VIDYA MANDIR IND.

PU COLLEGE
THEORY AND MCQ’S QUESTIONS – 23-03-24
II PUC -ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS
THEORY
1. what are electric lines of force? (1)
2. Represent the electric field by electric lines of force in case of (1) positive charge (2) negative
charge
3. Write the properties of electric field lines. (3)
4. Define electric flux? What is its SI unit? (2)
5. Define surface charge density. What is its unit? (2)
6. Define linear charge density. What is its unit? (2)
7. Define volume charge density. What is its unit? (2)
8. Derive an expression for electric field due to infinite long uniformly charged wire. (5)
9. Derive an expression for electric field due to uniformly charged infinite plane sheet. (5)
10. Derive an expression for electric field due to charged spherical shell. (5)

NUMERICALS

1. Consider a uniform electric field E = 3 x 103 N/C. (a) What is the flux of this field through a
square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the y-z plane? (b) What is the flux through
the same square if the normal to its plane makes a 60° angle with the x-axis?

2. A point charge of 2.0 C is at the centre of a cubic Gaussian surface 9.0 cm on edge. What is the
net electric flax through the surface?

3. A conducting sphere of radius 10 cm has an unknown charge. If the electric field 20 cm from the
centre of the sphere is 1.5 x 10 3 N / C and points radially inwards, what is the net charge on the
sphere?

4. A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4 m diameter has a surface charge density of
80.0 µ. C/m². (a) Find the charge on the sphere (b) What is the total electric flux leaving the
surface of the sphere?

5. An infinite line charge produces a field of 9 x 10 4 NC at a distance of 2 cm. Calculate the linear
charge density.

MCQ’S
1. 1. The figure shows some of the electric field lines corresponding to an electric field. The figure
suggests

(a) 𝐸𝐴 > 𝐸𝐵 > 𝐸𝐶 (b) 𝐸𝐴 = 𝐸𝐵 = 𝐸𝐶 B

A C
(c) 𝐸𝐴 = 𝐸𝐶 > 𝐸𝐵 (d) 𝐸𝐴 = 𝐸𝐶 < 𝐸𝐵
2. A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. The lines of force follow the path(s)
shown in figure as

(a) 1 (b) 2 1 1
2 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
3 3
4 4

3. Electric lines of force about negative point charge are

(a) Circular, anticlockwise (b) Circular, clockwise
(c) Radial, inward (d) Radial, outward

4. A flat circular disc has a charge +𝑄 uniformly distributed on the disc. A charge +𝑞 is thrown
with kinetic energy 𝐸 towards the disc along its normal axis. The charge 𝑞 will
(a) Hit the disc at the centre
(b) Return back along its path after touching the disc
(c) Return back along its path without touching the disc
(d) Any of the above three situations is possible depending on the magnitude of E

5. There is a solid sphere of radius ‘R’ having uniformly distributed charge. What is the relation
between electric field ‘E’ (inside the sphere) and radius of sphere ‘R’ is
(a) 𝐸 ∝ 𝑅−2 (b) 𝐸 ∝ 𝑅−1
1
(c) 𝐸 ∝ 𝑅3 (d) 𝐸 ∝ 𝑅2

6. An electron enters in an electric field with its velocity in the direction of the electric lines of force.
Then
(a) The path of the electron will be a circle
(b) The path of the electron will be a parabola
(c) The velocity of the electron will decrease
(d) The velocity of the electron will increase

7. If an insulated non-conducting sphere of radius R has charge density 𝜌. The electric field at a
distance 𝑟 from the centre of sphere (𝑟 < 𝑅) will be
𝜌𝑅 𝜌𝑟
(a) (b)
3𝜀0 𝜀0
𝜌𝑟 3𝜌𝑅
(c) (d)
3𝜀0 𝜀0
8. The wrong statement about electric lines of force is
(a) These originate from positive charge and end on negative charge
(b) They do not intersect each other at a point
(c) They have the same form for a point charge and a sphere
(d) They have physical existence

9. An infinite line charge produces a field of 7.182 × 108 𝑁/𝐶 at a distance of 2 cm. The linear
charge density is
(a) 7.27 × 10−4 𝐶/𝑚 (b) 7.98 × 10−4 𝐶/𝑚
(c) 7.11 × 10−4 𝐶/𝑚 (d) 7.04 × 10−4 𝐶/𝑚

10. An electric charge 𝑞 is placed at the centre of a cube of side 𝑎. The electric flux on one of its
faces will be

𝑞 𝑞
(a) (b)
6𝜀0 𝜀0 𝑎2
𝑞 𝑞
(c) (d)
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎2 𝜀0

11. Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive charge put in air is
(a) 𝜀0 (b) 𝜀0−1
(c) (4𝑝𝜀0 )−1 (d) 4𝜋𝜀0

12. For a given surface the Gauss's law is stated as ∮ 𝐸 ⋅ 𝑑𝑠 = 0. From this we can conclude that

(a) E is necessarily zero on the surface

(b) E is perpendicular to the surface at every point
(c) The total flux through the surface is zero
(d) The flux is only going out of the surface

13. A cube of side 𝑙 is placed in a uniform field 𝐸, where 𝐸 = 𝐸𝑖̂. The net electric flux through the
cube is
(a) Zero (b) 𝑙 2 𝐸
(c) 4𝑙 2 𝐸 (d) 6𝑙 2 𝐸

14. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude 𝑒 are placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming
out of the cube will be
8𝑒 16𝑒
(a) (b)
𝜀0 𝜀0
𝑒
(c) (d) Zero
𝜀0
15. A charge 𝑞 is placed at the centre of the open end of cylindrical vessel. The flux of the electric
field through the surface of the vessel is
𝑞
(a) Zero (b)
𝜀0
𝑞 2𝑞
(c) (d)
2𝜀0 𝜀0

16. It is not convenient to use a spherical Gaussian surface to find the electric field due to an electric
dipole using Gauss’s theorem because
(a) Gauss’s law fails in this case
(b) This problem does not have spherical symmetry
(c) Coulomb’s law is more fundamental than Gauss’s law
(d) Spherical Gaussian surface will alter the dipole moment

17. According to Gauss’ Theorem, electric field of an infinitely long straight wire is proportional to
1
(a) r (b) 2
𝑟
1 1
(c) 3 (d)
𝑟 𝑟

18. If the electric flux entering and leaving an enclosed surface respectively is 𝜑1 and 𝜑2 the electric
charge inside the surface will be
(a) (𝜑1 + 𝜑2 )𝜀0 (b) (𝜑2 − 𝜑1 )𝜀0
(c) (𝜑1 + 𝜑2 )/𝜀0 (d) (𝜑2 − 𝜑1 )/𝜀0

19. A solid metallic sphere has a charge +3𝑄. Concentric with this sphere is a conducting spherical
shell having charge −𝑄. The radius of the sphere is 𝑎 and that of the spherical shell is 𝑏(𝑏 > 𝑎).
What is the electric field at a distance 𝑅(𝑎 < 𝑅 < 𝑏) from the centre
𝑄 3𝑄
(a) (b)
2𝜋𝜀0 𝑅 2𝜋𝜀0 𝑅
3𝑄 4𝑄
(c) (d)
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑅 2 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑅 2

20. Two infinitely long parallel wires having linear charge densities 𝜆1 and 𝜆2 respectively are placed
1
at a distance of R metres. The force per unit length on either wire will be (𝐾 = 4𝜋𝜀 )
0
2𝜆1 𝜆2 2𝜆1 𝜆2
(a) 𝐾 (b) 𝐾
𝑅2 𝑅
𝜆1 𝜆2 𝜆1 𝜆2
(c) 𝐾 2 (d) 𝐾
𝑅 𝑅
NEET MCQ’S
21. A positively charged thin metal ring of radius 𝑅 is fixed in the 𝑥𝑦 −plane with its centre at the 𝑂.
A negatively charged particle 𝑃 is released from rest at the point (0,0, 𝑧0 ), where 𝑧0 > 0. Then
the motion of 𝑃 is
(a) Periodic for all values of 𝑧0 satisfying 0 < 𝑧0 < ∞
(b) Simple harmonic for all values of satisfying 0 < 𝑧0 < 𝑅
(c) Approximately simple harmonic provided 𝑧0 >> 𝑅
(d) Such that 𝑃 crosses 𝑂 and continues to move along the negative 𝑧 −axis towards 𝑧 = −∞

22. In the given figure two tiny conducting balls of identical mass m and identical charge q hang from
non-conducting threads of equal length L. Assume that  is so small that 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 ≈ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃, then for
equilibrium x is equal to

1 1
𝑞2 𝐿 3 𝑞𝐿2 3  
(a) ( ) (b) ( )
2𝜋𝜀0 𝑚𝑔 2𝜋𝜀0 𝑚𝑔 L L
1 1
𝑞2 𝐿2 3 𝑞2 𝐿 3
(c) ( ) (d) ( )
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑚𝑔 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑚𝑔 q x q

23. Three positive charges of equal value q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle. The
resulting lines of force should be sketched as in

(a) (b)

(b) (d)

24. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of electric field E due to a hollow spherical
conductor of radius R as a function of distance from the centre of the sphere
E
E
(a) (b)

R r
R

(b) E (d) E

R r R r
25. Figure shows three electric field lines. If FA, FB and FC are the forces on a test charge q at the
positions A, B and C respectively, then

26. In the figure the electric lines on the right have twice the separation of those on the left. If a
charge particle takes time to move a distance x in left region, then it will take time to travel the
same distance in the right-side region is:

𝑡
(a) (b) t (c) √2𝑡 (d) 2t
2

27. A surface has the area vector 𝐴⃗ = (2𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂)m². The flux of an electric field through it if the
𝑉
field is 𝐸⃗⃗ = 4𝑖̂
𝑚
(a) 8 V-m (b) 12 V-m (c) 20 V-m (d) zero

28. Electric charges are distributed in a small volume. The flux of the electric field through a
spherical surface of radius 1 m surrounding the total charge is 100 V-m. The flux over the
concentric sphere of radius 2 m will be
(a) 25 V-m (b) 50 V-m (c) 100 V-m (d) 200 V-m

29. A conducting spherical shell having inner radius a and outer radius b carries a net charge Q. If a
point charge q is placed at the centre of this shell, then the surface charge density on the outer
surface of the shell is
𝑄−𝑞 𝑄 𝑄+𝑞
(a) (b) (c) (d) zero
4𝜋𝑏2 4𝜋𝑏2 4𝜋𝑏2

30. Figure shows the electric lines of force emerging from a charged body. If the electric field at A
and B are EA and EB respectively and if the displacement between A and B is then
31. 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 line of force
(d) none of the above
32. For a given surface the Gauss's law is stated as ∮ 𝐸⃗⃗ . 𝑑𝐴⃗ = 0. From this we can conclude that
(a) E is necessarily zero on the surface
(b) E is perpendicular to the surface at every point
(c) The total flux through the surface is zero
(d) The flux is only going out of the surface

33. The spatial distribution of the electric field due to charges (A, B) is shown in figure. Which one
of the following statements is correct?

(a) A is +ve and B -ve and A > B

(b) A is-ve and B+ve; |A| = |B|
(c) Both are +ve but A > B
(d) Both are ve but A > B

34. A square surface of side L meters is in the plane of the paper. A uniform electric field E
(volt/m), also in the plane of the paper, is limited only to the lower half of the square surface,
(see figure). The electric flux in SI units associated with the surface is

(a) Zero (b) EL2 (c) EL2/2𝜖0 (d) EL2/2

35. A sphere of radius R carries charge density p proportional to the square of the distance from the
centre such that ρ = CR², where C is a positive constant. At a distance R/2 from the centre, the
magnitude of the electric field is
𝐶𝑅 3 𝐶𝑅 3 𝐶𝑅 3
(a) (b) (c) (d) none
20𝜀0 10𝜀0 5𝜀0
36. Two plane metal plates are placed parallel to each other, one carries a surface density + σ and
the other -2σ . A third plate is placed between them and earthed. The charge density on the left
face of this plate is:

(a) +σ
(b) –σ
(c) + 2σ
(d) Zero

37. The adjacent diagram shows a charge +Q held on an insulating support S and enclosed by a
hollow spherical conductor represents the centre of the spherical conductor and P is a point such
that OP=x and SP = r. The electric field at point P will be

𝑄 𝑄
(a) (b) (c) 0 (d) none of these
4𝜋𝜀0 𝑥2 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2

38. Which of the following is not property of electric field lines:

(a) Field lines are continuous curves without any breaks
(b) Two field lines cannot cross each other
(c) Field lines start at positive charge and end at negative charge
(d) They form closed loops.

39. The electric field at a distance 3R/2 from the centre of a charged conducting spherical shell of
radius R is E. The electric field at a distance R/2 from the centre
of the sphere is :
(a) Zero (b) E (c) E/2 (d) E/3.

40. Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are placed inside a cube. What will be the total flux
coming out of cube?
(a) 0 (b) ∞ (c) e (d) – e

JEE MCQ’s ASSIGNMENT 3

41. A conducting sphere of radius R, and carrying a charge q is joined to a conducting sphere of
radius 2R, and carrying a charge −2q. The charge flowing between them will be
q 2q 4q
(A) (B) (C) q (D)
3 3 3
42. A metallic spherical shell of radius R has a charge −Q on it. A point charge +Q is placed at the
centre of the shell. Which of the graphs shown below may correctly represent the variation of the
electric field E with distance r from the centre of the shell
(A) (B) (C) (D)

43. Two parallel infinite line charges + and − are placed with a separation distance R in free space.
The net electric field exactly mid-way between the two line charges is

2  
(A) Zero (B) (C) (D)
0 R 0 R 20R

44. Let there be a spherically symmetric charge distribution with charge density varying as
5 r 
(r) = 0  −  upto r = R, and (r) = 0 for r > R, where r is the distance from the origin. The
4 R
electric field at a distance r(r < R) from the origin is given by
0 r  5 r  40 r  5 r 
(A)  −  (B)  − 
40  4 R  30  3 R 

0 r  5 r  40 r  5 r 
(C)  −  (D)  − 
40  3 R  30  4 R 

45. Four charges equal to − Q are placed at the four corners of a square and a charge q is at its centre.
If the system is in equilibrium the value of q is
Q Q Q Q
(A) − (1 + 2 2) (B) (1 + 2 2) (C) − (1 + 2 2) (D) (1 + 2 2)
4 4 2 2

46. A solid sphere of radius R has a charge Q distributed in its volume with a charge density  = k ra,
R
where  and a are constants and r is the distance from its centre. If the electric field at r = is
2
1
times that at r = R find the value of a.
8

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) Both (A) and (B)

47. A positively charged thin metal ring of radius R is fixed in the xy - plane with its centre at the O.
A negatively charged particle P is released from rest at the point (0, 0, z 0), where z0 > 0 . Then
the motion of P is
(A) Periodic for all values of z0 satisfying 0 < z0 < 
(B) Simple harmonic for all values of satisfying 0 < z0 < R
 (C) Approximately simple harmonic provided z0 << R
(D) Such that P crosses O and continues to move along the negative z - axis towards z = −

48. A disk of radius a/4 having a uniformly distributed charge 6C is placed in the x-y plane with its
centre at (−a/2, 0, 0). A rod of length a carrying a uniformly distributed charge 8C is placed on
the x-axis from
x = a/4 to x = 5a/4. Two point charges −7 C and 3C are placed at (a / 4, −a / 4, 0) and (−3a / 4, 3a
/ 4, 0), respectively. Consider a cubical surface formed by six surfaces, x =  a/2, y =  a/2, z = ±
a/2. The electric flux through this cubical surface is

−2C 2C 10C 12C

(A) (B) (C) (D)
0 0 0 0

49. A charge q is placed at the centre of the open end of cylindrical vessel. The flux of the electric
field through the surface of the vessel is
q q 2q
(A)Zero (B) (C) (D)
0 20 0

50. A sphere of radius R has a uniform distribution of electric charge in its volume. At a distance x
from its centre, x < R, the electric field is directly proportional to

(A) 1/x2 (B) l/x (C) x (D) x2

51. Shown below is a distribution of charges. The flux of electric field due to these charges through
the surface S is

(A) 3q/0 (B) 2q/0 (C) q/0 (D) Zero

52. Two infinite plane parallel sheets separated by a distance d have equal and opposite uniform
charge densities . Electric field at a point between the sheets is

(A) Zero (B)
0


(C) (D) Depends upon the location of the point
20

53. A square surface of side L meters is in the plane of the paper. A uniform electric field E (volt/m),
also in the plane of the paper, is limited only to the lower half of the square surface, (see figure).
The electric flux is SI units associated with the surface is

(A) Zero (B) EL2 (C) EL2/20 (D) EL2/2

1 −1
54. An infinitely long thin straight wire has uniform linear charge density of cm . Then, the
3
magnitude of the electric intensity at a point 18 cm away is (Given 0 = 8.8  10−12 C2 Nm−2)

(A) 0.33 1011 NC−1 (B) 3 1011 NC−1 (C) 0.66 1011 NC−1 (D) 1.32 1011
NC−1

55. The electrostatic potential inside a charged spherical ball is given by  = ar2 + b where r is the
distance from the centre; a, b are constants. Then the charge density inside the ball is

(A) −24a0r (B) −6a0r (C) −24a0 (D) −6a0

56. What is the flux through a cube of side ‘a’ if a point charge of q is at one of its corner

2q q q q
(A) (B) (C) (D) 6a 2
0 8 0 0 20

57. A sphere of radius R has a volume density of charge  = kr, where r is the distance from the centre
of the sphere and k is constant. The magnitude of the electric field which exists at the surface of
the sphere is given by (0 = permittivity of the free space)
4kR 4 kR 4kR kR 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 0 3 0 0 40
58. Three point charges +q, −2q and +q are placed at points (x = 0, y = a, z = 0), (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0)
and
(x = a, y = 0, z = 0) respectively. The magnitude and direction of the electric dipole moment
vector of this charge assembly are
(A) 2qa along + y direction

(B) 2qa along the line joining points (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and ( x = a, y = a, z = 0)

(C) qa along the line joining points (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and (x = a, y = a, z = 0)

(D) 2qa along + x direction

59. Consider the following statements about electric dipole and select the correct ones
S1 : Electric dipole moment vector p is directed from the negative charge to the positive charge.

S2 : The electric field of a dipole at a point with position vector r depends on r as well as the
angle between r and p .

1 1
S3 : The electric dipole potential falls off as 2
and not as .
r r

S4 : In a uniform electric field, the electric dipole experiences no net forces but a torque
 = p  E.

(A) S2, S3 and S4 (C) S2 and S3

(B) S3 and S4 (D) All four

60. Two spherical conductors A and B of radii 1 mm and 2 mm are separated by a distance of 5 cm
and are uniformly charged. If the spheres are connected by a conducting wire then in equilibrium
condition, the ratio of the magnitude of the electric fields at the surfaces of spheres A and B is

(A) 1: 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 4 : 1