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NK C SI R: Electrostatics, Home Work Sheet-5

1. Three point charges placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle are moved to form a smaller equilateral triangle in two ways. The work required in the first way (Wa) is equal to the work required in the second way (Wb). 2. If two isolated spherical shells with charges Q1 and Q2 and radii r1 and r2 are connected by a conducting wire, the electrostatic potential energy of the system may decrease. 3. The work done by an external agent in changing the configuration of a system of four +q charges arranged in a square configuration to a straight line configuration is zero.

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NK C SI R: Electrostatics, Home Work Sheet-5

1. Three point charges placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle are moved to form a smaller equilateral triangle in two ways. The work required in the first way (Wa) is equal to the work required in the second way (Wb). 2. If two isolated spherical shells with charges Q1 and Q2 and radii r1 and r2 are connected by a conducting wire, the electrostatic potential energy of the system may decrease. 3. The work done by an external agent in changing the configuration of a system of four +q charges arranged in a square configuration to a straight line configuration is zero.

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ELECTROSTATICS, HOME WORK SHEET-5

1. Three point charges 1C, 2C and 3C are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side 1m. The
work required to move these charges to the corners of a smaller equilateral triangle of side 0.5m in two
different ways as in fig. (A) and fig. (B) are Wa and Wb then:
A 1C A 1C

A'
B' C'

B C
B B' C' C 2C 3C
2C 3C (B)
(A)

(A) Wa > Wb (B) Wa < Wb (C) Wa = Wb (D) Wa = 0 and Wb = 0

2. Two isolated sphereical shell having charges Q1 and Q2 and radii r1 and r2 are kept at very large separation.
If they are joined by a conducting wire, then choose incorrect statement.

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(A) Electrostatic potential energy of system must decrease.

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(B) Electrostatic potential energy of system may decrease.
(C) If Q1 r2 = Q2r1, then no charge flow throught the conducting wire.

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(D) If Q1 r2 = Q2r1, then electrostatic potential energy of system already minimum.

3. Consider the configuration of a system of four charges each of value +q. Find the work done by external
agent in changing the configuration of the system from figure (i) to figure. (ii) very slowly.

KC +q

+q
+q

+q
a
+q
+q

+q
a
+q

N
a
(i) (ii)

4. Three charges +q, –q, and +2q are placed at the vertices of a right angled triangle (isosceles triangle)
as shown. The net electrostatic energy of the configuration is :

+2q

+q a -q

Kq 2 Kq 2 Kq 2
(A)  ( 2  1) (B) ( 2  1) (C)  ( 2  1) (D) None of these
a a a

 Xq
5. You are given an arrangement of three point charges q, 2q and separated by equal finite distances so
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that electric potential energy of the system is zero. Calculate the value of x.
6. A sphere of radis 1 cm has potential of 8000 V, then energy density near its surface will be
(A) 64 × 105 J/m3 (B) 8 × 103 J/m3 (C) 32 J/m3 (D) 2.83 J/m3

7. In the rectangle, shown below, the two corners have charges q1 = 5µC and q2 = +2.0µC. The work done in
moving a charge + 3.0 µC from B to A is (take 1 / 4 0 = 1010 N - m2/C2)

B q2
15 cm
(A) 2.8 J (B) 3.5 J (C) 4.5 J (D) 5.5 J

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8. A charge (–q) and another charge (+Q) are kept at two points A and B respectively. Keeping the charge (+Q)

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fixed at B, the charge (–q) at A is moved to another point C such that ABC forms an equilateral triangle of
side l. The net work done in moving the charge (–q) is
1 Qq 1 Qq 1

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(A) 4 l (B) 4 l 2 (C) 4 Qql (D) zero
0 0 0

KC
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A NS W ER S
HOME WORK SHEET-5

 Kq 2
1. (C) 2. (A) 3.
a
3 2  4. (C) 5. 2 6. (D) 7. (A) 8. (D)

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