EXERCISE # I

Q.1 A negative point charge 2q and a positive charge q are fixed at a distance l apart. Where should a
positive test charge Q be placed on the line connecting the charge for it to be in equilibrium? What is the
nature of the equilibrium with respect to longitudinal motion?

Q.2 Draw E – r graph for 0 < r < b, if two point charges a & b are located r distance apart,
when
(i) both are + ve (ii) both are – ve
(iii) a is + ve and b is – ve (iv) a is – ve and b is + ve

Q.3 A clock face has negative charges  q,  2q,  3q, .........,  12q fixed at the position of the corresponding
numerals on the dial. The clock hands do not disturb the net field due to point charges. At what time
does the hour hand point in the same direction is electric field at the centre of the dial.

Q.4 A charge + 109 C is located at the origin in free space & another charge Q at (2, 0, 0). If the
Xcomponent of the electric field at (3, 1, 1) is zero, calculate the value of Q. Is the Ycomponent zero
at (3, 1, 1)?

Q.5 A simple pendulum of length l and bob mass m is hanging in front of a large
nonconducting sheet having surface charge density . If suddenly a charge +q is
given to the bob & it is released from the position shown in figure. Find the maximum
angle through which the string is deflected from vertical.

Q.6 A particle of mass m and charge – q moves along a diameter of a uniformly charged sphere of radius R
and carrying a total charge + Q. Find the frequency of S.H.M. of the particle if the amplitude does not
exceed R.

Q.7 A charge + Q is uniformly distributed over a thin ring with radius R. A negative point charge – Q and
mass m starts from rest at a point far away from the centre of the ring and moves towards the centre.
Find the velocity of this particle at the moment it passes through the centre of the ring.

Q.8 A point charge + q & mass 100 gm experiences a force of 100 N at a point at a distance 20 cm from a
long infinite uniformly charged wire. If it is released find its speed when it is at a distance 40 cm from wire

Q.9 Consider the configuration of a system of four charges each of

value +q. Find the work done by external agent in changing the
configuration of the system from figure (i) to fig (ii).

Q.10 Two identical particles of mass m carry charge Q each. Initially one is at rest on a smooth horizontal
plane and the other is projected along the plane directly towards the first from a large distance with
an initial speed V. Find the closest distance of approach.

Q.11 A particle of mass m and negative charge q is thrown in a gravity free space with
speed u from the point A on the large non conducting charged sheet with surface
charge density , as shown in figure. Find the maximum distance from A on sheet
where the particle can strike.
Q.12 Three charges 0.1 coulomb each are placed on the corners of an equilateral triangle of side 1 m. If the
energy is supplied to this system at the rate of 1 kW, how much time would be required to move one of
the charges onto the midpoint of the line joining the other two?

Q.13 A dipole is placed at origin of coordinate system as shown in figure, find

the electric field at point P (0, y).

Q.14 The length of each side of a cubical closed surface is l. If charge q is situated on one of
the vertices of the cube, then find the flux passing through shaded face of the cube.

Q.15 A point charge Q is located on the axis of a disc of radius R at a distance a

from the plane of the disc. If one fourth (1/4th) of the flux from the charge
passes through the disc, then find the relation between a & R.

Q.16 Two thin conducting shells of radii R and 3R are shown in figure. The outer shell carries
a charge +Q and the inner shell is neutral. The inner shell is earthed with the help of
switch S. Find the charge attained by the inner shell.

Q.17 Consider three identical metal spheres A, B and C. Spheres A carries charge + 6q and sphere B carries
charge – 3q. Sphere C carries no charge. Spheres A and B are touched together and then separated.
Sphere C is then touched to sphere A and separated from it. Finally the sphere C is touched to sphere B
and separated from it. Find the final charge on the sphere C.

Q.18 There are 27 drops of a conducting fluid. Each has radius r and they are charged to a potential V0. They
are then combined to form a bigger drop. Find its potential.

Q.19 Consider two concentric conducting spheres of radii a & b (b > a). Inside sphere has a positive charge
q1. What charge should be given to the outer sphere so that potential of the inner sphere becomes
zero? How does the potential vary between the two spheres & outside ?

EXERCISE # II
Q.1 Six charges are placed at the vertices of a regular hexagon as shown in the figure.
Find the electric field on the line passing through O and perpendicular to the plane
of the figure as a function of distance x from point O.

Q.2 A circular ring of radius R with uniform positive charge density  per unit length is fixed in the YZ plane
with its centre at the origin O. A particle of mass m and positive charge q is projected from the point P
 
3R,0,0 on the positive X-axis directly towards O, with initial velocity v . Find the smallest value of
the speed v such that the particle does not return to P.

Q.3 2 small balls having the same mass & charge & located on the same vertical at heights h1 & h2 are thrown
in the same direction along the horizontal at the same velocity v . The 1st ball touches the ground at a
 distance l from the initial vertical . At what height will the 2nd ball be at this instant ? The air drag & the
charges induced should be neglected.

Q.4 Two concentric rings of radii r and 2r are placed with centre at origin. Two
charges +q each are fixed at the diametrically opposite points of the rings
as shown in figure. Smaller ring is now rotated by an angle 90° about Z-axis
then it is again rotated by 90° about Y-axis. Find the work done by
electrostatic forces in each step. If finally larger ring is rotated by 90° about
X-axis, find the total work required to perform all three steps.

Q.5 Two identical balls of charges q1 & q2 initially have equal velocity of the same magnitude and direction.
After a uniform electric field is applied for some time, the direction of the velocity of the first ball changes
by 60º and the magnitude is reduced by half . The direction of the velocity of the second ball changes
there by 90º. In what proportion will the velocity of the second ball changes ?

Q.6 Small identical balls with equal charges are fixed at vertices of regular 2008 - gon with side a. At a
certain instant, one of the balls is released & a sufficiently long time interval later, the ball adjacent to the
first released ball is freed. The kinetic energies of the released balls are found to differ by K at a
sufficiently long distance from the polygon. Determine the charge q of each part.

Q.7 A nonconducting ring of mass m and radius R is charged as shown. The charged
density i.e. charge per unit length is . It is then placed on a rough nonconducting

horizontal surface plane. At time t = 0, a uniform electric field E  E 0i is switched
on and the ring start rolling without sliding. Determine the friction force (magnitude
and direction) acting on the ring, when it starts moving.

Q.8 Find the electric field at centre of semicircular ring shown in figure.

Q.9 A cone made of insulating material has a total charge Q spread uniformly
over its sloping surface. Calculate the energy required to take a test charge
q from infinity to apex A of cone. The slant length is L.
Q.10 Two concentric rings, one of radius 'a' and the other of radius 'b' have the
charges +q and – 2 53 / 2 q respectively as shown in the figure. Find
the ratio b/a if a charge particle placed on the axis at z = a is in equilibrium.

Q.11 A positive charge Q is uniformly distributed throughout the volume of a nonconducting sphere of radius
R . A point mass having charge + q and mass m is fired towards the centre of the sphere with velocity v
from a point at distance r (r > R) from the centre of the sphere. Find the minimum velocity v so that it can
penetrate R/2 distance of the sphere. Neglect any resistance other than electric interaction. Charge on
the small mass remains constant throughout the motion.

Q.12 A cavity of radius r is present inside a solid dielectric sphere of radius R, having
a volume charge density of . The distance between the centres of the sphere
and the cavity is a . An electron e is kept inside the cavity at an angle  = 45°
as shown . How long will it take to touch the sphere again?
Q.13 A non-conducting disc of radius a and uniform positive surface charge density  is placed on the ground,
with its axis vertical . A particle of mass m & positive charge q is dropped, along the axis of the disc, from
q 4 0 g
a height H with zero initial velocity. The particle has = .
m 
(a) Find the value of H if the particle just reaches the disc .
(b) Sketch the potential energy of the particle as a function of its height and find its equilibrium position.

Q.14 A nonuniform but spherically symmetric distribution of charge has a charge density  given as
follow:
 = 0(1 – r/R) for r  R,
=0 for r  R,
where 0 = 3Q / R3 is a constant.
(a) Show that the total charge contained in the charge distrubution is Q.
(b) Show that, for the region defined by r  R, the electric field is identical to that produced by a
point charge Q.
(c) Obtain an expression for the electric field in the region r  R.
(d) Compare your results in parts (b) and (c) for r = R.

EXERCISE # I
Q.1 a = l(1 + 2 ), the equilibrium will be stable

Q.2 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

3
3/ 2
  q0 
Q.3 9.30 Q.4 –   × 3 × 10–9 C. No Q.5 2 tan–1  

11  2
 0  mg 

1 qQ
Q.6 2 4 0 mR 3 Q.7
2kQ 2
mR
Q.8 20 ln2 Q.9 –
kq 2
a

3 2 
Q2 2 0 u 2 m kP
(  i  2 j)
Q.10 Q.11 Q.12 1.8  105 sec Q.13 2 y3
m 0 V 2 q
q R
Q.14 24 0 Q.15 a = Q.16 – Q/3 Q.17 1.125 q
3

 q1  1 1 
 Vr     ; a r  b
 4 0 r a
b q 1 1
Q.18 9V0 Q.19 (i) q2 =  q1 ; (ii)  Vb  1    ; r b
a 4 0  b a 

V  1  q1  q 2  ; rb
 r 4 0  r r 
 EXERCISE # II
q  
2

Q.1 0 Q.2 Q.3 H2 = h1 + h2 - g  

2 0 m V

 8 4  Kq 2 v
Q.4 Wfirst step =    , Wsecond step = 0, Wtotal = 0 Q.5 Q.6 4 0 Ka
3 5 r 3
4kq Qq
Q.7  R E 0 î Q.8 – î Q.9 Q.10 2
R 2 2 0 L

1/ 2
 2KQq  r R 3   6 2mr 0
Q.11     Q.12
ea
 mR  r 8  

4a  2 h 2  a 2  h  equilibrium at h = a ,
Q.13 (a) H = , (b) U = mg  
3 3
Q.14 (c) (kQr / R3) (4 – 3r/R)