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1. Two point charges +35 µC and Q are placed 300 cm apart. If they attract each other with a force of
0.525 N, what is charge of Q
2. The drift velocity of free electron in a conductor is very small, but a bulb can be lit up almost
immediately after the switch is closed. Which statement explains this situation?
3. A wire of radius r which is made of a material of resistivity has a resistance R. If one tenth of
its outer radius is oxidised, the oxidised portion has resistivity five times that the original material,
what is the resistance of the wire?
A 27.53 R B 6.00 R C 1.23 R D 1.18 R
4. In the circuit shown below, XY is a 100 cm long wire of a potentiometer. E is a dry cell of emf
1.5 V and internal resistance 0.5 ohm. R is a resistor of 2.0 ohm. When switch K is opened, the
balance point P from X is 75 cm.
X Y
A 30 cm B 40 cm C 60 cm D 75 cm
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5. A 2F capacitor charged initially by a 30 V source is disconnected from the source and then
connected to an uncharged 1 F capacitor.
What is the final potential difference across the capacitors ?
A 10 V B 15 V C 20 V D 30
7. A circle of radius R is drawn in side a uniform electric field E as shown. VA, VB, VC and VD are
respectively the potentials of points A, B, C and D at the periphery of the circle. Which best
describe relation between VA, VB, VC and VD.
A
•
E
D • •B
C
•
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8. What happens at the moment when a circuit consisting of a resistor, a capacitor and a dry cell
connected in series is turn on?
10. Which of the following statements explains correctly the decrease in resistivity of an intrinsic
semiconductor when its temperature increases?
A The drift velocity of the charge carriers increases with temperature.
B The number of charge carriers per volume increases with temperature.
C The rate of collision between the charge carriers and atoms increases with temperature.
D The amplitude of vibrations of the atoms of a semiconductor increases with temperature.
11. A parallel plate capacitor is charged in air. The capacitor is later immersed in a liquid dielectric.
Which of the following is true?
12. Two capacitors with capacitance of 4 µF and 6 µF are connected in parallel. The arrangement is
later connected in series with a third capacitor to produce an effective capacitance of 5 µF. The
capacitance for the third capacitor is
A 3 µF B 5 µF C 7 µF D 10 µF
13. A conductor with uniform cross-sectional area A has n free electrons per unit volume. The electrons
have drift velocity v in an electric field E. If e is the electronic charge, the current density J in the
conductor is given by
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14. Which of the following graphs is true of the change in the potential difference V across a copper
wire with its electrons moving with drift velocity v?
(Assume that the cross-sectional area and the temperature of the wire are uniform)
A V B V
0 v 0 v
C V D Q
0 v 0 v
15. A milliammeter with negligible internal resistance and a full scale deflection of 1 mA is modified
for use as a voltmeter with a full scale deflection of 10 V. The correct modification for the required
circuit is
ANSWER
1. A B C D 10. A B C D
2. A B C D 11. A B C D
3. A B C D 12. A B C D
4. A B C D 13. A B C D
5. A B C D 14. A B C D
6. A B C D 15. A B C D
7. A B C D
8. A B C D
9. A B C D
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Section B
15 Marks
Answer all question in this section
16. (a) State Gauss’s law. Use Gauss’s law to derive an expression for the electric field strength E at a
distance r from a point charge +Q [4 marks]
(b) Three point charges +5.0 µC, -4.0 µC and +4.0 µC are fixed as shown in the figure.
+4.0 µC
2.5 cm
+5.0 µC -4.0 µC
2.5 cm
Determine the magnitude and direction of the electric force on the +5.0 µC charge [4 marks]
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(b) In the circuit shown, cell P has an e.m.f of cell is 4.5 V and its internal resistance 1.5 Ω e.m.f of cell
Q is 4.5 V and its internal resistance is 2.5 Ω.
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Section C
30 Marks
Answer any two question in this section
18. (a) Draw a simple circuit diagram in which a capacitor is used. Explain the function of
the capacitor in the circuit drawn. [4 marks]
(b) A capacitor of capacitance 56 µF, which is initially uncharged, is connected to a
supply which gives a constant current of 0.24 mA. Calculate
(i) the time taken for the potential difference across the capacitor to become 28 V.
[2 marks]
(ii) the energy stored by the capacitor when the potential difference across it is 28 V.
[2 marks]
(c) Two capacitors of capacitances 20 µF and 45 µF are connected in series with constant
26 V supply. The capacitor are initially uncharged. Calculate
(i) the total circuit capacitance, [2 marks]
(ii) the charge delivered by the supply, [2 marks]
(iii) the charge on each capacitor, [1 marks]
(iv) the potential difference across the capacitor of capacitor of capacitance
[2 marks]
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