PHYSICS HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK(SUMMER VACATION) CLASS XII

1 SOLVE CBSE QUESTIONS OF CH 1 AND CH 2 IN

CLASS WORK NOTEBOOK
2 MONTHLY TEST TO BE SOLVED IN CLASS WORK
NOTEBOOK
3 ASSERTIONS AND CASE BASED QUESTIONS
4 PRACTICALS OF SECTION A AND SECTION B WILL BE GIVEN SHORTLY
5 INVESTIGATORY PROJECT WITH MODEL ON ANY
TOPIC FROM PHYSICS SYLLABUS
CHAPTER- Ch 1 and Ch 2 ELECTROSTATICS
QUE 1 (a) Two isolated metal spheres A and B have radii R and 2R respectively,
and same charge q. Find which of the two spheres have greater : (i) Capacitance
and (ii) energy density just outside the surface of the spheres. (2)
(b) (i) Show that the equipotential surfaces are closed together in the regions of
strong field and far apart in the regions of weak field. Draw equipotential surfaces
for an electric dipole. (1+1)
(ii) Concentric equipotential surfaces due to a charged body placed at the centre are
shown. Identify the polarity of the charge and draw the electric field lines due to it.
(1)

OR
Q2 (a) Compare the individual dipole moment and the specimen dipole moment
for H2O molecule and O2 molecule when placed in Page 10 of 23
(i) Absence of external electric field (2)
(ii) Presence of external electric field. Justify your answer. (3)

(b) Given two parallel conducting plates of area A and charge densities + σ & -σ.
A dielectric slab of constant K and a conducting slab of thickness d each are
inserted in between them as shown.

(i) Find the potential difference between the plates.

(ii) Plot E versus x graph, taking x=0 at positive plate and x=5d at negative plate.
QUE 3. Find the expression for the energy stored in the capacitor. Also find the
energy lost when the charged capacitor is disconnected from the source and
connected in parallel with the uncharged capacitor. Where does this loss of energy
appear? (2+2+1)

OR
Q 4 (a) An electric dipole is held in uniform electric field.
(i) Using suitable diagram, show that it does not undergo any translatory motion.
(ii) Define torque, giving its SI unit; derive an expression for the torque acting on
this dipole. (1+2)

(b) A capacitor is made of a flat plate of area A and second plate having a stair like
structure as shown in figure below. If width of each stair is A/3 and height is d. Find
the capacitance of the arrangement. (2)
QUE 5 (a) Using Gauss’s law, derive expression for intensity of electric field at any point

near the infinitely long straight uniformly charged wire.

(b)The electric field components in the following figure are Ex = αx, Ey = 0, Ez= 0;

in which α = 400 N/C m. Calculate (i) the electric flux through the cube, and (ii)

the charge within the cube assume that a = 0.1m.

Q 6 a) Define electrostatic potential at a point. Write its SI unit.

Three charges q1 , q2 and q3 are kept respectively at points A, B and C as

shown in figures. Write the expression for electrostatic potential energy of

the system.

b) Depict the equipotential surfaces due to

(i) an electric dipole

(ii) two identical negative charges separated by a small distance.

Q7 ) A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery. After some time the battery is
disconnected and a dielectric slab of dielectric constant K is inserted between the plates. How
would
(i) the capacitance,
(ii) the electric field between the plates and
(iii) the energy stored in the capacitor, be affected? Justify your answer.

Q 8 In the figure shown, find the effective capacitance across P and Q. (Area of each plate is α)

Q9A parallel plate capacitor of area A, plate separation d and capacitance C is filled
with three different dielectric materials having dielectric constants K1,K2,K3 as shown.
If a single dielectric material is to be used to have the same capacitance C in this
capacitor then its dielectric constant K is given by
Q10 A 4μF capacitor is charged by a 200 V supply. It is then disconnected from the
supply, and is connected to another uncharged 2μF capacitor. How much
electrostatic energy of the first capacitor is lost in the form of heat and
electromagnetic radiation?
Q11 In the circuit shown in the figure, the charge on the 5μF capacitor will be :

Q12 The two graphs are drawn below, show the variations of electrostatic potential
(V) 1/r (r being the distance of field point from the point from the point charge) for
two point charges q1 and q2.
(i) What are the signs of the two charges
(ii) Which of the two charges has the larger magnitude and why

Q 13 Figure shows three large plane parallel sheets kept in an electric field E=(100x+50)I,where E is in
NC-1 and x in meter.

(i)Do these sheets represent equipotential surfaces ?Justify

(ii) find the amount of work done by an external agency in taking +2 micro coulomb from sheet 3 to
sheet 2.

Q 14 Two charges of magnitudes -3Q and + 2Q are located at points (a, 0)

and (4a, 0) respectively. What is the electric flux due to these charges through
a sphere of radius ‘5a’ with its centre at the origin?

Q 15 Write the expression for the work done on an electric dipole of dipole
moment p in turning it from its position of stable equilibrium to a position of
unstable equilibrium in a uniform electric
field E.

Q 16 A sphere S1 of radius r1 encloses a net charge Q. If there is another

concentric sphere S2 of radius r2 (r2 > r,) enclosing charge 2Q, find the ratio of
the electric flux through S1 and S2. How will the electric flux through sphere
S1 change if a medium of dielectric constant K is introduced in the space
inside S2 in place of air?

Q 17 Two point charges + q and -2q are placed at the vertices ‘B’ and ‘C’ of an
equilateral triangle ABC of side as given in the figure. Obtain the expression
for (i) the magnitude and (ii) the direction of the resultant electric field at the
vertex A due to these two charges.

Q 18 (i) Draw electric field lines due to dipole.

(ii) Draw electric field lines due to –ve charges

Q 19 (CBSE 2022)

(i)State Coulombs law in electrostatics and write in vector form for two
charges.

(ii)Gauss law is based on Inverse square dependence on distance contained

in coulombs law. Explain

(iii)Two charges A(charge q) and B(charge 2q) are located at points(0,0) and
(a,a) respectively. Let i and j be unit vectors along x and y axis respectively.
Find force exerted by A on B in terms of i and j.

Q 20(a) Derive an expression for the electric field at a point on the equatorial
plane of electric dipole consisting of charge –q and +q separated by distance
2a.

(b)The distance of far off point on equatorial plane of electric dipole is halved.
How will the electric field be effected for the dipole.

(c)
 CLASS XII
APRIL MONTHLY TEST 2020-21
PHYSICS
SECTION-A 10X1=10M

1)What is the S.I unit of electric flux?

A)J B)C/N C)Nm2C – 1 D)N-Cm2
2)Which physical quantity have unit N/C
A)Electric charge B)Electric field C)Electric force D)Electric potential
3)What will be the value of electric field at the centre of the electric dipole?
A)Zero B)Equal to electric field due to one charge at centre
C)Twice the electric field due to one charge at centre
D)half of the electric field due to one charge at centre
4)In the process of charging ,the mass of the negatively charged body
A)Increases B)Decreases C)Remains constant D)First increases then
decreases
5)Which orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field would correspond to
stable equilibrium
6)The direction of Electric dipole moment is a --------------- .
7)The Electric field due to equatorial point is ________electric field due to axial point .
8) A charge ‘q’ is placed at the centre of a cube of side l. What is the electric flux
passing through two opposite faces of the cube??
9) Ten dipoles are present inside a imaginary Gaussian surface ,then find out electric
flux due to Gaussian surface?
10)A charge 2Q present on base of a hemisphere ,then find out flux due to hemisphere?

SECTION-B 5X2=10M
11) Figure shows three point charges, +2q, -q and + 3q. Two charges +2q and -q are
enclosed within a surface ‘S’. What is the electric flux due to this configuration through
the surface ‘S’

12) What is the direction of the electric field at the surface of a charged conductor
having charge density σ < 0 and σ >0?
13) Two charges of magnitudes – 2Q and + Q are located at points (a, 0) and (4a,0)
respectively. What is the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of radius
‘3a’ with its centre at the origin?
14)Two charges 10µC and 5µC ,which are separated by a distance of 1m.Find out
electro static force between two charges?
15) Write the expression for the work done on an electric dipole of dipole moment p in
turning it from its position of stable equilibrium to a position of unstable equilibrium in a
uniform electric field E.
SECTION-C
3X3=9M
16)A thin straight infinitely long conducting wire having charge density X is enclosed by
a cylindrical surface of radius r and length l, its axis coinciding with the length of the
wire. Find the expression for the electric flux through the surface of the cylinder.
17) Plot a graph showing the variation of coulomb force (F) versus (1r2), where r is the
distance between the two charges of each pair of charges : (1µC, 2µC) and (2µC, –
3µC). Interpret the graphs obtained.
18) State Gauss’ law in electrostatics. Using this law derive an expression for the
electric field due to a uniformly changed infinite plane sheet.
SECTION D 5X1=5
19)Two point charges + q and -2q are placed at the vertices ‘B’ and ‘C’ of an equilateral
triangle ABC of side as given in the figure. Obtain the expression for (i) the magnitude
and (ii) the direction of the resultant electric field at the vertex A due to these two
charges.
20) CASE BASED QUESTIONS (6x1=6)

When electric dipole is placed in uniform electric field, its two charges experience equal
and opposite forces, which cancel each other and hence net force on electric dipole in
uniform electric field is zero. However these forces are not collinear, so they give rise to
some torque on the dipole. Since net force on electric dipole in uniform electric field is
zero, so no work is done in moving the electric dipole in uniform electric field. However
some work is done in rotating the dipole against the torque acting on it.
i)The dipole moment of a dipole in a uniform external field Ē is B. Then the torque τ
acting on the dipole is
(a) τ=p x E (b) τ = P. Ē (c) τ = 2(p + Ē) (d) τ = (P + E)
ii) An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges, each of magnitude 1.0 μC
separated by a distance of 2.0 cm. The dipole is placed in an external field of 105 NC-1.
The maximum torque on the dipole is
(a) 0.2 x 10-3 Nm (b) 1x 10-3 Nm (c) 2 x 10-3 Nm (d) 4x 10-3 Nm
iii)Torque on a dipole in uniform electric field is minimum when θ is equal to
(a) 0° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) Both (a) and (c)
iv)When an electric dipole is held at an angle in a uniform electric field, the net force F
and torque τ on the dipole are
(a) F= 0, τ = 0 (b) F≠0, τ≠0 (c) F=0, τ ≠ 0 (d) F≠0, τ=0
iv) An electric dipole of moment p is placed in an electric field of intensity E. The dipole
acquires a position such that the axis of the dipole makes an angle with the direction of
the field. Assuming that potential energy of the dipole to be zero when 0 = 90°, the
torque and the potential energy of the dipole will respectively be(a) pEsinθ, -pEcosθ
(b) pEsinθ, -2pEcosθ (c) pEsinθ, 2pEcosθ (d) pEcosθ, – pEsinθ
 UNIT-I ELECTROSTATISC
Assertion (A) & Reason(R)
For question numbers 1 to 20, two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A)
and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from
the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false and R is also false
1. Assertion (A): The electrostatics force increases with decrease the distance between the
charges.

Reason (R): The electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion between any two stationary
point charges is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
2. Assertion(A): The Coulomb force between two points charges depend upon the dielectric
constant of the intervening medium.

Reason(R): Coulomb’s force varies inversely with the dielectric constant of medium.
3. Assertion(A): The charge given to a metallic sphere does not depend on whether it is
hollow or solid

Reason(R): The charge resides only at the surface of conductor.

4. Assertion (A): A comb run through one’s dry hair attracts small bits of paper.

Reason(R): Molecules in the paper gets polarized by the charged comb resulting in net
force of attraction
5. Assertion(A): A proton is placed in a uniform electric field, it tend to move along the
direction of electric field.

Reason(R): A proton is placed in a uniform electric field it experiences a force.

6. Assertion(A): Electric field at the surface of a charged conductor is always normal to the
surface at every point.

Reason(R): Electric field gives the magnitude & direction of electric force
(𝐹 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ) experienced by any charge placed at any point.
7. Assertion(A): The potential inside a hollow spherical charged conductor is zero.

Reason(R): Inside the hollow spherical conductor electric field is constant.

8. Assertion(A): Electric filed lines not form closed loops.

Reason(R): Electric filed lines are always normal to the surface of a conductor.
9. Assertion(A): No work is done in moving a test charge from one point to another over an
equipotential surface.

Reason(R): Electric field is always normal to the equipotential surface at every point
10. Assertion(A): No work is done in moving a point charge 𝑄 around a circular arc of radius
′𝑟′ at the Centre of which another point charge ′𝑞′ is located.

Reason(R): No work is done in moving a test charge from one point to another over an
equipotential surface.
11. Assertion(A): A metal plate is introduced between the plates of a charged parallel plate
capacitor, its capacitance increased.

Reason(R): A metal plate is introduced between the plates of a charged parallel plate
capacitor, the effective separation between the plates is decreased.
12. Assertion(A): In the presence of external electric field the net electric field within the
conductor becomes zero.

Reason(R): In the presence of external electric field the free charge carriers move and
charge distribution in the conductor adjusts itself.
13. Assertion (A): Sensitive instruments can protect from outside electrical influence by
enclosing them in a hollow conductor.

Reason(R): Potential inside the cavity is zero.

14. Assertion(A): Earthing provides a safety measure for electrical circuits and

appliances.
Reason(R): When we bring a charged body in contact with the earth, all the
excess charge on the body disappears by causing a momentary current to
pass to the ground through the connecting conductor.
15. Assertion(A): The total amount of charge on a body equal to 4X10-19 C is not

possible.
Reason(R): Experimentally it is established that all free charges are integral
multiples of a basic unit of charge denoted by e. Thus, charge q on a body is
always given by q = ne
16. Assertion(A): The net force on a dipole in a uniform electric dipole is zero.

Reason(R): Electric dipole moment is a vector directed from –q to +q.

17. Assertion(A): Electrostatic forces are conservative in nature.

Reason(R): Work done by electrostatic force is path dependent.

18. Assertion(A) The field intensity in between such sheets having equal and opposite
uniform surface densities of charge become constant.

Reason(R): The field intensity does not depend upon the distance between the thin sheet.
19. Assertion(A): Work done by the electrostatic force in bringing the unit positive Charge
form infinity to the point P is positive.

Reason(R): The force on a unit positive test charge is attractive, so that the electrostatic
force and the displacement (from infinity to P) are in the same direction.
20. Assertion(A): The interior of a conductor can have no excess charge in the static
situation

Reason(R): Electrostatic potential is constant throughout the volume of the conductor and
has the same value (as inside) on its surface.

Case based questions-1

The electric field inside the cavity is zero, whatever be the size and shape of the cavity and
whatever be the charge on the conductor and the external fields in which it might be placed.
The electric field inside a charged spherical shell is zero. But the vanishing of electric field in
the (charge-free) cavity of a conductor
is, as mentioned above, a very general result. A related result is that even if the conductor is
charged or charges are induced on a neutral conductor by an external field, all charges
reside only on the outer surface of a conductor with cavity.
The proofs of the results noted in Fig. are omitted here, but we note their important
implication. Whatever be the charge and field configuration outside, any cavity in a
conductor remains shielded from outside electric influence: the field inside the cavity is
always zero. This is known as electrostatic shielding. The effect can be made use of in
protecting sensitive instruments from outside electrical influence.
(1) A metallic shell having inner radius R1 and outer radii R2 has a point charge Q kept

inside cavity. Electric field in the region R1 < r < R2 where r is the distance from the
centre is given by (a) depends on the value of r (b) Zero (c) Constant and nonzero
everywhere (d) None of the above
(2) The electric field inside the cavity is depend on
(a) Size of the cavity
(b) Shape of the cavity
(c) Charge on the conductor
(d) None of the above
(3) Electrostatic shielding is based
(a) electric field inside the cavity of a conductor is less than zero
(b) electric field inside the cavity of a conductor is zero
(c ) electric field inside the cavity of a conductor is greater than zero
(d) electric field inside the cavity of a plastic is zero
(4) During the lightning thunderstorm, it is advised to stay
(a) inside the car
(b) under trees
(c) in the open ground
(d) on the car
(5) Which of the following material can be used to make a Faraday cage (based on
electrostatic shielding)
(a) Plastic
(b) Glass
(c) Copper

Case based questions-2

For electrostatics, the concept of electric field is convenient, but not really necessary.
Electric field is an elegant way of characterizing the electrical environment of a system of
charges. Electric field at a point in the space around a system of charges tells you the force
a unit positive test charge would experience if placed at that point (without disturbing the
system). Electric field is a characteristic of the system of charges and is independent of the
test charge that you place at a point to determine the field. The term field in physics
generally refers to a quantity that is defined at every point in space and may vary from point
to point. Electric field is a vector field, since force is a vector quantity.
(1) Which of the following statement is correct? The electric field at a point is (a) always
continuous. (b) continuous if there is a charge at that point. (c) discontinuous only if there is
a negative charge at that point. (d) discontinuous if there is a charge at that point.
(2) The force per unit charge is known as (a) electric flux (b) electric field (c) electric
potential (d) electric current
(3) The SI unit of electric field is
(a) N/m (b) N-m (c) N/C (d) N/C2
(4) The magnitude of electric field intensity E is such that, an electron placed in it
would experience an electrical force equal to its weight is given by (a) mge (b) mg/e (c)
e/mg (d) e²g/m²
(5) At a particular point, Electric field depends upon
(a) Source charge Q only
(b) Test Charge q0 only.
(c)Both q and q0
(d)Neither Q nor q0

Case based questions-3

Dielectric with polar molecules also develops a net dipole moment in an external field, but
for a different reason. In the absence of any external field, the different permanent dipoles
are oriented
randomly due to thermal agitation; so
the total dipole moment is zero. When
an external field is applied, the individual dipole moments tend to alignwith the field. When
summed overall the molecules, there is then a net dipole moment in the direction of the
external field, i.e., the dielectric is polarised. The extent of polarisation depends on the
relative strength of two factors: the dipole potential energy in the external field tending to
align the dipoles mutually opposite with the field and thermal energy tending to disrupt the
alignment. There may be, in addition, the ‘induced dipole moment’ effect as for non-polar
molecules, but generally the alignment effect is more important for polar molecules. Thus in
either case, whether polar or non-polar, a dielectric develops a net dipole moment in the
presence of an external field. The dipole moment per unit volume is called polarization.
(1) The best definition of polarisation is
(a) Orientation of dipoles in random direction
(b) Electric dipole moment per unit volume
(c) Orientation of dipole moments
(d)Change in polarity of every dipole
(2) Calculate the polarisation vector of the material which has 100 dipoles per unit volume
in a volume of 2 units.
(a) 200
(b) 50
(c) 0.02
(d) 100
(3) The total polarisation of a material is the
(a) Product of all types of polarisation
(b) Sum of all types of polarisation
(c)Orientation directions of the dipoles
(d)Total dipole moments in the material
4) Dipoles are created when dielectric is placed in __________
(a) Magnetic Field (b) Electric field (c) Vacuum (d) Inert Environment
(5) Identify which type of polarisation depends on temperature.
(a)Electronic
(b)Ionic
(c)Orientationa
 AISSCE Home Assignment – 01
UNIT – I ELECTROSTATICS
Chapter – 01 Electric charges and Fields

CBSE 2023
Set I
1. The magnitude of the electric field due to a point charge object at a distance 4.0 m is 9 N/C. From the same
charged object the electric field of magnitude, 16 N/C will be at a distance of

(a) 1m (b) 2m (c) 3m (d) 6m

Set II
2. An isolated point charge particle produces an electric field ⃗⃗⃗ at a point 3 m away from it. The distance of the
⃗⃗⃗
point at which the field is will be

(a) 2m (b) 3m (c) 4m (d) 6m

Set III
3. An electric dipole moment 2 x 10-8 C m in a uniform electric field experiences a maximum torque of 6 x 10-1
N m. The magnitude of electric field is

(a) 2.2 x 103 Vm-1 (b) 1.2 x 104 Vm-1 (c) 3.0 x 104 Vm-1 (d) 4.2 x 103 Vm-1

4. A point charge is moving along a circular path of radius a, with a point charge - Q at the centre of the circle.
The kinetic energy of is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

5. Assertion (A) : Work done in moving b a charge around a closed path, in an electric field is always zero.
Reason (R) : Electrostatic force is a conservative force.

6. (a) (i) Use Gauss‟s law to obtain an expression for n the electric field due to an infinitely long thin straight
wire with uniform linear charge density λ.
(ii) An infinitely long positively charged straight wire has a linear charge density λ. An electron is
revolving in a circle with a constant speed v such that the wire passes through the centre, and is
perpendicular to the plane of the circle. Find the kinetic energy of the electron in terms of magnitudes
of its charge and linear charge density λ of the wire.
(iii) Draw the graph of kinetic energy as a function of linear charge density λ. (5)

7. Consider two identical point charges located at points (0,0) and (a,0). Is there a point on the line joining them
at which the electric field is zero? (2)
 CBSE 2022
1. A negatively charged object X is repelled by another charged object Y. However an object Z is attracted
to object Y. which of the following is the most possibility for the object Z?

(a) positively charged only (b) negatively charged only

(c) neutral or positively charged (d) neutral or negatively charged

2. In an experiment three microscopic latex spheres are sprayed into a chamber and become charged with
charges +3e, +5e and -3e respectively. All the three spheres come in contact simultaneously for a moment
and got separated. Which one of the following are possible values for the final charge on the sphere?

(a) +5e, -4e, +5e (b) +6e, +6e, -7e (c) -4e, +3.5e, +5.5e (d) +5e, -8e, +7e

3. An object has net charge 1 C and gains 5.0 x 1018 electrons. The net charge on the object becomes-

(a) - 0.80 C (b) + 0.80 C (c) + 1.80 C (d) + 0.20 C

4. Which of the following diagrams correctly represents the electric

field between two charged plates if a neutral conductor is placed
in between the plates?

5. The magnitude of electric field due to a point charge 2q, at a distance r is E. Then the magnitude of the
electric field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R with total charge q at distance
r/2 (r >> R) will be

(a) E/4 (b) 0 (c) 2E (d) 4E

6. A square sheet of side „a‟ is lying parallel to XY plane at z = a. The electric field in the region is
⃗⃗⃗ ̂. The electric flux through the sheet is

(a) (b) (c) (d) 0

7. Three charges q, -q and q0 are placed as shown in figure. The magnitude

of the net force on charge q0 at point O is [ ]
√
(a) (b) (c) (d) √

8. Four objects W, X, Y and Z, each with charge +q are held fixed at four points of a
square of side d as shown in figure. Objects X and Z are on the midpoints of the
side of the square. The electrostatic force exerted by object W on object X is F.
Then the magnitude of the force exerted by object W on Z is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

9. Assertion (A) : A negative charge in an electric field moves along the direction of electric field.
Reason (R) : On a negative charge a force acts in the direction of the electric field.
 CBSE 2020
(SET – 1)
1. If the electric flux entering and leaving a closed surface in air are and respectively, the net electric
charge enclosed within the surface is ______________. (1)

2. Two small identical dipoles AB and CD each of dipole moment ⃗ are kept at
angle of 1200 to each other in an external electric field ⃗⃗ pointing along the
x- axis as shown in the figure. Find the
(a) dipole moment of the arrangement, and
(b) magnitude and direction of the net torque acting on it. (3)

3. (a) Use Gauss‟s law to show that due to a uniformly charged spherical shell
of radius R, the electric field at any point situated outside the shell at
distance r from its centre is equal to the electric field at the same point,
when the entire charge on the shell were concentrated at its centre. Also plot the graph showing the
variation of electric field with r, for R and R.
(b) Two point charges of + 1µC and + 4 µC are kept 30 cm apart. How far from the + 1µC charge on the
line joining the two charges, will the net electric field be zero? (5)

(SET – 2)
1. Electric flux through a spherical surface shown in the figure, is ___________. (1)

2. (a) Two electric field lines cannot cross each other. Also they cannot form closed loops. Give reasons.
(b) A particle of charge 2 µC and mass 1.6 g is moving with a velocity 4 ̂ ms-1. At t = 0 the particles enters
in a region having an electric field ⃗⃗ (in NC-1) = 80 ̂ + 60 ̂ . Find velocity of the particle at t = 5 s. (3)

(SET – 3)
1. Two small identical dipoles AB and CD each of dipole moment ⃗ are kept
at angle of 900 to each other in an external electric field ⃗⃗ pointing along
the x- axis as shown in the figure. Find the
(a) dipole moment of the arrangement, and
(b) magnitude and direction of the net torque acting on it. (3)

CBSE 2019

1. Two large charged plane sheets of charge densities + σ and -2σ C/m2 are arranged vertically with a
separation of d distance between them. Deduce expressions for the electric field at points (i) to the left of
the first sheet, (ii) to the right of the second sheet, and (iii) between the sheets. (3)

2. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius r1 and outer radius r2 has a charge Q.
(a) A charge q is placed at the centre of the shell. Find out the surface charge density on the inner and
outer surface of the shell.
 (b) Is the electric field inside a cavity (with no charge) zero; independent of the fact whether the shell is
Spherical or not? Explain. (3)

3. Draw the pattern of electric field lines due to an electric dipole. (1)

4. Draw the pattern of electric field lines due to two positive charges placed a distance d apart. (1)

CBSE 2018

1. Four charges Q, q, Q and q are placed at the corners of a square of side „a‟ as shown
in figure. Find the (a) resultant electric force on a charge Q, and (b) potential energy
of this system. (3)

2. Three charges q, -4q and 2q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC
of side „l‟ as shown in figure.
(a) Obtain the expression for the magnitude of the resultant electric force acting on
charge q.
(b) Find out the amount of work done to separate the charge at infinite distance. (3)

3. (a) Define electric flux.is it scalar or vector quantity?

A point charge q is at a distance of d/2 directly above the centre of a square of
side „d‟ as shown in the figure. Use Gauss‟ law to obtain the expression for the
electric flux through the square.
(b) If the point charge is moved to a distance „d‟ from the centre of the square and
the side is doubled, explain how the electric flux will be affected. (5)

4. (a) Use Gauss‟ law to derive the expression for the electric field E due to a straight
uniformly charged infinite line of charge density λ C/m.
(b) Draw a graph to show the variation of E with perpendicular distance „r‟ from the line of charge.
(c) Find the work done in bringing a charge „q‟ from perpendicular distance r1 to r2 (r2 > r1). (5)

CBSE 2017

1. (a) Derive an expression for the electric field E due to a dipole of length „2a‟ at appoint at distance r from
The centre of the dipole on the axial line.

(b) Draw the graph E versus r for r >> a.

(c) If this dipole were kept in a uniform external electric field E0, diagrammatically represent the position
of the dipole in stable and unstable equilibrium and write the expressions for the torque acting on the
dipole in both the cases. (5)

2. (a) Use Gauss‟s theorem to find the electric field due to a uniformly charged infinitely large plane thin sheet
with surface charge density σ. (5)
 (b) An infinitely large thin plane sheet has a uniform surface charge density + σ. Obtain the expression for
amount of work done in bringing charge q from infinity to a point, distant r, in front of charged sheet.

CBSE 2016
1. Use Gauss‟s law to find the electric field due to a uniformly charged infinite plane sheet. What is the
direction of field for positive and negative charge densities? (3)

CBSE 2015
1. Why do the electrostatic field lines not form closed loops? (1)

2. (a) Define electric flux. Write its S. I. unit.

“Gauss‟s law in electrostatics is true for any closed surface, no matter what its shape or size is.”
Justify this statement with the help of a suitable example.
(b) Use Gauss‟s law to prove that electric field inside a uniformly charged spherical shell is zero. (5)

CBSE 2014

1. Two balls having equal positive charge „q‟ Coulombs are suspended by two insulating strings of equal length.
What would be the effect on the force when a plastic sheet is inserted between the two? (1)

2. (a) Deduce the expression for the torque acting on a dipole of dipole moment p in
the presence of a uniform electric field E.
(b) Consider two hollow concentric spheres, S1 and S2, enclosing charges 2Q and
4Q respectively as shown in the figure.
(i) Find out the ratio of the electric flux through them.
(ii) How will the electric flux through the sphere Sl change If a medium of
dielectric constant 'єr' is introduced in the space inside S1 in place of air ?
Deduce the expression. (5)

CBSE 2013

1. Two charges of magnitudes -2Q and +Q are located at points (a,0) and (4a,0) respectively. What is the
electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of radius „3a‟ with its centre at origin? (1)

2. (a) Define electric dipole moment. Is it a vector or scalar? Derive the expression for the electric field
of a dipole at a point on the equatorial plane of the dipole. (3)

3. Using Gauss‟s law deduce the expression for the electric field due to a uniformly charged spherical shell
of radius R at a point (i) outside and (ii) inside the shell. Plot a graph showing variation of electric field
as the function of r > R and r < R. ( r being the distance from the centre of the shell.) (5)