Atomic Energy central School

Kaiga

WORK SHEET
Class 12 - Physics

1. The charge on an electron was calculated by: [1]

a) J.J. Thomson b) Millikan

c) Einstein d) Faraday
2. The electric charge always resides: [1]

a) at the interior of a charged b) at the centre of charged conductor

conductor

c) randomly all over the charged d) on the outer surface of a charged

conductor conductor
3. The dimensional formula of electric charge is: [1]

a) [M0L0T1A-1] b) [M0L0T-1A1]

c) [M0L0T-1A-1] d) [M0L0T1A1]

4. Which one of the following is the unit of electric charge? [1]

a) Newton b) Coulomb
Coulomb
c) volt
d) Volt
5. Match the following: [2]

(a) 1 Coulomb charge (i) +1.6× 10-19 C

(b) charge on electron (ii) 6.25× 1018 electrons

(c) charge on proton (iii) +3.2× 10-19 C

(d) charge on alpha particle (iv) -1.6× 10-19 C

6. What kind of charges are produced on each when: [1]

(i) a glass rod is rubbed with silk
(ii) an ebonite rod is rubbed with wool
7. What do you mean by conservation of electric charge? [1]
8. How many electrons would have to be removed from a copper penny to leave it with a [1]
positive charge of 10-7 C?
9. An ebonite rod is rubbed with wool or fur. What type of charges do they acquire? [1]
10. Two identical metallic spherical shells A and B having charges +4Q and -10Q are kept a certain [2]
distance apart. A third identical uncharged sphere C is first placed in contact with sphere A

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 and then with sphere B. Then spheres A and B are brought in contact and then separated. Find
the charge on the spheres A and B.
11. Estimate the total number of electrons present in 100 g of water. How much is the total [2]

negative charge carried by these electrons? Avogadro's number = 6.02 × 1023 and molecular
mass of water = 18.
12. When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, charges appear on both. A similar phenomenon is [3]
observed with many other pairs of bodies. Explain how this observation is consistent with the
law of conservation of charge.
13. Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centres separated by a distance of [3]

50 cm. What is the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is 6.5 × 10-7 C?
Suppose the spheres A and B have identical sizes. A third sphere of the same size but
uncharged is brought in contact with the first, then brought in contact with the second, and
finally removed from both. What is the new force of repulsion between A and B?
14. When an uncharged metal sphere is brought closer to a positively charged sphere, the [1]
uncharged sphere will:

a) does not move at all b) move away from charged one

c) move towards or away depending d) move towards the charged one

upon the magnitude of the charge
15. When an uncharged metal sphere is brought closer to a positively charged sphere, the [1]
uncharged sphere will:

a) move towards or away depending b) move away from charged one

upon the magnitude of charge

c) move towards the charged one d) does not move at all

16. A spherical conducting shell has a charge q. If a point charge Q is placed at the centre, then the [1]
charge on inner and outer surface of the shell respectively are:

a) q, Q - q b) Q, Q + q

c) -Q, Q + q d) 0, Q
17. A charged conductor A is kept inside a hollow conductor B in contact with it as shown in [1]
figure. Then:

a) same kind of charge is induced on b) opposite charge is induced on the

the inner surface of B outer surface of B

c) the whole charge of A gets d) the whole charge of A gets

transferred to the inner surface of B transferred to the outer surface of B
18. A cylindrical conductor is placed near another positively charged conductor. The net charge [1]
acquired by the cylindrical conductor will be:

a) zero b) either positive or negative

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 c) negative only d) Positive only
19. Match the following: [2]

(a) excess of electrons (i) positive charge

(b) deficit of electrons (ii) negative charge

(c) atom (iii) two equal and opposite charges separated by some distance

(d) dipole (iv) electrically neutral

20. Match the following: [2]

(a) electric charge (i) mass of conductor increases

(b) positive charge given to conductor (ii) charge resides on the outer surface

(c) negative charge given to conductor (iii) quantized

(d) charge given to hollow sphere (iv) mass of conductor decreases

21. A charged rod attracts bits of dry cork which after touching the rod, often jump away from it [1]
violently. Why?
22. A positively charged rod repels a suspended object. Can we conclude that the object is [1]
positively charged?
23. Why do the gramophone records get covered with dust easily? [1]
24. Is the mass of a body affected on charging? [1]

25. A comb drawn through a person's hair on a dry day causes 1022 electrons to leave the person's [1]
hair and stick to the comb. Calculate the charge carried by the comb.
26. The electric charge of anybody is actually a surplus or deficit of electrons. Why not protons? [1]
27. What do you understand by quantisation of electric charges? [1]
28. Why does an ebonite rod get negatively charged on rubbing with fur? [1]

29. Calculate the charge on the 56 F e nucleus. Given charge on a proton = 1.6 × 10
-19 C [1]
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30. A comb runs through one's dry hair attracts small bits of paper. Why? What happens if the [1]
hair is wet or if it is a rainy day?
31. Match the following: [2]

(a) relative permittivity of mica (i) less than 1

(b) relative permittivity of water (ii) 1

(c) relative permittivity of air (iii) 81

(d) permittivity of vacuum (iv) 5

32. Two identical metallic spheres, having unequal, opposite charges are placed at a distance 0.90 [1]
m apart in air. After bringing them in contact with each other, they are again placed at the
same distance apart. Now the force of repulsion between them is 0.025 N. Calculate the final
charge on each of them.
33. Electrostatic forces are much stronger than gravitational forces. Give one example. [1]
34. Name the principle which is the mathematical equivalent of Coulomb's law and superposition [1]
principle.
35. What is the dimensional formula for absolute permittivity of vaccum ε0 ? [1]

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36. A positively charged rod attracts a suspended object. Can we conclude that the object is [1]
negatively charged?
37. An electron moves along a metal tube with variable cross-section, as shown in Fig. How will [1]
its velocity change when it approaches the neck of the tube?

38. A proton falls down through a distance of 2 cm in a uniform electric field of magnitude 3.34 × [2]

103 NC-1. Determine

i. the acceleration of the electron
ii. the time taken by the proton to fall through the distance of 2 cm, and
iii. the direction of the electric field.

Take mass of a proton = 1.67 × 10-27kg.

39. Compare electrostatic and gravitational interactions. [2]
40. Two particles, each having a mass of 5 g and charge 1.0 × 10-7 C, stay in limiting equilibrium [2]

on a horizontal table with a separation of 10 cm between them. The coefficient of friction

between each particle and the table is the same. Find μ.
41. Two long straight parallel wires carry charges λ1 and λ2 per unit length. The separation [1]
between their axes is d. Find the magnitude of the force exerted on the unit length of one due
to the charge on the other.
42. Under what condition will a charged circular loop behave like a point charge in respect of its [1]
electric field?
43. What is the advantage of introducing the concept of electric field? [1]

44. A stream of electrons moving with a velocity of 3 × 107 ms-1 is deflected by 2 mm in [1]

traversing a distance of 0.1 m in a uniform electric field of strength 18 V cm-1. Determine

e

m
of
electrons.
45. Define electric field at a point. [1]
46. How Electric field intensity (E) is related with distance 'r' for a point charge 'q'? [1]
47. Why should the electrostatic field be zero inside a conductor? [1]
48. Why should a test charge be of negligibly small magnitude? [1]

49. If an oil drop of weight 3.2 × 10-13 N is balanced in an electric field of 5 × 105 Vm-1, find the [1]
charge on the oil drop.

50. Two-point charges of + 0.2μC and - 0.2μC are separated by 10-8 m. Determine the electric field [1]

at an axial point at a distance of 0.1 m from their midpoint. Use the standard value of ε0 .
51. A charged oil drop remains stationary when situated between two parallel plates 20 mm apart [1]
and a p.d. of 500 V is applied to the plates. Find the charge on the drop if it has a mass of 2 ×
10-4 kg. Take g = 10 ms-2.

52. Assuming that the charge on an atom is distributed uniformly in a sphere of radius 10-10 m, [1]

what will be the electric field at the surface of the gold atom? For gold, Z = 79.

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