PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT: 2022-23 (CLASS: XII)

UNIT-01: ELECTROSTATICS: (TOPICS: COULOMB’S LAW, ELECTRIC FIELD, DIPOLE)

ONE MARK QUESTION
Q.1: What is the nature of the electrostatic force between the two point charges q 1 and q2 kept at some distance
apart in air; if:
(a) q1q2>0
(b) q1q2<0
Q.2: What is the nature of the electrostatic force between the two-point charges q1 and q2 kept at some distance
apart in air; if: q 1 + q 2 = 0
Q.3: Two-point charges q1 and q2 kept at some distance apart in air. Show graphically; how the force will vary
between q1 and q2; if:
(a) q1 = +ve & q2 is –ve
(b) q1 & q2 both are positive.
Q.4: Two-point charges of +2μC and 6μC repel each other with a force of 12N. If each is given an additional charge
of -4μC, what will be new force?
Q.5: Is the Coulomb force that one charge exerts on another charges be affected; if other charges are brought
nearby?
Q.6: How is the Coulomb force between two charges affected by the presence of a third charge?
Q.7: Two small balls having equal positive charge Q coulomb on each are suspended by two insulating strings of
equal length L from a hook fixed to a stand. The whole set-up is taken in a satellite into space where there is no
gravity.
(a) What is the angle between the two strings?
(b) What is the tension in each string?
Q.8: (a) An electrostatic field line is a continuous curve i.e. a field line cannot have sudden breaks. Why not?
(b) Explain why two field lines can never intersect each other at any point.
Q.9: A metallic sphere is placed in a uniform electric field as shown in the following figure. Which path is/are
correctly followed by the lines of force? Write those properties of electric field lines of force which support your
answer.

Q.10: Draw the electric field lines in each of the following case:
(a) q > 0
(b) q < 0
(c) between the plates of a fully charged parallel plate capacitor.
Q.11: What is the angle between electric field intensity at any axial point of an electric dipole and dipole moment
of that dipole?
Q.12: What is the orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field corresponds to its:
(a) Stable

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(b) Unstable equilibrium
Q.13: What is the angle between electric field intensity at any equatorial point of an electric dipole and dipole
moment of that dipole?
Q.14: Three point charges +q, -2q and +q are placed at points (0,a,0), (0,0,0) and (a,0,0) respectively. Find the
magnitude and direction of the electric dipole moment of the above charge assembly [Ans: qa√2]
Q.15: Two small identical electrical dipoles AB and CD, each of dipole moment p are kept at an angle 120 o as
shown in the following figure.

(a) What is the resultant dipole moment of this combination?

(b) If this system is subjected to electric field E directed along +x axis. What will be the magnitude and direction of
the torque acting that system? [Ans: p]
Q.16: Three point charges +q, -2q and +q are placed at vertices A, B and C of an equilateral triangle of side x
respectively. Find the net dipole moment of the combination. [Ans: qx√3]
Q.17: Plot a graph showing the variation of Coulomb force (F) versus 1/r , where r is the distance between the two
2

charges of each pair of charges: (1µC, 2µC) and (2µC, -3µC). Interpret the graphs obtained.
Q.18: A system has two charges q A = 2.5×10-7C and qB = 2.5×10-7C are located at points A (0, 0,-15cm) and B (0,
0, +15cm) respectively. What is the total charge and electric dipole moment of the system?[Ans: Zero; 5×10-8C-m]
Q.19: An attractive force 5N is acting between two charges of +2μC and -2μC placed at some distance. If the
charges are mutually touched and placed again at the same distance. What will be the new force between them?
[Ans: 0N]
Q.20: Two point charges of charge values +2μC and +6μC are repel each other with a force 12N. If each is given an
additional charge 0f -4μC. What will be the new force? If they are mutually touched then what will be the new force
between them? [Ans: 4N Attractive]
Q.21: What should be the angle between the electric fields due to an electric dipole at any axial point and an
equatorial point? [Ans: 180o]
Q.22: Two identical metallic spheres of exactly equal masses are taken. One is given a positive charge ‘q’
coulombs and other an equal negative charge. Are their masses after charging equal?
TWO MARK QUESTIONS
Q.23: Two point charges +4e and +e are fixed at a distance ‘a’ apart. Where a third point charge ‘q’ should is
placed on the line joining two charges so that it may be in equilibrium? If the system is in equilibrium, then specify
that the equilibrium will be stable and in which unstable. Also find the magnitude and nature of the third charge.
[Ans: 2a/3 from 4e; Stable]
Q.24: Two point charges of charge values Q and q are placed at a distance x and x/2 respectively from a third
charge of charge value 4q, all charges being in a straight line. Calculate the magnitude and nature of charge Q
such that the net force experienced by the charge q is zero. [Ans: -4e/9]

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Q.25: Two opposite corners of a square carry ‘Q’ charge each and other two opposite corners of same square carry
q charges each. If the resultant force on q is zero. How Q and q are related? [Ans: q = -2√2Q]
Q.26: An electric dipole free to move is placed in a uniform electric field. Explain along with diagram its motion,
when it is placed,
(a) Parallel to the electric field,
(b) Perpendicular to the electric field.
Q.27: An electric dipole is a pair of equal and opposite charges, separated by a small fixed distance between
them. The dipole is free to move. What is the action on it, when it placed in:
(a) A uniform electric field
(b)A non-uniform electric field?
Q.28: An electric dipole of dipole moment p is placed in a uniform electric field E. Write the expression for the
torque () experienced by the dipole. Identify two pairs of perpendicular vectors in the expression. Show
diagrammatically the orientation of the dipole in the field for which the torque is:
(a) maximum
(b) half of the maximum value(c) zero.
Q.29: Following data was obtained for the dependence of the magnitude of electric field, with distance from the
reference point O within the charge distribution in the shaded region:
FIELD POINTS A B C A' B' C'

MAGNITUDE OF THE E 𝑬 𝑬 𝑬 𝑬 𝑬
ELECTRIC FIELD 𝟖 𝟐𝟕 𝟐 𝟏𝟔 𝟓𝟒
(a) Identify the charge distribution and justify your answer.
(b) Write the expression for the electric field at A and A'.

Q.30: Two point charges +q and -2q are placed at the vertices B and C of an equilateral triangle ABC of side ‘a’.
Obtain the expression for the magnitude and direction of the resultant field at the vertex A due to these two
charges. [Ans: q√𝟑/4πεo.a 2; makes an angle 30o with AC]
Q.31: An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field:
(i) Using suitable diagram, show that it does not undergo any translatory motion.
(ii) Derive an expression for the torque acting on it and specify its direction.
Q.32: Define an electric dipole moment and write its S.I. unit. Is the dipole moment is vector or scalar; if it is a
vector then what is its direction?
Q.33: An electric dipole is placed in the uniform electric field in the following positions respectively with respect to
field lines:
(i) Parallel to the field lines
(ii) Anti-parallel to the field lines.
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In both the positions the; the net force and the torque acting on the dipole will be zero so the dipole attains an
equilibrium position in both the cases. Identify the most stable equilibrium position in above two. Explain your
answer with suitable reason.
THREE MARK QUESTIONS
Q.34: An electric dipole of length 4cm, when placed with its making an angle of 60 owith a uniform electric field
experiences a torque of 4 √3N-m. Calculate the:
(a) Magnitude of the electric field
(b) Potential energy of the dipole, if the dipole has charges: ±8nC.
Q.35: (a) Write the vector form of the coulomb force between two charges q1 and q2.
(b) State the supposition principle of the charges. If a point charge qo is placed in between the group of charges
q1, q2, q3,……………qn. Find the expression for the force experienced by q o.
Q.36: The following figure two charge systems of charges ±q and length ‘2a’ as shown. Find the net electric field
intensity at point O, when a<<r.

Q.37:(a) Obtain the expression for the electric field at the axis of an uniformly charge ring carrying the charge ‘q’
and also plot the graph between electric field vs distance for the same. At what distance from the center of ring
the electric field will be maximum?
(b) Four particles each having a charge q are placed on the vertices of a regular pentagon. The distance of each
corner from center is ‘a’. Determine the electric field at the center of the pentagon. [Ans: q/4πε oa2]
Q.38: An electric dipole of dipole moment p is held in a uniform electric field E.
(a) Show that the net force acting on it is zero.
(b) The dipole is aligned parallel to the field. Find the work done in rotating it
(i) Through the angle of 180 o
(ii) Up to that position at which the dipole experiences the torque, just half the maximum torque.
Q.39: Two particles A and B having opposite charges 2.0×10-6C and -2×10-6, are placed at a separation of 1.0cm.
(a) Write down the electric dipole moment of this pair.
(b) Calculate the electric field at a point on the axis of the dipole 1.0m away from the center.
(c) Calculate the electric field at a point on the perpendicular bisector of the dipole and 1.0m away from the
center.
(i) Using suitable diagram, show that it does not undergo any translator motion.
(ii) Derive an expression for the torque acting on it and specify its direction.
Q.40: (a) Two small spheres each of mass m kg and charge q coulomb are suspended from a point by insulating
threads each of length l meter but of negligible mass if θ is the angle which each string makes with the vertical
when equilibrium has been establish. Show that: q 2 = 4mg.l 2sin2θ.tanθ(4πεo)
(b)Two similar balls each having mass m and charge q are hung from a silk thread of length l. Prove that the
equilibrium separation: x = [q2l / 2πε omg]1/3. When each thread makes a small angle θ with the vertical.

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Q.41: Two similarly and equally charged identical metal spheres A and B repel each other with a force of 2×10 -5N.
A third identical uncharged sphere C is touched with A and then placed at the mid-point between A and B. What is
the net electric force on C.?
Q.42: Two point charges +q and -2q are placed at the vertices ‘B’ and ‘C’ of an equilateral triangle ABC of side ‘a’
as shown in the figure. Obtain the expression for (i) the magnitude (ii) the direction of the resultant electric field
at the vertex A, due to those two charges

Q.43: Two positive point charges which are 0.1m apart repel each other with a force of 18N. If the sum of the
charges be 9μC. Calculate their separate values. [Ans.5μC, 4μC]
Q.44: A particle of mass ‘m’ and carrying charge -q 1 starts moving around a fixed charge + q 2along a circular path
of radius ‘r’. Prove that the period of revolution T is given by: T =√ [16π3ε omr3/q1q2]
Q.45: An infinite number of charges each equal to 4μC are placed along x-axis at x = 1m, x = 2m, x =4m, x =
8m……….and so. on. Find the total force on a charge q = 1C placed at origin. [Ans. 4.8×104N]
Q.46: (a) Two electric charges +q and +4q are placed at a distance of 6a on a horizontal plane. Find the locus of
the point on the line joining the two charges where electric field is zero.
(b)Two point charges of +16μC and -9μC are placed 8cm apart in air. Determine the position of the point at which
the resultant electric field is zero.
(c) Two point charges of 2μC and 8μC are placed 12cm apart. Find the position of the point where the electric field
intensity is zero. [Ans: 2a from 4q; 24cm from 9μC; 4cm from2μC]
FIVE MARK QUESTIONS
Q.47: Two charges +q and -q are placed at the points A(a,0,0) and B(-a,0,0) respectively; form a charge system.
(a) Write the name of the charge system.
(b) Find the expression for the electric field strength due to above charge system, at the following distant points
(i) P: (r,0,0)
(ii) Q: (0,r,0); where r>>a
Q.48: Two particles, carrying charges -q and +q and having equal masses m each, are fixed at the ends of a light
rod of length l to form an electric dipole. The rod is clamped at an end and is placed in a uniform electric field E
with the axis of the dipole along the electric field. The rod is slightly tilted and then released. Neglecting the
gravity find the time period of small oscillations.
Q.49: (i) Two charges -q each, are fixed and separated by a distance 2a. A third negative charge -q o of mass m,
placed at the midpoint, is displaced slightly by x (x<<d) perpendicular to the line joining the two fixed charges as
shown in the following figure.

Show that q will perform simple harmonic oscillations of time period: T = (8πomd3/q2)1/2

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(ii) Total charge -Q is uniformly spread along length of a ring of radius R. A small test charge +q of mass m is kept
at the centre of the ring and is given a gentle push along the axis of the ring.
(a) Show that the particle executes a simple harmonic motion.
(b) Obtain the time period of the motion.
CASE BASED QUESTIONS:
Q.1. Way up in the sky, many small bits of ice (frozen raindrops) bump into each other as they move around in the air. All
of those collisions create an electric charge. After a while, the whole cloud fills up with electrical charges. The positive
charges or protons form at the top of the cloud and the negative charges or electrons form at the bottom of the cloud.
Since opposites attract, that causes a positive charge to build up on the ground beneath the cloud. The grounds
electrical charge concentrates around anything that sticks up, such as mountains, people, or single trees. The charge
coming up from these points eventually connects with a charge reaching down from the clouds and lightning strikes.
i) Charge is the property associated with matter due to which it produces and experiences
(a) Electric effects only
(b) Magnetic effects only
(c) Both electric and magnetic effects
(d) None of these

ii) When some charge is transferred to ...A ... it readily gets distributed over the entire surface of ... A... If some
charge is put on ... B..., it stays at the same place. Here, A and B refer to
(a) Insulator, conductor
(b) Conductor, insulator
(c) Insulator, insulator
(d) Conductor, conductor

iii) On charging by conduction, mass of a body may

(a) Increase
(b) Decreases
(c) Increase or decrease
(d) None of these

iv) If one penetrates a uniformly charged spherical cloud, electric field strength
(a) Decreases directly as the distance from the centre.
(b) Increases directly as the distance from the centre.
(c) Remains constant.
(d) None of these.

v) The law, governing the force between electric charges in the cloud is known as
(a) Ampere's law
(b) Ohm's law
(c) Faraday's law
(d) Coulomb's law
Q.2: Photocopiers work on the principle that ‘opposites attract’. Toner is a powder that is used to create the
printed text and images on paper. The powder is negatively charged, and so it is attracted to something positive –
the paper. The drum, which is located in the heart of a photocopier, is positively charged using static
electricity. An image of the master copy is transferred onto the drum using a laser. The light parts of
the image (the white areas on a piece of paper) lose their charge so become more negative, and the black
areas of the image (where the text is) remain positively charged.
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i) Consider a region inside which, there are various types of charges but the total charge is zero. Atpoints
outside the region
(a) the electric field is necessarily zero.
(b) the electric field is due to the dipole moment of the charge distribution only.
(c) the dominant electric field is inversely proportional to r3, for large r (distance from origin).
(d) the work done to move a charged particle along a closed path, away from the region will not bezero.

ii) If a body is negatively charged, then it has

(a) excess of electrons
(b) excess of protons
(c) deficiency of electron
(d) deficiency of neutrons

iii) Which of the following figures represent the electric field lines due to a single negative charge?

iv) A charged particle is free to move in an electric field. It will travel

(a) always along a line of force
(b) along a line of force, if its initial velocity is zero
(c) along a line of force, if it has some initial velocity in the direction of an acute angle with the lineof force
(d) none of the above

v) Which of the following statements is incorrect?

I. The charge ‘q’ on a body is always given by q = ne, where ‘n’ is any integer, positive or negative.
II. By convention, the charge on an electron is taken to be negative.
III. The fact that electric charge is always an integral multiple of e is termed as quantisation of charge.
IV. The quantisation of charge was experimentally demonstrated by Newton in 1912.
(a) Only I
(b) Only II & III
(c) Only IV
(d) Only II, III & IV
Q.3. Neurons maintain different concentrations of certain ions across their cell membranes. Imagine the
case of a boat with a small leak below the water line. In order to keep the boat afloat, the small amount of water
entering through the leak has to be pumped out, which maintains a lower water level relative to the open

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sea. Neurons do the same thing, but they pump out positively charged sodium ions. In addition, they pump in
positively charged potassium ions. Thus there is a high concentration of sodium ions present outside the
neuron, and a high concentration of potassium ions inside. Thus sodium channels allow sodium ions through
the membrane while potassium channels allow potassium ions through.
i) When neuron pump out and in the positive sodium and positive potassium ions respectively which property of
charge is to be followed
(a) Quantisation of charge

(b) Additivity of charges

(c) Conservation of charges
(d) Associativity of charge

ii) Coulomb’s law is true for

(a) Atomic distances (= 10–11 m)
(b) Nuclear distances (= 10–15 m)
(c) Charged as well as uncharged particles
(d) All the distances

iii) Electric lines of force about a positive sodium or potassium ions are
(a) circular anticlockwise
(b) circular clockwise
(c) radial, inwards
(d) radial, outwards

iv) Electric flux produced by positive Potassium ions indicates that electric lines are directed
(a) Outwards
(b) Inwards
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) None of these

v) Electric flux over a surface of neuron in an electric field may be

(a) positive
(b) negative
(c) zero
(d) All of the above

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Q.4. Animals emit low frequency electric fields due to a process known as osmoregulation. This process
allows the concentration of ions (charged atoms or molecules) to flow between the inside of our bodies
and the outside. In order for our cells to stay intact, the flow of ions needs to be balanced. But balanced
doesn't necessarily mean equal. The concentration of ions within a shrimp’s body is much lower than that of
the sea water it swims in. Their voltage, or potential difference generated between the two concentrations
across "leaky" surfaces, can then be measured.

i) The Gaussian surface for ions in the body of animals

(a) Can pass through a continuous charge distribution.
(b) Cannot pass through a continuous charge distribution.
(c) Can pass through any system of discrete charges.
(d) Can pass through a continuous charge distribution as well as any system of discrete charges.

ii) Gauss's law is valid for

(a) any closed surface
(b) only regular close surfaces
(c) any open surface
(d) only irregular open surfaces

iii) The electric field inside a shrimp’s body of uniform charge density is
(a) zero
(b) constant different from zero
(c) proportional to the distance from the curve
(d) None of the above

iv) If a small piece of linear isotropic dielectric is swallowed by a shrimp and inside the body it is influencedby
an electric field of strength E, then the polarization P is
(a) independent of E
(b) inversely proportional to E
(c) directly proportional to √𝐸
(d) directly proportional to E

v) Field due to multiple charges/ions inside Shrimp’s body at a point is found by using
I. Superposition principle.
II. Coulomb’s law.
III. law of conservation of charges.
(a) I and II
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(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) I, II and III
Q.5. Faraday cages shield their contents from static electric fields. An electric field is a force field surrounding a
charged particle, such as an electron or proton. These cages often look distinctly, well, cage like. Some are as
simple as chain-link fences or ice pails. Others use a fine metallic mesh. Regardless of their exact appearance, all
Faraday cages take electrostatic charges, or even certain types of electromagnetic radiation, and distribute them
around the exterior of the cage.

i) Which of the following material can be used to make a Faraday cage?

(a) Plastic
(b) Glass
(c) Copper
(d) Wood
ii) Example of a real-world Faraday cage is
(a) car
(b) plastic box
(c) lightning rod
(d) metal rod
iii) What is the electrical force inside a Faraday cage when it is struck by lightning?
(a) The same as the lightning
(b) Half that of the lightning
(c) Zero
(d) A quarter of the lightning
iv) An isolated point charge +q is placed inside the Faraday cage. Its surface must have charge equal to-
(a) Zero
(b) +q
(c) –q
(d) +2q
v) A point charge of 2C is placed at centre of Faraday cage in the shape of cube with surface of 9 cm edge. The
number of electric field lines passing through the cube normally will be-
(a) 1.9105 Nm2/C entering the surface
(b) 1.9105 Nm2/C leaving the surface
(c) 2.0105 Nm2/C leaving the surface
(d) 2.0105 Nm2/C entering the surface

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