Physics Worksheet Class 12th

WORKSHEET – 2
MCQ:
1. The electric potential of earth is taken to be zero because earth is a good
(a) Insulator (b) conductor (c) semiconductor (d) dielectric
2. The electric potential V at any point (x, y, z) is given by V = 3x2 where x is in metres and V in volts.
the electric field at the point (1 m, 0, 2 m) is
(a) 6 V/m along –x-axis (b) 6 V/m along +x-axis
(c) 1.5 V/m along –x-axis (d) 1.5 V/m along +x-axis
3. Four charges – q, – q, + q and + q are placed at the corners of a square of side 2 L is shown in
figure.The electric potential at point A midway between the two charges + q and + q is
4. Assertion (A): Electric field is always normal to equipotential surfaces and along the direction of
decreasing order of potential.
Reason (R): Negative gradient of electric potential is electric field.
5. Assertion (A): For the practical purposes, the earth is used a reference at zero potential (0V) in
electrical circuits.
Reason (R): The electrical potential of a sphere of radius r with charge q uniformly distributed on the
surface is denoted by q/4πε0
6. Assertion (A): Electric potential (V) is a vector.
Reason (R): In an electric field, a positive charge move from lower potential to higher potential.
7. Assertion (A): If electric potential varies along x-axis as shown in Fig. electric field strength (⃗
E max)
will have maximum magnitude at x = 0.
Reason (R): Electric field strength depends on variation of potential with x.

8. Dielectric strength of a medium is 2 KV mm–1.What is the maximum potential difference that can
be set up across a 50 μm specimen without puncturing it?
(a) 10 V (b) 100 V (c) 1000 V (d) 10,000 V
9. Assertion (A): In non-polar molecules, the centre of positive and negative charges coincide.
Reason (R): The molecules have no permanent dipole moment.
10. In the circuit shown in figure, initially key K1 is closed and key K2 is open. Then K1 is opened and
K2 is closed (order is important). [Take Q′1 and Q′2 as charges on C1 and C2 and V1 and V2 as voltage
respectively]. Then
(a) charge on C1 gets redistributed such that V1 = V2

(b) charge on C1 gets redistributed such that Q′1 = Q′2
(c) charge on C1 gets redistributed such that C1V1 + C2V2 = C1E
(d) charge on C1 gets redistributed such that Q′1 + Q′2 = Q
11. A car battery is charged by a 12 V supply, and energy stored in it is 7.20 × 105 J. The charge
passed through the battery is
(a) 6.0 × 104 C (b) 5.8 × 103 J (c) 8.64 × 106 J (d) 1.6 × 105 C
12. Assertion (A): A parallel plate capacitor is connected across battery through a key. A dielectric
slab of dielectric constant K is introduced between the plates. The energy which is stored becomes K
times.
Reason (R): The surface density of charge on the plate remains constant or unchanged.
CASE STUDY :
Equipotential Surface: The surface at which potential at all points is same called equipotential
surface. The work done across any two points on equipotential surface is always zero. The electric
field is always normal to the equipotential surface. Some equipotential surfaces are given below:
Properties:
(i) No work is done in moving a test charge over an equipotential surface.
(ii) Electric field is always normal to the equipotential surface at every point.
(iii) Equipotential surface are closer together in the region of strong field and father apart in the
region of weak field.
1. What is the shape of the equipotential surfaces for a uniform electric field?
(a) Parallel to the direction of ⃗E (b) Anti-parallel to the direction of ⃗
E
(c) Perpendicular to the direction of ⃗ E (d) Can have any direction
2. What is the shape of the equipotential surfaces for an isolated point charge?
(a) square (b) rectangular (c) oval (d) concentric spheres
3. A uniform electric field E of 300 NC–1 is directed along PQ. A, B and C are three points in the field
having x and y coordinates (in metres) as shown in the figure. Potential difference between the
points B and C will be
(a) 1500 V (b) – 2100 V (c) – 1100 V (d) 2000 V

4. Two uniformly charged parallel plates having densities + σ and – σ are placed in the XZ plane at a
distance ʻdʼ apart, sketch of the equipotential surface due to electric field between the plates will be
5. The separation between successive equipotential surfaces get wider as the distance from the
charges increases because
(a) dr α E (b) dr α 1/E (c) dr α 1/E2 (d) dr α E2
QUESTIONS:
1. Depict the equipotential surfaces due to
(i) an electric dipole,
(ii) two identical positive charges separated by a distance
(iii) Draw the equipotential surfaces corresponding to a uniform electric field in the z direction.
2. Obtain an expression for electric potential due to an electric dipole at a point whose position
vector makes an angle θ with dipole.
3. Obtain an expression for the work done to dissociate the system of three charges placed at the
vertices of an equilateral triangle of side ‘a’ as shown below.
4. Find the expression for the potential energy of a system of two point charges q1 and q2 located at
r 1 and ⃗
⃗ r2 respectively in an external electric field.
5. The graph shows the variation of voltage V across the plates of two capacitors A and B, versus
amount of charge Q stored on them. Which of the two has higher capacitance? Give reason.
6. A parallel plate capacitor with air in between the lates has a capacitance of 8 pF. What will be the
capacitance if the distance between the plates be reduced by half and the space between them is
filled with a substance of di-electric constant K = 6?
7. A network of four 10 µF capacitors is connected to a 500 V supply as shown in the figure.
Determine the
(i) equivalent capacitance of the network and
(ii) charge on each capacitor.
8. The two plates of a parallel plate capacitor are 4 mm apart. A slab of dielectric constant 3 and
thickness 3 mm is introduced between the plates with its faces parallel to them. The distance
between the plates as soadjusted that the capacitance of the capacitor becomes
2/3 rd of its original value. What is the new distance between the plates?
9. Calculate the potential difference and the energy stored in the capacitor C 2 in the circuit shown in
the figure. Given potential at A is 90 V, C1 = 20 µF, C2 = 30 µF and C3 = 15 µF.
10.(a) Derive the expression for the Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when the
space between the plates is filled with dielectric K.
(b) Find the equivalent capacitance of the network shown in the figure, when each capacitor is of 1
µF. When the ends X and Y are connected to a 6 V battery, find out (i) the charge and (ii) the energy
stored in the network.

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WORKSHEET – 2

Reason (R): Electric field strength depends on variation of potential with x.

(a) charge on C1 gets redistributed such that V1 = V2

(a) 1500 V (b) – 2100 V (c) – 1100 V (d) 2000 V

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