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Chapter 17. Electrostatics

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1. Charges Q, 2Q and 4Q are uniformly distributed in three dielectric solid spheres 1, 2 and 3 of
radii R/2, R and 2R respectively, as in figure. If magnitudes of the electric fields at point P at
a distance R from the centre of spheres 1, 2 and 3 are E1, E2 and E3 respectively, then

(a) E1 > E2 > E3 (c) E2 > E1 > E3

(b) E3 > E1 > E2 (d) E3 > E2 > E1

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2. An electron of mass  initially at rest, moves through a certain distance in uniform electric
field in time  A proton of mass  also, initially at rest, takes time  to move through an
equal distance in this uniform electric field. Neglecting the effect of gravity, the ratio  is
nearly equal to
(a) 1
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 1836

3. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of the
three charges will be in equilibrium if q is equal to


(a)  


(b)  


(c)  


(d)  


4. Two equal negative charge – q are fixed at point (0, -a) and (0,a) on y-axis. A positive charge
Q is released from rest at the point (2a, 0) on the x-axis. The charge Q will
(a) execute simple harmonic motion about the origin
(b) move to the origin and remain at rest
(c) move to infinity
(d) execute oscillatory but not simple harmonic motion

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5. Assume that an electric filed    

 exists in space. Then, the potential difference    ,
where is the potential at the origin and  the potential at x = 2 m is
(a) 120 J
(b) -120 J
(c) -80 J
(d) 80 J

6. Consider a thin spherical shell of radius R with its centre at the origin, carrying uniform
positive surface charge density. The variation of the magnitude of the electric field   and
the electric potential   with the distance  from the centre, is best represented by which
graph?

∣E (r)∣ V (r) ∣E (r)∣ V (r)

(a) 0 R (c) 0 R
r r

∣E (r)∣ V (r) ∣E (r)∣ V (r)

(b) 0 (d) 0
R r R r

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7. Consider an electric field 

  
 where  is a constant. The flux through the shaded area (as
shown in the figure) due to this field is
z
(a,0,a) (a,a,a)

y
(0,0,0) (0,a,0)

(a) 
(b)  
(c) 

(d) 


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8. In the given circuit, charge Q2 on the  capacitor changes as C is varied from  to .
Q2 as a function of C is given properly by (figures are drawn schematically and are not to
scale)

1µF
C
2µF

Charge Charge

Q2 Q2

(a) 1µF
C (c) 1µF
C
3µF 3µF

Charge Charge

Q2 Q2

(b) 1µF
C (d) 1µF
C
3µF 3µF

9. Two non-conducting solid spheres of radii R and 2R, having uniform volume charge densities 
and  respectively, touch each other. The net electric field at a distance 2R from the centre of
the smaller sphere, along the line joining the centre of the spheres, is zero. The ratio  can
be.
(a)  
 
(b) 


(c) 

(d) 

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10. Four point charges, each of +q, are rigidly fixed at the four corners of a square planar soap
film of side a. The surface tension of the soap film is  The system of charges and planar
  
film are in equilibrium, and      where k is a constant. Then N is.


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Answer Keys

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5
(c) (b) (b) (d) (c)

Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10
(d) (c) (a) (b) N = 3

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