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Electrostatics
Assignment IITJEE – 2023

Single choice questions

1. Equipotential surfaces are shown in figure. Then the electric field strength will be :
(A) 100 Vm 1 along X-axis
(B) 100 Vm 1 along Y axis
(C) 200 Vm 1 at an angle 120° with X-axis
(D) 50 Vm 1 at an angle 120° with X-axis

2. The maximum electric field intensity on the axis of a uniformly charged ring of charge q and radius R
will be :
1 q 1 2q 1 2q 1 3q
(A) (B) (C) (D)
40 3 3R 2 40 3R 2 40 3 3R 2 40 2 3 R 2

3. If a charge is shifted from a high potential region to low potential region, the electric potential energy :
(A) Increases (B) Decreases
(C) May increase or decrease (D) Remains constant

4. You are given an arrangement of three point charges q, 2q and xq with each of them separated by equal
finite distances so that electric potential energy of the system is zero. Then the value of x is :
(A) 2 / 3 (B) 1 / 3 (C) 2/3 (D) 3/ 2
5. A spherical portion has been removed from a solid sphere having a charge
distributed uniformly in its volume as shown in the figure. The electric field
inside the emptied space is:
(A) Zero everywhere (B) Non-zero and uniform
(C) Non-uniform (D) Zero only at its centre
6. A dipole is placed in an electric field whose direction is fixed but whose magnitude varies with
distance. Which is not possible that the dipole experiences.
(A) No net force and no torque (B) A net force but no torque
(C) A net force and a torque (D) No net force but a torque

7. In a region an electric field E = 15N/C making an angle of 30° with the horizontal plane is present. A
ball of charge 2C, mass 3kg is projected at an angle of 30° with horizontal in the direction of electric
field with speed 20 m/s. Find the horizontal range of the ball on the horizontal plane.
E
(A) 100 m
(B) 80 3 m
(C) 80 m 30
(D) 100 3 m

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8. On moving a charge of 20 C by 2cm, 2 J of work is done, then the potential difference between the
points is :
(A) 0.1 V (B) 8V (C) 2V (D) 0.5 V

9. An electric dipole is placed at origin in the x-y plane with its orientation along the positive x-axis.
The direction of electric field :
(A) At  x0 , 0, 0  is along the positive x-axis

(B) At  0, y0 , 0  is along the negative x-axis

(C) At (0, 0, z0) is along the negative x-axis
(D) All of the above
10. There are two thin wire rings, each of the radius R, whose axes coincide. The charges on the rings are q
and–q. Evaluate the potential difference between the centers of the rings separated by a distance a.
q 1 1  q 1 1 
(A)    (B)   
 0  R R2  a2  20  R R2  a2 

q 1 1  2q 1 1 
(C)    (D)   
20  R R 2  a 2   0  R R 2  a 2 

11. A solid sphere of radius R is charged uniformly. The electrostatic potential V is plotted as a function of
distance r from the centre of the sphere. Which of the following best represents the resulting curve ?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

Q
12. Let   r   r be the charge density distribution for a solid sphere of radius R and total charge Q.
R 4
For a point P inside the sphere at distance r1 from the centre of the sphere, the magnitude of electric
field is:
Q Qr12 Qr12
(A) Zero (B) (C) (D)
40 R12 40 R 4 30 R 4

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13. In the figure shows some equipotential lines distributed in space. A charged object is moved from
point A to point B. Choose the correct statement :

(A) The work done in figure (i) is the greatest

(B) The work done in figure (ii) is least
(C) The work done is the same in figure (i), (ii), (iii)
(D) The work done in figure (iii) is greater than figure (ii) but equal to that in figure (i)

14. Consider points at finite distance on a straight line joining two fixed opposite charges of different
magnitude. There is :
(A) no point where potential is zero (B) only one point where potential is zero
(C) no point where electric field is zero (D) only one point where electric field is zero

15. A small dipole with dipole moment p is fixed at the origin with its moment vector pointing in the +X
direction. The work done in taking a positive point charge q from the point (a, 0) to the point
(a, 0) is:
pq pq pq
(A) (B) (C) (D) 0
40 a 2 20 a 2 0 a 2
16. A large, thin insulating sheet is kept in the X-Y plane and given a uniform charge density  .
Two positive point charges of the same magnitude are kept on the positive Z-axis, separated by a
distance a. If the net electrostatic force on one of the charges is zero, the net electrostatic force on the
other charge is:
 2 a3 22 2 a 2 2 2a 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
0 0a 2 0 0
17. A thin circular ring of radius R is charged such that one semi-circular half has linear charge density
 and the other semi-circular half has linear charge density  . The magnitude of electric field at
the centre of the ring is:
2  2 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
0 R 2 0 R 2 0 R 0 R
18. A charge Q is placed at a perpendicular distance a above a corner of the square surface of edge a as
shown in the figure. The electric flux through the shaded square surface is:
Q
(A)
6 0
Q
(B)
20
Q
(C)
30
Q
(D)
240

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19. A body of mass m and charge q is connected to a spring of spring constant k. It is oscillating along x-
direction about its equilibrium position, taken to be at x = 0, with an amplitude A. An uniform and
constant electric field E is applied along the x-direction. Which of the following statements is correct?
qE
(A) The new equilibrium position is at a distance from x = 0
2k
2 2
1 2 2 q E
(B) The total energy of the new system is m A 
2 k
2 2
1 2 2 q E
(C) The total energy of the new system is m A 
2 k
qE
(D) The new equilibrium position is at a distance from x = 0
k
20 A dipole having dipole moment p is placed in front of a solid uncharged conducting sphere as shown in
the diagram. The potential at point A lying on the surface of the sphere due to induced charge on
sphere is:

(A)
kp cos 
(B)

kp cos2   cos  
r2 r2

(C) zero (D)


kp cos2   1 
r2
Numerical Type questions
21. The potential function of an electrostatic field is given by V=2 x 2 . If the electric field strength at the

point  2 m, 0.3 m  is E   niˆ ( NC 1 ) then find value of n.

22. A ring of radius R carries a charge q. A test charge q0 is released on its axis at a distance 3R from
its centre. Then the kinetic energy acquired by the test charge when it reaches the centre of the ring is
1 qq0
then find value of n.
40 nR
23. A solid sphere of radius R is charged uniformly. At the distance R/n from its surface is the electrostatic
potential half of the potential at the centre then find value of n________.

24. In a region of space, the electric field is given by E  8iˆ  4 ˆj  3kˆ . The electric flux through a surface
Nm2
of area of 100 units in x  y plane is   n00 then what is value of n________.
C
25. Three infinitely large non conducting charged sheets are placed as shown in figure. The electric field at
x ˆ
point P is  k , then find value of x.
0

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ANSWERS KEY
Assignment | Electrostatics | IITJEE 2023
PHYSICS

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C C C A B A B A D C

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C C C D B D D D D B

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