Test5 - Electrostatics Date : 05-06-2012 MCQ (Single Correct) (+3, 1) qd Q1. A spherical conductor A contains two spherical cavities.

The total charge on the conductor itself is zero. However, there is a point charge qb at the centre of one cavity and qc at the centre of the other. A considerable distance r away from the centre of the spherical conductor, there is another charge qd. Force acting on qb, qc and qd are. qb qc F1 F2 and F3 respectively. [Assume all charges are positive] (B) F1 = F2 < F3 (A) F1 < F2 < F3 (D) F1 > F2 > F3 (C) F1 = F2 > F3 Q2. There are two concentric metal shells of radii r1 and r2 (>r1). If the outer shell has a charge q and the inner shell is grounded, the charge on the inner shell is (C) r1r2q (D) (A) zero (B) (r1/r2)q B Q3. A and B are two concentric spheres. If A is given a charge + + ++ Q while B is earthed as shown in figure, then + + A (A) the charge densities of A and B are same + + (B) the field inside and outside A is zero + + + the field between A and B is not zero (D) the field inside and outside B is zero Q4. A hollow conducting sphere of inner radius R and outer radius 2R is +Q B given a charge Q as shown in the figure, then the A O C (A) potential at A and B is different R (B) potential at O and B is different 2R (C) potential at O and C is different (D) potential at A, B, C and O is same Q A conducting sphere A of radius rA carries a charge Q. Another conducting sphere B of radius rB is rB uncharged initially. Both the spheres are separated rA S by a very large distance. Sphere A is connected B with sphere B through a long conducting wire of A zero resistance through a switch S as shown in the figure. At t = 0 switch S is closed. As soon as the current flow through the wire vanishes, switch S is opened, sphere A is again charged to a total charge Q and then switch S is again closed and the process is continued for infinite times. If q is the charge transferred to sphere B when the switch S is closed for the first time, then total charge on the sphere B after large number of such processes is r qQ (A) Q (B) (D) None (C) Q B Qq rA Two identical conducting sphere having unequal positive charges q1 and q2are separated by distance r. If they are made to touch each other and then separated again to the same distance, the electrostatic force between them in this case will be (A) less than before (B) same as before (C) more than before (D) zero A solid conducting sphere having a charge Q is surrounded by an uncharged concentric conducting spherical shell. Let the potential difference between the surface of the solid sphere and that of the outer surface of the shell be V. If the shell is now given a charge of - 3Q, the new potential difference between the same two surfaces will be (A) V (B) 2V (C) 4V (D) 2V

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A uniform conducting sphere having charge +q and radius a is placed at the center of a spherical conducting shell of inner radius b and outer radius c. The outer shell carries a charge of q. Choose the incorrect statement ( A) The field E(r) at any point within the sphere (r < a) is zero ( B) The field E(r) at any point between the sphere and shell (a < r < b) is ( C) The field E(r) at any point outside the shell ( D) The field E(r) at any point outside the shell (r > c) is zero. 1 q (r > c) is 4 0 r 2

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The conducting spherical shells shown in the figure are connected by a conductor. The capacitance of the system is (A) 4 0 ab (B) 4 0 a ba (D) 4 0 a2/b a (C) 4 0 b

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Two concentric conducting spheres having radii a and b are charged to q1 and q2, respectively. The potential difference between 1 and 2 will be q2 q1 q2 q2 1 1 q1 (B) (A) 40a 40b 40 a b a 2 1 b q1 1 1 (D) none of these. (C) - 40 a b

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A charge +q is brought near an isolated metal cube having no charge initially (A) the cube becomes positively charged. (B) the cube becomes negatively charged. (C) the external surface becomes negatively charged and the interior becomes positively charged. (D) the Interior remains charge free and the surface gets non-uniform charge distribution. Assertion Reason type ( +3,-1) (A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement -2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1. (B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement -2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1. (C) Statement -1 is True, Statement-2 is False. (D) Statement -1 is False, Statement-2 is True. Q12. STATEMENT-1 The electric field inside a conductor is always zero. because STATEMENT-2 There are large numbers of free electrons in a conductor. Q13. STATEMENT-1: The tangential component of electrostatic field due to charged conductor at a point just above the surface is zero. because STATEMENT-2: Circulation of electrostatic field over a closed loop is zero.

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A spherical uncharged conducting shell of radius r is P r placed in front of point charge q at distance d from its centre O as shown. O STATEMENT-1 The potential at point P lying on the surface of the sphere will be equal q/40d. because STATEMENT-2 The potential inside the conducting shell is same. Integer Type(+3, 1) Q15. A charge is distributed over two concentric hollow spheres of radii r and R (>r) such that their surface densities are equal. Find the potential at their common centre. [ Given R = 2m , r = 1m r and = 2 S.I. Unit ] 0

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Two isolated metallic solid spheres of radii R and 2R are charged such that both of these have same charge density . The spheres are located far away from each other, and connected by a thin conducting wire. If the new charge density n on the bigger sphere is , then the value of n is.. 6 In the arrangement shown in figure, three concentric conducting shells are shown. The charge on the shell of radius b is q0. If the innermost and outermost a shells are connected to the earth, the potential on b q0 the shell of radius b in terms of a and q0 is . c 8n0 a Given that a : b : c = 1 : 2 : 4. Find the value of n Figure shows three concentric thin spherical shells A, B and C B C of radii a, b and c, respectively. The shells A and C are b A given charge q and q, respectively, and shell B is earthed. a c [ Given q = 3 C, a : b : c = 1 : 2 : 3] Find the charges appearing on the outer face of surfaces B

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Five identical conducting plates 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are fixed parallel plates equidistant from each other as shown in figure. Plates 2 and 5 are connected by a conductor while 1 and 3 are joined by another conductor. If the charge on plate 5 is the value of k.

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Four identical metal plates of large area A are arranged as shown in the diagram. The plates 1 and 3 are connected by a conducting wire. The charge on plate 2 is 2q and an plate 4 is q. If the potential 16 volt.. difference (in volts) between the plate 2 and 3 is k qd = 2 Find the value of k Given A 0

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