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Electrostatics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two identical point charges of

magnitude –q are fixed as shown in the

figure below. A third charge +q is placed

midway between the two charges at

the point P. Suppose this charge +q is

displaced a small distance from the

point P in the directions indicated

by the arrows, in which direction(s)

will +q be stable with respect to the

displacement?

a)

A1 and A2

b)

B1 and B2

c)

(A1 and A2 )and (B1 and B2)

d)

No stable

2.

Which charge configuration produces

a uniform electric field?

a)

point charge

b)

uniformly charged infinite line

c)

uniformly charged infinite plane

d)

uniformly charged spherical shell

3.
a)

1/5


b)

25/11

c)

5

d)

11/25

4.

An electric dipole is placed at an

alignment angle of 30o with an electric

field of 2 × 105 N C–1. It experiences a

torque equal to 8 N m. The charge on

the dipole if the dipole length is 1 cm is

a)

4 mC

b)

8 mC

c)

5 mC

d)

7 mC

5.

Four Gaussian surfaces are given below

with charges inside each Gaussian

surface. Rank the electric flux through

each Gaussian surface in increasing

order.

a)

D < C < B < A

b)

A < B = C < D

c)

C < A = B < D

d)

D > C > B > A

6.

The total electric flux for the following

closed surface which is kept inside

water

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Two identical conducting balls having positive charges q1 and q2 are separated by a centre to centre distance r. If they are made to touch each other and then separated to the same distance, the force between them will be

a)

less than before

b)

same as before

c)

more than before

d)

zero

8.

A thin conducting spherical shell of radius R has a charge Q which is uniformly distributed on its surface. The correct plot for electrostatic potential due to this spherical shell is

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

9.

Two points A and B are maintained at a potential of 7 V and -4 V respectively. The work done in moving 50 electrons from A to B is

a)

8.80 × 10–17 J

b)

-8.80 × 10–17 J

c)

4.40 × 10–17 J

d)

5.80 × 10–17

10.

If voltage applied on a capacitor is increased from V to 2V, choose the correct conclusion.

a)

Q remains the same, C is doubled

b)

Q is doubled, C doubled

c)

C remains same, Q doubled

d)

Both Q and C remain same

11.

A parallel plate capacitor stores a charge Q at a voltage V. Suppose the area of the parallel plate capacitor and the distance between the plates are each doubled then which is the quantity that will change?

a)

Capacitance

b)

Charge

c)

Voltage

d)

Energy density

12.

Three capacitors are connected in triangle as shown in the figure. The equivalent capacitance between the points A and C is

a)

1 microfarad

b)

2 microfarad

c)

3microfarad

d)

(1/4) microfarad

13.

Two metallic spheres of radii 1 cm and 3 cm are given charges of –1 × 10–2 C and 5 × 10–2 C respectively. If these are connected by a conducting wire, the final charge on the bigger sphere is

a)

3 × 10–2 C

b)

4 × 10–2 C

c)

1 × 10–2 C

d)

2 × 10–2 C

14.

Rank the electrostatic potential energies for the given system of charges in increasing order.

a)

1 = 4 < 2 < 3

b)

2 = 4 < 3 < 1

c)

2 = 3 < 1 < 4

d)

3 < 1 < 2 < 4

15.

An electric field E = 10 x i^ exists in a certain region of space. Then the potential difference V = Vo – VA, where Vo is the potential at the origin and VA is the potential at x = 2 m is:

a)

10 V

b)

-20 V

c)

+20 V

d)

-10 V

16.

Workdone in moving a positive charge on an equipotential surface is_________

a)

Finite and positive

b)

Zero

c)

Infinite

d)

Finite and negative

17.

How many electrons will have a charge of one coulomb?

a)

6.25 x 1018

b)

6.25 x 1019

c)

1.6x 1018

d)

1.6 x 10 19

18.

What do you call the process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object?

a)

Polarization

b)

Induction

c)

Neutralization

d)

Friction

19.

What can you do to increase the value of k in Coulomb's law?

a)

Increase the Force

b)

Increase the distance

c)

Decrease the charge

d)

Nothing can be done to change K : it is a constant

20.

Direction of electric field at a point on the equatorial line due to an electric dipole is

a)

Parallel to the axis of the dipole and the direction of the dipole moment

b)

Parallel to the axis of the dipole and opposite to the direction of the Dipole movement

c)

Parallel to the equotorial axis of the dipole and the direction of the dipole moment

d)

None of these