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Assignment 1 (Electrostatics)

1 q1 +q2=0.What does it signifies?


2 Write two pair of perpendicular vectors in the expression of τ= p x E
3. An electric dipole of dipole moment 20 × 10-6 Cm is enclosed by a closed surface.
What is the net flux coming out of the surface?
4. If the radius of the Gaussian surface enclosing a charge is halved, how does the electric flux
through the Gaussian surface change?
5. How does the coulomb force between two point charges depend upon the dielectric constant of the
intervening medium?
6. A charge q is placed at the centre of the cube of side L. What is the electric flux passing
through each face of the cube?
7. Write Coulomb’s law in vector form.
8. Two fixed point charges 4Q and 2Q are separated by a distance x. Where should the third point
charge q be placed for it to be in equilibrium?
9. Define electric field intensity. Write its SI unit. Write the magnitude and direction of electric
field intensity due to an electric dipole of length 2a at the mid point of the line joining the two
charges.
10. Derive an expression for the torque experienced by an electric dipole when placed in uniform
electric field.
11. What is the angle between the directions of electric field at any : (i) axial point an
(ii) equatorial point due to an electric dipole?
12 A charge q is placed at the centre of the cube of side L. What is the electric flux passing
through each face of the cube?

13 A point charge ‘q’ is placed at 0. Is VP – VQ positive or negative when (i) q > 0 (ii) q < 0?

14. What is the work done in moving a test charge q through a distance of 1cm along the
equatorial axes of dipole?
15. Two spherical conductors A and B of radii rA and rB (rA>rB) have been given equal
charges. In which direction will the charge flow when these spheres are brought in
contact? Give reason for your answer.
16. A point charge +q, is placed at a distance d from an isolated conducting plane. Draw electric
field lines on both sides of the plane.
17. Draw three equipotential surfaces corresponding to a field that uniformly increases in
magnitude but remains constant along Z-direction. How are the surfaces different
from that of a constant electric field along Z-direction?
18 (a) Can two equipotential surfaces intersect each other? Give reasons.
(b) Two charges –q and +q are located at points A ( 0,0, -a ) and B ( 0,0, +a)
respectively. How much work is done in moving a test charge from point P( 7,0,0 )
to Q (-3 ,0,0 )?
19. Two point charges 4μC and -2μC are separated by a distance of 1m in air. Calculate
at what point on the line joining the two charges is the electric potential zero.
20 Derive the expression for the electric field at the surface of a charged conductor.
21 Define dipole moment. Derive an expression for potential energy of a dipole in uniform
electric field. [31
22. .A network of four 10 µF capacitors is connected to a 500 V supply, as shown in Fig
Determine (a) the equivalent capacitance of the network and (b) the charge on each

capacitor.

23 (a) State and prove Gauss’ theorem


(b) The electric field component due to charge inside the cube of side 0.16m is as shown:

0.,16 X

Ex = αx, where α = 500 N/C-m; Ey = 0, Ez= 0.


Calculate (i) the flux through the cube, and (ii) the charge inside the cube.

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