ELECTROSTATICS

EXERCISE #4
1. There are four concentric metallic shells A, B, C and D of radii a, 2a, 3a and 4a respectively.
Shells B and D are given charges +q and q respectively. Shell C is now earthed. The potential
difference VA VC is
Kq Kq Kq Kq
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2a 3a 4a 6a

2. Two fixed charges 4Q (positive) and Q (negative) are located at A and B, the distance AB
being 3 m.
+4Q

A 3m B
(A) The point P where the resultant field due to both is zero is on AB outside AB.
(B) The point P where the resultant field due to both is zero is on AB inside AB.
(C) If a positive charge is placed at P and displaced slightly along AB it will execute oscillations.
(D) If a negative charge is placed at P and displaced slightly along AB it will execute oscillations.

3. Two point charges Q and Q/4 are separated by a distance x. Then

Q

x
(A) potential is zero at a point on the axis which is x/3 on the right side of the charge Q/4
(B) potential is zero at a point on the axis which is x/5 on the left side of the charge Q/4
(C) electric field is zero at a point on the axis which is at a distance x on the right side of the
charge Q/4
(D) there exist two points on the axis where electric field is zero.

4. Three point charges Q, 4 Q and 16 Q are placed on a straight line 9 cm long. Charges are
placed in such a way that the system has minimum potential energy. Then
(A) 4 Q and 16 Q must be at the ends and Q at a distance of 3 cm from the 16 Q.
(B) 4 Q and 16 Q must be at the ends and Q at a distance of 6 cm from the 16 Q.
(C) Electric field at the position of Q is zero.
Q
(D) Electric field at the position of Q is
4 0

5. Two infinite sheets of uniform charge density + and are parallel to each other as shown in
the figure. Electric field at the
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
(A) points to the left or to the right of the sheets is zero.
(B) midpoint between the sheets is zero.
(C) midpoint of the sheets is / 0 and is directed towards right.
(D) midpoint of the sheet is 2 / 0 and is directed towards right.
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6. Potential at a point A is 3 volt and at a point B is 7 volt, an electron is moving towards A from B.
(A) It must have some K.E. at B to reach A
(B) It need not have any K.E. at B to reach A
(C) to reach A it must have more than or equal to 4 eV K. E. at B.
(D) when it will reach A, it will have K.E. more than or at least equal to 4 eV if it was released
from rest at B.

7. The figure shows a nonconducting ring which has positive and negative chargen on uniformly
distributed on it such that the total charge is zero. Which of the following statements is true?

O
Axis

(A) The potential at all the points on the axis will be zero.
(B) The electric field at all the points on the axis will be zero.
(C) The direction of electric field at all points on the axis will be along the axis.
(D) If the ring is placed inside a uniform external electric field then net torque and force acting
on the ring would be zero.

8. At distance of 5cm and 10cm outwards from the surface of a uniformly charged solid sphere,
the potentials are 100V and 75V respectively. Then
(A) potential at its surface is 150V.
(B) the charge on the sphere is (5/3) × 10 10C.
(C) the electric field on the surface is 1500 V/m.
(D) the electric potential at its centre is 225V.

9. Four identical charges are placed at the points (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), ( 1, 0, 0) and (0, 1, 0).
(A) The potential at the origin is zero.
(B) The field at the origin is zero.
(C) The potential at all points on the z-axis, other than the origin, is zero.
(D) The field at all points on the z-axis, other than the origin acts along the z-axis.

10. A particle of charge 1 C & mass 1 gm moving with a velocity of 4 m/s is subjected to a
uniform electric field of magnitude 300 V/m for 10 sec. Then it's final speed cannot be:
(A) 0.5 m/s (B) 4 m/s (C) 3 m/s (D) 6 m/s

11. A proton and a deuteron are initially at rest and are accelerated through the same potential
difference. Which of the following is true concerning the final properties of the two particles ?
(A) They have different speeds (B) They have same momentum
(C) They have same kinetic energy (D) none of these

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12. Particle A having positive charge is moving directly head-on towards initially stationary
positively charged particle B. At the instant when A and B are closest together.
(A) the momenta of A and B must be equal
(B) the velocities of A and B must be equal
(C) B would have gained less kinetic energy than A would have lost.
(D) B would have gained the same momentum as A would have lost

13. An electric dipole moment p (2.0 i 3.0 j) Cm is placed in a uniform electric field

E (3.0 i 2.0k) × 105NC 1

(A) The torque that E exerts on p is (0.6 i 0.4 j 0.9k) Nm.

(B) The potential energy of the dipole is 0.6 J.
(C) The potential energy of the dipole is 0.6 J.
(D) If the dipole is rotated in the electric field, the maximum potential energy of the dipole is
1.3 J.

14. Which of the following is true for the figure showing electric lines of force? (E is electrical
field, V is potential)

A B

(A) EA > EB (B) EB > EA (C) VA > VB (D) VB > BA

15. If we use permittivity , resistance R, gravitational constant G and voltage V as fundamental

physical quantities, then
0
(A) [angular displacement] = R0G0V0 (B) [Velocity] = 1
R 1G0V0
1 0
(C) [dipole moment] = R G0V1 (D) [force] = 1
R0G0V2

16. Units of electric flux are

N m2 N
(A) (B) (C) volt - m (D) volt-m3
Coul 2
Coul 2 m2

17. Which of the following statements are correct?

(A) Electric field calculated by Gauss law is the field due to only those charges which are
enclosed inside the Gaussian surface.
(B) Gauss law is applicable only when there is a symmetrical distribution of charges.
(C) Electric flux through a closed surface will depends only on charges enclosed within that
surface only.
(D) None of these

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18. Mark the correct options:

(D) The flux of the electric field through a closed surface due to all the charges is equal to the
flux due to the charges enclosed by the surface.

19. A hollow closed conductor of irregular shape is given some charge. Which of the following
statements are correct?
(A) The entire charge will appear on its outer surface.
(B) All points on the conductor will have the same potential.
(C) All points on its surface will have the same charge density.
(D) All points near its surface and outside it will have the same electric intensity.

20. Charges Q1 and Q2 lies inside and outside respectively of a closed surface S. Let E be the field
at any point on S and be the flux of E over S.
(A) If Q1 changes, both E and will change.
(B) If Q2 changes, E will change but will not change.
(C) If Q1 = 0 and Q2 0 then E 0 but = 0.
(D) If Q1 0 and Q2 = 0 then E = 0 but 0.

21. Three points charges are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side L as shown in
the figure.

L L

+q L +q
(A) The potential at the centroid of the triangle is zero.
(B) The electric field at the centroid of the triangle is zero.
(C) The dipole moment of the system is 2 qL

(D) The dipole moment of the system is 3 qL

22. An electric dipole is placed at the centre of a sphere. Mark the correct answer
(A) The flux of the electric field through the sphere is zero
(B) The electric field is zero at every point of the sphere.
(C) The electric potential is zero everywhere on the sphere.
(D) The electric potential is zero on a circle on the surface.

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23. For the situation shown in the figure below (assume r >> length of dipole) mark out the correct
statement(s).
Q p
(Small dipole)
r
(A) Force acting on the dipole is zero.
pQ
(B) Force acting on the dipole is approximately and is acting upward
4 0 r3
pQ
(C) Torque acting on the dipole is in clockwise direction.
4 0 r2
pQ
(D) Torque acting on the dipole is in anti-clockwise direction
4 0 r2

24. A particle of mass m and charge q is thrown in a region where uniform gravitational field and
electric field are present. The path of particle
(A) may be a straight line (B) may be a circle
(C) may be a parabola (D) may be a hyperbola

25. For the situation shown in the figure below, mark out the correct statement(s)

q B
d R

Hollow neutral conductor

q
(A) Potential of the conductor is
4 0 (d R)
q
(B) Potential of the conductor is
4 0 d

is not known
qR
(D) Potential at point B due to induced charges is
4 0 (d R )d

26. Two large thin conducting plates with small gap in between are placed in a uniform electric
field E (perpendicular to the plates). Area of each plate is A and charges +Q and Q are given
to these plates as shown in the figure. If points R, S and T as shown in the figure are three
points in space, then the
+Q

R S T

(A) field at point R is E (B) field at point S is E

Q Q
(C) field at point T is E (D) field at point S is E
0 A A 0

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27. In the shown figure the conductor is uncharged and a charge q is placed inside a spherical
cavity at a distance a from its centre (C). Point P and charge +Q are as shown. a, b, c, d are
known.
+Q
P
d
c
C
b
q a

Column-I Column-II
(A) Electric field due to induced charges on (P) zero
the inner surface of cavity at point P
(B) Electric potential due to charges on the (Q) non-zero
inner surface of cavity and q at P
(C) Electric field due to induced charges (R) value can be stated with
on the outer surface of conductor and Q at C the given data.
(D) Electric potential due to induced charges (S) value cannot be stated
on the inner surface of cavity at C from the given data

28. Column I shows graphs of electric potential V versus x and y in a certain region for four
situations. Column II shows the range of angle which the electric field vector makes with
positive x-direction
Column I : V versus x, V versus y Column II : Range of angle

0
45
(A) 300
(P) 00 < 45

135 0
(B) (Q) 450 < 90

(C) 0
45 60
0
(R) 900 < 135

0
30
600
(D) (S) 1350 < 180

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Paragraph for Question No. 29 to 31

Four metallic plates are placed as shown in the figure. Plate 2 is given a charge Q whereas all
other plates are uncharged. Plates 1 and 4 are joined together. The area of each plate is same.
1 2 3 4
Q

d 2d d

29. The charge appearing on the right side of plate 3 is

(A) zero (B) +Q/4 (C) 3Q/4 (D) Q/2

30. The charge appearing on right side of plate 4 is

(A) zero (B) Q/4 (C) 3Q/4 (D) +Q/2

31. The potential difference between plates 1 and 2 is

3 Qd Qd 3 Qd 3Qd
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 0 A 0 A 4 0 A 0 A

Paragraph for Question No. 32 to 34

The sketch below shows cross sections of equipotential surfaces between two charged conductors
that are shown in solid black. Some points on the equipotential surfaces near the conductors are
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marked as A, B, C,...... The arrangement lies in air. [Take = 8.85 × 10 C2/N m2]
Large conducting
0.3m plate

E
Solid
A B C D
conducting
sphere

10V 20V 30V 40V

32. Surface charge density of the plate is equal to

10
(A) 8.85 × 10 C/m2 (B) 8.85 × 10 10
C/m2
10
(C) 17.7 × 10 C/m2 (D) 17.7 × 10 10
C/m2

33. A positive charge is placed at B. When it is released

(A) no force will be exerted on it (B) it will move towards A
(C) it will move towards C (D) it will move towards E

34. How much work is required to slowly move a 1 µC charge from E to D ?

(A) 2 × 10 5 J (B) 2 × 10 5 J (C) 4 × 10 5 J (D) 4 × 10 5 J

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ASSERTION AND REASON

35. Statement-1 : A positive point charge initially at rest in a uniform electric field starts moving
along electric lines of forces. (Neglect all other forces except electric forces)
Statement-2 : Electric lines of force represents path of charged particle which is released from
rest in it.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

36. Statement-1 : The electric potential and the electric field intensity at the centre
of a square having four fixed point charges at their vertices as shown in figure are zero.
Statement-2 : If electric potential at a point is zero then the magnitudeof electric field at that
point must be zero.
+q

+q

(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

37. Statement-1 : In a given arrangement of charges, an extra charge is placed outside the
Q in
Gaussian surface. In the Gauss Theorem E ds : value of Qin remains unchanged
0

whereas electric field E at the Gaussian surface is changed.

Statement-2 : Electric field E at any point on the Gaussian surface is due to inside charge
only.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for
statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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38. When two charged concentric spherical conductors have electric potential V1 and V2
respectively.
Statement-1 : The potential at centre is V1 + V2.
Statement-2 : Potential is scalar quantity.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for
statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

39. Statement-1 : A point charge q is placed inside a cavity of conductor as shown. Another point
charge Q is placed outside the conductor as shown. Now as the point charge Q is pushed away
from conductor, the potential difference (VA VB) between two points A and B within the
cavity of conductor remains constant.
Statement-2 : The electric field due to charges on outer surface of conductor and outside the
conductor is zero at all points inside the conductor.

A Q
B
q

(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for
statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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