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ELECTROSTATIC FIELD, POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Two charges of equal magnitudes kept at a distance r exert a force F on each other. If the charges are halved and distance between them is doubled, then the new force acting on each charge is-

a)

F8\frac{F}{8}

b)

F4\frac{F}{4}

c)

4F4F

d)

F16\frac{F}{16}

3.

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

a)

2πR2E2\pi R^2E

b)

πr2\pi r^2

c)
d)

ZeroZero

4.

Two similar spheres having +Q and -Q charges are kept at a certain distance. F force acts between the two. If at the middle of two spheres, another similar sphere having +Q charge is kept, then it experiences a force in magnitude and direction as-

a)

zero having no direction.

b)

8F towards +Q charge.

c)

8F towards -Q charge.

d)

4F towards +Q charge.

5.

A charge Q is divided into two parts of q and Q – q. If the coulomb repulsion between them when they are separated is to be maximum, the ratio of Q/q should be-

a)

2:1

b)

1/2

c)

4:1

d)

1/4

6.

The electric field inside a spherical shell of uniform surface charge density is-

a)

zero.

b)

constant, less than zero.

c)

directly proportional to the distance from the centre.

d)

none of the these

7.

Electric field at a point varies as r° for-

a)

an electric dipole

b)

a point charge

c)

a plane infinite sheet of charge

d)

a line charge of infinite length

8.

An electric charge q is placed at the centre of a cube of side a. The electric flux on one of its faces will be

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Total electric flux coming out of a unit positive charge kept in air is-

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

The electric field intensity due to an infinite cylinder of radius R and having charge q per unit length at a distance rir r(r > R) from its axis is-

a)

directly proportional to r².

b)

directly proportional to r3.

c)

inversely proportional to r.

d)

inversely proportional to r².

11.

A point charge q is placed at a distance a/2 directly above the centre of a square of side a. The electric flux through the square is

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which of the following graphs shows the variation of electric field E due to a hollow spherical conductor of radius R as a function of distance from the centre of the sphere?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

The magnitude of electric field intensity E is such that, an electron placed in it would experience an electrical force equal to its weight is given by--

a)

mge

b)

mg/e

c)

e/mg

d)

e²g/m

14.

SI unit of permittivity of free space is-

a)

Farad

b)

Weber

c)

C2N-1 m-2

d)

C2N-1 m-2

15.

A charge Q is placed at the centre of the line joining two point charges +q and +q. The ratio of charges Q and q is-

a)

4

b)

1/4

c)

-4

d)

-1/4

16.

The force per unit charge is known as-

a)

electric flux

b)

electric field

c)

electric potential

d)

electric current

17.

Electric field lines provide information about-

a)

field strength

b)

direction

c)

nature of charge

d)

all of these

18.

Which of the following figures represent the electric field lines due to a single negative charge?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

The SI unit of electric flux is-

a)

N C-1 m-2

b)

N C m-2

c)

N C-2 m2

d)

N C-1 m2

20.

The unit of electric dipole moment is-

a)

newton

b)

coulomb

c)

farad

d)

debye