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Chapter – 7 : Electric Charges and Fields

Q. 1 : Electricity produced on rubbing is –

a) static electricity b) electromagnetic
c) current electricity d) none of these
Q. 2 : When a person combs his hair, static electricity is sometimes generated by what
process?
a) Contact between the comb and hair results in a charge
b) Friction between the comb and hair results in the transfer of electrons
c) Conduction between the comb and hair
d) Induction between the comb and hair
Q. 3 : There are two types of electric charges-positive charges and negative charges. The
property which differentiates the two types of charges is –
a) field of charge b) amount of charge
c) strength of charge d) polarity of charge.
Q. 4 : What will happen when we rub a glass rod with silkdoth?
a) Some of the electrons from the glass rod are transferred to the silk cloth.
b) The glass rod gets positive charge and silk cloth gets negative charge.
c) New charges are created in the process of rubbing.
d) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
Q. 5 : When two bodies are rubbed against each other, they acquire –
a) equal and similar charges b) equal and opposite charges
c) unequal and similar charges d) unequal and opposite charges.
Q. 6 : Object may acquire an excess or deficiency of charge by –
a) hammering b) heating c) shaking d) rubbing.
Q. 7 : An object is charged when it has a charge imbalance, which means the –
a) object contains no protons
b) object contains no electrons
c) object contains equal number of electrons and protons
d) object contains unequal number of electrons and protons.
Q. 8 : A glass rod acquires charge by rubbing it with silk cloth. The charge on glass rod is due
to –
a) Friction b) Conduction c) Induction d) Radiation
Q. 9 : When a plastic comb is passed through dry hair, the charge acquired by the comb is
a) always negative b) always positive
c) sometimes negative d) none of the above
Q. 10 : Which of the following is not an insulator?
a) Dry air b) Diamond c) Ebonite d) Human body
Q. 11 : Which of the following materials is the best conductor of electricity?
a) Platinum b) Gold c) Silicon d) Copper
Q. 12 : A cup contains 250 g of water. Find the total positive charge present in the cup of water –
a) 1.34 × 1019 C b) 1.34 × 107 C c) 2.43 × 1019 C d) 2.43 × 107 C
Q. 13 : A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to have a negative charge of 6 × 10−7
C. The number of electrons transferred to polythene from wool is –
a) 3.75 × 1010 b) 9.6 × 1010 c) 9.6 × 1012 d) 3.75 × 1012
Q. 14 : If 109 electrons move out of a body to another body every second, then the time
required to get a total charge of 1 C on the other body is (in years) –
a) 250 b) 100 c) 198 d) 150
Q. 15 : The number of electrons that must be removed from an electrically neutral silver
dollar to give it a charge of +2.4 C is –
a) 2.5 × 1019 b) 1.5 × 1019 c) 1.5 × 10−19 d) 2.5 × 10−19
Q. 16 : A coin is made up of aluminium and weighs 0.75 g. It has a square shape and its
diagonal measures 17 mm. It is electrically neutral and contains equal amounts of
positive and negative charges. The magnitude of these charges is (Atomic mass of Al
= 26.98g )
a) 3.47 × 104 C b) 3.47 × 102 C c) 1.67 × 1020 C d) 1.67 × 1022 C
Q. 17 : An object of mass 1 kg contains 4 × 1020 atoms. If one electron is removed from
every atom of the solid, the charge gained by the solid in 1 g is
a) 2.8 C b) 6.4 × 10−2 C c) 3.6 × 10−3 C d) 9.2 × 10−4 C
Q. 18 : Coulomb's law relates two charges and distance between them describing the electric
force as being
a) proportional to the sum of the charges
b) inversely proportional to the distance between charges
c) proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance
d) proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the
square of distance.
Q. 19 : Which of the following statements is true about electric forces?
a) Electric forces are produced by electric charges.
b) Like charges attract, unlike charges repel.
c) Electric forces are weaker than gravitational forces.
d) Positive and negative charges can combine to produce a third type of charge.
Q. 20 : The constant k in Coulomb's law depends on
a) nature of medium b) system of units
c) intensity of charge d) both (a) and (b).
Q. 21 : Which of the following statement is not a similarity between electrostatic and
gravitational forces?
a) Both the forces obey inverse square law.
b) Both the forces operate over very large distances.
c) Both the forces are conservative in nature.
d) Both the forces are always attractive in nature.
Q. 22 : The force between two small charged w having charges of 1 × 10−7 Cand 2 × 10−7
Cplaced 20 cm apart in air is –
a) 4.5 × 10−2 N b) 4.5 × 10−3 N c) 4.5 × 10−2 N d) 5.4 × 10−3 N
Q. 23 : The nucleus of helium atom contains two protons are separated by distance 3.0* 10 ^
The magnitude of the electrostatic force that each proton exerts on the other is –
a) 20.6 N b) 25.6 N c) 15.6 N d) 12.6 N
Q. 24 : Two insulated charged metallic spheres P and Q have their centres separated by a
distanced 60 cm. The radii of P and Q are negligible compared to the distance of
separation. The mutual f of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is 3.2 * 10 ^ -
7 * C is –
a) 5.2 × 10−4 N b) 2.5 × 10−3 N c) 1.5 × 10−3 N d) 3.5 × 10−4 N
Q. 25 : Two point charges of + 3 µC and + 4 µC repel each other with a force of 10 N. If each
is given an additional charge of -6 µC, the new force is –
a) 2 N b) 4 N c) 5 N d) 7.5 N
Q. 26 : The ratio of magnitude of electrostatic force and gravitational force for an electron
and a proton is –
a) 6.6 × 1039 b) 6.6 × 1039 c) 6.6 × 1029 d) 6.6 × 1029
Q. 27 : The electrostatic attracting force on a small sphere of charge 0.2 µC due to another
small sphere of charge-0.4 µC in air is 0.4 N. The distance between the two spheres is
a) 43.2 × 10−6 m b) 43.2 × 10−3 m
c) 18.1 × 10−3 m d) 19.2 × 10−6 m
Q. 28 : Under the action of a given coulombic force the acceleration of an electron is
2.5 x 1022 ms −2 .Then magnitude of the acceleration of a proton under the action of
same force is nearly
a) 43.2 × 10−6 ms −2 b) 43.2 × 10−6 m s −2
c) 43.2 × 10−6 ms −2 d) 43.2 × 10−6 m s −2
Q. 29 : The acceleration for electron and proton due to electrical force of their mutual
attraction when they are 1 Å apart is
a) 3.1 × 1022 ms −2 , 1.3 × 1019 m s −2
b) 3.3 × 1018 ms −2 , 3.2 × 1016 m s −2
c) 2.5 × 1022 ms −2 , 1.4 × 1019 m s −2
d) 2.5 × 1018 ms −2 , 1.3 × 1016 m s −2
Q. 30 : Two charges q and-3q are fixed on 𝑥-axis separated by distance d. Where should a
third charge 2q be placed from A such that it will not experience any force?

𝑑− 3𝑑 𝑑− 3𝑑
a) b) c) 2d d) - d
2 2
Q. 31 : A charge Q is placed at the centre of the line joining two point charges +q and +q as
shown in figure. The ratio of charges Q and q is –

1 1
a) 4 b) c) - 4 d) −
4 4
Q. 32 : Let three charges q, q and -q placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of each
side 𝑙. The sum of forces acting on each charge is –
𝑞2 −𝑞 2 𝑞2
a) b) c) d) zero
4 2𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑙 2 4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑙 2 4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑙 2

Q. 33 : Four point charges are placed at the corners of a square ABCD of side 10 cm, as
shown in figure. The force on a charge of 1 µC placed at the centre of square is –
a) 7 N
b) 8 N
c) 2 N
d) zero
Three charges of equal magnitude q are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle
of side 𝑙. The force on a charge Q placed at the centroid of the triangle is –
3𝑄𝑞 2𝑄𝑞 𝑄𝑞
a) b) c) d) zero
4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑙2 4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑙2 2𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑙 2

Q. 34 : If the charge field becomes on an object is doubled then electric field becomes –
a) half b) double c) unchanged d) thrice
Q. 35 : A conducting sphere of radius 10 cm has unknown charge. If the electric field at a
distance 20 cm from the centre of the sphere is 2.1 × 103 N𝐶 −1 and points radially
inwards. The net the sphere is –
a) −4.5 × 10−9 C b) 4.5 × 109 C
c) −5.3 × 10−9 C d) 5.3 × 109 C
Q. 36 : An electron initially at rest falls a distance of 1.5 cm in a uniform electric field of
magnitude2 × 104 𝑁/𝐶.The time taken by the electron to fall this distance is –
a) 1.3 × 102 𝑠 b) 2.1 × 10−12 s
c) 1.6 × 10−10 𝑠 d) 2.9 × 10−9 s
Q. 37 : An oil drop of 10 excess electrons is held stationary under a constant electric field of
3.65 × 104 N C −1 Millikan's oil drop experiment. The density of oil is 1.26 g 𝑐𝑚−3
Radius of the oil drop is – (take, g = 9.8 𝑚𝑠 −1 , e = 1.6 × 10−19 C)
a) 1.3 × 102 𝑠 b) 2.1 × 10−12 s
c) 1.6 × 10−10 𝑠 d) 2.9 × 10−9 s
Q. 38 : A particle of mass 10−3 kg and charge 5µC is thrown at a speed of 20 m𝑠 −1 against a
uniform electric field of strength 2 × 105 N𝐶 −1 The distance travelled by particle
before coming to rest is –
a) 0.1 m b) 0.2 m c) 0.3m d) 0.4 m
Q. 39 : Electrical as well as gravitational affects can be thought to be caused by fields. Which
of the following is true for an electrical or gravitational field?
a) The field concept is often used to describe contact forces.
b) Gravitational or electric field does not exist in the space around an object.
c) Fields are useful for understanding forces acting through a distance.
d) There is no way to verify the existence of a force field since it is just a concept.
Q. 40 : A force of 2.25 N acts on a charge of 15 × 10−4 CThe intensity of electric field at
that point is –
a) 150 N𝐶 −1 b) 15 N𝐶 −1 c) 1500 N𝐶 −1 d) 1.5 N𝐶 −1
Q. 41 : The electric field that can balance a charged particle of mass 3.2 × 10−27 kg is –
(Given that the charge on the particle is 1.6 × 10−19 C )
a) 19.6 × 10−8 𝑁𝐶 −1 b) 20 × 10−6 𝑁𝐶 −1
c) 19.6 × 108 𝑁𝐶 −1 d) 20 × 106 𝑁𝐶 −1
Q. 42 : The electric field at a point is –
a) always continuous
b) continuous if there is no charge at that point
c) discontinuous if there is a charge at that point
d) both b) and c) are correct
Q. 44 : The dimensional formula of electric field intensity is
a) [M1 L1 T 3 A−1 ] b) [M1 L1 T 3 A−1 ] c) [M1 L1 T −3 A−1 ] d) [M1 L2 T1 A1 ]
Q. 45 : A particle of mass m and charge -q enters the region
between the two charged plates initially moving along x-
axis with speed 𝑉𝑥 as shown in figure. The length of plates
is L and a uniform electric field E is maintained between
the plates. The verticals deflection of the far edge of the
plates is
𝑞𝐸 𝐿2 𝑞𝐸 𝐿2 2𝑚 𝑣𝑥2 2𝑚 𝑣𝑥
a) b) c) d)
2𝑚 𝑣𝑥2 2𝑚 𝑣𝑥 qE 𝐿2 𝑞𝐸 2 𝐿
Q. 46 : In question number 45, take the particle as an electron projected with velocity 𝑣𝑥 =
4 × 106 𝑚𝑠 −1 . If electric field between the plates by 1 cm is 8.2 × 102 𝑁𝐶 −1 then the
electron will strike the upper plate if the length of plate is (Take 𝑚𝑐 = 9.1 × 10−31 kg )
a) 2.14 cm b) 3.9 cm c) 1.23 cm d) 3.3 cm
Q. 47 : Five equal charges each of value q are placed at the corners of a regular pentagon of
side a. The electric field at the centre of the pentagon is
𝑞 𝑞2
a) b)
4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟 2 4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟 2

2𝑞
c) d) zero
4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟 2

Q. 48 : In question number 47, what will be the electric field at centre O, if the charge from
one of the corners (say A) is removed?
𝑞 2𝑞
a) along OA (b) along OB
4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟2 4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟 2

𝑞2 2𝑞
c) along OC (d) along OA
4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟2 4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟 2

Q. 49 : In question number 47, what will be the electric field at O if the charge q at A is
replaced by -q?
𝑞 2𝑞
a) along OB b) along OA
4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟2 4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟 2
2𝑞
c) along OC d) zero
4𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑟 2

Q. 50 : The tracks of three charged particles in a uniform electrostatic field are shown in the
figure. Which particle has the highest charge to mass ratio?

a) A b) B c) C d) A and B
Q. 51 : Electric field lines provide information about!
a) field strength b) direction c) nature of charge d) all of these. Po
Q. 52 : Which of the following figures represents the electric field lines due to a single
positive charge!
a) b) c) d)
Q. 53 : Which of the following figures represent the electric field lines due to a single
negative charge?
a) b) c) d)

Q. 54 : Which of the following figures correctly shows the top view sketch of the electric
field lines for a uniformly charged hollow cylinder as shown in figure?
a) b) c) d)

Q. 55 : Figure shows the electric field lines around three point charges A, B and C. Which of
the following charges are positive?
a) Only A
b) Only C
c) Both A and C
d) Both B and C
Q. 56 : In question 55, in which charge has the largest magnitude?
a) A b) B c) C d) B and C have equal magnitude
Q. 57 : In question 55, in which region or regions of the figure could the electric field be
zero?
a) Near A b) Near B c) Near C d) Nowhere
Q. 58 : A non-uniform electric field is represented by the diagram. At which of the following
points the electric field is greatest in magnitude?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
Q. 59 : Which of the following represents the electric field lines due to a combinations of two
negative charges?
a) b) c) d)

Q. 60 : Which of the following figure represents the electric field lines due to a combination
of one positive and one negative charge?
a) b) c) d)

Q. 61 : Which of the following curves represent electric field lines correctly?

a) b) c) d)

Q. 62 : Which of the following statements is not true about electric field lines?
a) Electric field lines start from positive charge and end at negative charge.
b) Two electric field lines can never cross each other.
c) Electrostatic field lines do not form any closed loops.
d) Electric field lines cannot be taken as continuous curve.
Q. 63 : The SI unit of electric flux is
a) N𝐶 −1 𝑚2 b) NC 𝑚−2 c) N𝐶 −2 𝑚2 d) N𝐶 −1 𝑚−2
Q. 64 : The dimensional formula of electric flux is
a) [M1 L1 T −2 ] b) [M1 L3 T −3 A−1 ]
c) [M 2 2T −2 A−2 ] d) [M1 L−3 T 3 A1 ]
Q. 65 : A circular plane sheet of radius 10 cm is placed in a uniform electric field of
5 × 105 𝑁𝐶 −1 ,making an angle of 60° with the field. The electric flux through the
sheet is
a) 1.36 × 102 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1 b) 1.36 × 104 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1
c) 0.515 × 102 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1 d) 0.515 × 104 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1
Q. 66 : A uniform electric field 𝐸 = 2 × 103 𝑁𝐶 −1 is acting along the positive x-axis. The
flux (in N𝐶 −1 m²) of this field through a square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is
parallel to the y-z plane is
a) 20 b) 30 c) 10 d) 40
Q. 67 : In the question number 66, the flux through the same square if the line normal to its
plane makes an angle 60° with x-axis is
a) 30 N𝐶 −1 m² b) 10 N𝐶 −1 m² c) 20 N 𝐶 −1 m² d) 25 N𝐶 −1 m²
Q. 68 : Which of the following statements about dipole moment is not true?
a) The dimensions of dipole moment is [LT A).
b) The unit of dipole moment is C m.
c) Dipole moment is a vector quantity and directed from negative to positive charge.
d) Dipole moment is a scalar quantity and has magnitude equal to the potential
energy of the system of charges.
Q. 69 : Shown in the figure is a shell made of a conductor. It has inner radius a and outer
radius b, and carries charge Q. At its centre is a dipole 𝑝shown. In this case
a) surface charge density on the inner surface of the shell is zero
everywhere
b) surface charge density on the inner surface is uniform and
(𝑄/2)
equal to
4𝜋𝑎 2
c) electric field outside shell is the same as that of a point charge at the centre of the
shell
d) surface charge density on the outer surface depends on |𝑝| .
Q. 70 : Two charges + 20 µC and -20 µC are placed 10 mm apart. The electric field at point
P, on the axis of the dipole 10 cm away from its centre O on the side of the positive
charge (in 106 𝑁𝐶 −1 ) is
a) 8.6 b) 9.1
c) 3.6 d) 4.6
Q. 71 : Consider a region inside which, there are various types of charges but the total charge
is zero. At points outside the region
a) the electric field is necessarily zero
b) the electric field is due to the dipole moment of the charge distribution only
c) the dominant electric field is inversely proportional to r ^ 3 for larger (distance
from origin)
d) the work done to move a charged particle along a closed path, away from the
region will not be zero.
Q. 72 : Two point charges of 1 µC and -1 µC are separated by a distance of 100 Å. A point P
is at a distance of 10 cm from the midpoint and on the perpendicular bisector of the
line joining the two charges. The electric field at P (in NC-¹) will be
a) 9 b) 0.9 c) 90 d) 0.09
Q. 73 : An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field of intensity
2 × 105 𝑁𝐶 −1 . It experiences a torque equal to 4 Nm the charge on the dipole if the
dipole length is 2 cm is
a) 8 mC b) 4 mC c) 6 mC d) 2 mC
Q. 74 : In a certain region of space, electric field is along The z- direction throughout. The
magnitude of electric field is however not constant, but increases uniformly along the
positive z- direction at the of 105 N𝐶 −1 m", The force experienced by the system
having a total dipole moment equal to 10−7 Cm in the negative z-direction (in N) is
a) −10−2 ` c) 10−2 b) 10−4 d) −10−4
Q. 75 : In the question number 74, torque experienced by the system (in N-m) is
a) 10−2 ` c) 10−2 b) zero d) 103
Q. 76 : Match the following and find the correct option.
Column I Column II
Charge
(A) Linear charge density (p)
Volume
Charge
(B) Surface charge density (q) Length
Charge
(C) Volume charge density (r)
Area
a) A – q, B-r, C-p ` b) A-r, B-p, C-q c) A-p. В – r, С-р d) A-r, B-p, C-q
Q. 77 : A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 4.4 m diameter has a surface charge
density of 60 µC m2. The charge (in 10-3 C) on the sphere is
a) 8.6 b) 4.7 c) 5.7 d) 3.7
Q. 78 : A metallic spherical shell has an inner radius 𝑅1 and outer radius R₂. A charge is
placed at the centre of the spherical cavity. The surface charge density on the inner
surface is
𝑞 −𝑞
a) 2 b) 2
4𝜋𝑅1 4𝜋𝑅1
𝑞2 −𝑞
c) d)
4𝜋𝑅22 4𝜋𝑅22

Q. 79 : In question number 78, the surface charge density on the outer surface is
𝑞 −𝑞 𝑞2 −𝑞
a) b) c) d)
4𝜋𝑅12 4𝜋𝑅12 4𝜋𝑅22 4𝜋𝑅22

Q. 80 : A positive charge Q is uniformly distributed along a circular ring of radius R. A small

test charge q is placed at the centre of the ring as shown in figure. Then
a) if q > 0 and is displaced away from the centre in the plane of the ring, it will be
pushed back towards the centre
b) if q < 0 and is displaced away from the centre in the plane of the ring. it will never
return the centre and will continue moving till it hits the ring
c) if q < 0 it will perform SHM for small displacement along the axis
d) all of the above.
Q. 81 : The surface considered for Gauss's law is called
a) closed surface b) spherical surface
c) Gaussian surface d) plane surface.
Q. 82 : If ∮𝑠 𝐸 . 𝑑𝑠 = 0over a surface, then
a) the electric field inside the surface and on it is zero
b) the electric field inside the surface is necessarily uniform
c) all charges must be outside the surface
d) None of these.
Q. 83 : A sphere encloses an electric dipole within it. The total flux across the sphere is
a) zero b) half that due to a single charge
c) double that due to a single charge d) dependent on the position of dipole.
Q. 84 : A point charge 4 µC is at the centre of a cubic Gaussian surface 10 cm on edge. Net
electric flux (in 105 N𝑚2 𝐶 −1) ) through the surface is
a) 2.5 b) 4.5 c) 3.5 d) 5.5
Q. 85 : If there were only one type of charge in the universe, then
a) ∮𝑠 𝐸 . 𝑑𝑠 ≠ 0; on any surface
b) ∮𝑠 𝐸 . 𝑑𝑠 ≠ 0; if the charge is outside the surface
𝑞
c) ∮𝑠 𝐸 . 𝑑𝑠 = if charges of magnitude q were surface
𝜀0
d) both (b) and (c) are correct.
Q. 86 : Which of the following statements is not true about Gauss's law?
a) Gauss's law is true for any closed surface.
b) The term q on the right side of Gauss's law includes the sum of all charges
enclosed by the surface.
c) Gauss's law is not much useful in calculating electrostatic field when the system
has some symmetry.
d) Gauss's law is based on the inverse square dependence on distance contained in
the coulomb's law.
Q. 87 : A point charge +20 µC is at a distance 6 cm directly above the
centre of a square of side 12 cm as shown is figure. The magnitude
of electric flux (in multiple of 105 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1 ) through the square is
a) 2.5 b) 3.8 c) 4.2 d) 2.9
Q. 88 : The electric field components in the given figure are 𝐸𝑥 = 𝛼𝑥 1/2 , 𝐸𝑦 = 𝐸𝑧 = 0 in
which 𝛼 = 800 𝑁𝐶 −1 𝑚−1/2 . The charge within the cube if net flux (in 10−12 C)
through the cube is 1.05 𝑁𝑚2 𝐶 −1 is approx. (assume a = 0.1m)
a) 9.27 b) 8.27 c) 5.97 d) 4.97
Q. 89 : The total flux through the faces of the cube with side of length a, if a charge q is
placed at corner A of the cube is
𝑞 𝑞
a) b)
8𝜀 𝑜 2𝜀 𝑜
𝑞 𝑞
c) d)
8𝜀 𝑜 𝜀𝑜
Q. 90 : A charged ball B hangs from a silk thread S, which makes an angle
𝜃 with a large charged conducting sheet P as shown in the figure.
The surface charge density of the sheet is proportional to
a) cos θ b) cot θ
c) cos θ d) tan θ
Q. 91 : Two parallel infinite line charges + λ and –λ are placed with a separation distance R
in free space. The net electric field exactly mid-way between the two line charges is
2λ λ λ
a) zero b) c) d)
𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑅 𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑅 2𝜋𝜀 𝑜 𝑅

Q. 92 : An electric dipole consists of charges ± 2.0 × 10−8 C

separated by a distance of 2.0 × 10−3 C m. It is placed
near a long line charge of linear charge density 4.0 x
10C𝑚−1 as shown in the figure, such that the negative
charge is at a distance of 2.0 cm from the line charge.
The force acting on the dipole will be
a) 7.2 N towards the line charge b) 6.6 N away from the line charge
c) 0.6 N away from the line charge d) 0.6 N towards the line charge.
Q. 93 : A long rod is having linear charge density -1.75 x 10-7 cm-¹, which is spreaded
uniformly over its length. The electric field (in 105 N C-1) near the mid-point of the
rod, at a point situated at perpendicular distance 4.6 mm is
a) - 8.6 b) 8.6 c) - 6.8 d) 4.7
Q. 94 : Two infinite plane parallel sheets, separated by a distance d have equal and opposite
uniform charge densities σ. Electric field at a point between the sheets is
𝜎 𝜎 𝜎 𝜎
a) d) b) d)
2𝜀 𝑜 2𝜀 𝑜 2𝜀 𝑜 2𝜀 𝑜

Q. 95 : Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces,
the plates have surface charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude
16 × 1022 Cm−2 . The electric field between the plates (in multiple of 10−10 NC−1 ) is
a) 1.8 b) 1.9 c) 1.6 d) 1.5
Q. 96 : Two large thin metal plates are parallel and close to
each 1 other. On their inner faces, the plates have
surface charge densities of opposite signs and
magnitude. The 2 × 10−22 Cm−2 electric field E (in
10−10 NC −1 ) in region II in between the plates is
a) 4.25 b) 6.28 c) 3.05 d) 5.03
Q. 97 : Consider a thin spherical shell of radius R consisting of uniform surface charge
density σ. The electric field at a point outside the shell at a distance x from its centre
is
a) inversely proportional to σ b) directly proportional to x²
c) directly proportional to R d) inversely proportional to x².
Q. 98 : There is a solid sphere of radius R having uniformly distributed charge throughout it.
What is the relation between electric field E and distance r from the centre (r < R) ?
a) 𝐸 𝛼 𝑟 −2 b) 𝐸 𝛼 𝑟 −2 c) 𝐸 𝛼 𝑟 −2 d) 𝐸 𝛼 𝑟 −2
Q. 99 : A non conducting sphere of radius a has a net charge +q
uniformly distributed throughout its volume. A spherical
conducting shell having inner and outer radii b and c and net
charge - q is concentric with the sphere (see the figure). Read
the following statements.
1 qr
i) The electric field at a distance r from the center of the sphere for𝑟 > 𝑎 𝑖𝑠 −
4πεo a3

(i) The electric field at distance r fora<r<bis 0.

(ii) The electric field at distance r for b <r<cis 0.
(iii) The charge on the inner surface of the spherical shell is - q.
(iv) The charge on the outer surface of the spherical shell is + q.
Which of the above statements are true?
a) (i), (ii) and (v) b) (i), (iii) and (iv) c) (ii), (iii) and (iv) d) (ii), (iii) and (v)
Q. 100 : An early model for an atom considered it to have a positively
charged point nucleus of charge Ze, surrounded by a uniform
density of negative charge upto a radius R. The atom as a
whole is neutral. The electric field at a distance from the
nucleus is (r < R)
Ze 1 1 Ze 1 1 Ze 1 1 Ze r 1
a) − b) − c) − d) −
4πεo 𝑟2 𝑅3 4πεo 𝑟3 𝑅2 4πεo 𝑅3 𝑟2 4πεo 𝑅3 𝑟2