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Question 513 Marks
A charge of 1.0C is placed at the top of your college building and another equal charge at the top of your house. Take the separation between the two charges to be 2.0km. Find the force exerted by the charges on each other. How many times of your weight is this force?
Answer
Given:

$\text{q}_1=\text{q}_2=\text{q}=1.0\text{C}$

Distance between the charges, $\text{r}=2\text{km}=2\times10^3\text{m}$

By Coulomb's Law, electrostatic force,

$\text{F}=\frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}\frac{\text{q}_1\text{q}_2}{\text{r}^2}$

$\text{F}=9\times10^9\times\frac{1\times1}{(2\times10^3)^2}$

$=2.25\times10^3\text{N}$

Let my mass, m, be 50kg.

Weight of my body, W = mg

$\Rightarrow\text{W}=50\times10\text{N}=500\text{N}$

Now,

$\frac{\text{Weight of my body}}{\text{Force between the charges}}=\frac{500}{2.25\times10^3}$

$=\frac{1}{4.5}$

So, the force between the charges is 4.5 times the weight of my body.

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Question 523 Marks
Does the force on a charge due to another charge depend on the charges present nearby?
Answer
Coulomb's Law states that the force between two charged particle is given by,

$\text{F}=\frac{\text{q}_1\text{q}_2}{4\pi\in_0\text{r}^2}$

Where,

q1 and q2 are the charges on the charged particles .

r = separation  between the charged particles.

$\in_0$ = parmittivity of free space.

According to the Law of Superposition, the electrostatic force between two charged particles are unaffected due to the presence of other charges.

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Question 533 Marks
A charged particle having a charge of -2.0 × 10-6C is placed close to a nonconducting plate having a surface charge density 4.0 × 10-5Cm-2. Find the force of attraction between the particle and the plate.
Answer
The electric field due to a conducting thin sheet,

$\text{E}=\frac{\sigma}{2\in_0}$

The magnitude of attractive force between the particle and the plate,

$\text{F}=\text{qE}$

$\text{F}=\frac{\text{q}\times\sigma}{2\in_0}$

$\text{F}=\frac{\big(2.0\times10^{-6}\big)\times\big(4.0\times10^{-6}\big)}{2\times\big(8.85\times10^{-12}\big)}$

$\text{F}=0.45\text{N}$

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Question 543 Marks
Four point charges qA = 2 μC, qB = –5 μC, qC = 2 μC, and qD = –5 μC are located at the corners of a square ABCD of side 10 cm. What is the force on a charge of 1 μC placed at the centre of the square?
Answer
The given figure shows a square of side 10 cm with four charges placed at its corners. O is the centre of the square.
Where,
(Sides) AB = BC = CD = AD cm
(Diagonals) AC = BD $=10\sqrt{2}$ cm
AO = OC = DO = OB cm $5\sqrt{2}$ cm
A charge of amount 1µ C is placed at point O.
Force of repulsion between charges placed at corner A and centre O is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction relative to the force of repulsion between the charges placed at corner C and centre O. Hence, they will cancel each other. Similarly, force of attraction between charges placed at corner B and centre O is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction relative to the force of attraction between the charges placed at corner D and centre O. Hence, they will also cancel each other. Therefore, net force caused by the four charges placed at the corner of the square on 1µ C charge at centre O is zero.
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Question 553 Marks
A spherical volume contains a uniformly distributed charge of density 2.0 × 10-4Cm-3. Find the electric field at a point inside the volume at a distance 4.0cm from the centre.
Answer
Given :

Volume charge density, $\rho=2\times10^{-4}\text{C/m}^3$

Let us assume a concentric spherical surface inside the given sphere with radius = 4cm = 4 × 10-2m

The charge enclosed in the spherical surface assumed can be found by multiplying the volume charge density with the volume of the sphere. Thus,

$\text{q}=\rho\times\frac{4}3{}\pi\text{r}^3$

$\Rightarrow\text{q}=\big(2\times10^{-4}\big)\times\frac{4}{3}\pi\text{r}^3$

The net flux through the spherical surface,

$\phi=\frac{\text{q}}{\in_0}$

The surface area of the spherical surface of radius r cm:

$\text{A}=4\pi\text{r}^2$

Electric field,

$\text{E}=\frac{\text{q}}{\in_0\times\text{A}}$

$\text{E}=\frac{2\times10^{-4}\times4\pi\text{r}^3}{\in_0\times3\times4\pi\text{r}^2}$

$\text{E}=\frac{2\times10^{-4}\times\text{r}}{3\times\in_0\times}$

The electric field at the point inside the volume at a distance 4.0cm from the centre,

$\text{E}=\frac{(2\times10^{-4})\times(4\times10^{-2})}{3\times(8.85\times10^{-12})}\text{N/C}$

$\text{E}=3.0\times10^{5}\text{N/C}$

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Question 563 Marks
Two particles, carrying charges -q and +q and having equal masses m each, are fixed at the ends of a light rod of length a to form a dipole. The rod is clamped at an end and is placed in a uniform electric field E with the axis of the dipole along the electric field. The rod is slightly tilted and then released. Neglecting gravity find the time period of small oscillations.
Answer
Consider the rod to be a simple pendulum.

For simple pendulum,

$\text{T}=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{\ell}{\text{g}}}$ $\big(\ell=$ length, q = acceleration$\big)$

Now, force experienced by the charges

F = Eq Now, acceleration $=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{m}}$

$=\frac{\text{Eq}}{\text{m}}$

Hence length = a

so, Time period $=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{\text{a}}{\Big(\frac{\text{Eq}}{\text{m}}\Big)}}$

$=2\pi\sqrt{\frac{\text{ma}}{\text{Eq}}}$

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Question 573 Marks
Define electric field intensity. Write its SI unit. Write the magnitude and direction of electric field intensity due to an electric dipole of length 2a at the midpoint of the line joining the two charges.
Answer
Electric Field Intensity: The electric field intensity at any point in an electric field is defined as the electric force per unit positive test charge placed at that point i.e.,

$\vec{\text{E}}=\lim\limits_{\text{q}_0\rightarrow0}\frac{\vec{\text{F}}}{\text{q}_0}$

The test charge q0 has to be vanishingly small so that it does not affect the electric field of the main charge.

The SI unit of electric field intensity is newton/ coulomb.

Electric Field Strength at mid-point of dipole: The electric field strength at mid-point C due to charge +q is -q along the same direction.

E = E1 + E2

$=\frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}\frac{\text{q}}{\text{a}^2}+\frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}\frac{\text{q}}{\text{a}^2}=\frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}\frac{2\text{q}}{\text{a}^2}$

Its direction is from +q to -q.

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Question 583 Marks
A circular ring of radius r made of a nonconducting material is placed with its axis parallel to a uniform electric field. The ring is rotated about a diameter through 180°. Does the flux of electric field change? If yes, does it decrease or increase?
Answer
It is given that the circular ring, made of a non-conducting material, of radius r is placed with its axis parallel to a uniform electric field.This means that both the electric field and the area vector are parallel to each other (area vector is always perpendicular to the surface area). Thus, the flux through the ring is given by $\vec{\text{E}}.\vec{\text{S}}={\text{ES}}\cos0=\text{E}(\pi\text{r}^2).$
Now, when the ring is rotated about its diameter through 180°, the angle between the area vector and the electric field becomes 180°. Thus, the flux becomes $-\text{E}(\pi\text{r}^2).$
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Question 593 Marks
The number of electrons in an insulator is of the same order as the number of electrons in a conductor. What is then the basic difference between a conductor and an insulator?
Answer
The outer electrons of an atom or molecule in a conductor are only weakly bound to it and are free to move throughout the body of the material.
On the other hand, in insulators, the electrons are tightly bound to their respective atoms and cannot leave their parent atoms and move through a long distance.
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Question 603 Marks
A spherical shell made of plastic, contains a charge Q distributed uniformly over its surface. What is the electric field inside the shell? If the shell is hammered to deshape it without altering the charge, will the field inside be changed? What happens if the shell is made of a metal?
Answer
As the shell is made of plastic, it is non-conducting. But as the charge is distributed uniformly over the surface of the shell, the sum of all the electric field vectors at the centre due to this kind of distribution is zero. But when the plastic shell is deformed, the distribution of charge on it becomes non-uniform. In other words, the sum of all the electric field vectors is non-zero now or the electric field exists at the centre now.
In case of a deformed conductor, the field inside is always zero.
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Question 613 Marks
If a charge is placed at rest in an electric field, will its path be along a line of force? Discuss the situation when the lines of force are straight and when they are curved.
Answer
If a charge is placed at rest in an electric field, its path will be tangential to the lines of force. When the electric field lines are straight lines then the tangent to them will coincide with the electric field lines so the charge will move along them only. When the lines of force are curved, the charge moves along the tangent to them.
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Question 623 Marks
Draw the electric field lines due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell when charge on the shell is (a) positive and (b) negative.
Answer
The electric field lines are shown in the figure. For a positively charged shell, the field lines are directed in radially outward direction and for negatively charged shell, these are directed in radially inward direction.

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Question 633 Marks
Two insulating small spheres are rubbed against each other and placed 1cm apart. If they attract each other with a force of 0.1N, how many electrons were transferred from one sphere to the other dunng rubbing?
Answer
$\text{F}=0.1\text{N}$

$\text{r}=1\text{cm}=10^{-2}$ (As they rubbed with each other. So the charge on each sphere are equal)

So, $\text{F}=\frac{\text{kq}_1\text{q}_2}{\text{r}^2}$

$\Rightarrow0.1=\frac{\text{kq}^2}{(10^{-2})^2}$

$\Rightarrow\text{q}^2=\frac{0.1\times10^{-4}}{9\times10^9}$

$\Rightarrow\text{q}^2=\frac{1}{9}\times10^{-14}$

$\Rightarrow\text{q}=\frac{1}{3}\times10^{-7}$

$1.6\times10^{-19}\text{c}$ Carries by 1 electron

1 c carried by $\frac{1}{1.6\times10^{-19}}$

$0.33\times10^{-7}$ c carries by

$\frac{1}{1.6\times10^{-19}} \times0.33\times10^{-7}$

$=0.208\times10^{12}$

$=2.08\times10^{11}$

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Question 643 Marks
Which among the curves shown in figure cannot possibly represent electrostatic field lines?

Answer
  1. Field lines are wrongly drawn because electric field lines must be normal to the surface of the conductor at each point.
  2. Field lines are wrongly drawn because field lines cannot start from a negative charge.
  3. Field lines are correctly drawn, because they are originating from a positive charge.
  4. Field lines are wrongly drawn as the field lines cannot intersect.
  5. Field lines are wrongly drawn because they cannot form closed loops.
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Question 653 Marks
What is the nature of electrostatic force between two point electric charges q1 and q2 if:
  1. q1 + q2 > 0?
  2. q1 + q2 < 0?
Answer
  1. If both q1 and q2 are positive, the electrostatic force between these will be repulsive.

However, if one of these charges is positive and is greater than the other negative charge, the electrostatic force between them will be attractive.

Thus, the nature of force between them can be repulsive or attractive.

  1. If both q1 and q2 are -ve, the force between these will be repulsive.

However, if one of them is -ve and it is greater in magnitude than the second +ve charge, the force between them will be attractive.

Thus, the nature of force between them can be repulsive or attractive.

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Question 663 Marks
Three equal charges, 2.0 × 10-6C each, are held fixed at the three corners of an equilateral triangle of side 5cm. Find the Coulomb force experienced by one of the charges due to the rest two.
Answer

Three charges are held at three corners of a equilateral trangle.

Let the charges be A, B and C.

It is of length 5cm or 0.05m

Force exerted by B on A = F1

Force exerted by C on A = F2

So, force exerted on A = resultant F1 = F2

$\Rightarrow\text{F}=\frac{\text{kq}_2}{\text{r}^2}$

$=\frac{9\times10^9\times2\times2\times2\times10^{-12}}{5\times5\times10^{-4}}$

$=\frac{36}{25}\times10$

$=14.4$

Now, force on A = 2 × F cos 30° since it is equilateral $\triangle.$

⇒ Force on $\text{A}=2\times1.44\times\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}$

$=24.94\text{N}.$

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Question 673 Marks
A water particle of mass 10.0mg and having a charge of 1.50 × 10-6C stays suspended in a room. What is the magnitude of electric field in the room? What is its direction?
Answer

$\text{m}=10,\ \text{mg}=10\times10^{-3}\text{g}\times10^{-3}\text{kg},$

$\text{q}=1.5\times10^{-6}\text{C}$

But $\text{qE}=\text{mg}$

$\Rightarrow(1.5\times10^{-6})\text{E}=10\times10^{-6}\times10$

$\Rightarrow\text{E}=\frac{10\times10^{-4}\times10}{1.5\times10^{-6}}$

$=\frac{100}{1.5}=66.6\text{N/C}$

$=\frac{100\times10^3}{1.5}=\frac{10^{5+1}}{15}$

$=6.6\times10^{3}$

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Question 683 Marks
Three charges are arranged on the vertices of an equilateral triangle as shown in figure. Find the dipole moment of the combination.

Answer

Let -q & -q are placed at A & C

Where 2q on B

So length of A = d

So the dipole moment = (q × d) = P

So, Resultant dipole moment

$\text{P}=\Big[(\text{qd})^2+(\text{qd})^2+2\text{qd}\times\text{qd}\cos60^\circ\Big]^{\frac{1}{2}}$

$=\big[3\text{q}^2\text{d}^2\big]^{\frac{1}{2}}$

$=\sqrt{3}\text{qd}$

$=\sqrt{3}\text{p}$

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Question 693 Marks
Given a uniformly charged plane/sheet of surface charge density, $\sigma=2\times10^{17}\text{C/m}^2.$

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  1. Find the electric field intensity at a point A, 5mm away from the sheet on the left side.
  2. Given a straight line with three points X, Y and Z placed 50cm away from the charged sheet on the right side. At which of these points, the field due to the sheet remain the same as that of point A and why?
Answer
  1. At A, $\text{E}=\frac{\sigma}{2\in_0}=\frac{2\times10^{17}\text{Cm}^{-2}}{2\times8.854\times10^{-12}\text{C}^2\text{N}^{-1}\text{m}^{-2}}$

$\text{E}=1.1\times1028 \text{N/C}$

Directed away from the sheet.

  1. Point Y, Because at 50cm, the charge sheet acts as a finite sheet and thus the magnitude remains same towards the middle region of the planar sheet.
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Question 703 Marks
A particle having a charge of 2.0 × 10-4C is placed directly below and at a separation of 10cm from the bob of a simple pendulum at rest. The mass of the bob is 100g. What charge should the bob be given so that the string becomes loose?
Answer

Mass of the bob = 100g = 0.1kg

So Tension in the string = 0.1 × 9.8 = 0.98N.

For the Tension to be 0, the charge below should repel the first bob.

$\Rightarrow\text{F}=\frac{\text{kq}_1\text{q}_2}{\text{r}^2}$ $\big[\text{T}-\text{mg}+\text{F}=0\ \Rightarrow\text{T}=\text{mg}-\text{f},\ \text{T}=\text{mg}\big]$

$\Rightarrow0.98=\frac{9\times10^9\times2\times10^{-4}\times\text{q}^2}{(0.01)^2}$

$\Rightarrow\text{q}_2=\frac{0.98\times1\times10^{-2}}{9\times2\times10^5}$

$=0.054\times10^{-9}\text{N}$

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Question 713 Marks
Two particles A and B having charges of +2.00 × 10-6C and of -4.00 × 10-6C respectively are held fixed at a separation of 20.0cm. Locate the point(s) on the line AB where
  1. The electric field is zero.
  2. The electric potential is zero.
Answer
$\text{q}_2=2\times10^{-6}\text{C},\ \text{q}_1^2=-4\times10^{-6}\text{C},$

$\text{r}=20\text{cm}=0.2\text{m}$

(E1 = electric field due to q1, E2 = electric field due to q2)

$\Rightarrow\frac{(\text{r}-\text{x})^2}{\text{x}^2}=\frac{-\text{q}_2}{\text{q}_1}\Rightarrow\frac{(\text{r}-1)^2}{\text{x}}=\frac{-\text{q}_2}{\text{q}_1}$

$=\frac{4\times10^{-6}}{2\times10^{-6}}=\frac{1}{2}$

$\Rightarrow\Big(\frac{\text{r}}{\text{x}}-1\Big)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

$=\frac{1}{1.414}$

$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{r}}{\text{x}}=1.414+1$

$=2.414$

$\Rightarrow\text{x}=\frac{\text{r}}{2.414}$

$=\frac{20}{2.414}$

$=8.285\text{cm}$

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Question 723 Marks
Two particles have equal masses of 5.0g each and opposite charges of +4.0 × 10-5 C and -4.0 × 10-5C. They are released from rest with a separation of 1.0m between them. Find the speeds of the particles when the separation is reduced to 50cm.
Answer

$\text{q}_1=\text{q}_2=4\times10^{-5}$

$\text{s}=1\text{m},\ \text{m}=5\text{g}$

$=0.005\text{kg}$

$\text{F}=\text{K}\frac{\text{q}^2}{\text{r}^2}$

$=\frac{9\times10^9\times\big(4\times10^{-5}\big)^2}{1^2}$

$=14.4\text{N}$

Acceleration ‘a’ $=\frac{\text{F}}{\text{m}}$

$=\frac{14.4}{0.005}$

$=2880\text{m/s}^2$

Now, $\text{u}=0,$

$\text{s}=50\text{cm}=0.5\text{m}$

$\text{a}=2880\text{m/s}^2,\ \text{V}=?$

$\Rightarrow\text{V}=\sqrt{2880}$

$=53.66\text{m/s}\approx54\text{m/s}$ for each particle.

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Question 733 Marks
A hollow charged conductor has a tiny hole cut into its surface. Show that the electric field in the hole is (σ/2ε0) $\hat{\text{n}}$ , where $\hat{\text{n}}$ is the unit vector in the outward normal direction, and σ is the surface charge density near the hole.
Answer
Let us take a charged conductor with the hole filled up, as shown by shaded portion in the figure.

We find with the application of Gaussian theorem that field inside is zero and just outside is $\frac{\sigma}{\in_0}\hat{\text{n}}.$

This field can be viewed as the superposition of the field E2 due to the filled up hole plus the field E1 due to the rest of the charged conductor.

The two fields (E1 and E2) must be equal and opposite as the field vanishes inside the conductor. Thus, E1 - E2 = 0

Now, the field outside the conductor is given by

$\text{E}_1+\text{E}_2=\frac{\sigma}{\in_0}$

$\therefore \ 2\ \text{E}_1=\frac{\sigma}{\in_0}$

$\Rightarrow\ \text{E}_1=\frac{\sigma}{2\in_0}$

Therefore, field in the hole (due to the rest of the conductor) is given as:

$\text{E}_1=\frac{\sigma}{2\in_0}\hat{\text{n}}$ ($\hat{\text{n}}$ → unit vector in the outward normal direction)

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Question 743 Marks
Consider a sphere of radius R with charge density distributed as

$\rho\text{(r)}=\text{kr for r}\leq\text{R}$

$=0\text{ for f}>\text{R}.$

Find the electric field at all points r.

Answer
The expression of charge density distribution in the sphere suggests that the electric field is radial.

Let us consider a sphere S of radius R and two hypothetic spheres of radius r < R and r > R.

Let us first consider for point r < R, electric field intensity will be given by,

$\oint\overrightarrow{\text{E}}.\text{d}\overrightarrow{\text{S}}=\frac{1}{\in_0}\int\rho\text{dV}$

Here $\text{dV}=4\pi\text{r}^2\text{dr}$

$\Rightarrow\ \oint\overrightarrow{\text{E}}.\text{d}\overrightarrow{\text{S}}=\frac{1}{\in_0}4\pi\text{K}\int\text{r}^3\text{dr}\ \ (\because\ \rho(\text{r})=\text{Kr})$

$\Rightarrow\ (\text{E})4\pi\text{r}^2=\frac{4\pi\text{K}}{\in_0}\frac{\text{r}^4}{4}$

We get, $\text{E}=\frac{1}{4\in_0}\text{Kr}^2$

As charge density is positive, it means the direction of E is radially outwards.

Now consider points r > R, electric field intensity will be given by

$\oint\overrightarrow{\text{E}}.\text{d}\overrightarrow{\text{S}}=\frac{1}{\in_0}\int\rho\text{dV}$

$\Rightarrow\ \text{E}(4\pi\text{r}^2)=\frac{4\pi\text{K}}{\in_0}\oint\text{r}^3\text{dr}=\frac{4\pi\text{K}}{\in_0}\frac{\text{R}^4}{4}$

Which given, $\text{E}=\frac{\text{K}}{4\in_0}\frac{\text{r}^4}{\text{r}^2}$

Here also the charge density is again positive. So, the direction of E is radially outward.

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Question 753 Marks
Consider the situation shown in figure. What are the signs of q1 and q2? If the lines are drawn in proportion to the charge, what is the ratio $\frac{\text{q}_1}{\text{q}_2}?$

Answer
The electric lines of force are entering charge q1; So, it is is negative. On the other hand, the lines of force are originating from charge q2; so, it positive.

If the lines are drawn in proprotion to the charges, then

$\frac{\text{q}_1}{\text{q}_2}=\frac{6}{18}$

$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{q}_1}{\text{q}_2}=\frac{1}{3}$

6 lines are entering q1 and 18 are coming our of q2.

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Question 763 Marks
The electric field in a region is given by $\overrightarrow{\text{E}}=\frac{3}{5}\text{E}_0\overrightarrow{\text{i}}+\frac{4}{5}\text{E}_0\overrightarrow{\text{j}}$ with $\text{E}_0=2.0\times10^3\text{NC}^{-1}.$ Find the flux of this field through a rectangular surface of area 0.2m2 parallel to the y-z plane.
Answer
Given:

Electric field strength, $\overrightarrow{\text{E}}=\frac{3}{5}\text{E}_0\hat{\text{i}}+\frac{4}{5}\text{E}_0\hat{\text{j}}$

where $\text{E}_0=2.0\times10^3\text{N/C}$

The plane of the rectangular surface is parallel to the y-z plane. The normal to the plane of the rectangular surface is along the x axis.

Only $\frac{3}{5}\text{E}_0\hat{\text{i}}$ passes perpendicular to the plane; so, only this component of the field will contribute to flux.

On the other hand, $\frac{4}{5}\text{E}_0\hat{\text{i}}$ moves parallel to the surface.
Surface area of the rectangular surface, a = 0.2m2

Flux,

$\phi=\overrightarrow{\text{E}}.\overrightarrow{\text{a}}=\text{E}\times\text{a}$

$\phi=\Big(\frac{3}5{}\times2\times10^3\Big)\times(2\times10^{-1})\text{Nm}^2/\text{C}$

$\phi=0.24\times10^3\text{Nm}^2/\text{C}$

$\phi=240\text{Nm}^2/\text{C}$

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Question 773 Marks
Two identical particles, each having a charge of 2.0 × 10-4C and mass of 10g, are kept at a separation of 10cm and then released. What would be the speeds of the particles when the separation becomes large?
Answer

$\text{m}=10\text{g}$

$\text{F}=\frac{\text{KQ}}{\text{r}}$

$=\frac{9\times10^9\times2\times10^{-4}}{10\times10^{-2}}$

$\text{F}=1.8\times10^{-7}$

$\text{F}=\text{m}\times\text{a}$

$\Rightarrow\text{a}=\frac{1.8\times10^{-7}}{10\times10^{-3}}$

$=1.8\times10^{-3}\text{m/s}^2$

$\text{V}^2-\text{u}^2=2\text{as}$

$\Rightarrow\text{V}^2=\text{u}^2+2\text{as}$

$\text{V}=\sqrt{0+2\times1.8\times10^{-3}\times10\times10^{-2}}$

$=\sqrt{3.6\times10^{-4}}$

$=0.6\times10^{-2}$

$=6\times10^{-3}\text{,m/s}.$

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Question 783 Marks
Find the speed of the electron in the ground state of a hydrogen atom. The description of ground state is given in the previous problem.
Answer
Fe from previous problem No. $18=8.2\times10^{-8}\text{N},\ \text{Ve}=?$

Now, $\text{M}_\text{e}=9.12\times10^{31}\text{kg},\ \text{r}=0.53\times10^{-10}\text{m}$

Now, $\text{Fe}=\frac{\text{M}_\text{e}\text{v}^2}{\text{r}}$

$\Rightarrow\text{v}^2=\frac{\text{Fe}\times\text{r}}{\text{m}_\text{e}}$

$=\frac{8.2\times10^{-8}\times0.53\times10^{-10}}{9.1\times10^{-31}}$

$=0.4775\times10^{13}$

$=4.775\times10^{12}\text{m}^2/\text{s}^2$

$\text{v}=2.18\times10^6\text{m/s}$

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Question 793 Marks
Suppose an attractive nuclear force acts between two protons which may be written as $\text{F}=\text{Ce}^{-\text{kr}}/\text{r}^2.$
  1. Write down the dimensional formulae and appropriate SI units of C and k.
  2. Suppose that k = 1 fermi-1 and that the repulsive electric force between the protons is just balanced by the attractive nuclear force when the separation is 5 fermi. Find the value of C.
Answer
Expression of electrical force $\text{F}=\text{C}\times\text{e}^{\frac{-\text{kr}}{\text{r}^2}}$

Since e-kr is a pure number. So, dimensional formulae of $\text{F}=\frac{\text{dimensional formulae of C}}{\text{dimensional formulae of r}^2}$

Or, $\big[\text{MLT}^{-2}\big]\big[\text{L}^2\big]=$ dimensional formulae of $\text{C}=\big[\text{ML}^3\text{T}^{-2}\big]$

Unit of C = unit of force × unit of r2 = Newton × m2 = Newton-m2

Since -kr is a number hence dimensional formulae of

$\text{k}=\frac{1}{\text{dim entional formulae of r}}=\big[\text{L}^{-1}\big]$ Unit of k = m-1

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Question 803 Marks
A 10cm long rod carries a charge of $+50\mu\text{C}$ distributed uniformly along its length. Find the magnitude of the electric field at a point 10cm from both the ends of the rod.
Answer

$\text{G}=50\mu\text{C}=50\times10^{-6}\text{C}$

We have, $\text{E}=\frac{2\text{KQ}}{\text{r}}$ for a charged cylinder

$\Rightarrow\text{E}=\frac{2\times9\times10^9\times50\times10^{-6}}{5\sqrt{3}}$

$=\frac{9\times10^{-5}}{5\sqrt{3}}$

$=1.03\times10^{-5}$

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Question 813 Marks
A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q.
Show that the system of three charges will be in equilibrium if $\text{q}=-\frac{\text{Q}}{4}.$
Answer

Charge q is in equilibrium since charges A and B exert equal and opposite forces on it.

For equilibrium of charge Q at B;

FBC + FAB = 0

$\Rightarrow\ \frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}\frac{\text{qQ}}{(\text{l}/2)^2}+\frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}\frac{\text{Q.Q}}{\text{l}^2}=0$

$\Rightarrow\ \frac{1}{4\pi\in_0}\frac{\text{Q}}{\text{l}^2}(4\text{q}+\text{Q})=0\Rightarrow\ \text{}q=-\frac{\text{Q}}{4}$

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Question 823 Marks
Consider two hollow concentric spheres, S1 and S2, enclosing charges 2Q and 4Q respectively as shown in the figure.

  1. Find out the ratio of the electric flux through them.
  2. How will the electric flux through the sphere S1 change if a medium of dielectric constant $'\in_\text{r}'$ is introduced in the space inside S1 in place of air? Deduce the necessary expression.

Answer
Using Gauss's Theorem $\oint\vec{\text{E}}.\vec{\text{ds}}=\frac{\text{q(T)}}{\in_0}$

Electric flux through sphere S1$\Phi_1=\frac{2(\text{Q})}{\in_0}$

Electric flux through sphere S2$\Phi=\frac{(2\text{Q}+4\text{Q})}{\in_0}=\frac{6\text{Q}}{\in_0}$

$\text{Ratio}=\frac{\Phi_1}{\Phi}=\frac{\frac{2\text{Q}}{\in_0}}{\frac{6\text{Q}}{\in_0}}=\frac{1}{3}$

If a medium of dielectric constant $\text{K}(=\in_\text{r})$ is filled in the sphere S1, electric flux through sphere,

$\Phi'_1=\frac{2\text{Q}}{\in_\text{r}\in_0}=\frac{2\text{Q}}{\text{K}\in_0}.$

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Question 833 Marks
A nonconducting sheet of large surface area and thickness d contains uniform charge distribution of density $\rho.$ Find the electric field at a point P inside the plate, at a distance x from the central plane. Draw a qualitative graph of E against x for 0 < x < d.
Answer
Given:

Thickness of the sheet = d

Let the surface area of the sheet be s.

Volume of the sheet = sd

Volume charge density of the sheet, $\rho=\frac{\text{Q}}{\text{sd}}$

Charge on the sheet = Q

Consider an imaginary plane at a distance x from the central plane of surface area s.

Charge enclosed by this sheet, $\text{q}=\rho\text{sx}$

For this Guassian surface, using Gauss's Law,we get:

$\oint\text{E.ds}=\frac{\text{q}}{\in_0}$

$\text{E}.\text{s}=\frac{\rho\text{sx}}{\in_0}$

$\text{E}=\frac{\rho\text{x}}{\in_0}$

The electric field outside the sheet will be constant and will be:

$\text{E}=\frac{\rho\text{d}}{\in_0}$

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Question 843 Marks
Two identically charged particles are fastened to the two ends of a spring of spring constant 100Nm-1 and natural length 10cm. The system rests on a smooth horizontal table. If the charge on each particle is 2.0 × 10-8C, find the extension in the length of the spring. Assume that the extension is small as compared to the natural length. Justify this assumption after you solve the problem.
Answer
$\text{K}=100\text{N/m},\ \ell=10\text{cm}=10^{-1}\text{m}$

$\text{q}=2.0\times10^{-8}\text{c},\ \text{Find}\ell=?$

Force between them $\text{F}=\frac{\text{kq}_1\text{q}_2}{\text{r}^2}$

$=\frac{9\times10^92\times10^{-8}\times2\times10^{-8}}{10^{-2}}$

$=36\times10^{-5}\text{N}$

So, $\text{F}=-\text{kx}$ or $\text{x}=\frac{\text{F}}{-\text{K}}$

$=\frac{36\times10^{-5}}{100}$

$=36\times10^{-7}\text{cm}$

$=3.6\times10^{-6}\text{m}$

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Question 853 Marks
Three identical metal plates with large surface areas are kept parallel to each other as shown in figure. The leftmost plate is given a charge Q, the rightmost a charge -2Q and the middle one remains neutral. Find the charge appearing on the outer surface of the rightmost plate.

Answer

Consider the Gaussian surface as shown in the figure.

Let the charge on the outer surface of the left-most plate be q. Thus, the charges on the plates are distributed as shown in the diagram.

The net field at point P due to all the induced charges must be zero, as it is lying inside the metal surface.

Let the surface area of the plates be A.

Electric field at point P due to the charges on plate X:

Due to charge (+Q - q) is $\frac{\text{Q}-\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}$ in the right direction

Due to charge (+q) is $\frac{\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}$ in the right direction

Electric field at point P due to charges on plate Y:

Due to charge (-q) is $\frac{\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}$ in the right direction

Due to charge (+q) is $\frac{\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}$ in the left direction

Electric field at point P due to charges on plate Z:

Due to charge (-q) is $\frac{\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}$ in the right direction

Due to charge (-2Q + q) is $\frac{\text{2Q}-\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}$ in the right direction

The net electric field at point P:

$\frac{\text{Q}-\text{q}}{2\text{a}\in_0}+\frac{\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}-\frac{\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}-\frac{\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}+\frac{\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}+\frac{\text{2Q}-\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}=0$

$\frac{\text{Q}-\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}+\frac{\text{2Q}-\text{q}}{2\text{A}\in_0}=0$

$\text{Q}-\text{q}+\text{2Q}-\text{q}=0$

$\text{3Q}-2\text{q}=0$

$\text{q}=\frac{\text{3Q}}{2}$

Thus, the charge on the outer plate of the right-most plate

$-2\text{Q}+\text{q}=-2\text{Q}+\frac{3\text{Q}}{2}=-\frac{\text{Q}}{2}$

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Question 863 Marks
Assume that each atom in a copper wire contributes one free electron. Estimate the number of free electrons in a copper wire having a mass of 6.4g (take the atomic weight of copper to be 64g mol-1.
Answer
64 grams of copper have 1 mole
6.4 grams of copper have 0.1 mole
1 mole = No atoms
0.1 mole = (no × 0.1) atoms
= 6 × 1023 × 0.1 atoms = 6 × 1022 atoms
1 atom contributes 1 electron
6 × 1022 atoms contributes 6 × 1022 electrons.
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