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Name: _______________ Electric charges and fields

Roll No: __________ Time: 30 Minutes Marks: 60

(1). Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a distance exert a force on each other. If the charges are halved and the distance between (4)

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them is doubled, then the new force acting on each charge is
A. F/8 B. F/4

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C. 4F D. F/16
Solution (Explanation).

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(2). Two small spherical balls each carrying a charge (10 micro-coulomb) are suspended by two insulating threads of equal (4)
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lengths 1m each, from a point fixed in the ceiling. It is found that in equilibrium threads are separated by an angle 60 between them, as

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shown in the figure. What is the tension in the threads (Given: )

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A. 18 N B. 1.8 N

C. 0.18 N D. None of the above

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Solution (Explanation).
In the following figure, in equilibrium Fe = T sin , r = 1m
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(3). 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 (4)
equal to
A. B.
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C. D.

Solution (Explanation).
As we have learnt,
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Neutral Point /Zero Electric Field -

Due to a system of two like Point Ooint charge.
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- wherein
Where, x = distance between Q1 and Q2

By using Tricky formula

Snce q should be negetive, so

(4). Three point charges of magnitude and are located at the vertices of a right angled triangle whose sides (4)
are and and point is the right angle corner. Charge at point experiences __________
of electrostatic force due to the other two charges.
Solution (Explanation).

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A.
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Change at pt A experiences electrostatic force due to the other two charges

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(5). An infinite number of point charges, each carrying 1 cagrge, are placed along the y-axis at y=1m, 2m, 4m .8m _____ The total (4)
force on a 1 C point charge, placed at the origin is . The value of x, to the nearest interger is ________
Solution (Explanation).
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(6). The three charges are placed at the corners of a square of side as shown in figure. The magnitude of (4)
electric field (E) at the corner D of the square, is :
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A. B.

C. D.
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Solution (Explanation).
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(7). Three identical charged balls each of charge are suspended from a common point by silk threads of each (as shown in (4)
figure ). They form an equilateral triangle of side .
The ratio of net force on a charged ball to the force between any two charged balls will be :

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A.
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A. B.

C. D.
Solution (Explanation).

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The electric force on charge kept at

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Where F is the electrostatic force between any two charge
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The correct answer is (4)

(8). Two particles having charges respectively are held fixed with a separation of . At what position a (4)
third charged particle should be placed so that it does not experience a net electric force?
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A. At on the right side B. At on the left side of system

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C. At from between two charges D. At midpoint between two charges

Solution (Explanation).
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Let c be the position where the net.force is zero (closer to the smaller charge for two unlike changes arrangement)
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(9). Two point charges and repel each other with a force of . If a charge of is added to each of them, then the (4)
force between them will become
A. B.

C. D.
Solution (Explanation).
As we learned
Repulsive Nature -
Same electrical sign repel each other.
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Initially and Finally

electrical force on Q is zero, then the Q/q equals

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(10). A charge Q is placed at each of the opposite corners of a square. A charge q is placed at each of the other two corners. If the net (4)
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A. B.

C. D.
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Solution (Explanation).
As we learnt in
Principle of Super Position -
It states that total force acting on a given charge due to number of charges is the Vector sum of the individual force acting on that charge due to all
the charges.
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- wherein
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Force of repulsion on Q due to Q along diagonal

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The total force of attraction along diagonal (taking component)

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As F=f

(11). Three charges are placed as shown in the figure. The x- component of the force on is proportional to (4)
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C. D.

Solution (Explanation).
As we learnt in

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Magnitude of the Resultant force -

A.
- wherein

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F2 makes an angle of
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Resolved part of F2 along q 1q 2

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(12). Two charges 9e and 3e are placed at a distance r. The distance of the point where the electric field intensity will be zero is (4)
A. B.
from 9e charge
from 9e charge
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C. D.
from 3e charge
from 3e charge

Solution (Explanation).
As we have learnt,

Neutral Point /Zero Electric Field -

Due to a system of two like Point Ooint charge.

- wherein
Where, x = distance between Q1 and Q2
Suppose neutral point is obtained at a distance from charge 9e and from charge 3e
By using

(13). The distance between charges and is 0.2 m. The distance at which a third charge should be placed in (4)

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order that it will not experience any force along the line joining the two charges is

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A. 0.44 m B. 0.65 m

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C. 0.556 m D. 0.350 m

Solution (Explanation).
As we have learnt,

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Neutral Point due to two unlike Point -

- wherein

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Where, x = distance between Q1 and Q2

If two opposite charges are separated by a certain distance, then for it’s equilibrium a third charge should be kept outside and near the charge
which is smaller in magnitude.
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Here, suppose third charge q is placed at a distance x from – 2.7 10–11C then for it’s equilibrium |F1| = |F2|
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(14). A charged particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest in a uniform electric field E . Neglecting the effect of gravity, the (4)
kinetic energy of the charged particle after ‘t’ second is
A. B.
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C. D.

Solution (Explanation).
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Force on particle=
Hence, acceleration of the particle
Initial speed = u=0
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Hence, the final velocity

Kinetic energy
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(15). An electron of mass and charge e is accelerated from rest through a potential difference V in vacuum. The final speed of the (4)
electron will be
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A. B.

C. D.

Solution (Explanation).
As we hav learnt,

when Charged Particle at rest in uniform field -

Kinetiv Energy -
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Kinetic energy

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