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A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4 m diameter has a surface charge density of 80.0 μC/m2.
  1. Find the charge on the sphere.
  2. What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere?
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When a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, charges appear on both. A similar phenomenon is observed with many other pairs of bodies. Explain how this observation is consistent with the law of conservation of charge.
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An oil drop of 12 excess electrons is held stationary under a constant electric field of 2.55 × 104 NC-1 in Millikan’s oil drop experiment. The density of the oil is 1.26 g cm-3. Estimate the radius of the drop. (g = 9.81 m s-2; e = 1.60 × 10-19 C).
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  1. An electrostatic field line is a continuous curve. That is, a field line cannot have sudden breaks. Why not?
  2. Explain why two field lines never cross each other at any point?
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  1. Drive the expression for electric field at a point on the equatorial line of an electric dipole.
  2. Depict the orientation of the dipole in (i) stable, (ii) unstable equilibrium in a uniform electric field.
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The electrostatic force on a small sphere of charge 0.4 μC due to another small sphere of charge –0.8 μC in air is 0.2 N.
  1. What is the distance between the two spheres?
  2. What is the force on the second sphere due to the first?
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An electric dipole with dipole moment 4 × 10-9 Cm is aligned at 30° with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude 5 × 104 NC-1. Calculate the magnitude of the torque acting on the dipole.
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Suppose that the particle in Exercise in 1.33 is an electron projected with velocity vx = 2.0 × 106 m s–1. If E between the plates separated by 0.5 cm is 9.1 × 102 N/C, where will the electron strike the upper plate? (|e|=1.6 × 10–19 C, me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg.)
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What is the net flux of the uniform electric field of Exercise 1.15 through a cube of side 20 cm oriented so that its faces are parallel to the coordinate planes?
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Two equal balls having equal positive charge ‘q’ coulombs are suspended by two insulating strings of equal length. What would be the effect on the force when a plastic sheet is inserted between the two?
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The electric current flowing in a wire in the direction from B to A is decreasing. Find out the direction of the induced current in the metallic loop kept above the wire as shown.

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Consider a coin of Example 1.20. It is electrically neutral and contains equal amounts of positive and negative charge of magnitude 34.8kC. Suppose that these equal charges were concentrated in two point charges seperated by,
  1. 1cm $\Big(\sim\frac{1}{2}\times\text{diagonalof theone paisa coin}\Big)$,
  2. 100m (~ length of a long building), and
  3. 106m (radius of the earth). Find the force on each such point charge in each of the three cases. What do you conclude from these results?
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Surface charge density is defined as charge per unit surface area of surface charge distribution. i.e., $\sigma=\frac{\text{dq}}{\text{dS}}.$ Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the plates have surface charge densities of opposite signs having magnitude of 17.0 × 10-22Cm-2 as shown. The intensity of electric field at a point is $\text{E}=\frac{\sigma}{\in_0},$ where$\in_0=$ permittivity of free space.

  1. E in the outer region of the first plate is:
  1. 17 × 10-22 N/C
  2. 1.5 × 10-25 N/C
  3. 1.9 × 10-10 N/C
  4. Zero.
  1. E in the outer region of the second plate is:
  1. 17 × 10-22 N/C
  2. 1.5 × 10-15 N/C
  3. 1.9 × 10-10 N/C
  4. Zero.
  1. E between the plates is:
  1. 17 × 10-22 N/C
  2. 1.5 × 10-15 N/C
  3. 1.9 × 10-10 N/C
  4. Zero.
  1. The ratio of E from right side of B at distances 2cm and 4cm, respectively is:
  1. 1 : 2
  2. 2 : 1
  3. 1 : 1
  4. $1:\sqrt{2}$
  1. ln order to estimate the electric field due to a thin finite plane metal plate, the Gaussian surface considered is:
  1. Spherical.
  2. Spherical.
  3. Straight line.
  4. None of these.
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Coulomb's law states that the electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion acting between two stationary point charges is given by:

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

Where F denotes the force between two charges q1 and q2 separated by a distance r in free space, $\in_0$ is a constant known as permittivity of free space. Free space is vacuum and may be taken to be air practically. If free space is replaced by a medium, then $\in_0$ is replaced by $(\in_0\text{k})$ or $(\in_0\in_\text{r})$ where k is known as dielectric constant or relative permittivity.

  1. In coulomb's law, $\text{F}=\text{k}\frac{\text{q}_1\text{q}_2}{\text{r}^2}$ then on which of the following factors does the proportionality constant k depends?
  1. Electrostatic force acting between the two charges.
  2. Nature of the medium between the two charges.
  3. Magnitude of the two charges.
  4. Distance between the two charges.
  1. Dimensional formula for the permittivity constant $\in_0$ of free space is:
  1. [ML-3 T4 A2]
  2. [M-1 L3 T2 A2]
  3. [M-1 L-3 T4 A2]
  4. ML-3 T4 A-2]
  1. The force of repulsion between two charges of 1C each, kept 1m apart in vaccum is:
  1. $\frac{1}{9\times10^9}\text{N}$

  2. 9 × 109N
  3. 9 × 107N
  4. $\frac{1}{9\times10^{12}}\text{N}$

  1. Two identical charges repel each other with a force equal to 10 mgwt when they are 0.6m apart in air.(g = 10m s-2). The value of each charge is:
  1. 2mC
  2. 2 × 10-7mC
  3. 2 nC
  4. $2\mu\text{C}$
  1. Coulomb's law for the force between electric charges most closely resembles with:
  1. Law of conservation of energy.
  2. Newton's law of gravitation.
  3. Newton's 2nd law of motion.
  4. Law of conservation of charge.
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Net electric flux through a cube is the sum of fluxes through its six faces. Consider a cube as shown in figure, having sides of length L = 10.0cm. The electric field is uniform, has a magnitude E = 4.00 × 103N C-1 and is parallel to the xy plane at an angle of 37º measured from the + x - axis towards the + y - axis.

  1. Electric flux passing through surface S6 is:
  1. -24N mC-1
  2. 24N mC-1
  3. 32N mC-1
  4. -32N mC-1
  1. Electric flux passing through surface S1 is:
  1. -24N mC-1
  2. 24N m2 C-1
  3. 32N m2 C-1
  4. -32N m2 C-1
  1. The surfaces that have zero flux are:
  1. S1 and S3
  2. S5 and S6
  3. S2 and S4
  4. S1 and S2
  1. The total net electric flux through all faces of the cube is:
  1. 8N m2 C-1
  2. -8N m2 C-1
  3. 24N m2 C-1
  4. Zero.
  1. The dimensional formula of surface integral $\oint\vec{\text{E}}\cdot\text{d}\vec{\text{S}}$ of an electric field is:
  1. [M LT-2 A-1]
  2. [M LT-3 A-1]
  3. [M L-1 T3 A-3]
  4. [M L-3 T-3 A-1]
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Q 21M.C.Q (1 Marks)1 Mark
If the net electric flux through a closed surface is zero, then we can infer:
  • A
    No net charge is enclosed by the surface.
  • B
    Uniform electric field exists within the surface.
  • C
    Electric potential varies from point to point inside the surface.
  • D
    Charge is present inside the surface.
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Q 22M.C.Q (1 Marks)1 Mark
The charge is negative, then the electric lines of forces are:
  • A
    Straight lines converging towards the charge.
  • B
    Concentric circle with charge at the centre.
  • C
    Straight lines radiating away from the charge.
  • D
    Non of these.
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Q 23M.C.Q (1 Marks)1 Mark
Five charges q1, q2, q3, q4, and q5 are fixed at their positions as shown in. S is a Gaussian surface. The Gauss’s law is given by

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

Which of the following statements is correct?

  • A
    E on the LHS of the above equation will have a contribution from q1, q5 and q3 while q on the RHS will have a contribution from q2 and q4 only.
  • B
    E on the LHS of the above equation will have a contribution from all charges while q on the RHS will have a contribution from q2 and q4 only.
  • C
    E on the LHS of the above equation will have a contribution from all charges while q on the RHS will have a contribution from q1, q3 and q5 only.
  • D
    Both E on the LHS and q on the RHS will have contributions from q2 and q4 only.
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Q 24M.C.Q (1 Marks)1 Mark
Figure shows an imaginary cube of edge $\frac{\text{L}}{2}.$ A uniformly charged rod of length L moves towards left at a small but constant speed u. At t = 0, the left end just touches the centre of the face of the cube opposite it. Which of the graphs shown in figure represents the flux of the electric field through the cube as the rod goes through it?


    • A
      a
    • B
      b
    • C
      c
    • D
      d
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    Q 25M.C.Q (1 Marks)1 Mark
    The surface charge destiny of tin charged disc of radius R is $\sigma$ The value of the electric filed at the centre of the disc is $\frac{\sigma}{2\in_0}$ With reapect to the field the centre the electric field along the axis at distance R from the centre of the disc.
    • A
      Reduces by 70.7%.
    • B
      Reduces by 29.3%.
    • C
      Reduces by 9.7%.
    • D
      Reduces by 14.6%.
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    For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
    1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    3. A is true but R is false.
    4. A is false and R is also false.
    Assertion (A): Charge is quantized.
    Reason (R): Charge which is less than I C is not possible.
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    For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
    1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    3. A is true but R is false.
    4. A is false and R is also false.
    Assertion (A): The electric tines of forces diverges from a positive charge and converge at a negative charge.
    Reason (A): A charged particle free to move in an electric field always move along an electric line of force.
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    For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
    1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    3. A is true but R is false.
    4. A is false and R is also false.
    Assertion (A): If there exists coulomb attraction between two bodies, both of them may not be charged.
    Reason (R): ln coulomb attraction two bodies are oppositely charged.
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    For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
    1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    3. A is true but R is false.
    4. A is false and R is also false.
    Assertion (A): If a conducting medium is placed between two charges, then electric force between them becomes zero.
    Reason (R): Reduction in a force due to introduced material is inversely proportional to its dielectric constant.
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    For two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
    1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
    2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
    3. A is true but R is false.
    4. A is false and R is also false.
    Assertion (A): A point charge is brought in an electric field. The field at a nearby point is increase, whatever be the nature of the charge.
    Reason (R): The electric field is independent of the nature of charge.
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    1. Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centres separated by a distance of 50 cm. What is the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on each is 6.5 × 10-7 C? The radii of A and B are negligible compared to the distance of separation.
    2. What is the force of repulsion if each sphere is charged double the above amount, and the distance between them is halved?
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    It is now believed that protons and neutrons (which constitute nuclei of ordinary matter) are themselves built out of more elementary units called quarks. A proton and a neutron consist of three quarks each. Two types of quarks, the so called ‘up’ quark (denoted by u) of charge + (2/3) e, and the ‘down’ quark (denoted by d) of charge (–1/3) e, together with electrons build up ordinary matter. (Quarks of other types have also been found which give rise to different unusual varieties of matter.) Suggest a possible quark composition of a proton and neutron.
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    In a certain region of space, electric field is along the z-direction throughout. The magnitude of electric field is, however, not constant but increases uniformly along the positive z-direction, at the rate of 105 NC-1 per metre. What are the force and torque experienced by a system having a total dipole moment equal to 10-7 Cm in the negative z-direction?
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    A particle of mass m and charge (–q) enters the region between the two charged plates initially moving along x-axis with speed vx (like particle 1 in Fig. 1.33). The length of plate is L and an uniform electric field E is maintained between the plates. Show that the vertical deflection of the particle at the far edge of the plate is qEL2 /(2m v2 x).
    Compare this motion with motion of a projectile in gravitational field discussed in Section 4.10 of Class XI Textbook of Physics.
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    Check that the ratio ke2/G memp is dimensionless. Look up a Table of Physical Constants and determine the value of this ratio. What does the ratio signify?
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