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HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK

CLASS XII B

PHYSICS

1. Force between two point charges q1 and q2 placed in vacuum at ‘r’ cm

apart is F. Force between them when placed in a medium having
dielectric K = 5 at ‘r/5’ cm apart will be:
(1) F/25 (2) 5F (3) F/5 (4) 25F

2. If the electric field is given by (5i+4j+9k), the electric flux through a

surface of area 20 unit lying in the Y-Z plane will be

(1) 100 units (2) 180 units (3) 80 units (4) 200 units

3. Two charges of 5Q and –2Q are situated at the points (3a, 0) and (–5a, 0)
respectively. The electric flux through a sphere of radius '4a' having centre at
origin is : (1) 2 Q/ ε0 (2) 5Q/ ε0 (3) 7Q/ ε0 (4) 3Q/ ε0

4. The electric field due to a short electric dipole at a large distance (r) from
center of dipole on the equatorial plane varies with distance as

(1) r (2) 1/r (3) 1/r3 (4) 1/r2

5. A 10 μC charge is divided into two parts and placed at 1 cm distance so

that the repulsive force between them is maximum. The charges of the two
parts are

(1) 9 μC, 1 μC (2) 5 μC, 5 μC (3) 7 μC, 3 μC (4) 8 μC, 2 μC

6. Two charges each of magnitude 0.01 C and separated by a distance of 0.4

mm constitute an electric dipole. If the dipole is placed in an uniform electric
field E of 10 dyne/C making 30° angle with E , the magnitude of torque
acting on dipole is

(1) 4.0 x 10-10 Nm (2) 2.0 x10-10 Nm (3) 1.0 x 10-8 Nm (4) 1.5 x 10-9 Nm

7. A charge Q μC is placed at the centre of a closed cube, the flux

emitting from any one face of the cube will be------------(Q/ ε0 ) 10-6 SI
units
 (1) 6 (2) 1/6 (3) 1/4 (4) 1/24

8. Dielectric constant for a metal is

(1) zero (2) infinite (3) 1 (4) 10

9. An electric dipole placed in an electric field of intensity 2 × 105 N/C at an angle of 300
experiences a torque equal to 4Nm. The charge on the dipole of dipole length 2 cm is:

(a) 7𝜇𝜇C

(b) 8mC

(c) 2mC

(d) 5Mc

10. The electric potential 𝑉 at any point (𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) is given by 𝑉 = 3𝑥2 where 𝑥 is in metres
and 𝑉 in volts. The electric field at the point (1 m, 0.2 m) is:

(a) 6 V/m along (−𝑥)-axis

(b) 6 V/m along (+𝑥)-axis

(c) 1.5 V/m along (−𝑥)-axis

(d) 1.5 V/m along (+𝑥)-axis

Assertion /Reasoning MCQ

Direction: For questions 11 to 20, two statements are given.

One labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled reasoning. Select the correct answers to
their questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) are given below.

(a) Both A and B are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is also false.

Q11 Assertion: A point charge is brought in an electric field, then electric filed at a nearby
point may increase or decrease.
Reason: The electric field is dependent on the nature of charge
Q12 Assertion: Electronic lines of force cross each other.
Reason: Electric field at a point does not superimpose to give one resultant electric field.
Q13 Assertion: A way from a charge filed lines gets weaker and density of field lines is less
resulting in well separated lines.
Reason: Only a finite number of lines can be drawn from a charge.
Q14 Assertion: A spherical equipotential surface is not possible for a point charge.
Reason: A spherical equipotential surface is not possible inside a spherical capacitor.
Q15 Assertion: The equatorial plane of a dipole is an equipotential surface.
Reason: The electric potential at any point on equatorial plane is zero.
Q16. Assertion: Electric potential and electric potential energy are different quantities.
Reason: For a system of positive test charge and point charge electric potential energy =
electric potential.
Q17. Assertion: Two equipotential surfaces cannot intersect each other.
Reason: Two equipotential surfaces are parallel to each other.
Q18 . Assertion- Electric flux is a vector quantity
Reason- Electric flux is expressed as vector product of electric field vector and area vector.
Q19 Assertion- Electric flux through closed spherical surface enclosing an electric dipole is
zero.
Reason- Net charge enclosed inside a spherical surface when a dipole is inside it is zero.
Q20 Assertion- Gaussian surface is purely imaginary surface.
Reason- Electric field at every point on a Gaussian surface is same.

2 marks questions
Q21. Two point charges q1 and q2 are located at point (a,0,0) and (0, b,0) respect. Find the
electric field due to both these charges at the point (0,0, e). [CBSE 2013]
Q22. Draw the equipotential surfaces due to an electric dipole. Locate the points where the
potential due to the dipole is zero. (CBSE 2013,2017)
Q23. Two-point charges q1 and q2 are located at r⃗ 1 and r⃗ 2 respectively in an external field ⃗
E
.Obtain the expression for the total work done in assembling this configuration(CBSE 2014)
Q24. What is Gaussian surface? What is its use?
Q25. S1 and S2 are two hollow concentric spheres (S 2 outer sphere and S1 inner sphere)
enclosing charges 9Q and 3Q respectively. What is the ratio of electric flux through S 1 and
S2? What would be electric flux through S 1, if air inside S1 is replaced by a medium of
dielectric constant 3?
Q26 .Sketch equipotential surfaces for
 (a) A negative point charge (CBSE 2001)
(b) Two equal and positive charges separated by a small distance. (CBSE 2015)
Q27 Deduce the expression for the potential energy of an electric dipole placed with its axis
at an angle θ to the external field ⃗
E .Hence discuss the conditions of its stable and unstable
equilibrium. (CBSE2008,2019,2021 Compt.)
Q28 A hollow cube of side 5cm encloses a charge of 6C at its centre. What is the net flux
through one of the square face of cube? How would flux through square face change if 6C
charge is placed as 4C and 2C inside the cube at two different points?
[Link] two charged conductors are touched mutually and then separated, prove that the
charges on them will be divided in the ratio of their
capacitances.
Q30 Figure shows two identical capacitors C 1 and C2, each of
2 µF capacitance, connected to a battery of 5 V. Initially
switch ‘S’ is left open and dielectric slabs of dielectric
constant K = 5 are inserted to fill completely the space between the plates of the two
capacitors.
(i) How will the charge and
(ii) potential difference between the plates of the capacitors be affected after the slabs are
inserted?

3 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q31 Calculate the potential difference and the energy stored in
the capacitor C2 in the circuit shown i the figure. Given potential
at A is 90 V, C1 = 20 µF, C2 = 30 µF and C3 = 15 µF.
Q32 A capacitor of unknown capacitance is connected across a battery of V volts. The charge
stored in it is 300 µC. When potential across the capacitor is reduced by 100 V, the charge
stored in it becomes 100 V. Calculate the potential V and the unknown capacitance. What
will be the charge stored in the capacitor if the voltage applied had increased by 100 V?
Q33 A parallel plate capacitor, of capacitance 20pF, is conneted to a 100 V supply. After
sometime the battery is disconnected, and the space, between the plates of the capacitor is
filled with a dielectric, of dielectric constant 5. Calculate the energy stored in the capacitor
(i) before
(ii) after the dielectric has been put in between its plates.
Q34. A network of four capacitors each of 12μF capacitance is connected to a 500 V supply
as shown in the figure.
Determine
(a) equivalent capacitance of the network and
(b) charge on each capacitor.

Q35 A parallel plate capacitor is charged by a battery to a potential difference V. It is

disconnected from battery and then connected to another uncharged capacitor of the same
capacitance. Calculate the ratio of the energy stored in the combination to the initial energy
on the single capacitor.
5 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q36 a) Explain, using suitable diagrams, the difference in the behavior of a
(i) conductor and
(ii) dielectric in the presence of external electric field. Define the terms polarization of a
dielectric and write its relation with susceptibility.
Q37. Two identical capacitors of plate dimensions l × b and plate separation d have di-
electric slabs filled in between the space of the plates as shown in the figure.

Obtain the relation between the dielectric constants K, K1 and K2.

Q38. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance C is charged to a potential V by a battery.

Without disconnecting the battery, the distance between the plates is tripled and a dielectric
medium of k = 10 is introduced between the plates is tripled and a dielectric medium of
k = 10 is introduced between the plates of the capacitor. Explain giving reasons, how will the

(i) capacitance of the capacitor

(ii) charge on the capacitor affected?
Q39 Two point charges of +1 µC and +4 µC are kept 30 cm apart. How far from the +1µC
charge on the line joining the two charges will the net electric field be zero? (2020)
Q40 a. Define electric field intensity. Write its SI unit.
b. Two point charges 4 μc & 1 μc are separated by a distance of 2m in air. Find the point on
the line joining the charges at which the net electric field of the system is zero. [CBSE 2017]