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[Link] orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric
field would correspond stable equilibrium?
[Link] electric dipole moment. Write its S.I. unit.
3.A charge ‘q’ is placed at the center of a cube of side l What
is the electric flux passing through each face of the cube?
[Link] 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 center
at the origin?
[Link] is the force between two small charges of 2 x 10^-7C
placed 30 cm apart in air
[Link] should electrostatic field be zero inside a conductor?
[Link] electric flux. Write its S. I. unit. A charge q is
enclosed by a spherical of radius R. if the radius is to half,
how would the electric flux through the surface change?
8.A spherical conducting shell of inner radius r1 and outer
radius r2 has a charge‘Q’. a Charge ‘q’ is placed at the center
of the shell.
(a) What is the surface charge density on the (i) inner surface,
(ii) outer surface of the shell?
(b) Write the expression for the electric field rice at a point
x>r2 from the center of the shell.
9.A thin straight infinitely long conducting wire having charge
density λ 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.
[Link] 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 changes: (1µC, 2µC) and ( 2µC, -3µC), interpret
the graphs obtained
[Link] electric dipole is held in a uniform electric field.
(i) Show that the net force acting it is zero. (ii) The dipole
is aligned to the field. Find the work done in rotating it throw
of 180°.
[Link] infinite number of charges, each of coulomb, are placed
along x-axis at x = Im. 3m, 9m and so on. Calculate the electric
field at the point x = 0 due to these charges if all the charges
are of the same sign.
13.A sphere s1 of radius r1 encloses a charge Q, if there is
another concentric sphere S2 of the radius r2 (r2>r1)and there
are no additional charges between s1, and s2 Find the ratio of
electric flux through s1, and s2.
[Link] small identical electrical dipoles AB and CD, each of
dipole moment 'p' are kept at an angle of 120 as shown in the
figure. What is the resultant dipole moment of this combination?
If this system is subjected to clectric field (E )directed along
+ X direction, what will be the magnitude and direction of the
torque acting on this?
15.A hollow cylindrical box of length Im and area of cross-
section 25cm is placed in a three-dimensional coordinate system
as shown in the figure. The electric field in the region is
given by E = 50 x i, where E is in NC and x is in metres. Find:
(1) Net flux through the cylinder. (2) Charge enclosed by the
cylinder.
[Link] a uniform electric field E= 5x 10 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 through
the same square if the plane makes a 30° angle with the x-axis?
[Link] electric dipole of length 4cm, when placed with its axis
making an angle of 60 with a uniform electric field, experiences
a torque of 4/3 Nm. Calculate the potential energy of the dipole,
if it has change + 8nC.
19.A positive point charge (+q) is kept in the vicinity of an
uncharged conducting plate. Sketch electric field lines
originating from the point on to the surface of the plate. Derive
the expression for the electric field at the surface of a charged
conductor.
20.(i) Drive the expression for electric field at a point on the
equatorial line of an electric dipole. (ii) Depict the
orientation of the dipole in (i) stable, (ii) unstable
equilibrium in a uniform electric field.
21.(a) Three point charges q, -4q and 2q are place at the
vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC of side l' as shown in
the figure. Obtain the expression for the magnitude of the
resultant electric force acting on the charge q.
(b) Find out the amount of the work done to separate the charges
at infinite distance.
22.(a) Define electric flux. Write its SI units. (b) The electric
field components due to a charge inside the cube of side 0.1
mare as shown:
Ex = ax, where a = 500N/C-m Ey = 0, Ez = 0. Calculate (i) the
flux through the cube, and (ii) the charge inside the cube.
23.(a) Define electric dipole moment. Is it a scalar or a vector?
derive the expression for the electric field of a dipole at a
point on the equatorial plane of the dipole. (b) Draw the
equipotential surfaces due to an electrie dipole. Locate the
points where the potential due to the dipole is zero.
24.(a) Derive an expression for the electric field E due to a
dipole of length "2a' at a point distant r from the center of
the dipole on the axial line.
(b) Draw a graph of E versus r for r>>a. (c) If this dipole were
kept in a uniform external electric field Eg. diagrammatically
represent the position of the dipole in stable and unstable
equilibrium and write the expressions for the torque acting on
the dipole in both the cases.
25.(a) Use Gauss's theorem to find the electric field due to a
uniformly charged infinitely large plane thin sheet with surface
charge density σ. (b) An infinitely large thin plane sheet has
a uniform surface charge density +σ. Obtain the expression for
the amount of work done in bringing a point charge q from
infinity to a point, distancer, in front of the charged plane
sheet.
26.(a) Derive ab expression for the torque experienced by an
electric dipole kept in a uniform electric field.
(b) Calculate the work done to dissociate the system of three
charged placed on the
vertices of a triangle as shown.
Here q = 1.6 x 10^-10C
27.(a) Define electric flux. Write its S.I. units.
(b) Using Gauss's law, prove that the electric field at a point
due to a uniformly charged
infinite plane sheet is independent of the distance from it.
28.A point charge q is at a distance of d/2 directly above the
centre of a square of side d, as shown in the figure. Use Gauss'
law to obtain the expression for the electric flux through the
square.
(b) If the point charge is now moved to a distance d' from the
center of the square and the side of the square is doubled,
explain how the electric flux will be affected.
29.(a) Use Gauss' law to derive the expression for the electric
field (E) due to a straight uniformly charged infinite line of
charge density λ C/m.
(b) Draw graph to show the variation of E with perpendicular
distance r from the line of charge.
(c) Find the work done in bringing a charge q from perpendicular
distance r2 to r1(r2>r1)