XII Phy CH 1 Revision Worksheet
XII Phy CH 1 Revision Worksheet
1. Two charged spheres separated at a distance d exert a force F on each other. If they are
immersed in a liquid of dielectric constant 2, then the force (if all conditions are same) on
each sphere is
a. F/2 b. F c. 2F d. 4F
2. Three charge +4q, Q and q are placed in a straight line of length l at points distance 0, l/2
and l respectively. What should be the value of Q in order to make the net force on q to be
zero?
a. –q b. -2q c. –q/2 d. 4q
3. Three charges are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side `a` as shown in
the following figure. The force experienced by the charge placed at the vertex A is
a. F/2 b. F c. 2F d. zero
4. The direction of electric field at the centre of the square is along
a. DC b. BC c. AB d. AD
5. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD, as shown. The force on a
+ve charge kept at the centre of the square is
medium is F. What distance apart should these be kept in the same medium, so that force
between them becomes 3F?
a. 2:1 b. 21/2:1 c. 1: 31/2 d. 31/2:1
7. If the distance between two equal point charges is doubled and their individual charges
are also doubled, what would happen to the force between them?
a. doubled b. halved c. does not change d. one – fourth
8. Two point charges q1 and q2 are placed close to each other. What is the nature of force
between the charges when q1q2 >0 and q1q2<0
a. Repulsive and attractive b. Attractive and repulsive
c. both repulsive d. both attractive
9. A glass rod rubbed with silk cloth, acquires a charge of 1.6x10-13 C. What is the charge
on silk cloth?
a. +1.6x10-13 C b. -1.6x10-13 C c. 1.6x10-10 C d. -1.6x10-10 C
10. Two identical conducting balls A and B have positive charges -Q and +3Q respectively.
The balls are brought together so that they touch each other and then kept in their original
positions. The force between them is and charge in each sphere.
a. Attractive and 2q in each sphere b. Repulsive and 2q in each sphere
c. Attractive and q in each sphere d. Repulsive and q in each sphere
11. Two point charges q1=5x10-6 C and q2=3x10-6 C are located at positions (1m ,3m ,2m)
and (3m ,5m ,1m) respectively. Find the forces F12 using vector form of Coulomb’s law.
a. 5x10-3(2i+2j-k)N b. 10x10-3(2i+2j-k)N
c. 5x10-6(2i+2j-k)N d. 10x10-6(2i+2j-k)N
12. A charge is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. Find the
magnitude and sign for q for which system of three charges are in equilibrium.
a. –Q/2 b. –Q/4 c. +Q/2 d. +Q/4
13. Two identical point charge Q are kept at a distance r from each other. A third point
charge q is placed on the line joining the above two charges such that all the three charges
are in equilibrium. What is the magnitude, sign and the position of the third charge?
a. Same, Q/2, x = r/2 b. Same, Q/4, x = r/2
c. Opposite, Q/2, x = r/2 d. Opposite, Q/4, x = r/2
14. Consider three charges q1, q2, q3 each equal to q at the vertices of an equilateral
triangle of side l. What is the force on a charge Q (with the same sign as q) placed at the
centroid of the triangle.
a. F/4 b. 4F c. F/2 d. 0
15. Calculate the electric field strength required to just support a water drop of mass 10-7
kg and having a charge 1.6x10-19 C.
a. 6x1012 N/C b. 8x1012 N/C c. 4x1012 N/C d. 1x1012 N/C
16. Two point charges of 1×10-6C and 4×10−6 Care kept 30 cm apart. How far from the
1×10-6C charge on the line joining the two charges will the net electric field be zero?
a. +10 cm b. 30 cm c. 20 cm d. 40 cm
17. Figure shows four point charges at the corners of a square of side 2 cm. Find the
magnitude and direction of the electric field at the centre of the square, if Q=0.02 μC.
a. EA = 0 and EB = σ/ Ɛo b. EA = 0 and EB = 0
c. EA = σ/ Ɛo and EB = 0 d. EA = σ/ Ɛo and EB = σ/ Ɛo
24. If E = 6i+3j+4k N/C, calculate the electric flux through a surface of area 20 m2 in Y-Z
plane.
a. 120 Nm2/C b. 60 Nm2/C c. 80 Nm2/C d. 0 Nm2/C
25. A particle of mass 10-3 kg and charge 5C enters into a uniform electric field of 2 x 105
N/C, moving with a velocity of 20 m/s in a direction opposite to that of the field. Calculate
the distance it would travel before coming to rest.