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15 Electric Charges
and Fields
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Topic Sub-Topic Qns. LOD Qns. LOD Qns. LOD Qns. LOD Qns. LOD
Charges & Coulomb's Law Coulomb’s Law 1 A 1 D
Electrostatic Force 1 D 1 A
Electric Field, Electric Field Electric Field 1 A 1 A
Lines & Dipole
Electric Flux & Gauss's Law Gauss’s Law 1 E

LOD - Level of Difficulty E - Easy A - Average D - Difficult Qns - No. of Questions

Topic 1: Charges & Coulomb's Law 3. Suppose the charge of a proton and an electron
differ slightly. One of them is – e, the other is
1. Two point charges A and B, having charges +Q (e + De). If the net of electrostatic force and
and –Q respectively, are placed at certain gravitational force between two hydrogen atoms
distance apart and force acting between them is placed at a distance d (much greater than atomic
F. If 25% charge of A is transferred to B, then size) apart is zero, then De is of the order of
force between the charges becomes : [2019] [Given mass of hydrogen mh = 1.67 × 10–27 kg]
9F [2017]
(a) F (b) (a) 10–23C (b) 10–37 C
16
(c) 10–47 C (d) 10–20 C
16 F 4F 4. Two identical charged spheres suspended from
(c) (d)
9 3 a common point by two massless strings of
2. Two metal spheres, one of radius R and the other lengths l, are initially at a distance d (d << l)
of radius 2R respectively have the same surface apart because of their mutual repulsion. The
charge density s. They are brought in contact charges begin to leak from both the spheres at a
and separated. What will be the new surface constant rate. As a result, the spheres approach
charge densities on them? [NEET Odisha 2019] each other with a velocity v. Then v varies as a
function of the distance x between the spheres,
5 5 as : [2016]
(a) s1 = s, s2 = s
3 6 1
5 5 (a) vµ x2 (b) v µ x
(b) s1 = s, s2 = s 1
6 2 -
5 5 (c) v µ x 2 (d) v µ x–1
(c) s1 = s, s2 = s 5. Two pith balls carrying equal charges are
2 6
suspended from a common point by strings of
5 5 equal length. The equilibrium separation
(d) s1 = s, s2 = s
2 3 between them is r. Now the strings are rigidly
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clamped at half the height. The equilibrium 10. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium
separation between the balls now become of force constant K, the maximum force of
[2013] attraction between two charges, separated by a
distance [1999]
(a) decreases K-times
(b) increases K-times
y (c) remains unchanged
y/2 1
(d) becomes times
K2
æ r ö æ 2r ö 11. Point charges + 4q, –q and +4q are kept on the
(a) ç3 ÷ (b) ç ÷
è 2ø è 3ø X-axis at points x = 0, x =a and x = 2a respectively.
2 Then [1988]
æ 2r ö æ r ö (a) only – q is in stable equilibrium
(c) ç ÷ (d) ç ÷
è 3 ø è 2ø (b) none of the charges is in equilibrium
6. A charge ‘q’ is placed at the centre of the line (c) all the charges are in unstable equilibrium
joining two equal charges ‘Q’. The system of (d) all the charges are in stable equilibrium.
the three charges will be in equilibrium if ‘q’ is Topic 2: Electric Field, Electric Field
equal to [NEET Kar. 2013, 1995] Lines & Dipole
(a) Q/2 (b) – Q/4
(c) Q/4 (d) – Q/2 12. A spherical conductor of radius 10 cm has a
7. Two metallic spheres of radii 1 cm and 3 cm charge of 3.2 × 10–7 C distributed uniformly.
are given charges of –1×10–2 C and 5×10–2 C, What is the magnitude of electric field at a point
respectively. If these are connected by a 15 cm from the centre of the sphere? [2020]
conducting wire, the final charge on the bigger æ 1 ö
sphere is : [2012M] ç = 9 ´ 109 Nm 2 / C 2 ÷
(a) 2 × 10 C –2 (b) 3 × 10 C –2 è 4pÎ0 ø
(c) 4 × 10–2 C (d) 1 × 10–2 C (a) 1.28 × 10 N/C5 (b) 1.28 × 106 N/C
8. Two positive ions, each carrying a charge q, are (c) 1.28 × 107 N/C (d) 1.28 × 104 N/C
separated by a distance d. If F is the force of
13. Two parallel infinite line charges with linear
repulsion between the ions, the number of
charge densities +l C/m and –l C/m are placed
electrons missing from each ion will be (e being at a distance of 2R in free space. What is the
the charge of an electron) [2010] electric field mid-way between the two line
4pe0 Fd 2 4pe0 Fe 2 charges? [2019]
(a) (b) 2l
e2 d2 (a) zero (b) N/C
p Î0 R
4pe0 Fd 2 4pe 0 Fd 2
(c) (d) l l
q2 (c) N/C (d) N/C
e2 p Î0 R 2pe0 R
9. An electron is moving round the nucleus of a
hydrogen atom inra circular orbit of radius r. The 14. A hollow metal sphere of radius R is uniformly
Coulomb force F between the two is [2003] charged. The electric field due to the sphere at
a distance r from the centre : [2019]
e2 r e2 (a) increases as r increases for r < R and for
(a) K r (b) K rˆ
r3 r2 r>R
e2 e2 r (b) zero as r increases for r < R, decreases as
(c) - K 3 rˆ (d) -K 3 r
r r r increases for r > R
æ 1 ö (c) zero as r increases for r < R, increases as
çè where K = 4pe ÷ø r increases for r > R
0
(d) decreases as r increases for r < R and for r > R
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15. An electron falls from rest through a vertical (d) 8 along negative X-axis
distance h in a uniform and vertically upward 3R
directed electric field E. The direction of 20. The electric field at a distance from the
2
electric field is now reversed, keeping its centre of a charged conducting spherical shell
magnitude the same. A proton is allowed to fall of radius R is E. The electric field at a distance
from rest in it through the same vertical R
distance h. The time of fall of the electron, in from the centre of the sphere is [2010]
2
comparison to the time of fall of the proton is
E
[2018] (a) (b) zero
(a) smaller (b) 5 times greater 2
(c) equal (d) 10 times greater E
(c) E (d)
16. A toy car with charge q moves on a frictionless 2
horizontal plane surface under the influence 21. The mean free path of electrons in a metal is
r
of ar uniform electric field E . Due to the force 4 × 10–8 m. The electric field which can give on
q E , its velocity increases from 0 to 6 m/s in an average 2 eV energy to an electron in the
one second duration. At that instant the metal will be in units of V/m [2009]
direction of the field is reversed. The car (a) 5 × 10–11 (b) 8 × 10–11
continues to move for two more seconds under (c) 5 × 107 (d) 8 × 107
the influence of this field. The average velocity 22. A thin conducting ring of radius R is given
and the average speed of the toy car between 0 a charge +Q. The electric field at the centre O
to 3 seconds are respectively [2018] of the ring due to the charge on the part AKB
(a) 2 m/s, 4 m/s (b) 1 m/s, 3 m/s of the ring is E. The electric field at the centre
(c) 1.5 m/s, 3 m/s (d) 1 m/s, 3.5 m/s due to the charge on the part ACDB of the ring
17. An electric dipole of dipole moment p is is [2008]
A
aligned parallel to a uniform electric field E.
The energy required to rotate the dipole by 90° K
is [NEET Kar. 2013]
(a) pE 2 (b) p2E C B
(c) pE (d) infinity O
18. An electric dipole of moment ´p´ is placed in
an electric field of intensity ´E´. The dipole
acquires a position such that the axis of the D
dipole makes an angle q with the direction of
the field. Assuming that the potential energy (a) E along KO (b) E along OK
of the dipole to be zero when = 90°, the torque (c) E along KO (d) 3 E along OK
and the potential energy of the dipole will 23. Three point charges +q, –q and +q are placed at
respectively be : [2012] points (x = 0, y = a, z = 0), (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and
(a) p E sin q, – p E cos q (x = a, y = 0, z = 0) respectively. The magnitude
(b) p E sin q, –2 p E cos q and direction of the electric dipole moment
(c) p E sin q, 2 p E cos q vector of this charge assembly are [2007]
(d) p E cos q, – p E cos q
19. The electric potential V at any point (x, y, z), (a) 2qa along the line joining points
all in meters in space is given by V = 4x2 volt. (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and (x = a, y = a, z = 0)
The electric field at the point (1, 0, 2) in volt/ (b) qa along the line joining points (x = 0,
meter is [2011M] y = 0, z = 0) and (x = a, y = a, z = 0)
(a) 8 along positive X-axis
(c) 2qa along +ve x direction
(b) 16 along negative X-axis
(c) 16 along positive X-axis (d) 2qa along +ve y direction
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24. The electric intensity due to a dipole of length 32. An electric dipole, consisting of two opposite
10 cm and having a charge of 500 mC, at a point charges of 2 × 10–6 C each separated by a
on the axis at a distance 20 cm from one of the distance 3 cm is placed in an electric field of
charges in air, is [2001] 2 × 105 N/C. Torque acting on the dipole is
7
(a) 6.25 × 10 N/C (b) 9.28 × 10 N/C 7 [1995]
(c) 13.1 × 1011 N/C (d) 20.5 × 107 N/C (a) 12 × 10–1 Nm (b) 12 × 10–2 Nm
r (c) 12 × 10–3 Nm (d) 12 × 10–4 Nm
25. If a dipole of dipole moment p is placed in a
r 33. There is an electric field E in x-direction. If the
uniform electric field E , then torque acting on work done on moving a charge of 0.2 C through
it is given by [2001] a distance of 2 m along a line making an angle
r r r r r r 60° with x-axis is 4J, then what is the value of
(a) t = p.E (b) t = p ´ E
r r r r r r E? [1995]
(c) t = p + E (d) t = p - E (a) 3 N/C (b) 4 N/C
26. A semi-circular arc of radius ‘a’ is charged (c) 5 N/C (d) 20 N/C
uniformly and the charge per unit length is l. The
electric field at the centre of this arc is [2000] Topic 3: Electric Flux & Gauss's Law
l l 34. A sphere encloses an electric dipole with charges
(a) 2pe a (b)
2pe 0 a 2 ± 3 × 10–6 C. What is the total electric flux
0
across the sphere? [NEET Odisha 2019]
l l2 (a) 6 × 10–6 Nm2/C (b) –3 × 10–6 Nm2/C
(c) (d)
4p 2 e 0 a 2pe0 a (c) Zero (d) 3 × 10–6 Nm2/C
27. A hollow insulated conduction sphere is given 35. The electric field in a certain region is acting
a positive charge of 10 mC. What will be the radially outward and is given by E = Aa. A
electric field at the centre of the sphere if its charge contained in a sphere of radius 'a' centred
radius is 2 metres? [1998] at the origin of the field, will be given by[2015]
(a) zero (b) 5 mCm–2
(c) 20 mCm–2 (d) 8 mCm–2 (a) A e0 a2 (b) 4 pe0 Aa3
28. A point Q lies on the perpendicular bisector of (c) e0 Aa3 (d) 4 pe0 Aa2
an electrical dipole of dipole moment p. If the 36. What is the flux through a cube of side 'a' if a
distance of Q from the dipole is r (much larger point charge of q is at one of its corner : [2012]
than the size of the dipole), then the electric
field at Q is proportional to [1998] 2q q
(a) (b)
(a) p–1 and r–2 (b) p and r–2 e0 8e0
(c) p2 and r–3 (d) p and r–3 q q
29. From a point charge, there is a fixed point A. At (c) e (d) 2e
A, there is an electric field of 500 V/m and 0 0
potential difference of 3000 V. Distance between 37. A charge Q is enclosed by a Gaussian spherical
point charge and A will be [1997] surface of radius R. If the radius is doubled, then
(a) 6 m (b) 12 m the outward electric flux will [2011]
(c) 16 m (d) 24 m (a) increase four times
30. Intensity of an electric field (E) depends on
distance r, due to a dipole, is related as [1996] (b) be reduced to half
1 (c) remain the same
1
(a) E µ (b) E µ 2 (d) be doubled
r r 38. A square surface of side L meter in the plane of
1 1 the paper is placed in a uniform electric field E
(c) E µ 3 (d) E µ 4
r r (volt/m) acting along the same plane at an angle
31. The formation of a dipole is due to two equal
and dissimilar point charges placed at a [1996] q with the horizontal side of the square as
(a) short distance (b) long distance shown in Figure. The electric flux linked to the
(c) above each other (d) none of these surface, in units of volt. m, is [2010]
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E
q
(a) EL2/2 (b) zero
(c) EL2 (d) EL2 / (2e0)
41. A charge q is located at the centre of a cube.
The electric flux through any face is [2003]
q 2 pq
(a) 6(4pe ) (b) 6(4pe )
0 0
(a) EL2 (b) EL2 cos q 4 pq pq
(c) EL2 sin q (d) zero (c) 6(4pe 0 ) (d) 6(4pe 0 )
39. A hollow cylinder has a charge q coulomb within 42. A charge Q mC is placed at the centre of a cube,
it. If f is the electric flux in units of voltmeter the flux coming out from any surface will be
associated with the curved surface B, the flux [2001]
linked with the plane surface A in units of
voltmeter will be [2007] Q -6 Q -3
(a) 6e ´ 10 (b) 6e ´ 10
B 0 0
Q Q
A (c) 24e 0 (d) 8e 0
C
43. A charge Q is placed at the corner of a cube.
The electric flux through all the six faces of the
q f cube is [2000]
(a) 2e 0 (b)
3 (a) Q / 3e0 (b) Q / 6e0
q 1æ q ö (c) Q / 8e0 (d) Q / e0
(c) e - f (d) 2 ç e - f÷ 44. A point charge +q is placed at mid point of a
0 è 0 ø cube of side ‘L’. The electric flux emerging from
40. A square surface of side L metres is in the plane the cube is [1996]
uur
of the paper. A uniform electric field E (volt / q 6 q L2
m), also in the plane of the paper, is limited (a) e0 (b)
e0
only to the lower half of the square surface (see
figure). The electric flux in SI units associated q
(c) (d) zero
with the surface is [2006] 6 L2 e 0

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