Electric Charges & Fields

Question Paper

01) Two charges each of 1 coulomb are at a radius R = 0.3 d whose centres are d metre apart,
distance 1 km apart, the force between them is the force of attraction between them is
1) 104 Newton 1) equal to Fe.
2) greater than Fe.
2) 9  103 Newton 3) less than Fe.
3) 9  103 Newton 4) less than Fe.
4) 1.1  104 Newton 07) Electric charge is uniformly distributed along a
long straight wire of radius 1 mm. The charge per
02) A charge q is placed at the center of the line cm length of the wire is Q coulomb. Another
joining two equal charges Q. The system of the cylindrical surface of radius 50 cm and length 1 m
three charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal to symmetrically encloses the wire as shown in the
Q figure below. The total electric flux passing through
1) 
2 the cylindrical surface is
Q
2) 
2
Q
3) 
4
Q
4) 
4

03) The electric field inside a spherical shell of 10Q

uniform surface charge density is 1)
1) directly proportional to the distance from the (0 )
center. 100Q
2)
2) constant, less than zero. (0 )
3) zero.
Q
4) none of these. 3)
0
04) Two particles of equal mass m and charge q are 100Q
placed at a distance of 16 cm. They do not 4)
0
q
experience any force. The value of is
m 08) Three charges each of magnitude q are placed
1) 40G at the corners of an equilateral triangle, the
electrostatic force on the charge placed at the
0 center is (each side of triangle is L)
2)
G
1 q2
G 1)
3) 120 L2
40
1 3q 2
4) l 2)
40 L2
05) Dielectric constant for metal is 1 q2
3)
1) zero. 40 L2
2) one.
4) Zero
3) greater than 1.
4) infinite.
09) The electric intensity due to a dipole of length
10 cm and having a charge of 500 C , at a point
06) Force of attraction between two point charges Q
and - Q separated by d metre is Fe. When these on the axis at a distance 20 cm from one of the
charges are placed on two identical spheres of charges in air, is
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1) 20.5 x 107 N/C

2) 13.1 x 1111 N/C
3) 9.28 x 107 N/C
4) 6.25 x 107 N/C

10) If a spherical conductor comes out from the

closed surface of the sphere, then total flux emitted 1) +q1 and -q1.
from the surface will be 2) q2.
1) 0  (charge enclosed by surface) 3) only the positive charges.
1 4) all the charges.
2)  (the charge enclosed by surface)
0
17) Two charges 5 C and 10 C are placed 20
1 cm apart. The net electric field at the mid-Point
3)  (charge enclosed by surface)
40 between the two charges is
4) 0 1) 13.5 x 106 N/C directed towards 10 C .
2) 13.5 x 106 N/C directed towards 5 C .
11) Three charges 2q,- q,- q are located at the
3) 4.5 x 106 N/C directed towards 10 C .
vertices of an equilateral triangle. At the centre of
the triangle 4) 4.5 x 106 N/C directed towards 5 C .
1) the field is non-zero but potential is zero.
2) the field is zero but potential is non-zero. 18) q1, q2, q3, and q4 are point charges located at
3) both field and potential are zero. points as shown in the figure and S is a spherical
4) both field and potential are non-zero. Gaussian surface of radius R. Which of the
following is true according to the Gauss's law?
12) An infinite line charge produces a field of
7.182  108 N /C at a distance of 2 cm. The linear
charge density is
1) 7.04  104 C / m
2) 7.11  104 C / m
3) 7.27  104 C / m
q1  q 2  q 3
4) 7.98  104 C / m 1)  (E
s
1  E2  E3 ).dA 
20
(q1  q 2  q 3  q 4 )
13) The electric charge in uniform motion produces
1) a magnetic field only.
2)  (E
s
1  E2  E3 ).dA 
0
2) an electric field only.
(q1  q 2  q 3 )
3) both electric and magnetic field.
4) neither electric nor magnetic field.
3)  (E
s
1  E2  E3 ).dA 
0
4) None of the above
14) Three equal charges are placed on the three
corners of a square. If the force between q1 and q2 19) An electric dipole in a uniform electric field
is F12 and that between q1 and q3 is F13, the ratio of experiences (When it is placed at an angle  with
F the field)
magnitudes 12 is
F13 1) torque but no force.
2) force and torque both.
1) 2
3) force but no torque.
2) 1/ 2 4) no force and no torque.
3) 2
4) 1/2 20) An electron and a proton are at a distance of
o
1A . The moment of this dipole will be (C x m)
15) When a body is earth connected, electrons from
1) 3.2 x 1029
the earth flow into the body. This means the body
2) 3.2 x 1019
is
3) 1.6 x 10-29
1) charged positively.
4) 1.6 x 1019
2) charged negatively.
3) an insulator.
21) An electric dipole of moment p is placed at the
4) uncharged.
origin along the x-axis. The electric field at a point
P, whose position vector makes an angle  with
16) Consider the charge configuration and
spherical Gaussian surface as shown in the figure. the x-axis, will make an angle ____ with the x-axis,
When calculating the flux of the electric field over 1
where tan   tan  .
the spherical surface the electric field will be due to 2
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1)   2
2) 
3) 
4) 

22) A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in

a uniform electric field E parallel to the cylinder
axis. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is
given by
1 q
1) Zero 1)
40 r
2) R2 / E
1 q
3) 2R2E 2)
40 r2
4) (R2  R)/E
1 3q
3)
23) An electric dipole consisting of two opposite 40 r2
charges of 2  106 C each separated by a distance 4) Zero
of 3 cm is placed in an electric field of 2  105 N/C. 28) Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are
The maximum torque on the dipole will be placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming
1) 24  103 N m out of the cube will be
1) Zero
2) 24  101 N m
e
3) 12  103 N m 2)
0
4) 12  101 N m 8e
3)
0
24) Electric lines of force about negative point
charge are 16e
4)
1) radial, inward. 0
2) radial, outward.
3) circular, clockwise. 29) Two small spheres each having the charge +Q
4) circular, anticlockwise. are suspended by insulating threads of length L
from a hook. This arrangement is taken in space
25) Two opposite and equal charges where there is no gravitational effect, then the
4  108 coulomb when placed 2  102 cm away, angle between the two suspensions and the tension
form a dipole. If this dipole is placed in an external in each will be
electric field 4  108 newton /coulomb , the value of 1 Q2
1) 180o ,
maximum torque and the work done in rotating it 4 0 L2
through 180 will be 1 Q2
2) 180o ,
1) 32  104 Nm and 64  104 J 4 0 2L2
2) 64  104 Nm and 32  104 J 1 Q2
3) 90o ,
3) 32  104 Nm and 32  104 J 4 0 L2

4) 64  104 Nm and 64  104 J 1 Q2

4) 180o ,
4 0 (2L)2
26) A charge Q is fixed at each of two opposite
corners of a square. A charge q is placed at each of 30) Three infinitely long charge sheets are placed
the other two corners. If the resultant electric force as shown in figure below. The electric field at point
on Q is zero, then what is the relation between Q P is
and q?
1) Q  2 2q
2) Q  2 2q
3) Q   2q
4) Q  2q
2σ
27) ABC is an equilateral triangle. Charges +q are 1)  k̂
εo
placed at each corner. The electric intensity at O
will be 4σ
2)  k̂
εo
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2σ 35) Two spheres A and B of radius 4 cm and 6 cm

3) k̂
εo are given charges of 80 c and 40 c respectively.
4σ If they are connected by a fine wire, the amount of
4) k̂ charge flowing from one to the other is
εo
1) 16 C from A to B.
31) Figure shows the electric lines of force 2) 20 C from A to B.
emerging from a charged body. If the electric field 3) 32 C from A to B.
at A and B are EA and EB respectively and if the 4) 32 C from B to A.
displacement between A and B is r, then
36) Shown below is a distribution of charges. The
flux of electric field due to these charges through
the surface S is

1) EA  EB
2) EA  EB
EB 1) Zero
3) E A 
r 2) q / 0
EB 3) 2q / 0
4) E A 
r2 4) 3q / 0

32) Electric charges of 1C,  1C and 2C are

37) The distance between H and Cl  ions in HCl
placed in air at the corners A, B and C respectively
molecule is 1.28 Å. What will be the potential due
of an equilateral triangle ABC having length of each
to this dipole at a distance of 12 Å on the axis of
side 10 cm. The resultant force on the charge at C
dipole?
is
1) 130 V
1) 3.6 N
2) 13 V
2) 2.7 N
3) 1.3 V
3) 1.8 N
4) 0.13 V
4) 0.9 N
38) A point charge +q is placed at the center of a
33) Two charges placed in air repel each other by a
cube of side L. The electric flux emerging from the
force of 104 N . When oil is introduced between cube is
the charges, the force becomes 2.5  105 N . The 6qL2
1)
dielectric constant of oil is 0
1) 4.0 q
2) 2.5 2)
3) 2.0 6L20
4) 0.25 q
3)
0
34) An electric dipole is placed along the x-axis at
4) Zero
the origin O. A point P is at a distance of 20 cm
 39) There are two equipotential surface as shown
from this origin such that OP makes an angle
3 in the following figure. The distance between them
with the x-axis. If the electric field at P makes an is r. The charge of - q coulomb is taken from the
angle  with the x-axis, the value of  would be surface A to B, the resultant work done will be

1)
3
2
2)
3
 3
3) tan1 
 2  1) W = zero
 
1 q
  3 2) W  
4)  tan1 
3  2  40 r2
 
1 q
3) W 
40 r2
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1 q (Charge on electron = 1.6 x 10-19 C, mass of

4) W 
4o r electron = 9.1 x 1031 kg, mass of proton =
1.6  1027 kg, G  6.7  1011 Nm2 / kg2 )
40) A charge q is located at the center of a cube. 1) 2.34 x 1042
The electric flux through any face is 2) 2.34 x 1041
4q 3) 2.36 x 1040
1)
6(40 ) 4) 2.36 x 1039
2q
2) 46) The electric flux for Gaussian surface A that
6(40 )
enclose the charged particles in free space is (given
q q1 = -14 nC, q2 = 78.85 nC, q3 = - 56 nC)
3)
6(40 )
q
4)
6(40 )

41) If q1  q 2  q , then estimate the value of the

q1
ratio , for which the force between q1 and q 2 is 1) 6.32 x 103 CN-1 m-2
q 2) 6.32 x 103 Nm2 C-1
maximum. 3) 103 CN-1 m-2
1) 0.25 4) 103 Nm2 C-1
2) 0.75
3) 0.5 47) An electric dipole is put in north-south
4) 1 direction in a sphere filled with water. Which
statement is correct?
42) Electric field strength due to a point charge of 1) Water does not permit electric flux to enter into
5 C at a distance of 80 cm from the charge is sphere.
1) 4 x 104 N/C 2) Electric flux entering into sphere and leaving the
2) 5 x 104 N/C sphere are same.
3) 7 x 104 N/C 3) Electric flux is coming out of sphere.
4) 8 x 104 N/C 4) Electric flux is coming towards sphere.

43) A spherical conducting shell of inner radius 48) Consider the points lying on a straight line
r1 and outer radius r2 has a charge Q. A charge -q joining two fixed opposite charges. Between the
charges there is
is placed at the centre of the shell. What will be the
1) only one point where potential is zero.
surface charge density on the inner and outer
2) no point where electric field is zero.
surfaces of the shell?
3) no point where potential is zero.
q Qq
1) and 4) Both (1) and (2)
2
4r1 4r22
q Q 49) Two equally charged, identical metal spheres A
2) and and B repel each other with a force 'F'. The spheres
4r12 4r22
are kept fixed with a distance 'r' between them. A
q Qq third identical, but uncharged sphere C is brought
3) and
4r12 4r22 in contact with A and then placed at the mid-point
of the line joining A and B. The magnitude of the
Qq
4) 0 and net electric force on C is
4r22 1) F/4
2) F/2
44) An electric charge of 8.85  1013 C is placed 3) 3F/4
4) F
at the centre of a sphere of radius 1 m. Estimate
the electric flux through the sphere.
50) Two point charges of 20 C and 80 C are
1) 0.3N C1 m2
10 cm apart. Where will the electric field strength
2) 0.1 N C1 m2 be zero on the line joining the charges from 20 C
3) 0.2 N C1 m2 charge?
1) 0.33 m
4) 0.01 N C1 m2
2) 0.1 m
3) 0.04 m
45) The ratio of electrostatic and gravitational 4) 0.033 m
forces acting between electron and proton
separated by a distance 5  1011 m, will be
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