o  2 1

initially separated by 10cm. The work done 36. Figure bellow shows a square array of
in bringing the two charges 4cm closer is charged perticles, with distance d between
 adjacenet particle. What is the electric 1) 2.5  10 19 J 2) 2  10 19 J
potential at point P at the centre of the
3) 4  10 19 J 4) 2  10 16 J
square if the electric potential is zero at
infinity ? 40. The dipolemoment of the given system is

1) 3ql along perpendicular bisector of q - q

line
- 2q 2) 2 ql along perpendicular bisector of q - q
1) Zero 2)
4 0 d line
- 4q q 3) ql 2 along perpendicular bisector of q - q
3) 4) .
4 0 d 4 0 d line
37. The radii of two charged metal spheres are 4) 0
5cm and 10cm both having the same charge 41. An electric dipole of moment P is placed in
60mC. If they are connected by a wire the position of stable equilibrium in
1) A charge of 20mC flows through the wire uniform electric field of intensity E. It is
from larger to smaller sphere rotated through an angle  from the intial
2) A charge of 20mC flows through the wire position. The potential energy of electric
from smaller to larger sphere dipole in the position is (MP PET-93)
3) A charge of 40mC flows through the wire 1) pE cos  2) pE sin 
from smaller to larger sphere
4) No charge flows through the wire because 3) pE 1  cos   4)  pE cos 
both spheres have same charge. 
42. An electric dipole of moment p is placed
38. A uniform electric field pointing in positive
x-direction exists in a region let A be the normal to the lines of force of electric

orgin B be the point on the x-axis at intensity E , then the work done in
x = +1 cm and C be the point on the Y axis deflecting it through an angle of 1800 is
at y = +1cm. Then the potentials at the
(BVP 2003)
points A, B and C satisfy
1) VA < VB 2) VA > VB 1) pE 2) 2 pE
3) VA < VC 4) VA > VC. 3) 2 pE 4) zero

DIPOLE KEY
39. An electric dipole is along a uniform
electric eld. If it is deflected by 600, work LEVEL - I
done by gent is 2  1019 J. Then the work
done by an agent if it is deflected by 300 1) 2 2) 2 3) 4 4) 3 5) 1
further is 6) 4 7) 4 8) 2 9) 4 10) 3
 11) 1 12) 2 13) 1 14) 2 15) 3 1 q2
16) 3 17) 4 18) 1 19) 2 20) 2 12. F 
4 0 d 2
21) 1 22) 3 23) 1 24) 2 25) 2
26) 1 27) 1 28) 1 29) 2 30) 3 eE
13. a
31) 1 32) 3 33) 3 34) 1 35) 2 m
36) 4 37) 2 38) 2 39) 2 40) 1 1 q 1 q
1 2
41) 4 42) 4 14. E  4 x 2  4 x 2
0 1 0 2

 1 Q
15. E r
HINTS 4  0 r 2
LEVEL - I  1 Q
16. E r
4  0 r 3

1. Q  ne n is integer 17. qE  mg tan 

d
x
2. Q  ne n is integer 18. q2
1
F q1
3. F| 
K
1 qE 2
1 q1q2 19. s t
F 2 m
4. 4 0 r 2
1 Q
2 20. E  4 a 2
1  q1  q2  0
5. F 
4 0 4d 2
q 1 1 1 
21. E  2
 2  2       
6. F  q1q2 4 0 1 2 4 
1 q1q2 Vq
7. F
4 0 r 2 22. F  Eq =
d
23. W  qV
1 QQ 1 qQ
 0 Q 1 1 1 1 
4  0 l 2 4  0  l  2 24. V 1  2  4  8     
8. 4  0  
 2 

1  q1 q2 
1 q1q2 25. V r  r 
9. F1  F2  4 0
4 0 r 2  1 2 

Fr  F1  F2 because angle 1 Q
between then is 1200
26. V
4 0
 r
1 q1q2 27. Equipotential surface
10. F
4 0 r 2 1 1 
q1q2
28. W r  r 
d 4 0  1 2
x
11. q2
1 W
q1 em f 
29.
q
 charges be same, when placed in an oil of
1  q1q2 q2 q3 q1q3  dielectric constant 4, the distance of
30. U  4  r  r  r 
0  1 2 3  separation is
1) 0.25m 2) 0.4m
q1q2 1 1  3) 0.5m 4) 0.6m
31. W r  r 
4 0  1 2 3. Two unlike charges seperated by a distance
of 1m attract each other with a force of
1 2
32. mv  eV 0.108N . If the charges are in the ratio
2
1: 3 ,the weak charge is
1 q 1) 2 C 2) 4 C
33. V
4 0 d
3) 6  C 4) 5 C
1 Q 4. The excess (equal in number) number of
34. V
4 0 R electrons that must be placed on each of two
small spheres spaced 3 cm apart with force
q1q2 1 1  of repulsion between the spheres to be
35. W r  r 
4 0  1 2 1019 N is
1) 25 2) 225 3) 625 4) 1250
1 Q
36. V  5. Two charged balls of the same radius and
4 0 r weight suspended on threads of equal length
37. V=constant and QR are immersed into a liquid having density
38. Along the field direction potential decreases. of d1 and a dielectric constant ‘K’. The
density ‘d’ of the material of the balls for
39. W1  pE 1  cos  and
the angles of divergene of the threads in the
W2  pE  cos 1  cos 2  air and in the dielectric to be the same is
Kd1 K 1 d1 K 1
40. p1  lq  p2 and PR  3ql 1) 2) Kd 3) 4) d
K 1 1 K 1 1

41. U   p.E 6. Three charges each equal to 10 9 C are

42. W1  pE 1  cos  placed at the corners of equllateral triangle
of side 1m. The force on one of the charges
is
LEVEL - II 1) 9  109 N 2) 9 3  109 N
3) 27 109 N 4) 18  109 N
COULOMB’S LAW
7. Two small conducting spheres each of mass
9  10 4 kg are suspended from the same point
1. Two equally charged identical metal
spheres A and B repel each other with a by non conducting strings of length 100 cm.
force F. Another identical uncharged They are given equal and similar charges
sphere C is touched to A and then placed until the strings are equally inclined at 450
midway between A and B. The net force each to the vertical. The charge on each
on C is in the direction sphere is ..... coulomb
1) F towards A 2) F towards B 1) 1.4 106 2) 1.6  106
3) 2F towards A 4) 2F towards B 3) 2 106 4) 1.96 106
2. Two charges when kept at a distance of 1m 8. Two point charges of magnitude 4  C and -
apart in vacuum has some force of repulsion.
If the force of repulsion between these two
 9  C are 0.5m apart. The electric intensity
1 q2
is zero at a distance ‘x’ m from ‘ A’ and ‘y’ m F , where 'r' is the side of the
from ‘B’. ‘x’ and ‘y’ are respectively 40 r 2
triangle, the force on charge at 'P' due to
charges at Q and R is
Y

1) 0.5m, 1.0m 2) 1.0m, 1.5m

3) 2.0m, 1.5m 4) 1.5m, 2.0m P X
9. The force between two charges placed in
air at a distance r apart is F. Then the force
between the same two charges if a dielectric
having k = 4 and thickness r/2 is introduced Q R
between chages is
1) F along positive x–direction
4 9F 9F 16 F 2) F along negative x–direction
1) F 2) 3) 4)
9 4 16 9
3) 2 F along positive x–direction
10. A charge +q is fixed to each of three corners
of a square. On the empty corner a charge 4) 2 F along negative x–direction
Q is placed such that there is no net 14. Three point charges +q, +q and –q are placed
electrostatic force acting on the diagonally at the corners of an equilateral triangle of
opposite charge. Then side 'a'. Another charge +Q is kept at the
1) Q  2q 2) Q  2 2q centroid. Force exerted on Q is:

3) Q   2q 4) Q  4q 1 2qQ 1 6qQ

1) 4 2 2) 4 2
11. Two particles each of mass ' m ' and o a o a

carrying charge ' Q ' are seperated by some 1 8qQ 1 14qQ

distance.If they are in equilibrium under 3) 4 2 4) 4o a 2
o a
mutual gravitational and electro static 15. N fundamental charges each of charge ‘q’ are
forces, then Q / m (in c/Kg) is of the order to be distributed as two point charges
of seperated by a fixed distance, then the
1) 105 2) 10 10 3) 10 15 4) 10 20 maximum to minimum force bears a ratio
12. Electrical force between two point charges (N is even and greater than 2)
is 200N. If we increase 10% charge on one 4N 2
N  12
of the charges and decrease 10% charge 1) 2)
on the other, then electrical force between 4N 2 N  1
them for the same distance becomes N2 2N 2
1) 198 N 2) 100 N 3) 4)
4N  1 N  1
3) 200 N 4) 99 N
13. There point charges + q, – q and + q are 16. A particle A having a charge of 2  10 6 c
placed at the vertices P, Q and R of an and a mass of 100g is placed at the bottom
equilateral triangle as shown. If of a smooth inclined plane of inclination
300. The distance of another particle of
same mass and charge, be placed on the
 incline so that it may remain in equilibrium
vm 0 v 2 m 0
is 1) 2)
e e
1) 27 cm 2) 16 cm
3) 30 cm 4) 45 cm v 2e v 2 e
3) 0  m
4)  m
0

ELECTRIC FIELD 22. The point charges 1C , 1C and 1C are
placed at the vertices A, B and C of an
17. In the figure shown, the electric field equilateral triangle of side 1m. Then
intensity at r  1m, r  6m, r  9m in Vm 1 (A) The force acting on the charge at A is
is 9  109 N
(B) The electric field strength at A is
9  109 NC 1
1) A is correct but B is wrong
2) B is correct but A is wrong
1) -5, -1.67, +5 2) -5, 0, +5 3) Both A and B are wrong
3) 0,1.67,0 4) +5, 1.67, -5 4) Both A and B are correct
18. The breakdown electric intensity for air is 23. A pendulum bob of mass m carrying a charge
3  106 V/m. The maximum charge that can
q is at rest in a unifrom horizontal electric
field of intensity E. The tension in the thread
be held by a sphere of radius 1 mm is
is
1) 0.33 C 2) 0.33 nC
3) 3.3 C 4) 3.3 C 1) T   Eq 2   mg 2
19. There is a uniform electric field of strength
103V / m along y-axis. A body of mass 1 g 2
E 2
and charge 106 C is projected into the field 2) T      mg 
from origin along the positive x-axis with q
a velocity 10 m/s. Its speed in m/s after 10s
2 2
is (neglect gravitation) (2001) E m
1) 10 2) 5 2 3) 10 2 4) 20 3) T      
q g
20. Point charges of 3  109 C are situated at
4) T  mg  Eq
each of three corners of a square whose side
is 15 cm. The magnitude and direction of 24. ‘n’ charges Q, 4Q, 9Q, 16Q ..... are placed
electric field at the vacant corner of the at distances of 1, 2, 3 ..... metre from a point
square is ‘0’ on the same straight line. The electric
1) 2296 V/m along the diagonal intensity at ‘0’ is
2) 9622 V/m along the diagonal Q
3) 22.0 V/m along the diagonal 1) 4  n2
0

4) zero
Q
21. A large flat metal surface has uniform charge 2) 4  n
0
density  . An electron of mass m and
charge e leaves the surface at point A with 3) Infinity
speed v , and return to it at point B. The
maximum value of AB is ____
 nQ distance between is ‘d’. Then the velcoity
4) 4  of each charge of mass ‘m’ each when the
0
distance between them is ‘2d’ is
25. Two point charges q1  2 C and q2  1 C
Q Q
are placed at distances b=1 cm and a=2 cm 1) 2)
8 0 dm 4 0dm
from the origin on the y and x axes as
shown in figure. The electric field vector Q Q
at point (a, b) will subtend an angle  with 3) 4  dm 4) 2 dm
0 0

the x - axis given by 30. Two concentric, thin metallic spherical shells
of radii R1 and R2  R1  R2  bear charges Q1
and Q2 respectively. Then the potential at
1
radius ‘r’ between R1 and R2 will be 4 
0

times
Q1  Q2 Q1 Q2
1) 2) R  r
1) tan   1 2) tan   2 r 1

3) tan   3 4) tan   4 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2
3) R  R 4) R  R
1 2 2 2

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND 31. An oil drop carrying charge ‘Q’ is held in
POTENTIAL ENERGY equilibrium by a potential difference of
600V between the horizontal plates. In
26. Three charges +q, -q and -q are kept at the order to hold another drop of twice the
vertices of an equilaterial triangle of 10cm radius in equilibrium a potential drop of
side. The potential at the mid point in 1600V had to be maintained. The charge
between -q, -q, if q = 5  C is on the second drop is

1) 6.4  105V 2) 12.8  104 V Q

1) 2) 2Q
2
3) 6.4  104 V 4) 12.8  105 V
3Q
27. Four charges 108 ; 2 108 ; 3 108 and 3) 4) 3Q
2
2 108 coulomb are placed at the four
32. An electric charge 103  C is placed at the
corners of a square of side 1m the potential
at the centre of the square is origin (0, 0) of X-Y coordinate system. Two
1) zero 2) 360 volt points A and B are situated at  
2, 2 and
3) 180 volt 4) 360 2 volt (2, 0) respecitvely. The potential difference
28. Two metal spheres of radii R1 and R2 aree between the points A and B will be:
charged to the same potential. The ratio of 1) 9 V 2) zero
the charge on the two spheres is 3) 2 V 4) 4.5 V
1 R1 33. A body of mass one gram and carrying a
1) 1 2) 3) R1  R2 4) R
2 2 charge 10 8 C passes through two points P
29. Two charges each ‘Q’ are released when the and Q. The electrostatic potential at Q is
OV. The velcoity of the body at Q is 0.2ms 1
 and at P is 0.028ms 1 . The potential at P is DIPOLE
1) 150V 2) 300V 38. An electric dipole consists of two opposite
3) 600V 4) 900V charges of magnitude 1 C separated by a
34. Three charges each 20 C are placed at the distance of 2cm. The dipole is placed in an
corners of equilateral triangle of side of electric filed 105 Vm 1 . The maximum
0.4m . The potential energy of the system torque does the field exert on the dipole is
is
1) 10 3 Nm 2) 2  1013 Nm
1) 18  10 J6 2) 9J
3) 3  103 Nm 4) 4  10 3 Nm
3) 9 106 J 4) 27J
39. The self potential energy of hydrogen
35. A charge 2  C at the origin, 1 C at
chloride whose dipole moment is
7cm and 1 C at 7cm are placed on 3.44  1030 C - m and separation between
X  axis. The mutual potential energy of hydrogen and chlorine atoms is
the system is
1.01 1010 m is
1) 0.051J 2) 0.045J
1) 1.036  1019 J 2) 3.2  105 J
3) 0.045J 4) 0.064J
36. Four equal charges Q are placed at the four 3) 4.5  107 J 4) 1.65  106 J
corners of a square of side ' a ' each. Work 40. An electric dipole is formed two particles
done in removing a charge Q from its fixed at the ends of a light rigid rad of
centre to infinity is length l. The mass of each particle is m
and charges are -q and +q The system is
2Q2 suspended by a torsionless thread in an
1) zero 2) 4 0 a electric filed of intensity E such that the
dipole axis is parallel to the filed if it is
2Q 2 Q2 slightly displaced, the period of angular
3)  0 a 4) 2 0 a
motion is
37. The electrostatic potential V at any point
(x,y,z) in space is given by V  4 x 2 1 2qE ml
1) 2) 2
1) The y - and z - components of the 2 ml qE
electrostatic field at any point are not zero
2) The x - component of electric field intensity
 ml 1 ml

at any point is given by  8 xi  3) 2 4)
2qE 2 4qE
3) The x - component of electric field intensity
 41. Two point charges - q and +q are located at
 
at a point (2, 0,2) is  8i points (0,0,-a) and (0,0,a) respectively. The
4) The y - and z - components of the field are electric potential at point (0,0,z) is  z  a 
constant in magnitude.
 qa q 1 q1q2
3. F
1) 4 z 2 2) 4 a 4 0 r 2
0 0
1 q1q2
4. F and q = ne
4 0 r 2
2 qa 2qa
3) 4 z 2  a 2 4) 4 z 2  a 2 1
0   0   5. K

1

42. Two equal charges ‘q’ of opposite sign are
separated by a small distance ‘2a’. The 1 q2
6. F1  F2 
4 0 r 2
electric intensity ‘E’ at a point on the
perpendicular bisector of the line joining 1 q2
FR  3.
the two charges at a very large distance ‘r’ 4 0 r 2
from the line is 7. F = w tan 
1 2 1 qq
1 qa 1 2qa
where F  4 r 2
0
1) 4 r 2 2) 4 0 r 3
0
d
8. Distance of null point x 
Q2
1
1 2 qa 1 qa Q1
3) 4 r 2 4) 4 r 3
0 0 +ve for like charges
-ve for unlike charges
KEY
1 q1q2
LEVEL - II F 
9. 4 0 d  t  t k 2
 
1) 1 2) 3 3) 1 4) 3 5) 1
6) 2 7) 1 8) 2 9) 1 10) 2 1 q2 1 Qq
2 2 2
0
10. 4 0 4 0
11) 2
16) 2
12) 1
17) 2
13) 2
18) 2
14) 2
19) 3
15) 3
20) 1
a
 2a 
21) 2 22) 4 23) 1 24) 4 25) 2 11. 1 q2 Gm 2
Fe  and Fg  2
26) 4 27) 4 28) 4 29) 1 30) 2 4 0 r 2
r
31) 4 32) 2 33) 3 34) 4 35) 4
1 q1q2 110 90
36) 3 37) 2 38) 2 39) 1 40) 3 12. F 1
; q1  q1 and q12  q2
4 0 r 2 100 100
41) 3 42) 2
13. F1  F2 and angle between them is 1200

HINTS  1 q a
14. F  2 where r 
 4  0 r 2  3
LEVEL - II 2

15.
Fmax

N
2  
1 q1q2 F min  N  1 1
1. F
4 0 r 2
1 q2
t 16. mg sin   4 0
2. t1  r2
k
 dv 1 Q
17. E 28. V
dr 4 0 R
1 Q 29. gain in K.E = loss in P.E
18. E .
4 o d 2 30. Potential is constant within the sphere and is
additive.
Eq
19. v  u  at where a  V1  R1  Q2
3
m 31.   .
V2  R2  Q1
1 q
20. EE  
2  1/ 2 E 
4 0 r 2 q 1 1
r = length of the side 32. V  4   
o  r1 r2 

21. Field near metal surface E=  1
33. m  vQ2  v 2p   q VP  VQ 
0 2
e
Force on electron = eE =  1  q1q2 q2 q3 q3q1 
34. U    
0 4 0  r1/ 2 r23 r1/ 3 
e
Acceleration of electron a = m  1 q1q2
0 35. PE  .
4 0 r
It will act as projectile with max range
36. Workdone = Electrostatic potential
2 2
u u energy at the centre of the square
=   m 0
a e  dV
37. E
1 q1q2 1 q dx
22. F . 2 ; E .
4 o r 4 o r 2 38.  max  pE  2aqE
F  F1  F2 ; E  E1  E2 p
39. p  2qa  q   3.41 1020
23. Conceptual 2a
1  Q1 Q2 Q  1 q2
24. E .  2  2  ....  2n   PE   1.036  1019 J
4 o  x1 x2 xn  4 0 2a
E2 40.   PE sin 
25. Tan 
E1   I
26. V  V1  V2  V3 I   PE sin 

1  q  ml 2
V1  V2  I = moment of inertia =
4 0  a / 2  2

I
1 q  Time period  2 pE
V3 
4 0  3a 
  41. The distance of point P from charge +q is
 2  r1  z  a
1 Q and from charge -q is r2  z  a
27. V
4 0
 r Potential at p
 the y-axis, at equal distance from the origin
1 q q 1 2qa O, A partical with a negative charge starts
is 4   r  r   4  z 2  a 2
0  1 2  0   on the negative x-axis at a large distance
from O, moves along the x-axis passed
42. Similar to B on equitorial line of a short bar
through O and moves far away from O. Its
magnet
acceleration a is taken as positive along its
direction of motion. The particle's
LEVEL - III acceleration a is plotted against its x-co-
ELECTROSTATIC FORCE ordinate. Which of the following best
represents the plot?
1. A ball of mass m = 0.5 kg is suspended by a
thread and a charge q = 0.1  C is supplied. a
When a ball with diameter 5cm and a like a
charge of same magnitude is brought close x
x
to the first ball, but below it, the tension o O
1) 2)
decreases to 1/3 of its initial value. The
distance between centres of the balls is

1) 0.12  10 2 m 2) 0.51 10 4 m

3) 0.2  10 5 m 4) 0.52  10 2 m a
a
2. Five point charges each +q, are placed on
x
five vertices of a regular hexagon of side L, 3) O x 4) o
The magnitude of the force on a point charge
of value – q placed at the centre of the
hexagon (in newton) is
5. Two equal negative charges –q each are fixed
3q2
1) Zero 2) at points (0, –a) and (0,a) on y-axis. A positive
4 0 L2 charge Q is released from rest at the point
(2a, 0) on the the x-axis. The charge Q will
q2 q2
3) 4) 1) execute simple harmonic motion about the
4 0 L2 4 3  0 L2 orgin
3. Two small objects X and Y are permanently 2) move to the origin and remain at rest
separated by a distance 1 cm. Object X has 3) move to infinity
a charge of + 1.0  C and object Y has a 4) execute oscillatory but not simple harmonic
charge of - 1.0  C . A certain number of motion
electrons are removed from X and put onto 6. In a liquid medium of dielectric constant K
Y to make the electrostatic force between and of specific gravity 2, two identically
the two objects an attractive force whose charged spheres are suspended from a fixed
magnitude is 360 N. Number of electrons point by threads of equal lengths. The angle
removed is between them is 90º. In another medium of
1) 8.4  1013 2) 6.25  1012 unknown dielectric constant K1, and specific
gravity 4, the angle between them becomes
3) 4.2 1011 4) 3.5  1010 120º. If density of material of spheres is 8
4. Two identical positive charges are fixed on
 gm/cc then K1 is : kinetic energy while entering the capacitor
to that while leaving will be
K 3
1) 2)
2 K  cos  
2 2
 cos  
1)   2)  
3 K  cos    cos  
3) K 4)
2 3
2 2
7. The force of attraction between two charges  sin    sin  
3)   4)  
separated by certain distance in air is F1. If  sin    sin  
the space between the charges is completely
filled with dielectric of constant 4 the force 11. A electric field of 1.5  104 NC 1 exists
becomes F2. If half of the distance between between two parallel plates of length 2 cm.
the charges is filled with same dielectric the An electron enters the region between the
force between the charges is F3. Then F1 : plates at right angles to the field with a
F2 : F3 is kinetic energy of Ek  2000eV . The
1) 16 : 9 : 4 2) 9 : 36 : 16 deflection that the electron experiences at
3) 4 : 1 : 2 4) 36 : 9 : 16 the deflecting plates is
8. A ring has charge Q and radius R. If a 1) 0.34 mm 2) 0.57 mm
charge q is placed at its centre then the
3) 7.5 mm 4) 0.75 mm
increase in tension in the ring is
12. A bob of a simple pendulum of mass 40gm
Qq with a positive charge 4  106 C is
1) 4  R 2 2) zero
0 oscillating with a time period T1 .An electric
field of intensity 3.6  104 N/C is applied
Qq Qq vertically upwards.Now the time period is
3) 4 2  R 2 4) 8 2  R 2
0 0 T2
T2 the value of T is (g = 10m/s2)
ELECTRIC FIELD 1

1)0.16 2) 0.64 3)1.25 4)0.8

9. If the electric field between the plates of a 13. A particle of mass m and charge q is placed
cathode ray oscilloscope be 1.2 104 N / C , at rest in a uniform electric field E and then
the deflection that an electron will released. The kinetic energy attained by the
experience if it enters at right angles to the particle after moving a distance y is
field with kinetic energy 2000 eV is (The ( CBSE PMT 1998 )
deflection assembly is 1.5cm long.) 1) qEy 2
2) qE y
2
3) qEy 4) q 2 Ey
1) 0.34 cm 2) 3.4 cm 14. Four equipotential curves in an electric
field are shown in the figure. A,B,C are
3) 0.034 mm 4) 0.34 mm three points in the field.If electric intensity
10. If an electron enters into a space between at A,B,C are E A , EB , EC then
the paltes of a parallel plate capacitor at
an angle  with the plates and leaves at
an angle  to the plates. The ratio of its

1) E A  EB  EC 2) E A  EB  EC
 3) E A  EB  EC 4) E A  EB  EC
d
15. A partical of mass 1Kg and carrying 0.01C
E
is at rest on an inclined plane of angle 300 q
with horizontal when an electric field of
490
NC 1 applied parllel to horizontal .The 8md 5md
3
1) 2)
coefficient of friction is Eq 2 Eq
1 3 3
1) 0.5 2) 3) 4) 5md md
3 2 7 3) 4)
Eq 3Eq
16. Electric field on the axis of a small electric
  19. A particle having charge that on an
dipole at a distance r is E1 and E2 at a
electron and mass 1.6 x 10–30 kg is projected
distance of 2r on a line of perpendicular with an initial speed 'u' to the horizontla
bisector. Then
  from the lower plate of a parallel plate
1) E2  E1 / 8 capacitor as shown. The plates are
  sufficiently long and have separation 2cm.
2) E2  E1 /16
  Then the maximum value of velocity of
3 ) E2  E1 / 4 particle not to hit the upper plate. (E=103
  V/m upwards).
4) E2  E1 / 8
17. A block of mass m and charge q is tied to a
spring of spring constant k. The electric u E  103V / m
field intensity E is switched ON. the 450
maximum displacement of the block from 1)2 x 106 m/s 2) 4 x 106 m/s
the initial position is 3) 6 x 106 m/s 4) 3x 106 m/s
20. An electric field is acting vertically upwards.
A small body of mass 1 gm and charge -1  C
is projected with a velocity 10 m/s at an angle
450 with horizontal. Its horizontal range is
2m then the intensity of electric field is :(g =
Eq Eq 2Eq Eq
1) 2) 3) 4) 10 m/s2)
2k m k 2m 1) 20,000 N/C 2) 10,000 N/C
18. A block of mass 'm' containing a net 3) 40,000 N/C 4) 90,000 N/C
positive charge 'q' is placed on a smooth 21. A thin copper ring of radius ‘a’ is charged
horizontal table which terminates in a with q units of electricity. An electron is
vertical wall as shown. The distance of the placed at the centre of the copper ring. If
block from the wall is d. A horizontal the electron is displaced a little, it will have
electric field 'E' towards right is switches on. frequency.
Assuming elastic collisions (if any) then the
time period of the resulting oscillatory 1 eq
1) 2
motion is 4 0 ma 3

1 q
2) 2 4 0 ema 3
 eq
3) 4 0 ma

q
4) 4 0 ema 3
22. A thin fixed ring of radius 1 metre has a
positive charge 1 105 C uniformly
distributed over it. A particle of mass
0.9gm and having a negative charge of
1 10 6 C is placed on the axis at a distance
of 1 cm from the centre of the ring.
Assuming that the oscillations has small
amplitude, the time period of oscillations
is 1)1260 V/m 2)245 V/m
1) 0.23s 2) 0.39s 490
3) 0.49 s 4) 0.63s 3) 140 3 V/m 4) V/m
3
23. A sphere carrying charge 0.01 C is kept at 25. Two identical point charges are placed at
rest without falling down, touching a wall
a separation of l . P is a point on the line
by applying an electric field 100 N/C.If the
coeffcient of friction between the sphere joining the charges, at a distance x from
and the wall is 0.2 , the weight of the sphere any one charge. The field at P is E. E is
is plotted against x for values of x from close
1) 2 kg 2) 2 N to zero to slightly less than l . Which of the
3) 20 N 4) 0.2 N following best represents the resulting
24. A particle of mass 1kg and carrying positive curve?
charge 0.01 C is sliding down an inclined
plane of angle 300 with the horizontal. An
electric field E is applied to stop the particle. E
If the coefficient of friction between the E
1 1) 2)
particle and the surface of the plane is , O x l
2 3 O x l
E must be

E
E
3) 4)
x O x l
O l

26. A particle of charge  q and mass m moves

in a circular orbit of radius r about a fixed
charge Q . The relation between the
 radius of the orbit r and the time period T Q is surrounded by an uncharged concentric
is conducting spherical shell. The potential
difference between the surface of solid
Qq 3 3 Qq 2
1) r  16 2  m T 2) r  16 3  m T sphere and the shell is V. The shell is now
0 0 given a charge –3Q. The new potential
Qq Qq difference between the same surfaces will
2 3 2 3
3) r  16 3  m T 4) r  16  m T be ( BHU MED 1999 )
0 0
1) –2V 2) 4V 3) V 4) 2V
27 A thin semicircular ring of radius ‘r’ has a 31. A spherical charged conductor has surface
positive charge distributed uniformly over charge density  . The intensity of electric
it. The net field E at the centre ‘O’ is field and potential on its surface are E and
(AIEEE 2010) V. Now radius of sphere is halved keeping
the charge density as constant. The new
electric field on the surface and potential
at the centre of the sphere are
1) 4E, V 2) E, V/2 3) E, V 4) 2E, 4V
32. Two spherical conductors A and B of radii
1 mm and 2mm are seperated by a distance
q q of 5 cm and are uniformly charged. If the
1) 2 2  r 2 j 2) 4 2  r 2 j spheres are connected by a conducting wire
0 0
then in the equilibrium condition the ratio
q q of electric fields at surfaces of A and B is
3)  4 2  r 2 j 4)  2 2  r 2 j
0 0 (AIEEE - 06)
1) 4: 1 2) 1 : 2 3) 2 : 1 4) 1 : 4
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL 33. A charge +q is fixed at each of the points
x=x0,x=3x0, x=5x0 . . . . .  on the x - axis
28. Two thin rings each having a radius R are
and a charge-q is fixed at each of the points
placed at distance d apart with thier axes
coinciding.The charges on the two rings are x  2 x0 , x  4 x0 , x  6 x0 ....... . Here x0 is a
+q, -q. The potential difference between positive constant. Take the electric
the rings potential at a point due to a charge Q at a
Q.R Q 1 1  Q
1) 4 .d 2 2) 2  R  2

2 distance r from it to be 4  r . Then the
0 0  R d  0

Q 1 1  potential at the origin due to the above

3) 4  R  2 2  4) 0 system of charges is
0 R d 
29. Two metal sphres A and B have their q
1) 0 2) 8  x log  2 
capacities in th ratio 3:4. They are put in 0 0 e
contact with each other and an amount of
charge 7  106 C is given to the q log e  2 
3)  4)
combination. Next, the two spheres are 4 0 x0
separated wide the apart so that one has 34. A non – conducting ring of radius 0.5 m
no electrical infuence on the other. The carries a total charge of 1.11 x 10 –10 C
potential due to the smaller sphere at a distributed non – unifromly in its
distance of 50m from it is circumfernce producing an electric field E
1) 540V 2) 270V 3) 1180V 4) zero everywhere in sapce. The value of the
30. A solid conducting sphere having a charge
 l 0 respectively. Change in electric potential on
integral   Edl ( l = 0 being centre of the outer shell when both are connected by
l 

the ring) in volt is :  1 

 
1) +2 2) –1 3) –2 4) zero a conducting wire is : k  4 
35. Some equipotential surfaces are shown in  0

figure. The electric field strength is 3kQ

1) zero 2)
Y 2R
10V 20V
30V kQ 2kQ
300 3) 4)
R R
00
5cm 10cm 15cm x cm 39. The longer side of a rectangle is twice the
length of its shorter side. A charge q is kept
at one vertex. The maximum electric
potential due to that charge at any other
1) 100 V/m along x-axis vertex is V, then the minimum electric
2) 100 V/m along y-axis potential at any other vertex will be
3) 400 V/m at an angle 1200 with x-axis
1) 2V 2) 3 V 3) V / 5 4) 5 V
400
4) V/m an angle 1200 with x-axis 40. There are three uncharged identical
3 metallic spheres 1,2 and 3 each of radius r
36. A field of 100Vm–1 is directed at 300 to and are placed at the vertices of an
positve x - axis. Find VBA if OA = 2m and equilateral triangle of side d. A charged
OB = 4m metallic sphere having charge q of same
radius r is touched to sphere 1, after some
time it is taken to the location of sphere 2
and is touched to it, then it is taken far away
from spheres 1,2 and 3. After that the
sphere 3 is grounded, the charge on sphere
3 is (neglect electrostatic induction by
assuming d>> 2r)
3qr
1) Zero 2)
4d
1) 100  3  2 V  
2) 100 2  3 V
 qr  qr
3) 4)
3) 100  2  3  V 4) 200  2  3  V 2d 4d
37. Here is a special parallelogram with
adjacent side lengths 2a and a and the one
of the possible angles between them as 60°. P(a,b,0) E
Two charges are to be kept across a
(0,0,0)s
diagonal only. The ratio of the minimum 41. Q(2a,0,0)
potential energy of the system to the
R(a,-b,0)
maximum potential energy is
1) 3 : 7 2) 3 : 7 A point charge q moves from point P to
point S along the path PQRS in a unifrom
3) 1 : 2 4) 1 : 4 
electric field E pointing parallel to the
38. Two concentric spherical conducting shells
of radii R and 2R carry charges Q and 2Q positive direction of the x-axis. The
 coordinates of the points P, Q, R and S are 1) t1=t2 2) t1>t2 3) t1<t2 4 )
(a,b,0), (2a,0,0), (a, –b, 0) and (0,0,0)
t1  t2
respectively. The work done by the field in
the above process is given by the expression 45. A half ring of radius ‘ r ’ has a linear charge
1) qaE 2) –qaE density  .The potential at the centre of the
3) q ( a 2  b 2 ) E 4) 3qE a 2  b 2 half ring is
42. The potential at a point x (measured in    
 m) due to some charges situated on the 1) 4 2) 4 2 r 3) 4 r 4) 4 r 2
0 0 0 0

20 46. The distance between plates of a parallel

x-axis is given by V  x  2 volt. The
x 4 plate capacitor is 5d. The positively
electric field E at x = 4  m is given by charged plate is at x=0 and negativily
5 V charged plates is at x=5d. Tow slabs one of
1) and in the positive x - direction conducotor and the other of a dielectric of
3 m
same thickness d are inserted between the
10 V plates as shown in figre. Potential (V)
2) and in the negative x - direction
9 m versus distance x graph will be
10 V +q -q
3) and in the positive x-direction C D
9 m O
N
I
E
D L
5 V U
C
E
C
4) and in the negative direction T
3 m
T
O R
R I
43. Two points charges q1 and q2 (=q1/2) are O d 2d 3d
C
4d 5d
x
placed at points A(0, 1) and B (1, 0) as
shown in the figure. The electric field
V V
vector at point P(1, 1) makes an angle 
with the x–axis, then the angle  is
y
1) 2)
q1 A P(1, 1)
X X
o d 2d 3d 4d 5d o d 2d 3d 4d 5d

B x V V
O q2

1  1  1  1 
1) tan   2) tan  
2 4 3) 4)
1
3) tan 1 1 4) tan  0  o d 2d 3d 4d 5d
X o d 2d 3d 4d 5d
X

44. Figure shows three spherical and

47. A dielectric slab of thickness d is inserted in
equipotential surfaces 1,2 and 3 round a
a parallel plate capacitor whose negative
point charge q. The potential difference
plate is at x=0 and positive plate is at x=3d.
V1–V2 = V2 – V3. If t1 and t2 be the distance
The slab is equidistant from the plates. The
between them. Then
capacitor is given some charge. As one goes
3
from 0 to 3d,
2 1) the magnitude of the electric field remains
1
q
t1 the same
t2
2) the direction of the electric field remains
the same
 3) the electric potential increases continuously' 2  108 C is transformed from infinity to a
3) the electric potential increases at first, then point at a distance of 1cm from the surface
decreases and again increases. of the ball with a radius of 1cm and a
48. A solid sphere of radius R is charged
surface charge density  = 108 C / cm 2
uniformly. The electrostatic potential V is
plotted as a function of distance r from the 1) 1.1 104 J 2) 11 104 J
centre of the sphere. Which of the following 3) 0.11 104 J 4) 113  104 J
best represents the resulting curve ?
52. A conducting sphere A of radius a,
withcharge Q, is placed concentrically
inside a conducting shell B of radius b. B
V V is earthed. C is the common centre of A and
1) R 2) R B.
O O r

V V
3) R 4) R
O r O r

POTENTIAL ENERGY
q
49. Along the X-axis, three charges ,-q and
2
1) The field at a distance r from C, where
q
are placed at x = 0, x =a and x =2a Q
2 ar b, is k
r2
respectively . The resultant electric
2) The potential at a distance r from C, where
potential at x =a+r(if a ,<<r) is ( 0 is the
Q
permittivity of free space (2006-E) a a  r  b , is k 2
r
qa qa 2 3) The potential difference between A and B
1) 4  r 2 2) 4  r 3
0 0 is
4) The potential at a distance r from C, where
q ( a 2 / 4) q
3) 4  r 3 4) 4  r a  r  b , is
0 0
53. Given figure shows an arrangement of six
50. An electron travelling from infinity with fixed charged particle. The net electrostatic
velocity ‘v’ into an electric field due to two force F acting on charge +q at the origin
stationary electrons separated by a due to other charges is
distance of 2m. If it comes to rest when it
reaches the mid point of the line joining
the stationary electrons.The initial velocity
‘ v ‘ of the electron is
1) 16m/s 2) 32m/s
3) 16 2m / s 4) 32 2m / s
51. Work performed when a point charge
 6q 2 q
1) 2) zero 2) r r (r 2  r 2 ) / 4 m
4 0 a 2 1 2 2 1 0

7q 2 q2 3 
3) 4)   3 2q
2 0 a 2 4 0 a 2
2  3)
r1 r2 (r2  r12 ) / 4 0 m
2
54. 2q and 3q are two charges separated by a
distance 12 cm on x-axis. A third charge q 4) none
is placed at 5 cm on y-axis as shown in
57. A particle of mass m and charge q is
figure. Find the change in potential energy
projected vertically upwards. A uniform
of the system if 3q is moved from initial 
position to a point on X-axis in circular electric field E is acted vertically
path : downwards. The most appropiate graph
between potential energy U (gravitational
plus electrostatic) and height h(<< radius
of earth) is : (assume U to be zero on surface
of earth)

u u

1) 2)
q2 6q 2
1) 2) h h
4 o 4 o 91

18q 2 3q 2 u u
3) 4)
4 o 91 4 o
55. An electron travelling from infinity with 3) 4)
velocity 'V' into an electric field due to two
h h
stationary electrons seperated by a distance
of 2m. If it comes to rest when it reaches the
58. Three charged particles are initially in
midpoint of the line joining the stationary
position 1. They are free to move and they
electrons, the initial velocity 'V' of the
come in position 2 after some time. Let U1
electron is (in m/sec)
and U 2 be the electrostatic potential
1) 16 2) 32 3) 16 2 4) 32 2 energies in position 1 and 2. Then :
56. Two particles each of mass m and charge q
1) U1>U2 2) U2>U1
are separated by r1 and the system is left
free to move at t = 0 At t = r, both the 3) U1=U2 4) U 2  U1
particles are found to be separated by r2. 59. Two identical thin rings, each of radius R,
The speed of each particle is are coaxially placed a distance r apart. If
qm Q1 and Q2 are respectively the charges
1) 4 r r uniformly spread on the two rings, the
0 1 2
work done in moving a charge q from the
centre of one ring to that of the orther is
1) zero
 2) q Q1  Q2   2 1 /  2 40 R  3) 2.1 1010 N 4) 2.1 108 N

64. Two charges 3.2  1019 C and

3) q 2 Q1  Q2  /  40 R 
0
3.2  1019 C placed 2.4 A apart form an

4) q Q1 / Q2  
2 1 2 40 R  electric dipole. It is placed in a uniform
60. The electric potential at a point (x, 0, 0) is electric field of intensity 4 105 V / m the
1000 1500 500  work done to rotate the electric dipole from
given by V =   2  3  then the
 x x x  the equilibrium position by 1800 is
electric field at x = 1 m is (in volt/m) 1) 3  1023 J 2) 6  1023 J
1) 5500iˆ 2) 5500iˆ 3) 5500iˆ 4) zero 3) 12  1023 J 4) Zero
61. Six charges are placed at the vertices of a 65. Two opposite and equal charges
regular hexagon as shown in the figure. The 4 x10–8 coulomb when placed 2 x 10–2 cm
electric field on the line passing through away, from a dipole. If this dipole is placed
point O and perpendicular to the plane of in an external electric field
the figure at a distance of x (>> a) from O –2
2 x 10 newton/coulomb, the value of
is maximum torque and the work done in
rotating it through 1800 will be
1) 32x104 Nm and 32x104 J

2) 64x104 Nm and 64x104 J

3) 64x104 Nm and 32x104 J
Qa 2Qa 3Qa
1)  x 3 2)  x 3 3) 4) zero 4) 32x104 J and 64x104 J
0 0  0 x 3
66. An electric dipole is made up of two
DIPOLE particles having charges 1c , mass 1 kg
and other with charge  1c and mass 1
62. A small electric dipole is placed at origin
kg separated by distance 1m. It is in
with its dipole moment directed along
equilibrium in a uniform electric field of
positive x -axis. The direction of electric
20 x 103 V/m. If the dipole is deflected

field at point 2, 2 2, 0 is  through angle 20, time taken by it to come
again in equilibrium is
1) along z - axis
1) 2.5  s 2) 2.5 s
2) along y - axis
3) along negative y -axis 3) 5  s 4) 4 
4) along negative z-axis 67. A point particle of mass M is attached to
one end of a massless rigid non-conducting
63. Two electric dipoles each of dipolemoment
rod of length L. Another point particle of
P  6.2  1030 C  m are placed with their the same mass is attached to the other end
axis along the same line and their centres of the rod. The two particle carry charges
at a distanced= 108 cm . The force of + q and – q respectively. This arrangement
attraction between dipoles is is held in a region of a uniform electric field
E such that the rod makes a small angle 
1) 2.1 1016 N 2) 2.1 1012 N
 0
(say of about 5 ) with the field direction (see 1
F q1q2
figure). The expression for the minimum 3. 4 0 r d 2
time needed for the rod to become parallel
to the field after it is set free. 4. conceptual
1 q1q2
5. F
A +q 4 0 r d 2
 E 6. F  mgTan
-q O
B 1 q1q2
7. F
4 0 r d 2
8. Consider a small element AB,  is very small,
 3mL  mL
1) t  2) t  then AB = R(2  )
2 2qE 2 qE
Q Q
 2mL  3mL Charge on AB is dQ =  2 R  
2 R 
3) t  4) t 
2 qE 2 2qE
dQ.q Qq
2T sin   2

4 0 R 4 0 R 2
KEY

LEVEL - III
1) 4 2) 3 3) 2 4) 2 5) 4
6) 4 7) 4 8) 4 9) 4 10) 2
11) 4 12) 3 13) 3 14) 3 15) 4
16) 2 17) 3 18) 1 19) 1 20) 3
21) 1 22) 4 23) 4 24) 3 25) 4 Qq Qq
2T  2
or T 
26) 2 27) 4 28) 2 29) 1 30) 3 4 0 R 8 0 R 2
31) 2 32) 3 33) 4 34) 1 35) 3
36) 1 37) 1 38) 1 39) 3 40) 2 eEx2
9. Deflection y  where K is kinetic energy..
41) 2 42) 3 43) 1 44) 3 45) 1 4 K 
46) 2 47) 2 48) 3 49) 2 50) 2 10. u cos   v cos 
51) 2 52) 1 53) 2 54) 3 55) 2
56) 4 57) 1 58) 1 59) 2 60) 2 u cos 

61) 1 62) 2 63) 4 64) 2 65) 4 v cos 
66) 1 67) 1 2
K .E1  cos  

HINTS K .E2  cos  
LEVEL - III
eE 2
1 q1q2 11. y  K  K .E 
1. T  mg 4k
4  o r 2
l
1 q1q2 12. T = 2 g
2. F eff
4 0 r d 2
13. K.E =FS
 K.E = qEy q sin  / 2
dv
E
2 2 0 r 2
 
j
14. E
dx
Q 1 1 
15. N =mg sin  + qE sin  28. V1    
4 0 R R  d2
2

mg sin  =  N  qE cos
Q 1 1 
2 kp kp V2    
16. Eaxis  and Ebicector  4 0 R R  d2
2

r3 2r 3
17. According to law of conservation of energy V  V1  V2

1 2  r  1 q1
kx  qEx 29. q1   1  q ; V1 
2  r1  r2  4 0 r
1 qE 2 30. Pd between the two spheres is independent
18. s t
2 m of charge on outer shell.
 R
u 2 sin 2  31. E and V
19. Maximum height  0 0
 EQ 
2 g 
 m  Q V Q Q
32. V  K.  K.  K.
R 2 2R R
u 2 sin 2
20. Range  EQ 1 Q  Q
g K.  K.
m 2  R  d d  2R

When t he two conducting spheres are

1 qx qx connected by a conducting wire, charge will
E 3/ 2

21. 4 0  a2  x2  4 0 a3 flow from one sphere (having higher
potential) to other (having lower potential) till
d2x 1 qex both acquire the same potential.
m 2

dt 4 0 a3 v
There fore, E 
So motion is S.H.M. r
1 qe E1 r2 2
2      2 :1
4 0 ma 3 E2 r1 1

Qq x q 1 1 1 1 
F   kx and T  2 m 33. V         
22. 4 0  x0 2 x 0 3 x 0 4 x0 
4 0 R 3 k
q  1 1 1 
23. mg   qE = 4  x 1  2  3  4     
0 0
24. mg  sin    cos     qE sin   qE cos 
25. conceptual q
 log  2 
4 0 x0
1 Qq
26. F  mr 2 ;   2 
4 0 r 2 T 34. V    E .dr

1 q sin  / 2 dv
27. E 35. E
4 0 r 2  / 2 dx
 
36. V   E.r
37. lo ng and short diagonal lengt hs are
 p 2  q 2  2 pq cos  1 2 1 q1q2
50. mv  4
2 0 r
1 3Q
38. V
4  0 2 R 51 . Potential at a distance 2cm from its centre
39. If the charges is kept at ‘A’ then maximum Q 4 r 2
and minimum pot entials at D and C = 4  r  4  r '
0 0
respectively
40. commen potential
r 2  1
41. w = Fs   r '  2   100
  0 0
W =q E.S
dv since r=1 cm and r ' =2 cm
42. E
dx 
43. concept of field PD b/w the two points is equal to 200 
0
1 1
44. V1  V2  kq   
 r1 r2  
work done =VQ= 200 X 2108 =11104 J
0

r2  r1 
V1  V2  r1r2
kq 52. field concept
53. concept of force
but  r2  r1   t
 t r1r2 54. U  U f Ui

if P.D is constant then  r2  r1   t 1 q1q2

45. potential due to small element ‘ p ’ at the and U  4 r
0
centre
dl 1 e2
dv  K . 55. ui  0 , uf  2  4 . d / 2
r 0  
 1 
v   dv   k dl  dl 1
r 4 0 r  PE  KE  mv 2 calculate ‘ v ‘
2
1  
 r  56. law of conservation of energy
4 0 r 4 0
57. conceptual.
dv
46. E   58. Particles moves in a direction where potential
dx
energy of the system decreased.
E inside the conductor is zero.
47. The direction of V is constant. Q1 Q2
59. V1  
1 Q 4 0 R 4 0 2 R
48. V
4 0 r
1 Q 2 Q
49. Force of interaction and V2  4  2 R  4  R
0 0

2 pq  1 1 
  3
 3
 W1 2  q V2  V1 
4 0   d  l   d  l  
 dV
60. E
dx
61. concept of field
62. Use vector representation

2 pq  1 1 
63. Force of interaction   3
 3

4 0   d  l   d  l  

64. W  PE2  PE1  2 PE  2  2qdE

65.   pESin

I
66. T  2
pE

I
67. T  2
pE