Beginners: Very Short Answer Questions (1 Marks)

BEGINNERS
Very Short Answer Questions (1 marks)
Q.1 Is the force acting between two point charges q 1 and q2 kept at some distance
apart in air attractive or repulsive when (i) q 1 q2>0 (ii) q1 q2<0. [CBSE (F) 2007]
Q.2 Two equal balls having equal positive charges q coulombs are suspended by two
insulating strings of equal lengths. What would be the effect on the force when a plastic
sheet is inserted between the two?
Q.3 Figure shows the field lines on a positive charges. Is the work done by the field in
moving a small positive charge from Q to P positive or negative? Give reason.
[CBSE (F) 2014]
Q.4 Why do the electrostatic field lines not form closed loops? [CBSE (AI) 2014]
Q.5 The dimensions of an atom are of the order of an Angstrom. Thus there must be
large electric fields between the protons and electrons. Why then is the electrostatic
field inside a conductor zero? [NCERT Exampler]
Q.6 The electric field due to a point charge is spherically symmetric. What does it
mean?
Q.7 An electric dipole of dipole moment 20 x 10 -6 C is enclosed by closed surface.
What is the net electric flux coming out of this surface? [CBSE Delhi 2005]
Q.8 The distance of the field point, on the equatorial plane of a small electric dipole is
halved. By what factor does the electric field due to the dipole change?
Q.9 The distance of the field point on the axis of a small dipole is doubled. By what
factor will the electric field, due to the dipole change?
Q.10 Fig. shows three point charges +2q, -q and +3q. The charges +2q and -q are
enclosed within a surface S. What is the electric flux due to this configuration
through the surface S? [CBSE Delhi 2010]
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Q.11 Two charges of magnitudes -2Q and +Q are located at points (a,0) and (4a,0)
respectively. What is the electric flux due to these charges through a sphere of
radius 3a with its centre at the origin? [CBSE (AI) 2013]
Q.12 If the radius of the Gaussian surface enclosing a charge is halved, how does the
electric flux through the Gaussian surface change? [CBSE (AI) 2008C]
Q.13 A charge Q C is placed at the centre of a cube. What would be the flux through
one face? [CBSE (AI) 2008C, CBSE (AI) 2008C]
Q.14 A point charge Q is placed at point O as shown in the figure. Is the potential
difference VA VB positive, negative, or zero, if Q is (i) positive (ii) negative?
[CBSE Delhi
2011]
Q.15 Show diagrammatically the arrangement of four point electric charges of equal
magnitude placed at four corners of a square such that the electric field as well as
the electric potential at the centre of the square is non-zero.
Q.16 Can electric potential at a point be zero, while the electric field is not zero?
Q.17 Can electric potential at a point be zero, while the electric potential is not zero?
Q.18 Do free electrons travel to region of higher potential or lower potential?
[NCERT
Exemplar]
Q.19 Can there be potential difference between two adjacent conductors carrying the
same charge? [NCERT Exemplar]
Q.20 Two protons are brought nearer, what will be the effect on potential energy of
system?
Q.21 An electron and a proton are brought nearer, how does the potential energy of
system?
Q.22 Name the physical quality whose SI unit is JC -1. Is it a scalar or a vector
quantity? [CBSE Delhi 2010]
Q.23 What is the geometrical shape of equipotential surfaces due to a single isolated
charge? [CBSE Delhi 2013]
Q.24 For any charge configuration, equipotential surface through a point is normal to
the electric field.Justify. [CBSE Delhi 2014]
Q.25 Why must electrostatic field at the surface of a charged conductor be normal to
the surface at every point? Give reason. [CBSE Delhi 2012, (F)2014]
Q.26 Depict the equipotential surfaces for a system of two identical positive point
charges placed a distance d apart. [CBSE Delhi 2010]
Q.27 Draw an equipotential surface in a uniform electric field.
[CBSE (AI) 2011]
Q.28 Draw an equipotential surface for a system consisting of two charges Q,-Q
separated by a distance r in air. Located the points where the potential due to the
dipole is zero. [CBSE (AI)2008, 2013]
Q.29 Why do the equipotential surfaces due to a uniform electric field not intersect
each other? [CBSE (F) 2012]
Q.30 A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged such that the potential on its
surface is 10 V. what is the potential at the centre of the sphere? [CBSE (AI) 2011]
Q.31 Two protons, A and B, are placed between two parallel plates having a potential
difference V as shown in fig. Will the proton experience equal or unequal force?
Q.32 How much work is done in moving a 500 C charge between two points on an
equipotential surface?
OR
Why is there no work done in moving a charge from one point to another on an
equipotential surface? [CBSE (F) 2012]
Q.33 Figure shows the field lines due to a negative point charges. Give the sign of the
potential energy difference of a small negative charge between the points A and B.
[CBSE (F) 2014]
Q.34 A uniform electric field exists between two charged plates as shown in the fig.
what should be the work done in moving a charge q along the closed rectangular
path ABCDA?
Q.35 What should be the work done if a point charge is taken from a point A to the
point B in the given diagram with charge +q at the centre?
Q.36 Sketch graph to show how charge Q given to a capacitor of capacitance C

varies with the potential difference.
Q.37 Name the dielectric whose molecules have (i) non-zero and (ii) zero dipole
moment.
Q.38 Express dielectric constant of a medium in terms of capacitance.
[CBSE Delhi 2005,
2006]
Q.39 What si the function of a dielectric in a capacitor?
Q.40 How does the electric field inside a dielectric decrease when it is placed in an
external electric field? [CBSE Delhi 2005]
Short Answer Questions (2, 3 marks)
Q.1 Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B of identical size have charges q A
and -3qA respectively. When they are brought in contact with each other and then
separated, what are the new charges on them? [CBSE (F) 2011]
Q.2 Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B of identical size have charges q A
and qB respectively. A third sphere C of the same size but uncharged is brought in
contact with the fir4st and then in contact with the second and finally removed from
both. What are the new charges on A and B? [CBSE (F) 2011]
Q.3 Plot a graph showing the variation of coulomb force (F) versus ( 1/r 2 ) where r is
the distance between the two charges of each pair of charges: ( 1 C, 2 C) and (2
C, -3 C). Interpret the graphs obtained.
Q.4 (a) An electrostatic field line is continuous curve. That is, a field line cannot have
sudden breaks. Why is it so?
(b) Explain why two field lines never cross each other at any point.
[NCERT, CBSE
(AI)2014]
Q.5 The electric field E due to any point charge near it is defined as E = lim(q 0) F/q
where q is the test charge and F is the force acting on it. What is the significance of
lim(q 0) in this expression? [CBSE Delhi 2007]
Q.6 Draw the electric field lines due to uniformly charged thin spherical shell when
charge on the shell is (i) positive (ii) negative. [CBSE Delhi 2008]
Q.7 Which among the curve shown in figure cannot possibly represent electrostatic
field lines? [NCERT]
Q.8 (a) A point charge (+Q) is kept in the vicinity of uncharged conducting plate.
Sketch electric field lines between the charge and the plate.
(b) Two infinitely large plane thin parallel sheet having surface charge densities
1 and 2 (1> 2) are shown in the figure. Write the magnitude and directions of
the net fields in the regions marked II and III. [CBSE (F)2014]
Q.9 An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field.

(i) Show that the net force acting on it zero.
(ii) The dipole is aligned parallel to the field. Find the work done in rotating it
through the angle of 1800
[CBSE (AI) 2012]
Q.10 (a) Define electric flux. Write its SI unit.
(b) A spherical rubber ballon carries a charge that is uniformly distributed over its
surface. As the balloon is blown up and increases in size, how does the total
electric flux coming out of the surface change? Give reason.
[CBSE Delhi 2007,2008C]
Q.11 A thin straight infinitely long conducting wire having charge density lambda is
enclosed by a cylindrical surface of radius r and length l, its axis coinciding with the
length of the wire. Find the expression for the electric flux through the surface of the
cylinder. [CBSE (AI) 2011]
Q.12 Establish the relation between electric field and potential gradient.
Q.13 Two uniformly large parallel thin plates having charge densities + and are
kept in the X-Z plane at a distance d apart. Sketch an equipotential surface due to
electric field between the plates. If a particle of mass m and charge q remains
stationary between the plates, what is the magnitude and direction of this field?
[CBSE
Delhi 2011]
Q.14 Draw schematically equipotential surfaces corresponding to
(a) A constant electric field in Z direction.
(b) A field that uniformly increases in magnitude but remains in a constant (say Z)
direction.
(c) A single positive charge in the origin.
(d) A uniform grid consisting of long equally spaced parallel charged wires in a
plane. [NCERT,CBSE Delhi 2012]
Q.15 How does the energy stored in a capacitor change if after disconnecting the
battery, the plates of a charged capacitor are moved farther?
Q.16 How does the energy stored in a capacitor change if the plates of a charged
capacitor are moved farther, the battery remaining connected?
Q.17 When a capacitor is charged by a battery; is the energy stored in the capacitor
same as energy supplied by the battery?
Q.18 Define electric dipole moment. Is it a scalar or a vector quantity? What are its SI
unit?
[CBSE Delhi 2006, (AI)2011,2013,(F)2009,2012,2013]
Q.19 Why is the potential inside a hollow spherical charged conductor constant and
has the same value as on its surface? [CBSE (F) 2012]
Q.20 A metallic spherical shell has an inner radius R 1 and outer radius R2. A charge Q
is placed at the centre of the spherical cavity. What will be surface charge density on
(i) the inner surface, and (ii) the outer surface? [NCERT Exemplar]
Q.21 A proton and an electron are placed freely in an electric field. Which of the
particles will have greater acceleration and why?
Long Answer Questions (5 marks)

Q.1 (a) Find expressions for the force and torque on an electric dipole kept in a
uniform electric field. [CBSE (AI) 2008,2014]
OR
An electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field. (i) Using suitable diagram show
that it does not undergo any translator motion, and (ii) derive an expression for
torque acting on it and specify its direction. [CBSE Delhi 2005]
(b) Derive an expression for the work done in rotating an electric dipole in a uniform
electric field.
Q.2 Find an expression for the electric field strength at a distant point situated (i) on
the axis and (ii) along the equatorial line of an electric dipole.
[CBSE (AI) 2013, (F)2009]
Q.3 State and prove the Gauss theorem in electrostatics.

Q.4 Derive an expression for the electric potential at a point due to an electric dipole.
Mention the contrasting features of electric potential of a dipole at a point as
compared to that due to a single charge. [CBSE Delhi 2007, 2008]
Q.5 Briefly explain the principle of a capacitor. Derive an expression for the
capacitance of parallel plate capacitor. Whose plates are separated by a dielectric
medium.
Q.6 Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when a
dielectric slab of dielectric constant K and thickness t = d/2 but of same area as that
of the plates is inserted between the capacitor plates. (d = separation between the
plates). [CBSE (F) 2012]
Q.7 Derive an expression for the energy stored in a parallel plate capacitor C,
charged to a potential difference V. Hence derive an expression for the energy
density of a capacitor.
[CBSE 2008,2008C,2012,2013F]
OR
Obtained an expression for the energy stored per unit volume in a charged parallel
plate capacitor.
PLAYERS
Short Answer Question (2, 3 marks)
Q.1 Two point electric charges of unknown magnitude and sign are placed at some distance d
apart. The electric field intensity is zero at a point, not between the charges but on the line
joining them. Write two essential conditions for this to happen.
Q.2 The figure given alongside shows tracks of three charged particles 1, 2 and 3 in a uniform
electric field E. Give the signs of three charges. Which particle has the highest charge to
mass ratio? [NCERT]
Q.3 Two concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R and 2R are given charges Q 1 and Q2
respectively. The surface chare densities on the outer surface of the shells are equal.
Determine the ratio Q1: Q2. [CBSE (F) 2013]
Q.4 (a) An infinitely positevly charged straight wire has a linear charge density. An electron is
revolving around the wire as its centre with a constant velocity in a circular plane
perpendicular to the wire. Deduce the expression for its kinetic energy. [CBSE (F) 2013]
(b) Plot a graph of the kinetic energy as a function of charge density.
Q.5 The electrostatic force on a small sphere of charge 0.4 C due to another small sphere of
charge -0.8 C in air is 0.2 N
(a) What is the distance between the two spheres?
(b) What is the force on the second sphere due to the first? [NCERT]
Q.6 Two identical metallic spheres, having unequal opposite charges are placed at a distance of
0.50 m apart in air. After bringing them in contact with each other, they are again placed at
the same distance apart. Now the force of repulsion between them is 0.108 N. Calculate the
final charge on each of them.
Q.7 Four point charges qA = 2C, qB = - 5C, qC = 2C and qD = -5C are located at the corner
of a square ABCD of side 10 cm. What is the force on a charge of 1 C placed at the centre
of the sphere? [NCERT]
Q.8(a) 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
6.5 X 10-7 C ? The radii of A and B are negligible compared to the distance of separation.
(c) What is the force of repulsion if each sphere is charged double the above amount, and
the distance between them is halved?
Q.9 Suppose the spheres A and B in above question 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? [NCERT]
Q.10 A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. Show that the
system of three charges will be in equilibrium if q = -Q/4. [CBSE (AI) 2005]
Q.11 Three point charges of + 2C, -3 C and -3 C are kept at the vertices A, B and C
respectively of an equilateral triangle of side 20 cm as shown in figure. What should be the
sign and magnitude of chare to be placed at the mid point M of side BC so that charge at A
remains in equilibrium? [CBSE (AI) 2005]
Q.12 Two charges q and -3q are placed fixed on x-axis separated by distance d. where should
a third charge 2q be placed such that it will not experience any force? [NCERT Examplar]
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Q.13 A system has two charges qA = 2.5 X 10 C and qB = -2.5 X 10 C located at points A=
(0, 0, -15cm) and B= (0,0,+15 cm) respectively. What are the total charge and electric dipole
moment of the system? [NCERT]
Q.14 An electric dipole with a dipole moment 4 X 10 -9 Cm is aligned at 300 with the direction of
a uniform electric field of magnitude 5 X 10 4 NC-1. Calculate the magnitude of the torque
acting on the dipole. [NCERT]
Q.15 Calculate the amount of work done in rotating a dipole, of dipole moment 3 X 10 -8 cm,
from its position of stable equilibrium to the position of unstable equilibrium, in a uniform
electric field of intensity 104 N/C. [CBSE (F) 2005]
Q.16 Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces, the
plates have surface charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 17.0 X 10 -22 C/m2.
What is electric field strength E: (a) in the outer region of the first plate, (b) in the outer
region of the second plate, and (c) between the plates? [NCERT]
Q.17 State Gausss law in electrostatic. A cube with each side a is kept in an electric field
given by E = Cxi ,(as is shown in the figure) where C is a positive dimensional constant. Find
out [CBSE (F) 2012]
(i) The electric flux through the cube, and
(ii) The net charge inside the cube
Q.18 A spherical conductor of radius 12 cm has a charge 1.6 X 10 -7 C distributed uniformly on
its surface. What is the electric field: (i) inside the sphere (ii) just outside the sphere?
Q.19 A conducting sphere of radius 10 cm has an unknown charge. If the electric field 20 cm
from the centre of sphere is 1.5 X 10 3 N/C and points radially inward, what is the net charge
on the sphere. [NCERT]
Q.20 An infinite line chare produces an electric field of 9 X 104 N/C at a distance of 2cm.
Calculate the linear charge density. [NCERT]
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Q.21 Two point charges of +5 X 10 C and + 20 X 10 C are separated by a distance of 2m.
Find the point on the line joining them at which electric field intensity is zero.
Q.22 Two point charges qA = +3C and qB = -3C are located at points A and B, 20 cm apart
in vacuum. (a) what is the electric field at the midpoint of the line AB joining the two
charges? (b) If a negative test charge of magnitude 1.5 X 10 -9 C is placed at this point, what
is the force experienced by the test charge? [NCERT]
Q.23 A point charge causes an electric flux of -1.0 X 103 Nm2 C-1 to pass through a spherical
surface of 10.0 cm radius centered 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? [NCERT]
Q.24 A uniformly charged conducting sphere of diameter 2.5 m has a surface charge density
100 C/m2 . Calculate
(i) Charge on the sphere and
(ii) Total electric flux passing through the sphere. [CBSE Delhi 2008]
Q.25 Consider a uniform electric field E = 3 X 10 3 i N/C . (a) What is the flux of the electric field
through a square of 10 cm 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 600 angle with the X-axis?
[NCERT]
Q.26 Give a uniform electric field E = 5 X 103 i N/C , find the flux of this field through a square
of 10 cm on a side whose plane is parallel to the Y-Z plane. What would be the flux thorugh
the same square if the plane makes a 300 angle with the X-axis? [CBSE Delhi 2014]
Q.27 A hollow cylindrical box of length 1m and area of cross-section 25 cm 2 is placed in a
three dimensional coordinate system as shown in the figure. The electric field in the region is
given by E = 50xi, where E is in N/C and x is in meters. Find
(i) Net flux through the cylinder.
(ii) Charge enclosed by the cylinder. [CBSE Delhi 2014]
Q.28 Electric field in the given figure is directed along + X direction and given by E x= 5AX + 2B,
where E is in N/C and x is in metre. A and B are constants with dimensions. Taking A
-1 -1 -1
= 10NC m and B = 5 NC Calculate
(i) The electric flux through the cube.
(ii) Net charge enclosed within the cube.
Q.29 (a) A point charge q is placed at O as shown in fig. Is V P VQ positive or negative when
(i) q>0 (ii) q<0. Justify your answer [CBSE (AI) 2006]
(b ) A regular hexagon of side 0.10 m has a charge 5C at each of its vertices. Calculate
the potential at the centre of the hexagon. [NCERT]
Q.30 A test charge q is moved without acceleration from A to C along the path from A to B and
then from B to C in electric field E as shown in the figure. (i) Calculate the potential
difference between A and C. (ii) At which point (of the two) is the electric potential more and
why? [CBSE (AI) 2012]
Q.31 An electric dipole of length 10 cm having charges 6 X 10-3 C, placed at 300 with respect
to a uniform electric field, experience a torque of magnitude 6(3) 1/3 Nm. Calculate (i)
magnitude of electric field and (ii) potential energy of electrical dipole. [CBSE Delhi 2012]
Q.32 A small sphere of radius r1 and charge q1 is enclosed by a spherical shell of radius r2 and
charge q2 . Show that if q1 is positive, charge will necessarily flow from the sphere to the
shell ( when the two are connected by a wire), no matter, what the charge q2 on the shell is.
[NCERT]
Q.33 Four point charges are placed at the four corners of a square in the two ways (i) and (ii)
as shown below. Will the (i) electric field (ii) Electric potential, at the centre of the square be
the same or different in the two configurations and why?
Q.34 (i) Two point charges 4Q and Q are separated by a distance 1 m in air. At what point on
th line joining the charges is the electric field intensity zero?
(ii ) Also calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the charge if Q = 2 X 10-7 C.
[CBSE (AI) 2008 C]
Q.35 Tow charges 5 X 10-8 C and -3 X 10-8 C are located 16 cm apart. At what point(s) on the
line joining the two 2charges is the electric potential zero? Take the potential at infinity to be
zero. [NCERT]
Q.36 Two charges 2C and -2C are placed at points A and B 6 cm apart.
(i) Identify an equipotential surface of the system.
(ii) What is the direction of electric field at every point on this surface? [NCERT]
Q.37 A cube of side b has charge q at each of its vertices. Determine the potential and electric
field due to this charge array at the centre of the cube. [NCERT]
Q.38 Calculate the work done to dissociate the system of three charges placed on the vertices
of a triangle as shown. Q= 1.6 X 10-10 C [CBSE Delhi 2008]
Q.39 The given graph shows the variation of charge q versus potential difference V for two
capacitors C1 and C2 . The two capacitors have same plate separation but the plate area of
C2 is double than that of C 1. Which of the two graphs P and Q correspond to capacitors C 1
and C2 and why?
Q.40 A parallel plate capacitor each with plate area A and separation d is charged to a
potential difference V. The battery used to charge it is then disconnected. A dielectric slab of
thickness d and dielectric constant K is now placed between the plates. What change if any,
will take place is
(i) Charge on the plates
(ii) Electric field intensity between the plates, [CBSE (AI) 2010]
(iii) Capacitance of the capacitor
Justify your answer in each case. [CBSE Delhi 2007]
Q.41 A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery, which is then disconnected. A dielectric
slab is then inserted in the space between the plates. Explain what changes, if any, occur in
the values of :
(i) Capacitance
(ii) Potential difference between the plates
(iii) Electric field between the plates, and
(iv) The energy stored in the capacitor. [CBSE Delhi 2010, (AI) 2009, 2012]
Q.42 A parallel plate is charged by a battery. When the battery remains connected , a
dielectric slab is inserted in the space between the plates. Explain what changes if any,
occur in the values of:
(i) Potential difference between the plates
(ii) Electric field strength between the plates
(iii) Electric field between the plates and
(iv) The energy stored in the capacitor. [CBSE Delhi 2010]
Q.43 The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are 4 mm apart. A slab of dielectric constant 3
and thickness 3 mm is introduced between the plates with its faces parallel to them. The
distance between the plates is so adjusted that the capacitance of the capacitor becomes
2/3 of its original value. What is the new distance between the plates? [CBSE (AI) 2010]
Q.44 Find the charge on the capacitor as shown in the circuit. [CBSE (F) 2014]
Q.45 In a parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates, each plate has an area of
6 X 10-3 m2 and the separation between the plates is 3 mm.
(i) Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.
(ii) If this capacitor is connected to 100 V supply, what would be the charge each plate?
(iii) How would charge on the plates be affected, if a 3mm thick ica sheet of K = 6 is
inserted between the plates while the voltage supply remains connected?
[CBSE (AI) 2010]
Q.46 A parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates has a capacitance of 8 pF. The
separation between the plates is now reduced by half and the space between them is filled
with a medium of dielectric constant 5. Calculate the value of the capacitance of the
capacitor in the second case. [CBSE Delhi 2005, (AI) 2006]
Q.47 A capacitor of unknown capacitance is connected across a battery of V volts. The charge
stored in it is 360 C. when potential across the capacitor is reduced by 120 V, the charge
stored in it becomes 120 C. Calculate:
(i) The potential V and the unknown capacitance C.
(ii) What will be the charge stored in the capacitor, if the voltage applied had increased
by 120 V? [CBSE Delhi 2013]
Q.48 A 600 pF capacitor is charged by a 200 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply
and is connected to another uncharged 600 pF capacitor. How much electrostatic energy is
lost in the process? [NCERT]
Q.49 (a) Plot a graph comparing the variation of potential V and electric field E due to a point
charge Q as a function of distance R from the point charge. [CBSE Delhi 2012]
(b ) Find the ratio of the potential difference that must be applied across the parallel and the
series combination of two identical capacitors so that the energy stored in the two cases,
becomes the same.
Q.50 A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential V. it is then
connected to another uncharged capacitor having the same capacitance. Find out the ratio
of the energy stored in the combined system to that stored initially in the single capacitor.
[CBSE Delhi 2005]
Q.51 Four capacitors are connected as shown in figure.
Q.52 Find the total energy stored in the capacitors in the given network.
Q.53 Obtain the equivalent capacitance of the network given below. For a supply of 300 V,
determine the charge and voltage across C4.
Q.54 Three capacitors each of capacitors 9 pF are connected in series:

(a) What is the total capacitance of the combination?
(b) What is the potential difference across each capacitor if the combination is connected to
120 V supply? [NCERT]
Q.55 Three capacitors of capacitance 2 pF, 3 pF and 4 pF are connected in parallel
(a) What is the total capacitance of the combination?
(b) Determine the charge on each capacitor if the combination is connected to a 100 V
supply. [NCERT]
Q.56 Net capacitance of three identical capacitors in series is 1 F. what will be their net
capacitance if connected in parallel? Find the ratio of energy stored in the two configuration
if they are both connected to the same source. [CBSE (AI) 2011]
Q.57 Two capacitors of capacitance 6 F and 12 F are connected in series with a battery.
The voltage across the 6 F capacitor is 2 V. Compute the total battery voltage.
[CBSE (AI) 2011]
Q.58 A 4 F capacitor is charged by a 200 V supply. It is then disconnected from the supply
and is connected to another uncharged 2 F capacitor. How much electrostatic energy of
the first capacitor is lost in the form of heat and electromagnetic radiation?
[NCERT, CBSE (AI) 2005,F 2012]
ALL ROUNDERS
Very Short Answer Questions (1 mark)
Q.1 Sketch the electric field lines for a uniformly charged hollow cylinder shown in figure.
[NCERRT]
Q.2 The graph shows the variation of voltage V across the plates of two capacitors A and B
versus increase of charge Q stored on them. Which of the tow capacitors has higher
capacitance? Give reason for your answer.
Q.3 The graph shown here shows the variation of total energy E stored in a capacitor against
the value of the capacitance C itself. Which of the two: the charge on capacitor or the
potential used to charge it, is kept constant for this graph?
Q.4 What orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field corresponds to its (i) stable
and (ii) unstable equilibrium? [CBSE Delhi 2010]
Q.5 If a point charge is rotated in an arc of radius r around a charge q, what will be the work
done? Explain.
Short Answer Questions (2, 3 marks)

Q.1 A long charged cylinder of linear charged density is surrounded by a hollow co-axial
conducting cylinder. What is the electric field in the space between the two cylinders?
[NCERT]
Q.2 Consider two conducting spheres of radii R1 and R2 with R1>R2. If the two are at the same
potential, the larger sphere has more charge than the smaller sphere. State whether the
charge density of the smaller sphere is more or less than that of the large one.
[NCERT Exampler]
Q.3 Consider two hollow concentric spheres S1 and S2 , enclosing charges 2Q and 4Q
respectively as shown in the figure. (i) Find out the ratio of the electric flux through them. (ii)
How will the electric flux through the sphere S 1 change if a medium of dielectric constant r
is introduced in the space inside S1 in place of air? Deduce the necessary expression.
Q.4 The given figure shows the electric field lines around three point charges A, B and C.
(a) Which charges are positive?
(b) Which charge has the largest magnitude? Why?
(c) In which region or regions of the picture could the electric filed be zero? Justify your
answer.
(i) Near A (ii) near B (iii) near C (iv) nowhere. [NCERT Exampler]
Q.5 A particle of mass m and charge (-q) enters the region between the two charged plates
initially moving along X-axis with speed v x as shown in fig. The length of plate is L and an
uniform electric field E is maintained between the plates. Show that the vertical deflection of
the particle at the far edge of the plate is qEL2/2mVx2 . [NCERT]
Q.6 Suppose that the particle in above exercise is an electron projected with velocity v x = 2.0 X
106 m/s. If electric field between the plates separated by 0.5 cm is 9.1 X 10 2 N/C, where will
the electron strike the upper plate? [NCERT]
( e = 1.6 X 10-19 C, me = 9.1 X 10-31 kg.)
Q.7 A charge Q is divided in two parts q and (Q q) and these are kept at some distance r
apart. What is the value of q for which the force between these two charges is maximum?
Q.8 An infinite number of electric charges, each of magnitude 1 C, are placed on the x-axis
with co-ordinates x = 1,2,4,8, if a charge of 1 C is kept at the origin. Calculate the
net force acting on this charge.
Q.9 A point charge + 10 C is at a distance 5 cm directly above the centre of a square of side 10
cm as shown in figure. What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the square?
[Hint: think of the square as one face of a cube with edge 10 cm] [NCERT]
Q.10 In a parallel plate capacitor with air between the plates, each plate has an area of 6X10 -3
m2 and the distance between the plates is 3 mm. Calculate the capacitance of the capacitor.
If the capacitor is connected to a 100 V supply. What is the charge on each plate of the
capacitor? [NCERT]
Q.11 Explain what would happen if in the capacitor a 3 mm thick mica sheet ( of dielectric
constant = 6) were inserted between the plates given in Q. 8 above.
(a) While the voltage supply remained connected.
(b) After the supply was disconnected. [NCERT]
Q.12 Two charges 5 nC and -2 nC are placed at points (5 cm, 0,0) and (23 cm, 0,0) in a
region of space where there is no other external field. Calculate the electrostatic potential
energy of this charge system. [CBSE Delhi 2008C]
Q.13 A very thin plate of metal is placed exactly in the middle of the two plates of a parallel
plate capacitor. What will be the effect on the capacitance of the system?
Q.14 Two identical parallel plate (air) capacitors C1 and C2 have capacitances C each. The
space between their plates is now filled with dielectrics as shown. If the two capacitors still
have equal capacitance, obtain the relation between dielectric constants K, K1 and K2.
[CBSE (F) 2011]
Q.15 You are given an air filled parallel plate capacitor C1. The space between its plates is
now filled with slabs of dielectric constants K 1 and K2 as shown in C2 . Find the capacitances
of the capacitor C2 if area of the plates is A distance between the plates is d.
[CBSE (F) 2011]
Q.16 Two charged conduicti9ng spheres of radii a and b are connected to each other by a
wire. What is the ratio of electric field at the surfaces of the spheres. Use the result obtained
to explain why charge density on the sharp and pointed ends of a conductor is higher than
on its flatter portions. [NCERT]
Q.17 A Slab of material of dielectric constant K has the same area as that of the plates of a
parallel plate capacitor but has the thickness d/2 where d is the separation between the
plates. Find out the expression for its capacitance when the slab is inserted the plates of the
capacitor . [CBSE (AI) 2013]
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Q.18 The plates of a parallel plate capacitor have an area of 90 cm each and are separated
by 2.5 mm. the capacitor is charged by connecting it to a 400 V supply.
(a) How much electrostatic energy is stored by the capacitor?
(b) View this energy as stored in the electrostatic field between the plates and obtain the
energy per unit volume u. hence arrive at a relation between u and the magnitude of
electric field E between the plates. [NCERT]
Q.19 (a) The top of atmosphere is about 400 kV with respect to the surface of the earth,
corresponding to an electric filed that decreases with altitude. Near the surface of earth, the
field is about 100 Vm-1 . Why then we do not get an electric shock as we step out of our
house into the open? (Assume the house to be steel cage so there is no field inside?)
(b ) A man fixes outside his house one evening a 2 m long high insulating slab carrying on
its top a large aluminium sheet of area 1 m 2 . Will he get an electric shock if he touches the
metal sheet next morning?
(c ) The discharging current in the atmosphere due to the small conductivity of air is known
to be 1800 A on an average over the globe. Why does the atmosphere not dischare itself
completely in due course and become electrically neutrally? In other words what keeps the
atmosphere charged?
(d ) What are the forms of energy into which the electrical energy of atmosphere is
dissipated during a lightning? [NCERT]
Q.20 Keeping the voltage of the charging source constant, what would be the percentage
change in the energy stored in a parallel plate capacitor if the separation between its plates
were to be decreased by 10%?
Value based Question

Q.1 Anjalis mother notices that while taking off her woolen clothes or wrapping her silken saree,
sparkes were coming out. She became little frightened as well as curious to know why it was
so happening. She shares this observation with Anjali and wanted her to explain the reason
behind it. Anjali explains it to her mother with lot of interest and the scientific principle for the
same.
Answer the following question based on the above information:
(i) Name the scientific concept responsible for the observations made by Anjalis mother
and explain it briefly.
(ii) Which two values are displayed by Anjalis mother and Anjali?
(iii) How can a Physics teacher promote these values in her students? Explain in brief.

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