Exercise - I

ELECTRIC CHARGE & METHODS 6. Two charges are placed as shown in figure.
OF CHARGING Where should a third charge be placed so that
1. Which of the following charges cannot be it remains at rest ?
present on an oil drop in Millikan's 9e 16e
experiment :– 70cm
(1) 4.0 × 10–19 C (2) 6.0 × 10–19 C (1) 30 cm from 9e (2) 40 cm from 16e
(3) 10.0 × 10–19 C (4) all of them (3) 40 cm from 9e (4) (1) or (2)
2. In nature, the electric charge of any system is 7. Two point charges +9q and +q are kept 16 cm
always equal to : apart. Where should a third charge Q be
(1) half integral multiple of the least amount placed between them so that the system
of charge remains in equilibrium ?
(2) zero (1) 24 cm from + 9q (2) 12 cm from + 9q
(3) square of the least amount of charge (3) 24 cm from + q (4) 12 cm from + q
(4) integral multiple of the least amount of 8. Two balls carrying charges +7 µC and –5 µC
charge attract each other with a force F. If a charge
3. Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A –2 µC is added to both, the force between
positive point charge is placed outside the them will be :–
sphere. The net charge on the sphere is then : F
(1) F (2) (3) 2F (4) zero
(1) negative and distributed uniformly over 2
its surface. 9. Two equal and like charges when placed 5 cm
(2) negative and appears only at the point on apart experience a repulsive force of 0.144
the sphere closest to the point charge newtons. The magnitude of the charge in
(3) negative and distributed non-uniformly micro–coulomb will be
over its entire surface of the sphere (1) 0.2 (2) 2 (3) 20 (4) 12
(4) zero 10. Two point charges of + 2 C and + 6 C repel
each other with a force of 12 N. If each is given
COULOMB'S LAW AND EQUILIBRIUM OF an additional charge of – 4 C, then force will
CHARGE SYSTEM become:–
4. Force between two identical spheres charged (1) 4 N (attractive) (2) 60 N (attractive)
with same charge is F. If 50% charge of one (3) 4 N (repulsive) (4) 12 N (attractive)
sphere is transferred to the other sphere then 11. What equal charges should to be placed on
the new force will be :– earth and moon to neutralize their
3 3 gravitational attraction ? (mass of earth =
(1) F (2) F
4 8 1025 kg, mass of moon = 1023 kg)
3 (1) 8.6 × 1013 C (2) 6.8 × 1026 C
(3) F (4) none of these
2 (3) 8.6 × 10 C
3 (4) 9 × 106 C
5. Two point charges placed at a distance 'r' in 12. A point charge q1 exerts a force F upon
air exert a force 'F'. The distance at which another point charge q2. If a third charge q3 be
they exert same force when placed in a placed quite close to the charge q2 then the
certain medium (dielectric constant K) is :– force that charge q1 exerts on the charge q2
will be :-
(1) rK (2) r/K
(1) F (2) > F (3) < F (4) zero
(3) r K (4) r K
13. A charge Q is divided in two parts Q1 and Q2 18. Two small spheres each having a charge +Q
and these charges are placed at a distance R. are suspended by insulating threads of length
There will be maximum repulsion between L from a hook. This arrangement is taken to a
them when :- space where there is no gravitational effect,
2Q Q then the angle between the two threads and
(1) Q1 = Q – q; Q2 = q (2) Q1 = ,Q 2 =
3 3 the tension in each will be :-
3Q Q Q 1 Q2 1 Q2
(3) Q1 = ,Q 2 = (4) Q1 = Q 2 = (1) 180, (2) 90,
4 4 2 4 0 (2L)2 4 0 L2
14. The force of repulsion between two point
charges is F, when these are 1 m apart. Now 1 Q2 1 Q2
(3) 180, (4) 180,
the point charges are replaced by conducting 4 0 2L2 4 0 L2
spheres of radii 5 cm having the charge same 19. Identify the wrong statement in the following :-
as that of point charges. The distance Coulomb's law correctly describes the
between their centres is 1 m, then the force of electric force that.
repulsion will :–
(1) binds the electrons of an atom to it's
(1) increase (2) decrease
nucleus
10F
(3) remain same (4) become (2) binds the protons and neutrons in the
9
nucleus of an atom
15. Two charges 4q and q are placed at a distance
(3) binds the atoms together to form
 apart. A third charged particle Q is placed at
molecules
the middle of them. If resultant force on q is
zero then the value of Q is :– (4) binds the atoms and molecules together
(1) q (2) – q (3) 2q (4) – 2q to form solids
16. Two similar spheres having +q and –q 20. In the fig. force on charge at A in the direction
charges are kept at a certain separation. F normal to BC will be :–
force acts between them. If another similar A
q
sphere having +q charge is kept in the middle
of them, it experiences a force in magnitude a a
and direction as :– q q
(1) zero having no direction B a C
(2) 8F towards +q charge
(3) 8F towards –q charge kq kq2 kq2 3kq2
(1) − 2 (2) − 2 (3) 2 (4)
(4) 4F towards +q charge a 2a 2a a2
17. Four charges are placed at the circumference
of the dial of a clock as shown in figure. If the ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITY
clock has only hour hand, then the resultant 21. Two charges 9e and 3e are placed at a
force on a positive charge q0 placed at the separation r. The distance of the point where
centre, points in the direction which shows the electric field intensity will be zero, is :–
the time as :– r
(1) from 9e charge
+q (1 + 3)
12
3r
(2) from 9e charge
–q 9 3
+q 3 +1
q0
r
(3) from 3e charge
6 (1 − 3)
–q
3r
(4) from 3e charge
(1) 1:30 (2) 7:30 (3) 4:30 (4) 10:30 1+ 3
22. A ring of radius R is charged uniformly with a 27. A semicircular ring of radius 0.5 m is uniformly
charge + Q. The electric field at a point on its charged with a total charge of 1.4  10–9 C. The
axis at a distance r from any point on the ring
electric field intensity at the centre of this ring
will be :–
is :–
KQ KQ
(1) 2 2 (2) 2 (1) zero (2) 320 V/m.
(r – R ) r
(3) 64 V/m. (4) 32 V/m.
KQ KQr
(3) 3 ( r2 − R 2 )
1/2
(4) 3 a 28. For the given figure the direction of electric
r R
23. Two positive charges of 1 µC and 2 µC are field at A will be :
placed 1 metre apart. The value of electric L X
field in N/C at the mid point of the two A Y
charges will be :– Z
(1) 10.8 × 104 (2) 3.6 × 104 Q –Q
(3) 1.8 × 10 4 (4) 5.4 × 104 B C
24. The electric field in a certain region is given (1) towards AL (2) towards AY
→
K
by E = ( 3 )iˆ . The dimensions of K are :– (3) towards AX (4) towards AZ
x
29. –1 × 10 C charge is on a drop of water having
–6
(1) MLT–3A–1 (2) ML–2T–3A–1
(3) ML4T–3A–1 (4) M°L°T°A° mass 10–6 kg. What electric field should be
25. Figure below shows regular hexagon, with applied on the drop so that it is in the
different charges placed at the vertices. In balanced condition with its weight ?
which of the following cases is the electric (1) 10 V/m upward
field at the centre zero ? (2) 10 V/m downward
5q 4q q –q (3) 0.1 V/m downward
(4) 0.1 V/m upward
6q 3q –q q
30. Two small identical spheres, each of mass 1 g
q 2q q q and carrying same charge 10–9 C are
I II suspended by threads of equal lengths. If the
2q 2q 2q 2q distance between the centres of the spheres
q q q q
is 0.3 cm in equilibrium then the inclination
of the thread with the vertical will be :–
2q 2q 2q q (1) tan–1 (0.1) (2) tan–1 (2)
III IV (3) tan–1 (1.5) (4) tan–1 (0.6)
(1) IV (2) III (3) I (4) II
26. Electric field at the centre 'O' of a semicircle
of radius 'a' having linear charge density  is
given as :-
++
+

+
O +
a +
+
+ +
2 
(1) (2)
0 a 0 a
 
(3) (4)
20 a 0 a
EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) ANSWER KEY
Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Answer 4 4 4 1 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 2
Question 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Answer 3 2 1 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 2 1