Test 1 Electrostatics

Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 70

General Instructions: (i) All questions are compulsor ! (ii) "uestion num#ers $ to % are &er short answer t pe questions' carr in( one mark each! (iii) "uestion num#ers ) to $% are short answer t pe questions ' carr in( two marks each! (i&) "uestion num#ers $) to *7 are also short answer t pe questions' carr in( three marks each! (&) "uestion num#ers *% to 30 are lon( answer t pe questions' carr in( +i&e marks each! (&i) ,se o+ calculators is not permitted! -owe&er' ou ma use lo( ta#les' i+ necessar ! Q.1> Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is (a) Coulomb/Volt (b) Volt-mete Q.!> "he #lates o$ a cha %e& capacito a e connecte& by a 'oltmete . I$ the plates o$ the capacito a e mo'e& $u the apa t. (hat will be the e$$ect on the ea&in% o$ the 'oltmete ) Q.*> "he &istance o$ the $iel& point on the equato ial plane o$ a small elect ic &ipole is hal'e&. +y what $acto will the elect ic $iel& &ue to the &ipole chan%e) Q.,> -.plain the o i%in o$ the %low sometimes obse 'e& a oun& the cables o$ a hi%h-'olta%e powe line. Q./> Show % aphically the 'a iation o$ cha %e 0q1 with time 1t1 when a capacito is cha %e&. Q.2> "he &ielect ic st en%th o$ ai is * . 13 2 V/m. (hat is the ma.imum cha %e that can be sa$ely sto e& on a sphe e o$ a&ius 13m) Q.4> (hat is the an%le between the &i ections o$ the elect ic &ipole moment 'ecto an& the elect ic $iel& at any (i) a.ial point an& (ii) equato ial point &ue to an elect ic &ipole) Q5> Can we ha'e non-6e o elect ic potential in the space7 whe e elect ic $iel& st en%th is 6e o) Q8>(hat a e equipotential su $aces) 9 aw the equipotential su $ace $o a &ipole an& two i&entical ne%ati'e cha %es. Q13>"he $iel& potential insi&e a cha %e& ball &epen&s only on the &istance $ om its cent e as V:a !;b7whe e a an& b a e constants. <in& the space cha %e &ist ibution q( ) insi&e the ball. 11.

Q.1!> <ou point cha %es a e place& at the $ou co ne s o$ a squa e in the two ways (i) an& (ii) as shown below. (ill the (i) elect ic $iel& (ii) -lect ic potential7 at the cent e o$ the squa e7 be the same o &i$$e ent in the two con$i%u ations an& why)

Q.1*> "wo i&entical plane metallic su $aces = an& + a e >ept pa allel to each othe in ai sepa ate& by a &istance o$ 1.3 cm as shown in the $i%u e. Su $ace = is %i'en a positi'e potential o$ 13V an& the oute su $ace o$ + is ea the&.

(i) (hat is the ma%nitu&e an& &i ection o$ the uni$o m elect ic $iel& between points ? an& @) (ii) (hat is the wo > &one in mo'in% a cha %e o$ !3AC $ om point B an& point ?) Q.1,> Ceepin% the 'olta%e o$ the cha %in% sou ce constant7 what woul& be the D chan%e in the ene %y sto e& in a pa allel plate capacito i$ the sepa ation between its plates we e to be &ec ease& by 13D) Q.1/> =cco &in% to Newton1s secon& law o$ motion < : ma7 whe e a is the accele ation o$ a bo&y e.pe iencin% a $o ce <. -.plain how the a'e a%e 'elocity o$ $ ee elect ons in a metal at constant tempe atu e7 in an elect ic $iel&7 emains constant e'en thou%h the elect ons a e bein% constantly accele ate& by this elect ic $iel&) 12. -i%ht i&entically cha %e& & ops a e Eoine& to $o m bi%%e & op. +y what $acto the cha %e an& potential chan%e) 14. = uni$o m elect ic $iel& o$ ! >NC -1 is in the .-&i ection. = point cha %e o$ * FC initially at est at the o i%in is elease&. (hat is the >inetic ene %y o$ this cha %e at . : ,m) 15. "wo i&entical metal plates a e %i'en the cha %es Q1 an& Q! (Q! G Q1) especti'ely. I$ they a e now b ou%ht close to%ethe to $o m a pa allel plate capacito with capacitance C then what is the potential &i$$e ence between them) 18. # o'e that ene %y sto e& pe unit 'olume in a capacito is %i'en by H 3-! whe e - is the elect ic $iel& o$ the capacito ) Q.!3> "wo point cha %es Q an& !Q at >ept 9 &istance apa t. = thi & cha %e B is to be $i.e& on the line Eoinin% them in such a way that the net $o ce on Q an& !Q is 6e o. Calculate the position an& ma%nitu&e o$ B in te ms o$ Q an& 9.

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Q.!*> = pa allel plate capacito o$ plate a ea = an& sepa ation & is cha %e& to a potential V. "he batte y is then &isconnecte& an& a &ielect ic slab o$ thic>ness & an& &ielect ic constant C is inse te& in the capacito . (hat chan%e7 i$ any7 will ta>e place in (a) Cha %e on the plates (&) Volta%e ac oss the capacito (b) -lect ic $iel& b/w the plates (e) Capacitance o$ the capacito (c) -ne %y sto e& !,. "h ee cha %es Q 7 Q an& I Q a e place& on the 'e tices o$ an equilate al t ian%le o$ si&e J. <in& the net $o ce e.pe ience& by the cha %e Q an& the net $o ce e.pe ience& by the cha %e I Q. !/. 9e'ise an a an%ement o$ th ee point cha %es sepa ate& by $inite &istances that has 6e o elect ic potential ene %y. Q!2> = cha %e ,q is a &istance r $ om a cha %e -q. S>etch the elect ic $iel& lines. Compa e the numbe o$ elect ic $iel& lines lea'in% the cha %e , q with the numbe ente in% the cha %e - q. I$ the e is a &i$$e ence in the numbe o$ $iel& lines whe e &o these te minate) !4. = uni$o m elect ic $iel& o$ ma%nitu&e *!/ V/m is &i ecte& in the ne(ati&e &i ection as shown in <i%u e. "he coo &inates o$ point A a e (-3.!337 -3.*33) m7 an& those o$ point . a e (3.,337 3./33) m. Calculate the potential &i$$e ence /. - /A7 usin% eithe path. (ill the answe &i$$e ) (hy)

Q.!5> =n elect ic &ipole o$ &ipole moment p is place& in a uni$o m elect ic $iel& -. ( ite the e.p ession $o the to que e.pe ience& by the &ipole. I&enti$y two pai s o$ pe pen&icula 'ecto s in the e.p ession. Show &ia% ammatically the o ientation o$ the &ipole in the $iel& $o which the to que is (i) Ka.imum (ii) Lal$ the ma.imum 'alue (iii) @e o. (MN) "wenty se'en cha %e& & ops o$ wate each o$ a&ius 1 mm an& 1 #ico coulomb cha %e is collapse& to $o m a sin%le la %e & op. (hat is the (a) Cha %e on the bi% & op (b) #otential o$ the bi% & op (c) Capacity o$ the bi% & op (&) #otential ene %y o$ bi% & op) <in& whethe the p ocess is en&othe mic o e.othe mic !8. "he %i'en $i%u e shows a netwo > o$ $i'e capacito s connecte& to a 133V supply. Calculate the total cha %e an& ene %y sto e& in the netwo >.

(MN) (a) (hat is an equi-potential su $ace) Show that the elect ic $iel& is always &i ecte& pe pen&icula to an equi-potential su $ace. (b) 9e i'e an e.p ession $o the potential at a point alon% the a.ial line o$ a sho t elect ic &ipole) *3. -lect ic $iel& in the $i%u e shown below is &i ecte& alon% ; B &i ection an& %i'en by -(.) : /=. ; !+7 whe e - is in NC-1 an& . is in met e7 = an& + a e constants with &imensions. "a>in% = : 13NC-1m-1 an& + : /NC-1 calculate. (i) the elect ic $lu. th ou%h the cube. (ii) net cha %e enclose& within the cube.

(MN) -.plain the p inciple on which Van-&e-O aa$$ %ene ato ope ates. 9 aw a labele& schematic s>etch an& w ite b ie$ly its wo >in%. = Van-&e- O aa$$ type %ene ato is capable o$ buil&in% up potential &i$$e ence o$ 1/P132 V. "he &ielect ic st en%th o$ the %as su oun&in% the elect o&e is /P134 Vm-1. (hat is the minimum a&ius o$ the sphe ical shell equi e&)