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Solved Problems - Chapter 1&2

The document contains a series of problems related to electric charge, fields, electrostatic potential, and capacitance. It includes calculations of forces between charged spheres, electric field strengths, and capacitance in various configurations. Each problem is presented with given data, formulas, and step-by-step solutions.

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Solved Problems - Chapter 1&2

The document contains a series of problems related to electric charge, fields, electrostatic potential, and capacitance. It includes calculations of forces between charged spheres, electric field strengths, and capacitance in various configurations. Each problem is presented with given data, formulas, and step-by-step solutions.

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PROBLEMS CHAPTER-1 ELECTRIC CHARGE AND FIELDS 1) What is the force between two small charged spheres having ch 2 x 10°’ Cand 3 x 10°’Cplaced 30 cm apart in air? Given :-F= 6X 10°N, q,=2x 107C,q,=3X107C, r= 30cm = 0.3m arges of 1092x107 «31077 (0.3)? 2) The electrostatic force on a small sphere of charge 0.4 uC due to another small sphere of charge — 0.8 «Cin 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? (a) F=0.2N . 0.4 1C = 0.4 x 10°C n q, = — 0.8 nC = — 0.8 x 10°C Fo ah 4ne, 0 pot ah 4ne, F 9x10? x0.4x108 x0.8x10" gy iors (6) Both the spheres attract each other with the same force. Therefore, the force on the second sphere due to the first is 0.2 N. 3) Galeulate the magnitude of electric intensity at a point distont (i) 5 mm from +2 nC Given data B=? . r= Smm = 5x10°m q= 2nC = 2«10°C a Scanned with CamScanner = 7.2x10° N/C 4) Find the strength of the electrostatic field whose force on an electron is equal fo the weight of the electron. Given: Mass of electron = 9.1x10?! kg, charge on electron = 1.6x10°C. m Given data E="8 q 1X10" ke ; ores pa Rlx1O 9.8 16x10" E=55.74x10°" N/C 5) Determine the magnitude and direction of electric field, which would balance the weight of a proton, placed in an electric field. Given: Mass of proton = 1.67x10”’ kg, charge on proton = 1.6x10-°C Formula Given data F=W 67X107kg Eq=mg q=1.6x10"C park q pn 67x10" «9.8 16x10" E=1.023x107N/C | vertically upwards. 6) Two point charges q, = 3 "Cand q, = -3 nCare located 20 cm apart in vacuum.(a) What is the electric field at the midpoint O of the line AB joining the two charges?(b) If a negative test charge of magnitude 1.5 x 10° Cis placed at this point, what is the force experienced by the test charge? Ay nm B +3 0 ~34C AB = 20cm ==>r=10cm Scanned with CamScanner Electric field at point O caused by +3.C charge, 9 6 B= 2210 x3 x10" tong OB (10107) Magnitude of electric field at point O caused by —3uC charge, ° 6 F, = 2210 x3x10 along OB (10x107y E=E,+E, _2x9x10° x3x10% _ 0x10? E= 5.4 x 10° N/C along OB (b) A test charge of amount, q= 1.5 X 10°C F = gE = 1.5 x 10° x 5.4 x 10° F = 8.1 x 10°? N along OA. 7) ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 0.03m. charges of +5nC +3nC and -5nC are placed at corners A, B and C respectively. Find the resultant force on charge placed at B +6nC “nC UW Given q, = 5nC, q, = 3nC and q; = -5nC, r = 0.03 m, and F = 2 pee iCh 4ne, vr? 9x 109 x5x 1079 x3x 1079 F : (0.03) Scanned with CamScanner Fy =15x1075N along AB Similarly , F)=15x1075N along BC Both the forces are equal and acting at an angle of 120° between them, the resultant force F is given by F? = F? + FR + 2F)F2 cos® Fe + BR + 2FF) cos@ = F= re +F? 425 ,F; 081209 => | F=15x1075N parallel to AC 8) Find the point on the line joining the two charges +12 nCand +3 nC where the resultant field is zero. Distance between the charges is 1.2 m. F= 2 4 2FF; cos 120° 9 @—+—-—_——_® @ Given data & & x=? qy = 12x10°C 7 gy = 3x10°C E,=E, 1 ml 4né,x° 468, (r-x)* 12x10° 3x10" Point is between the charges at distance 0.8 m from the bigger charge or 0.4m from smaller charge. Scanned with CamScanner 9) ABC is an equilateral triangle of side 0.03m. charges of +5nC and -5nC 2re placed at corners A and C. Find the resultant electric field at B. +6nC -5nC Given q, = 5nC and q2 = -5nC, r = 0.03 m, and E, = ? p-1 4 ne, (0.03)? E ya 2210 x5x10" (0.03)? E and E, are equal and acting at an angle of 120° between them, the resultant field E is given by =5x10*N/C along AB =5x10'N/C along BC E = E} +E? +2E,E, cos0 E = JE? +53 +26 jE cos0 = YE? +8? +28, Ej cosi20° B= JE? +E? +2E1Ey cos120° E=5x104N/C parallel to AC 10) Charges of -2x10" C +2x10" C and +4x10" Care placed at the corners A, B and D of a square of side 2m. Calculate the resultant field at the centre of the square. -2x10"°C 2x10"C

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