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Physics G-11 Unit 6 Worksheet 2

1. Two charges 5 𝑥 10 𝐶 and −3 𝑥 10−8 𝐶 are located 16 cm apart. At what point(s) on the line joining the
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two charges is the electric potential zero?

A. The potential is zero at a distance of 20 cm from the positive charge between the charges.
B. The potential is zero at a distance of 50 cm from the positive charge between the charges.
C. The potential is zero at a distance of 40 cm from the positive charge between the charges.
D. The potential is zero at a distance of 40 cm from the positive charge outside the system of charges.
2. A regular hexagon of side 10 cm has a charge 10𝜇𝐶 at each of its vertices. Calculate the potential at the centre
of the hexagon.
A. 2.3𝑥103 𝑉 B. 4.6𝑥106 𝑉 C. 5.4𝑥106 𝑉 D. 5.8𝑥103 𝑉
3. The electric potential at a point in space is the:
A. Force per unit charge to brought a charge at a point.
B. Potential energy and a unit charge at that point.
C. Potential energy of a charge brought to that point.
D. Potential energy per unit charge to brought a charge at that point.
4. What is the absolute potential at a point which is 20cm from an isolated point charge −3𝑛𝐶 in vacuum?
A. 135 V B. -135 V C. 13.5 V D. -13.5 V
5. A constant electric current of 16 A flows through a resistor in 4 minutes. What is the number of electrons that
pass through a point? (An electron charge is 1.6𝑥10−19 𝐶)
A. 4𝑥1022 B. 2.4𝑥1022 C. 4𝑥10−22 D. 6.8𝑥10−22
6. Which of the following is TRUE about an absolute electric potential? It is
A. An electric potential at position in an electric field relative to that at infinity from the field source
B. An electric potential at position in an electric field relative to that at another position in the field
C. The work done to move a unit charge from an infinity to a position in an electric field
D. The work done per unit charge to move it from one point to another in an electric field
7. Calculate the electric potential energy of two protons separated by a typical proton-proton intranuclear
distance of 2𝑥10−15 𝑚.
A. 1.152𝑥10−14 𝐽 B. 11.52𝑥10−14 𝐽 C. 1.152𝑥10−13 𝐽 D. 11.52𝑥10−13 𝐽
8. Calculate the potential difference between two points which 20cm and 50cm from an isolated point charge of
3𝑥10−8 𝐶 in vacuum.
A. 240𝑉 B. 400𝑉 C. 810𝑉 D. 300𝑉
9. Which of the following is NOT the property of equipotential surface?
A. They do not cross each other.
B. The rate of change of potential with distance on them is zero.
C. For a uniform electric field they are concentric spheres.
D. They can be imaginary spheres.
10. A charge 𝑞1 = −3𝑥10−8 𝐶 is located 40cm from another charge 𝑞2 = 2𝑥10−8 𝐶 in vacuum. How much work
is required to move 𝑞2 so that it is 60cm from 𝑞1 ?
A. 225𝑥103 𝑉 B. 2.25𝑥10−6 𝑉 C. 225𝑥106 𝑉 D. −2.25𝑥10−6 𝑉
11. How much work is needed to move a charge of 5C from A to B, if the potential of A is 100V and the potential
of B is 110V?
A. 50𝐽 B. 40𝐽 C. 100𝐽 D. 10𝐽
12. A group of grade 11 students at ODA SB in physics laboratory connected a battery, voltmeter, resistor
rheostat, and an ammeter in a circuit to demonstrate Ohm’s law as shown in the figure below.
 What are the data taken in that demonstration? The value of
A. Current in the circuit and that of rheostat
B. Current in the circuit and the potential difference across the rheostat
C. Both the current and the potential difference across R for different values of rheostat
D. the potential difference across R and that of rheostat
13. The resistance of an Ohmic is independent of: (EUEE:2003)
A. The size of the material. C. The temperature.
B. The nature of the material. D. The voltage applied.
14. When does a light bulb carry more current?
A. Just when it is turned on during which the filament has low temperature and high resistance
B. Long after it is turned on as the filament warms and has high resistance
C. Just when it is turned on during which the filament has low resistance
D. Long after it is turned on as the filament warms and has low resistance
15. A galvanometer may be used as an ammeter by (EUEE: 2004)
A. Shunting the galvanometer with a high resistance
B. Connecting a low resistance in parallel with the galvanometer
C. Connecting a low resistance in series
D. Connecting a high resistance in series
16. Which of the following is not true for an equipotential surface?
A. The potential difference between any two points on the surface is zero
B. The electric field is always perpendicular to the surface
C. No work is done in moving the charge along the surface
D. Equipotential surfaces are always spherical
17. A moving coil galvanometer has resistance of 20 Ω allows a full scale current of 10−4 𝐴. A series resistance
required to convert the above galvanometer into a voltmeter of range 0−5V is:
A. 44890 Ω B. 49980 Ω C. 500000 Ω D. 2000997 Ω
18. A parallel plate capacitor with a plate separation d has a capacitance C in the absence of a dielectric. What is
the capacitance when a slab of dielectric material of dielectric constant k and thickness 1/3 d is inserted
between the plates? (EUEE:2003)
3𝑘 2𝑘+1 3𝑘 2𝑘−1
A. 𝑘 B. 𝐶 C. 2𝑘−1 𝐶 D. 𝐶
2𝑘+1 3𝑘 3𝑘
19. What is the SI unit of Electric field? (EUEE: 2004)
A. 𝐴m−1 B. Vm−1 C. NC−1 D. Cm
20. An ion accelerated through a potential difference of 115 V experiences an increase in kinetic energy
of 7.37 𝑥 10−17 𝐽 . What is the charge on the ion? (EUEE:2004)
A. 6.41 x 10-19 C C. 4.51 x 10-15 C
B. 2.32 x 10-15 C D. 2 x 10-21 C
21. When a potential difference of 150 V is applied to the plate of a parallel-plate capacitor, the plates carry a
surface charge density of 30 n C/cm2. What is the spacing between the plates? (EUEE: 2004)
A. 2.24µm B. 5.32µm C. 12.24µm D. 4.42µm
22. A small object of mass m carries a q and is suspended by a thread between the vertical plates of a parallel-
plate capacitor. The plate separation is d. If the thread makes an angle ϴ with the vertical, what is the
 potential difference between the plates? (EUEE: 2004)
mgdtanθ
A.
q
mgtanθ
B. q
mgdsinθ
C. q
mdsinθ
D. q

23. Five capacitors 10µF capacity each is connected to A, D, and C potential of 100 volt asshown in the
next figure. What is the equivalent capacitance between A and B? (EUEE: 2004)
A. 10µF
B. 20µF
C. 30µF
D. 60µF

24. An air-filled parallel-plate capacitor has a capacitance of 1pF.The plate separation is then doubled and a wax
dielectric is inserted, completely filling the space between the plates. As a result, the capacitance becomes
2pF. What is the dielectric constant of the wax? (EUEE: 2005)
A. 8 B. 4 C. 2 D. 0.5
25. What is the capacitance of a capacitor that should be connected with 2 other capacitors having capacitance
of 4µF and 8µF all in series to produce an effective capacitance of 24/11µF? (EUEE: 2005)
A. 12µF B. 10µF C. 8µF D. 4µF
26. Which one of the following changes to parallel plate capacitor would not increase energy stored in the
capacitor at a fixed voltage across the plates? (EUEE: 2005)
A. Increasing the area of the plates
B. Increasing the dielectric constant
C. Decreasing the charges on the plates
D. D. increasing the distance b/n the plates
27. Moving 2.5x10-6 coulomb of charge from point A to point B in an electric field requires 6.3x10-4J of work.
The potential difference between points A and B is approximately (EUEE: 2006)
A. 4 x 10-3 V B. 2.5 x 10-2 V C. 1.6 x 10-19 V D. 1 x 10-14 V
28. A capacitor made parallel plates is charged by connecting it to a battery. The distance between the plates is
much less than the surface area of each plate. After fully charged if the plates are disconnected from the
battery and then pulled apart a little, what will happen to the total stored energy, the electric field, and the
potential difference between the plates? (EUEE: 2006)
 A. The electric field between the plates increases.
B. The potential difference between the plates decreases.
C. The total energy stored in the capacitor increases.
D. The electric field, the potential difference and the stored energy remain the same.
29. A small radio receiver uses a battery that delivers a constant current of 25mA for 3 hours. Calculate the
total charge delivered by the battery? (EUEE: 2006)
A. 1080000C B. 270000C C. 540C D. 270C
30. Two different capacitors of capacitance C1 = 2µF and C2 = 3µF are connected in series across a 120 V
supply line. The charged capacitors are disconnected from the line and from each other and reconnected with
terminals of like sign together. What will be the final charge on C1 and C2, respectively? (EUEE: 2006)
A. 57.6 µC and 86.4 µC
B. 115.2 µC and 127.8 µC
C. 144 µC across each
D. 288 µC across each
31. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance of 10µF.If the distance between the plates is doubled, keeping all
other quantities constant, what is the new capacitance of the capacitor? (EUEE: 2007)
A. 0.2µF B. 5µF C.10µF D. 20µF
32. In a certain region of space, a uniform electric field is directed in the positive x direction. If a particle with
negative charge carried from x = 20cm to x = 60cm, what can we conclude about the electric potential
and the electric potential energy of the charge-field system?(EUEE: 2007)
A. The electric potential at x = 20cm is larger than that at x = 60cm.
B. The electric potential at x = 20cm is the same as that at x = 60cm.
C. The electric potential energy decrease.
D. The electric potential energy increases.
33. A positive charge of 1.0 x 10-4 C is on the negatively charge plate of a parallel plate capacitoras shown
below.

If the potential (V) on the top plate is + 10,000 V and that of the bottom plate is – 10,000 V, how
much work (W) is required to move charge from the bottom to the plate? (EUEE: 2008)
A. 2 J B. 1 J C. Zero D. 2 x 104 J
34. Two positive charges of magnitude 2.4 x 10-9 C and 1.6 x 10-9 C are separated in air by a distance of 2cm.
how much electrostatic potential is produced by the two charges at midway between them? (EUEE: 2009)
A. 3.6 kV B. 0.72 kV C. 2.16 kV D. 1.44 kV
35. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is 10µF. if the distance between the plates is halved, keeping all
other quantities constant, and then what is the new capacitance of the capacitor? (EUEE: 2009)
A. 0.2µF. B. 5µF C. 10µF D. 20µF
36. A capacitor of 12µF capacitance can be fully charged after it is connected between potential differences of 9
V. How much electrical energy is used in charging the capacitor? (EUEE: 2010)
 A. 4.86 x 10-4 J B. 54 x 10-4 J C. 1 x 10-3 J D. 9.72 x 10-4 J
37. A sheet of polythene (εr = 2.3) and 0.25 mm thick is to be used in a capacitor by sandwiching it between two
sheets of aluminum foil. What area must the sheets have if the capacitor is to have a capacitance of 0.5 µF?
(UEE: 2011)
A. 12 m2 B. 6.14 m2 C. 0.6 m2 D. 0.12 m2
38. Two parallel plates are kept at 3 V as shown in the diagram below. If the electron is releasedat O, then
which way will the electron move? (EUEE: 2010)
A. Towards A
B. Towards B
C. Remains at O
D. Parallel to the plates

39. Two equal and opposite charges are located along x-axis at -20 cm and +20 cm as shown in the figure
below. How much would be the electric potential at the origin? (EUEE: 2011)
A. Zero
B. 1.8 MV
C. 3.6 MV
D. 4.5 MV
40. A sheet of polythene (εr = 2.3) and 0.25 mm thick is to be used in a capacitor by sandwiching it between
two sheets of aluminum foil. What area must the sheets have if the capacitor is to have a capacitance of
0.5 µF? (UEE: 2011)
A. 12 m2 B. 6.14 m2 C. 0.6 m2 D. 0.12 m2
41. When a dielectric material placed between two parallel metal plates in the presence of electric fields they
enable the plates to store (UEE: 2013/14)
A. Much more charge at different potential difference
B. Much more charge at the same potential difference
C. The same charge at the same potential difference
D. Much less charge at different potential difference
42. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plates separation d stores a charge Q when a potential
difference V is kept between the plates. Then the region between the plates is completely filled with a
dielectric material of dielectric constant 𝜀𝑟 . If E denotes the electric field between the plates, the energy
density stored by the capacitor is (EUEE: 2013/14)
𝜀𝑟 𝜀0 𝑉 2 𝐴 𝜀𝑟 𝜀0 𝑄𝑉 2
A. 𝑢 = C. 𝑢 =
2𝑑𝐸 𝐴𝑑
1 1
B. 𝑢 = 2 𝜀𝑟 𝐸𝑄 2 𝑉 D. 𝑢 = 2 𝜀0 𝜀𝑟 𝐸 2
43. The electric potential at a distance of 2 cm from a −1.6𝑥10−9 𝐶 point charge is (EUEE: 2014/15)
A. 4.4 V B. -720 V C. -14.4 V D. 720 V
44. A parallel plate capacitor is charged with a battery. The battery is then disconnected, and a dielectric
material is inserted between the plates of the capacitor. Which of the following is correct about the effect
of the dielectric? (EUEE: 2014/15)
A. The electric field between the plates and the energy stored decrease.
B. The capacitance remains the same and the electric field between the plates increases.
C. The potential difference between the plates remains the same and the charge increases.
D. The charge on the plates decreases and the energy stored increases.
45. The capacitance of parallel-plate capacitor is 4𝜇𝐹. If a dielectric material of dielectric constant 16 is
placed between the plates then the new capacitance will be:
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A. 𝜇𝐹 B. 0.25𝜇𝐹 C. 64𝜇𝐹 D. 40𝜇𝐹
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46. Kirchhoff’s junction rule state that
A. Charge entering the junction equals the charge leaving that junction at a particular time.
B. The sum of the voltage drop across any closed loop equals the sum of electromotive force.
C. Current traversing any closed loop at particular time is zero.
D. The potential drop at a given junction equals the electromotive force at that particular point.
47. A uniform conductor of length L and cross-sectional area A carries a current I when a potential difference
V is applied across its ends. If the number of free electrons per unit volume of the conductor is n, and the
electron charge is q, then the drift velocity of the electrons in the conductor is
𝐼 𝐼 𝐼 𝐼
A. 𝑣𝑑 = 𝑛𝑞𝐿𝐴 B. 𝑣𝑑 = 𝑛𝑞𝐿 C. 𝑣𝑑 = 𝑞𝐿𝐴 D. 𝑣𝑑 = 𝑛𝑞𝐴
48. If the potential of a capacitor having capacity 6 µF is increased from 10 V to 20 V, then increase in its energy will
be
A. 4𝑥104 𝐽 B. 4𝑥10−4 𝐽 C. 9𝑥10−4 𝐽 D. 12𝑥10−6 𝐽
49. A circuit contains an ammeter, a battery of 30V and a resistance 40.8Ω all connected in series. If the
ammeter has a coil of resistance 480Ω and a shunt of 20Ω, the reading in the ammeter will be:
A. 0.25 A
B. 2A
C. 1 A
D. 0.5 A

50. A bullet of mass 2 g is having a charge of 2µC. Through what potential difference must it be accelerated,
starting from rest, to acquire a speed of 10 m/s?
A. 50kV B. 5k V C. 500k V D. 5 V
51. Kirchhoff’s first and second laws for electrical circuits are consequences of
A. Conservation of electric charge and energy respectively
B. Conservation of electric charge
C. Conservation of energy and electric charge respectively
D. Conservation of energy
52. Find the value of R in figure below, so that there is no current in the 50 Ω resistor.
A. 10Ω
B. 50Ω
C. 20Ω
D. 40Ω

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53. Which one of the following is true about galvanometer?
A. To use a galvanometer as an ammeter that can read large voltages, we connect a small resistance in
series with the galvanometer.
B. A galvanometer can be converted to an ammeter that can be read large currents by connecting a
small resistance in parallel with it and can be converted to voltmeter by connecting a large resistance
in series with the galvanometer.
C. Galvanometer can be converted to a voltmeter by connecting a small resistance in parallel with the
galvanometer.
D. To use galvanometer as an ammeter that can measure large currents, we need to increase its
resistance by connecting a large resistance in series with the galvanometer.
54. Find the effective resistance between the points A and B in figure below.

A. 6Ω B. 2Ω C. 3Ω D. 1Ω
55. Which one of the following is not purpose of potential divider?
A. To generate an adjustable potential difference
B. To enable the selection of a specific potential difference
C. To divide the potential difference from a power source between two or more components
D. To provide the same current in the circuit since the resistance are always the same.
56. For the network shown in the Figure the value of the current i is

9𝑉 18𝑉 5𝑉 5𝑉
A. 35 B. 5 C. 9 D. 18
57. A student needs a 4-ohm resistor to complete a circuit. Only a large quantity of 1-ohm resistors is
available. Which of the following should be done to complete the circuit?
A. Connect four 1-ohm resistors in series.
B. Connect four 1-ohm resistors in parallel.
C. Connect two of the 1-ohm resistors in series and two in parallel.
D. Connect only two 1-ohm resistors in parallel.
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 58. A 3-ohm resistor and a 6-ohm resistor are connected in parallel across a 9-volt battery. Which statement
best compares the potential difference across each resistor?
A. The potential difference across the 6-ohm resistor is the same as the potential difference across the 3-
ohm resistor.
B. The potential difference across the 6-ohm resistor is twice as great as the potential difference across
the 3ohm resistor.
C. The potential difference across the 6-ohm resistor is half as great as the potential difference across
the 3-ohm resistor.
D. The potential difference across the 6-ohm resistor is four times as great as the potential difference
across the 3-ohm resistor.
59. In the circuit diagram below, what are the correct readings of voltmeters 𝑉1 and 𝑉2?
A. 𝑉1 reads 2.0 V and 𝑉2 reads 4.0 V
B. 𝑉1 reads 4.0 V and 𝑉2 reads 2.0 V
C. 𝑉1 reads 3.0 V and 𝑉2 reads 3.0 V
D. 𝑉1 reads 6.0 V and 𝑉2 reads 6.0 V

60. Which diagram shows correct current direction in a segment of an electric circuit?

A. B. C. D.
61. Find the current supplied by the battery in the circuit shown in figure below.

A. 1A B. 4A C. 6A D. 8A
62. Calculate the voltage output across the 200 Ω resistors.

A. 1.33 V B. 0.56 V C. 0.88 V D. 1.2 V

63. Calculate the current through each of the three resistors