GOLDEN HARRIER SCHOOL

Holiday’s Homework Assignment

ELECTROSTATICS
1. If a body charged by rubbing it, its weight
(a) slightly increase b) slightly decrease
c) remain same d) increase or decrease depending on material
2. Two charges q 1, q 2 are separated by a distance r. If a metal plate of thickness x is
introduced between the charges the force between the charges F will now be
a) F = 0 b) F = A[q 1q 2 /(r-x) 2]
c) F = A(q 1q 2/r 2) d) F = A[q 1q 2/(r+x)2]
3. Two point charges +4 mC and –1mC are separated by a distance of d. The ratio force
acting on them will be
a) 1:4 b) 1:16
c) 1:1 d) 1:-1
4. Two insulated copper spheres of radius 0.1 m and 0.15 m are given equal charges. They
are connected by a wire. Then
a) both spheres attain the same charge
b) both spheres attain the same potential
c) smaller sphere attains greater charge
d) bigger sphere attains greater charge
5. Three point charges +q each are placed on the vertices of an equilateral triangle, which
lie on the cir-cumference of a circle of radius r. The electric field at the centre of the circle
is
a) Aq/r 2 b) zero
c) 3Aq/r 2 d) 3q/r 2
6. Inside a uniformly charged solid sphere,the electric field intensity at any point distant r
from the centre of the sphere varies as
a) 1/r 2 b) r 2
c) r 2 d) r
7. A charge q is located at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any one face of
the cube is
a) q/εo b) zero
c) q/4εo d) q/6εo
8. When a soap bubble is negatively charged
a) it collapses b) it increases in size
c) it decreases in size d) it remains as such
9. Two metallic spheres of radii 1 cm and 2 cm are given charges 10-2 C and 5 x 10 -2C,
respectively. Ifthey are connected by a conducting wire, the final charge on the smaller
sphere is
a) 2 x 10 -2 C b) 4 x 10 -2 C
c) 1 x 10 -2 C d) 3 x 10 -2 C
10. There is an electric field E along x-direction. If the work done in moving a charge 0.2 C
through a distance 2 metres along a line making an angle 60 degree with the x-axis is 4
J, the value of E is
a) 4 N/C b) 8 N/c
c) √3 N/C d) 20 N/C
11. A particle of mass 1 kg and charge 1 C falls through a potential of 1 V. Its velocity is
a) 1.4 ms -1 b) 2 ms -1
c) 0.5 ms -1 d) 1 ms -1
12. The dimensions of ε v is the same as that of
a) capacitance b) capacitance/unit length
c) capacitance/area d) potential/length
13. The radius of the hydrogen atom is 5 x 10 -11 m and the charge on an electron or proton
is of magnitude 1.6 x 10 -19 C. At the ground state, the dipole moment of the atom ( in C
m)is
a) 8 x 10 -30 b) 16 x 10 -30
c) 0 d) 4x10 -30
14. Two conductors of capacitances 1 µF and 2 µF are charged to 200 V and 100 V
respectively, and then connected by a wire. The final potential of the connected system
is
a) 150 V b) 106 V
c) 133 V d) 187 V
15. The dielectric strength of a certain material is 10 6 Vm-1. The breakdown voltage to be
applied across a1 mm thick specimen is
a) 10 6 V b) 10 9 V
c) 10 3 V d) 2 x 10 6 V
16. 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/2 b ) -Q/4
c) +Q/4 d) +Q/2
17. A parallel plate capacitor is charged and the charging battery is then disconnected. If the
plates of the capacitor are moved farther apart by means of insulating handles,
a) the charge on the capacitor increases
b) the voltage across the plates increases
c) the capacitance increases
d) the electrostatic energy stored in the capacitor increases
18. A certain charge is divided in the ratio m: n so that when kept at a given distance, the
force between them is maximum. The ratio m:n is
a) 2;1 b) 4:1
c) 1:1 d) 3:1
19. A condenser is connected to a battery . If a dielectric slab is introduced fully in the
intervening space between the condenser plates, the electric field between the plates
will
a) decrease b) increase
c) remain the same d) cannot be answered from the data
20. An electron falls between two parallel plates of separation 2m, in which a uniform electric
field 2.5V/m exists. The energy gained by electron is equal to
a) 2.5 eV b) 1 eV
c) 4 x 10 -19 J d) 8 x 10 -19 J
21. A condenser of capacity C is connected to a battery of potential difference V. If q is the
charge given by the battery, the energy given by the battery and energy stored by the
condenser are respectively
a) (1/2)qV, (1/2) qV b) qV, (1/2) QV
c) (1/2)qV, qV d) qV, qV
22. The potential due to an electric dipole on the axial line at a point r from the dipole is V.
The potential at a distance 2r from the dipole will be
a) V/2 b) V/4
c) V/8 d) V/16
23. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
a) If electric field at a point is zero, electric potential will always be zero
b) If electric potential at a point is zero, electric field will always be zero
c) Electric field can exist at point even when the potential is zero at the point
d) Electric potential can exist even when the field is zero at the point
24. The number of lines of force coming out from +1C is
a) 1.11 x 10 11 b) 1.11 x 10 -10
c) 1.1 x 10 19 d) 1
25. Two identical capacitors are joined in parallel and charged to a potential V. Then these
are separated and connected in series with the positive plate of one connected to the
negative of the other. Then
a) the charges on the plates connected together are destroyed
b) the charges on the free plates are enhanced
c) the energy stored in the system increases
d) the potential difference between the plates becomes 2V
26. If the distance between the plates of a parallel plates condenser is increased, its
potential will
a) remain the same b) decrease
c) increase d) decrease exponentially
27. The insulating property of air breaks down at the intensity of electric field 3 x 10 6Vm-1.
The maxi-mum charge that can be given to a sphere of diameter 5m is about
a) 2 x 10 -9 C b) 2 x 10 -3 C
c) 2 x 10 -5 C d) 2 x 10 -6 C
28. A hollow metallic sphere of radius 5 cm is charged such that the potential on its surface
is 10V. The potential at the centre of the sphere is
 a) 10 V
b) zero
c) same as at a point 10 cm away from the surface
d) same as at a point 25 cm away from the surface
29. Two identical small metal balls are given charges equal to 10 units and –20 units. They
are allowed to touch each other and are again separated to the same distance as
before. The ratio of the force between the two balls in the two cases respectively is
a) -8:1 b) 8:1
c) 1:8 d) 1:8
30. A parallel plate capacitor is charged. With charging battery connected, the plates of the
capacitor are moved further apart by means of insulating handles
a) the electric field between the plates increases
b) the electric field between the plates decreases
c) the electric field between the plates remains the same
d) cannot be said from the data.
31. The electric potential V at a certain point distant x (in metre) is given by
V(x) = 5x2 +10x - 9 volt. The Electric field at x = 1 m will be
a) 20 V/m b) -10 V/m
c)- 23 V/m d) -20 V/m
32. At any point on the right bisector of an electric dipole
a) the electric field is zero
b) the electric potential is zero
c) the electric field is perpendicular to the dipole
d) the electric field is parallel to the dipole
33. A parallel plate capacitor of plate area A and plate separation d is charged to potential
difference V and then the battery is disconnected. A slab of dielectric constant K is then
inserted between the plates of the capacitor so as to fill the space between the plates.
The work done on the system in inserting the slab is
a)ε0AV2/d b)ε0KAV2/2d
c)ε0 (K-1)AV2/2Kd d)ε0AKV2/2d(K-1)
34. A proton moving with a constant velocity passes through a region of space without any
change in its velocity. If E and B represent the electric and magnetic fields respectively,
this region of space may have
a) E = 0, B = 0 b) E = 0, B not equal to 0
c) E not equal to 0, B = 0 d) E not equal 0, B not equal to 0
35. Two equal negative charge –q are placed at points (0,a) and (0,-a) . A positive charge Q
is released from rest from a point 2a, 0 on the x-axis. The charge Q will
a) execute S.H.M about the origin
b) move to origin and remain at rest
c) move to infinity
d) execute oscillations but not simple harmonic
36. 1000 small water drops each of radius and charge q coalesce to form a single bigger
drop. The ratio of potential of the bigger drop to that of the smaller one is
a) 1 b) 10
 c) 100 d) 1000

37. An infinite number of electric charge each of magnitude +e are arranged along the
X-axis at distance x= 1m, x = 2m, x = 4m, x = 8m ....etc. The electrostatic potential at the
origin is
a) ∞ b) e/2πεo
c) e/3πεo d) e/5πεo
38. If the charges in the above question are alternately + and – beginning with a positive
charge, the potential at the origin will be
a) zero b) e/2πεo
c) e/3πεo d) e/6πεo
39. A condenser of capacitance 2µF is charged to 200 V. It is now discharged through a
resistor the heat produced in the resistor is
a) 400 J b) 0.02 J
c) 0.04 J d) 0.08 J
40. The capacity of a parallel plate of condenser is 5µF. When a glass plate is placed
between the plates of the condenser, its potential difference reduces to 1/8 of the original
value. the value of the dielectric constant of glass is
a) 1.6 b) 8
c) 5 d) 40
41. The force acting on a charged particle kept between the plates of a charged parallel
plate condenser isF. If one of the plates of the condenser is removed, then the force
acting on the same particle will be
a) 0 b) F/2
c) F d) 2F
42. Two identical capacitors are connected first in series and then in parallel to the same
source.The ratio of energy of the system will be
a) 1:4 b) 4:1
c) 1:2 d) 2:1
43. Two identical charged spheres are suspended by strings of equal length making an
angle of 40 degree with each other. If they are immersed in a liquid of density less than
the density of the material of the spheres, then
a) the electrostatic force between them will increase
b) the electrostatic force between them will decrease
c) the net downward force on the spheres will decrease
d) the net downward force will remain the same
44. An uncharged metallic sphere A suspended between positively and negatively charged
metal plates is given a small push towards the +ve plate. Which one of the following
statements is correct?
a) A touches +ve plate and remains there
b) A touches +ve plate and then moves towards –ve plate and remains there
c) A oscillates between the two plates with a constant time period
d) A oscillates between the two plates with an increasing time-period
45. A particle A has charge +q and another particle B has charge +4q. Each of them has a
mass of m.They are allowed to fall from rest through the same electrical potential
difference. The ratio of their speeds vA/vB will be
a) 2:1 b) 1:2
c) 1:4 d) 4:1
46. The radius of the hydrogen atom is 0.53 x 10 -10 metre. The electrostatic potential
produced by the proton at the side of the electron will be
a) 27.2 V b) 13.6 V
c)-27.2V d) -13.6 V
47. Two charges exert a force F when kept at a distance r between them in air. The distance
at which they exert same force in a medium of relative permittivity 4 is
a) r/4 b) r/2
c) 4r d) 2r
48. Two conducting spheres of radii 5 cm and 3 cm are equally charged. The ratio of their
potentials is
a) 3:5 b) 5:3
c) 9:25 d) 25:9
49. A charge q 1 exerts some force on another charge q 2. If a third charge q 3 is brought
near q 1, the force exerted by q 1 on q 2
a) decreases b) remains unchanged
c) increases d) decrease for like and increase for unlike
50. 87.Twelve identical condenser plates are given. Two such plates will give a capacitance
of 1 µ F. The Maximum capacitance which we can have from these plates is (in µF)
a) 1 b) 6
c) 10 d) 11
51. A charge q is placed at the corner of a square of side a. The potential difference
between one adjacent corner and opposite corner is [A = 1/4πεo]
a) Aq/a b) 10.7 Aq/a
c) 0.35 Aq/a d) 0.29 Aq/a
52. Two conducting spheres A and B are charged to +10 µC and +20 µC. They have radii 3
cm and 6cm respectively. If they are connected by a wire
a) charge flows from A to B and heat is produced in the wire
b) charge flows from B to A and heat is produced in the wire
c) no charge flows between A and B and no heat is produced in the wire
d) charge flows from B to A and no heat is produced in the wire
53. The Coulomb’s law will not operate at a distance less than
a) 10 -8 m b) 10 -10 m
c) 10 -12 m d) 10 -15 m
54. A charged particle will move along an electric line of force if
a) it is free
b) it is accelerated
c) it is moving with a uniform velocity
d) it is moving with a non uniform velocity
55. Two given point charges are placed at a fixed distance in the following media. In which
of the me-dium the Coulomb force between them will be minimum?
a) water b) oil
c) mica d) paper
56. Three charges q 1, q 2, q 3 are kept at the corners of an equilateral triangle. The force
between q 1 and q 2 is F. If q 3 is removed from the third corner force between q1 and
q2
a) increases b) decreases
c) remains the same d) cannot be said from the data
57. Three charges +2q, -q, -q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle. If V is
electric potential and E the electric field at the centre of the triangle, then
a) E = 0, V≠ 0 b) E ≠ 0, V = 0
c) E ≠ 0, V ≠ 0 d) E = 0, V = 0
58. An electric line of force in the x-y plane is given by the equation x2+y2= 1. A particle with
a unit positive charge initially at rest at a point x = 1, y = 0 in the x-y plane
a) will move opposite the line of force
b) will move at an angle to the line of force
c) will continue to be at rest
d) will move along the line of force
59. Two charges +1C and -1C are placed at points (0,0) and (1,0) respectively. A
non-uniform electric field exists along the X axis which increases at a uniform rate of
1V/m2. If the force on +1C is 5 N,the force on -1C is
a) 6 N b) -6 N
c) 5 N d) -5 N