Coulomb's Law 1. Two point charges 𝐴 and 𝐵, having charges +𝑄 and −𝑄 respectively, are placed at certain distance apart and force acting between them is 𝐹. If 25% charge of 𝐴 is transferred to 𝐵, then force between the charges becomes 4𝐹 (a) (b) 𝐹 3 9𝐹 16𝐹 (c) (d) 16 9 (NEET 2019) 2. Suppose the charge of a proton and an electron differ slightly. One of them is −𝑒, the other is (𝑒 + Δ𝑒). If the net of electrostatic force and gravitational force between two hydrogen atoms placed at a distance 𝑑 (much greater than atomic size) apart is zero, then Δ𝑒 is of the order of [Given: mass of hydrogen 𝑚ℎ = 1.67 × 10−27 kg ] (a) 10−23 C (b) 10−37 C (c) 10−47 C (d) 10−20 C (NEET 2017) 3. Two identical charged spheres suspended from a common point by two massless strings of lengths 𝑙, are initially at a distance 𝑑(𝑑 <<) apart because of their mutual repulsion. The charges begin to leak from both the spheres at a constant rate. As a result, the spheres approach each other with a velocity 𝑣. Then 𝑣 varies as a function of the distance 𝑥 between the spheres, as (a) 𝑣 ∝ 𝑥 −1/2 (b) 𝑣 ∝ 𝑥 −1 (c) 𝑣 ∝ 𝑥1/2 (d) 𝑣 ∝ 𝑥 (NEET-I 2016) 4. Two pith balls carrying equal charges are suspended from a common point by strings of equal length, the equilibrium separation between them is 𝑟. Now the strings are rigidly clamped at half the height. The equilibrium separation between the balls now become
2𝑟 2𝑟 (a) ( ) (b) ( 3 ) √3 1 2 𝑟 (c) ( ) (d) ( 3 ) √2 √2 (NEET 2013) 5. Two positive ions, each carrying a charge 𝑞, are separated by a distance 𝑑. If 𝐹 is the force of repulsion between the ions, the number of electrons missing from each ion will be ( 𝑒 being the charge on an electron) 4𝜋𝜀0 𝐹𝑑2 4𝜋𝜀0 𝐹𝑒 2 (a) (b) √ 𝑒2 𝑑2 4𝜋𝜀0 𝐹𝑑2 4𝜋𝜀0 𝐹𝑑2 (c) √ (d) 𝑒2 𝑞2
(2010) 6. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of constant 𝐾, the maximum force of attraction between two charges separated by a distance (a) increases 𝐾 times (b) remains unchanged (c) decreases 𝐾 times (d) increases 𝐾 −1 times. (1999)
Forces between Multiple Charges
7. A charge 𝑞 is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges 𝑄. The system of the three charges will be in equilibrium if 𝑞 is equal to (a) −𝑄/4 (b) 𝑄/4 (c) −𝑄/2 (d) 𝑄/2 (Karnataka NEET 2013, 1995) 8. Point charges +4𝑞, −𝑞 and +4𝑞 are kept on the 𝑋-axis at point 𝑥 = 0, 𝑥 = 𝑎 and 𝑥 = 2𝑎 respectively. Then (a) only −𝑞 is in stable equilibrium (b) all the charges are in stable equilibrium (c) all of the charges are in unstable equilibrium (d) none of the charges is in equilibrium. (1988)
Electric Field 9. An electron falls from rest through a vertical distance ℎ in a uniform and vertically upward directed electric field 𝐸. The direction of electric field is now reversed, keeping its magnitude the same. A proton is allowed to fall from rest in it through the same vertical distance ℎ. The time of fall of the electron, in comparison to the time of fall of the proton is (a) smaller (b) 5 times greater (c) 10 times greater (d) equal (NEET 2018) 10. A toy car with charge 𝑞 moves on a frictionless horizontal plane surface under the influence of a uniform electric field 𝐸⃗ . Due to the force 𝑞𝐸⃗ , its velocity increases from 0 to 6 m s−1 in one second duration. At that instant the direction of the field is reversed. The car continues to move for two more seconds under the influence of this field. The average velocity and the average speed of the toy car between 0 to 3 seconds are respectively (a) 2 m s−1 , 4 m s −1 (b) 1 m s −1 , 3 m s −1 (c) 1 m s−1 , 3.5 m s−1 (d) 1.5 m s −1 , 3 m s−1 (NEET 2018) 11. A particle of mass 𝑚 and charge 𝑞 is placed at rest in a uniform electric field 𝐸 and then released. The kinetic energy attained by the particle after moving a distance 𝑦 is (a) 𝑞𝐸𝑦 (c) 𝑞𝐸𝑦 2 (b) 𝑞𝐸 2 𝑦 (d) 𝑞 2 𝐸𝑦 (1998)
Electric Field Lines
12. The given figure gives electric lines of force due to two charges 𝑞1 and 𝑞2 . What are the signs of the two charges?
(a) 𝑞1 is positive but 𝑞2 is negative.
(b) 𝑞1 is negative but 𝑞2 is positive. (c) both are negative. (d) both are positive. (1994)
Electric Flux 13. A square surface of side 𝐿 meter in the plane of the paper is placed in a uniform electric field 𝐸( volt /m) acting along the same plane at an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal side of the square as shown in figure. The electric flux linked to the surface, in units of volt 𝑚 is (a) 𝐸𝐿2 (b) 𝐸𝐿2 cos𝜃 (c) 𝐸𝐿2 sin𝜃 (d) zero (2010) 14. A square surface of side 𝐿 metres is in the plane of the paper. A uniform electric field 𝐸⃗ (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) 𝐸𝐿2 (c) 𝐸𝐿2 /2 (b) 𝐸𝐿2 /2𝜀0 (d) zero (2006)
Electric Dipole 15. 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 the line joining points (𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑧 = 0) and (𝑥 = 𝑎, 𝑦 = 𝑎, 𝑧 = 0) (b) qa along the line joining points (𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑧 = 0) and (𝑥 = 𝑎, 𝑦 = 𝑎, 𝑧 = 0) (c) √2𝑞𝑎 along +𝑥 direction (d) √2𝑞𝑎 along +𝑦 direction. (2007) 16. A point 𝑄 lies on the perpendicular bisector of an electrical dipole of dipole moment 𝑝. If the distance of 𝑄 from the dipole is 𝑟 (much larger than the size of the dipole), then the electric field at 𝑄 is proportional to (a) 𝑝2 and 𝑟 −3 (b) 𝑝 and 𝑟 −2 (c) 𝑝−1 and 𝑟 −2 (d) 𝑝 and 𝑟 −3 (1998)
Dipole in a Uniform External Field
17. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30∘ with an electric field intensity 2 × 105 NC −1. It experiences a torque equal to 4 N. The charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is 2 cm, is (a) 8mC (b) 2mC (c) 5mC (d) 7𝜇C (NEET -II 2016) 18. A dipole of dipole moment 𝑝 is placed in uniform electric field 𝐸⃗ , then torque acting on it is given by (a) 𝜏 = 𝑝 ⋅ 𝐸⃗ (b) 𝜏 = 𝑝 × 𝐸⃗ (c) 𝜏 = 𝑝 + 𝐸⃗ (d) 𝜏 = 𝑝 − 𝐸⃗ (2001) Continuous Charge Distribution 19. A spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has a charge of 3.2 × 10−7 C distributed uniformly. What is the magnitude of electric field at a point 15 cm 1 from the centre of the sphere? (4𝜋𝜀 = 9 × 0 9 2 2 10 N m /C ) (a) 1.28 × 104 N/C (b) 1.28 × 105 N/C (c) 1.28 × 106 N/C (d) 1.28 × 107 N/C (NEET 2020) 20. A thin conducting ring of radius 𝑅 is given a charge +𝑄. The electric field at the centre 𝑂 of the ring due to the charge on the part 𝐴𝐾𝐵 of the ring is 𝐸. The electric field at the centre due to the charge on the part 𝐴𝐶𝐷𝐵 of the ring is (a) 𝐸 along 𝐾𝑂 (b) 3𝐸 along 𝑂𝐾 (c) 3𝐸 along 𝐾𝑂 (d) 𝐸 along 𝑂𝐾 (2008) 21. Electric field at centre 𝑂 of semicircle of radius 𝑎 having linear charge density 𝜆 given as 2𝜆 (a) 𝜀0 𝑎 𝜆𝜋 (b) 𝜀0 𝑎 𝜆 (c) 2𝜋𝜀0 𝑎 𝜆 (d) 𝜋𝜀0 𝑎
(2000)
Gauss's Law 22. What is the flux through a cube of side 𝑎 if a point charge of 𝑞 is at one of its corner? 2𝑞 𝑞 (a) (b) 𝜀0 8𝜀0 𝑞 𝑞 (c) (d) 6𝑎2 𝜀0 2𝜀0
(2012) 23. A charge 𝑄 is enclosed by a Gaussian spherical surface of radius 𝑅. If the radius is doubled, then the outward electric flux will (a) increase four times (b) be reduced to half (c) remain the same (d) be doubled (2011) 24. A hollow cylinder has a charge 𝑞 coulomb within it. If 𝜙 is the electric flux in units of volt meter associated with the curved surface 𝐵, the flux linked with the plane surface 𝐴 in units of V − m will be 𝑞 (a) 2𝜀0 𝜙 (b) 3 𝑞 (c) −𝜙 𝜀0 1 𝑞 (d) 2 (𝜀 − 𝜙) 0
(2007) 25. A charge 𝑞 is located at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any face is 2𝜋𝑞 4𝜋𝑞 (a) (b) 6(4𝜋𝜀0 ) 6(4𝜋𝜀0 ) 𝜋𝑞 𝑞 (c) (d) 6(4𝜋𝜀0 ) 6(4𝜋𝜀0 )
(2003) 26. A charge 𝑄𝜇𝐶 is placed at the centre of a cube, the flux coming out from each face will be 𝑄 𝑄 (a) × 10−6 (b) × 10−3 6𝜀0 6𝜀0 𝑄 𝑄 (c) (d) 24𝜀0 8𝜀0
(2001) 27. A charge 𝑄 is situated at the corner of a cube, the electric flux passed through all the six faces of the cube is 𝑄 𝑄 (a) (b) 6𝜀0 8𝜀0 𝑄 𝑄 (c) (d) 𝜀0 2𝜀0 (2000) 28. A point charge +𝑞 is placed at the centre of a cube of side 𝑙. The electric flux emerging from the cube is 6𝑞𝑙2 𝑞 (a) (b) 𝜀0 6𝑙2 𝜀0 𝑞 (c) zero (d) . 𝜀0
(1996)
Applications of Gauss's Law
29. A hollow metal sphere of radius 𝑅 is uniformly charged. The electric field due to the sphere at a distance 𝑟 from the centre (a) decreases as 𝑟 increases for 𝑟 < 𝑅 and for 𝑟 > 𝑅 (b) increases as 𝑟 increases for 𝑟 < 𝑅 and for 𝑟 > 𝑅 (c) zero as 𝑟 increases for 𝑟 < 𝑅, decreases as 𝑟 increases for 𝑟 > 𝑅 (d) zero as 𝑟 increases for 𝑟 < 𝑅, increases as 𝑟 increases for 𝑟 > 𝑅 (NEET 2019) 30. Two parallel infinite line charges with linear charge densities +𝜆C/m and −𝜆C/m are placed at a distance of 2𝑅 in free space. What is the electric field midway between the two line charges? 𝜆 (a) N/C (b) zero 2𝜋𝜀0 𝑅 2𝜆 𝜆 (c) N/C (d) N/C 𝜋𝜀0 𝑅 𝜋𝜀0 𝑅 (NEET 2019) 3𝑅 31. The electric field at a distance from the 2 centre of a charged conducting spherical shell of 𝑅 radius 𝑅 is 𝐸. The electric field at a distance 2 from the centre of the sphere is the sphere is (a) zero (b) 𝐸 𝐸 𝐸 (c) (d) 2 3 (Mains 2010) 32. A hollow insulated conduction sphere is given a positive charge of 10𝜇C. What will be the electric field at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 metres? (a) 20𝜇Cm−2 (b) 5𝜇Cm−2 (c) zero (d) 8mCm−2 (1998) 33. A dipole is placed in an electric field as shown. In which direction will it move?
(a) Towards the left as its potential energy will
increase (b) Towards the right as its potential energy will decrease (c) Towards the left as its potential energy will decrease (d) Towards the right as its potential energy will increase (2021) 34. Polar molecules are the molecules (a) having zero dipole moment (b) acquire a dipole moment only in the presence of electric field due to displacement of charges. (c) acquire a dipole moment only when magnetic field is absent (d) having a permanent electric dipole moment (2021) 35. Two points charges −𝑞 and +𝑞 are placed at a distance of L, as shown in the figure:
