Question No. 1 which of the following methods can be used to charge a metal sphere positively without touching it .

Select the best

Connect the positive terminal a battery and float the other end of the battery Bring a negatively charged rod near the sphere and touch it to ground for a short while Rub it with a piece of silk Rub it with a piece of fur
Clear If {\rm{1}}{0^{\rm{9}}} electrons move out of a body to another body every second, how much time is approximately required to get a total charge of 1 C on the other body?

200 years 120 years 180 years 220 years

Electric charge

is a property of protons only is a property of particles such as atoms,ions,electrons etc that defines their behaviour in electrical fields is a property of neutrons onl! is a property of electrons only
Clear Electric charges are of

" types 2 types # types $ types

Conservation of charges in tribo electric charging

implies both are negatively charged implies one is positively charged and the other is negatively charged implies half are positively charged and other half are neutral implies both are positively charged
Clear wo positive charges

always attract each other repel each other attract each other attract each other at times and repel at other times
Clear Charge is quantized means

charges can take on any continuous value charges can take on discrete values that are multiples of charge on electron charges can take on discrete values that are multiples of charge on neutron charges can take on any discontinuous value
Clear Ionization of a neutral atom is the

only gain of one or more neutrons only gain of one or more electrons only gain of one or more protons gain or loss of one or more electrons
electrostatic force is

force e%erted by one charge on another when the two are at rest in a given frame of reference force e%erted by one charge on another when the two are accelerating in a given frame of reference force e%erted by one charge on another when the two are moving in a given frame of reference
Clear Conductors are materials

that allow only random movement of electrons that allow movement of protons that allow movement of electrons that allow movement of neutrons
Clear In charging by Induction

a metallic ob&ect is charged by bringing a charged ob&ect near it a metallic ob&ect by touching touching with a charged ob&ect a metallic ob&ect is charged by rubbing it with silk a metallic ob&ect is charged by rubbing it with fur
Clear For charges '1and'2 separated by a distance R the magnitude of the electrostatic force is given by

B
R

F(q1q2"0

F(q1q2"0R$ F(q1"0R2 F(q1q2"0R2

The unit of charge is

ampere

coulomb ohm volt

Electric field at a point is defined as

electric force e%perienced by a dipole at that point electric force per unit charge e%perienced by a unit charge at that point electric force e%perienced by a charge at that point electric force e%perienced by two charges at that point
Clear According to superposition of electric fields

)he electric field of any combination of charges is the cross product of the individual fields )he electric field of any combination of charges is the vector sum of the individual charges )he electric field of any combination of charges is the vector sum of the fields caused by the individual charges )he electric field of any combination of charges is the scalar sum of the fields caused by the individual charges
Clear Electric field lines can be said to be

lines of e'ual *lectric field graphical representation of electric fields drawing lines of electric fields lines of e'ual *lectric voltage
Clear At any point on S on an electric field line

the perpendicular to the line is in the direction of E at that point

the curvature is in the direction of E at that point the tangent to the line is in the direction of E at that point the binormal to the line is in the direction of E at that point
Clear An electric dipole is

a pair of electric charges of e'ual magnitude ' but opposite sign, separated by a distance a pair of electric charges of e'ual magnitude ' but negative sign, separated by a distance d a pair of electric charges of e'ual magnitude ' but positive sign, separated by a distance d a pair of electric charges of e'ual magnitude ' separated by a distance d
Clear The direction of an electric dipole

is perpendicular to line from positive to negative charge is from negative to positive charge is perpendicular to line from negative to positive charge is from positive to negative charge
Clear Electric flux

+s a measure of the electric power through a surface +s a measure of the electric field potential through a surface +s a measure of the area of electric field through a surface +s a measure of the ,flow, -in analogy with flow of fluids. of electric field through a surface
Clear Gauss's law states that

the total electric field flu% coming out of a closed surface e'uals the net charge enclosed within the volume

the total electric field flu% coming out of a closed surface e'uals the net charge enclosed within the volume divided by 0 the total electric field flu% coming out of an open surface e'uals the net charge enclosed within the volume divided by 0 the total electric field flu% coming out of a closed surface e'uals the charge enclosed within the volume divided by 0
Clear An electric dipole in an electric field experiences a torque {tex}\vec \tau {tex}

e'ual to the vector product of /vec *0te%1 and 0te%1/vec p e'ual to the scalar product of /vec p0te%1 and 0te%1/vec * e'ual to the scalar product of 0te%1/vec *0te%1 and 0te%1/vec p0te%1 e'ual to the vector product of /vec p0te%1 and 0te%1/vec *
For a thin infinitely long straight wire of uniform linear charge density The magnitude of E is

at a distance R from the wire

E(20R E(220R B E("0

R

E($0R

For an Infinite thin plane sheet of uniform surface charge density

texThemagnitudeof texE

is

2 E(2
0

E(220 E(20$ E(0

For a thin spherical shell of uniform surface charge density

, The magnitude of E

just outside is

E("R2"0r2 E("R2"0r$

2 E(R2"0r
2

E("R2"0r2
Clear An electric field can deflect

3 4 rays 5 rays 6 7 rays 8eutrons

Clear Which one of the following graphs represents the variation of electric field strength E with distance r from the centre of a uniformly charged non conducting sphere?

+mage B

+mage C

+mage 2

Clear A conducting sphere of radius 5 cm is charged to 15 {tex}\mu {tex} C. Another uncharged sphere of radius 10 cm is allowed to touch it for enough time. After the two are separated, the surface density of charge on the two spheres will be in the ratio

0.08402777777 78 0.04236111111 11 0.12569444444 4 0.04305555555 56

Clear A Gaussian sphere encloses an electric dipole within it. Total flux across the sphere is

dependent on position of the charge double that due to single charge half that due to a single charge 9ero

A cylinder of radius R and length L is placed in an uniform electric field E parallel to the cylinder axis. The total flux for the surface of the cylinder is given by

R2* 2R2* R2:;2

C 0
When a negatively charged conductor is connected to earth,

Electrons flow from the conductor to the earth Protons flow from the conductor to the earth Electrons flow from the earth to the conductor

2n uncharged sphere of metal is placed inside a charged parallel plate capacitor )he lines of force look like Correct option is B

Correct option is 2

Correct option is C

Correct option is <

Clear

Answer Sheet
General

1 2 $ " # = > 8 1 1 1 ? 0 1 2 1 1 1 $ " # @ubmit )est

Previous A hollow spherical conductor of radius 2m carries a charge of 500 strength at its surface is

C. Then electric field

1 12#A10=8BC " #A10=8BC 2 2#A10=8BC

9ero

Clear A tennis ball which has been covered with charges is suspended by a thread so that it hangs between two metal plates. One plate is earthed, while other is attracted to a high voltage generator. The ball

hangs w thout mo! ng s attracted to the h gh !oltage "late and sta#s there sw ngs $ac%ward & forward h tt ng each "late n turn s re"elled $# earthed "late and sta#s there.

Clear A metallic solid sphere is placed in a uniform electric field. In the figure, which path will the lines of force follow?

$ 0 1 0 " 0 2 0
Eight dipoles of charges of magnitude e are placed inside a cube. The total electric flux coming out of the cube will be
1=eo

2
8eo eo

9ero

A charge q is placed at the center of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of the three charges will be in equilibrium if q is equal to

CB 2 CB " CB # CB 2
Four point charges '2(2C,'B(D#C,'C(2C,and'<(D#C are located at the corners of a

square ABCD of side 10 cm. Force on a charge of

1C placed at the centre of the square is

188 "#8 $= 08
A system has two charges '2(2 #A10D>C and 'B(D2 #A10D>C located at points A: (0, 0, 15 cm) and B: (0,0, +15 cm), respectively. What are the total charge and electric dipole moment of the system?

!ero, > #A10D8Cm !ero, = #A10D8Cm !ero, # #A10D8Cm !ero, 8 #A10D8Cm

An electric dipole with dipole moment "A10D?C m is aligned at $0 with the direction of a uniform electric field of magnitude #A10"8CD1. Calculate the magnitude of the torque acting on the dipole.

$ #A10D"Cm 1 0A10D"Cm 1 #A10D88m 2 #A10D"Cm

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 = #A10D>C? The radii of A and B are negligible compared to the distance of separation.

'2

#A10D2

8 $ #A10D28 1 #A10D28 " #A10D28

Clear Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centres separated by a distance of 50 cm and have identical sizes. A third sphere of the same size but uncharged is brought in contact with the first, then brought in contact with the second, and finally removed from both. What is the new force of repulsion between A and B?

2 $ >A10D$B

8 = >A10D$B8 # >A10D$B8 " >A10D$B8

Consider a uniform electric field *($A10$8BC. (a) What is the flux of this field through a square of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the yz plane? (b) What is the flux through the same square if the normal to its plane makes a =0 angle with the x-axis?

"08m2BC,2#8m2BC "08m2BC,1#8m2BC $08m2BC,1#8m2BC

( 208m2BC,1#8m2B

C
Clear Careful measurement of the electric field at the surface of a black box indicates that the net outward flux through the surface of the box is 8 0A10$8m2BC. (a) What is the net charge inside the box? (b) If the net outward flux through the surface of the box were zero, could you conclude that there were no charges inside the box?

0 0# C, 8o 0 0> C, 8o 0 0= C, Ees 2 0 0" C, Ees

A point charge of 2.0 C is at the centre of a cubic Gaussian surface 9.0 cm on edge. What is the net electric flux through the surface?

2 1A10#8m2BC
(1

>A10#8m2B

C 1 ?A10#8m2BC
Clear point charge causes an electric flux of D1 0A10$8m2BC to pass through a spherical Gaussian surface of 10.0 cm radius centred on the charge. (a) If the radius of the Gaussian surface were doubled, how much flux would pass through the surface? (b) What is the value of the point charge?

' 10$8m2BC,

D8 8nC D10$8m2BC,D= 8nC 10$8m2BC,D> 8nC D10$8m2BC,D8 8nC

A point charge + q is placed at the mid point of a cube of side L. The electric flux emerging from the cube is
qo

!ero
q=L2
o

qL2o

A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4 m diameter has a surface charge density of 80 0CBm2. (a) Find the charge on the sphere. (b) What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere?

1 $#A10D$C,1 =A1088m2BC 1 "#A10D$C,1 =A1088m2BC 1 ##A10D$C,1 =A1088m2BC

(1

2#A10D$C,1 2A1088m2B

C
Clear Gravitational force is the smallest between

two "ens we gh ng 100gms at a d stance of 0.4 m earth and the sun earth and the sun two $oo%s of we ght 1%g each at a d stance of 1m

Clear A solid metallic sphere has a charge + 3Q. Concentric with this sphere is a conducting spherical shell having charge Q. The radius of the sphere is a and that of spherical shell is b (b>a). The electric field at a distance R -aFr.

2 "Q"0R
2

$Q"0R $Q"0R2 Q"0R

Six charges, each equal to + q, are placed at the corners of a regular hexagon of side a. The electric field at the point of intersection of diagonals is

9ero
1"o =qa2 1"o $qG2a
2

1"o qa2

A pendulum bob of mass m carrying a charge q is at rest with its string making an angle with the

vertical in a uniform horizontal electric field E. The tension in the string is qEcos

mg
mgsin qEsin

A particle of mass m and charge q is released from rest in a uniform electric field E. The kinetic energy attained by the particle after moving a distance x is

'*2 % '*%
2

'2* %
There is a uniform field of strength 10$HmD1 along the y-axis. A body of mass 1 g and charge '*% D=C is projected into the field from the origin along the positive x-axis with a velocity of 10ms speed (in msD1 after 10 second will be (neglect gravitation)

10.0 20.0

102G #2G

A uniformly charged thin spherical shell of radius R carries uniform surface charge density of {tex}\sigma {tex} per unit area. It is made of two hemispherical shells, held together by pressing them with force F(See figure). F is proportional to

2R20 102R 102R

2

2R0

Two charges A = -2.50 C and B = 6.0 C are at a distance of 1 meter from each other. Distance from A at which the electric field is zero in meters is

22 2 1? 2 18 2 20 $
A long, hollow conducting cylinder is kept coaxially inside another long, hollow conducting cylinder of larger radius. Both the cylinders are initially electrically neutral.

( "otent al d fference a""ears $etween the two c#l nders when a charge dens t# s g !en to the nner c#l nder. )o "otent al d fference a""ears $etween the two c#l nders when a un form l ne charge s %e"t along the a* s of the c#l nders. ( "otent al d fference a""ears $etween the two c#l nders when a charge dens t# s g !en to the outer c#l nder.

)o "otent al d fference a""ears $etween the two c#l nders when same charge dens t# s g !en to $oth the c#l nders.

Clear Consider a neutral conducting sphere. A positive point charge is placed outside the sphere. The net charge on the sphere is then,

+ero. )egat !e and d str $uted non,un forml# o!er the ent re surface of the s"here )egat !e and a""ears onl# at the "o nt on the s"here closest to the "o nt charge )egat !e and d str $uted un forml# o!er the surface of the s"here.

Clear Two equal positive charges q1 = q2 = 2.0 C are located at x = 0, y =0.3 and x =0 and y = -0.3 m respectively. What are the magnitude and direction of the total electric force (expressed in Newton and degrees counter clockwise w.r.t x - axis) that q1 and q2 exert on a third charge Q = 4.0 C at x =0.4 and y = 0 m

0 "=,0 0 0 0 "8,$ 0 0 0 "",2 0 0 0 "2,1 0 0

Positive and negative point charges of equal magnitude are kept at ( 0,0,a/2) and (0,0,-a/2) respectively. The work done by the electric field when another positive point charge is moved from (-a,0,0) to (0,a,0) is

de"ends on the "ath connect ng the n t al and f nal "os t ons "os t !e negat !e +ero

Clear A disk of radius a/4 having a uniformly distributed charge 6C is placed in the x-y plane with its centre at (a/2, 0, 0). A rod of length a carrying a uniformly distributed charge 8C is placed on the xaxis from x = a/4 to x = 5a/4. Two point charges 7C and 3C are placed at (a/4, a/4, 0) and (3a/4, 3a/4, 0), respectively. Consider a cubical surface formed by six surfaces %(IaB2,y(IaB2,!(IaB2. The electric flux through this cubical surface is

D2C0
B 2C
0

12C0 10C0

Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R, 2R, 3R, are given charges Q1, Q2, Q3, respectively. It is found that the surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of the shells are equal. Then, the ratio of the charges given to the shells, Q1: Q2: Q3, is

it is 1J08J18 it is 1J0"J0?

it is 1J02J0$ it is 1J0$J0#
Three concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R, 2R, 3R, are given charges Q1, Q2, Q3, respectively. It is found that the surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of the shells are equal. Then, the ratio of the charges given to the shells, Q1: Q2: Q3, is

it is 1J08J18 it is 1J0"J0? it is 1J02J0$ it is 1J0$J0#