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MODEL QUESTIONS
F, and F are the electric and
: 6. If between
A. Multiple Choice Type Questions gravitational forces respectively
at a
1. Which of the following is the
unit of an electron and proton situated
and F S of
electric charge distance apart, the ratio of F
a) Coulomb b) Stat-coulomb the order of
39
c) Abcoulomb d) All the above a) 10
-39 b) 10
two 43
2. The electrostatic force between c) 1 d) 10
distance
charges Q, and Q, separated bya given a
7. An isolated conducting sphere ismass
F=KYI2 The constant positive charge by rubbing. Its
ris given by
a) increases
K
b) decreases
a) depends on the system of units
only
c) remains the
same
b) depends on the medium between the
charges only. 8. The dimensions of E, are
c) depends on both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above.

3. The force between Q, and Q, is F. If a

third charge Q, is brought near Q,, the
force between Q, and Q, is F (Say). Then
a) F=F
b) F>F
c) F<F
9. A body has a
positive charge of luC. It
d) Fmay be greater or less than F
has
4. The coulomb force of attraction between
two charges separated by a distance is 4N. a) 6.25 x 10" electrons in excess
If a dielectric medium of dielectric b) 6.25 x 10 electrons in deficit
constant 2 is kept to fill the space between
them,the force of attraction now becomes c) 10° electrons in excess

a) 8N b) 4N d) 10 electrons in deficit.

c) 6N d) 2N 10. A proton at rest has a charge e. When it

moves with a high speed, its charge
5. A body is positively charged. It has
a) excess of positrons a) > e
b) excess of electrons b) <e
c) deficit of electrons c) =e
d) deficit of protons.
d) may increase or decrease.
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B. Very Short Answer Type Questions : [CBSE(F)

) 4, 4,>0 (i) q, q,<0
1. What is electrostatics ? 2007]
2. Name the Scientist who first showed
that
18. What dose q,+q,. = 0, signify in
two kinds of charges exist. electrostatics ? [CBSE 2001]
3. Name the Scientist who first assigned C. Short Answer Type Questions :
algebraic signs to the two charges. 1. What is quantisation of charge ?
4. What is the nature of charge present on
an abonite rod when 2. How many electrons constitute a
it is rubbed with fur? Coloumb?.
5. State Coulomb's law of electric force
3. What are the important properties of
between two charged bodies.
electric charge ?
[CHSE 1989 (s)]
4. Give two points of distinction between
6. Does Coulomb's law of electric force
charge and mass.
obey Newtons third law of motion?
5. What is the dimensional formula for K,
7. What is the value and dimensional in Coulomb's law.
formula for E, ?
6. Is Coulomb a very big unit of charge?
8. Define one Coulomb. Justify.
9. What is a point charge? 7. Is the Coulomb force between two
10. A body can have a charge of 1.0 x 1019 electrons greater than gravitational force
coulomb. True or false. between them ? If soby what factor?

11. The force between two charges in free 8. Charge is additive. What do you mean
space is F. If a dielectric medium by this ?
of
dielectric constant K is placed, the force 9. What do you understand by the principle
between two charges is
of superposition of Coulomb forces ?
12. Is coulomb forcea central force ?
. 13.
10. Why does a phonograph record attract
What is the minimum amount of charge dust particles just after it is cleaned ?
that can be given to a body ? 11. State whether the force between two
14. Two charges +1uC and +5uC are charges will be changed when a third
placed 0.1cm apart. What is the ratio of charge is brought near them ?
the coulomb force acting on each of the 12. When a charged comb is brought near a
two charges. [CHSE 2002 A] small piece of paper, it attracts. Does the
15. Which of the following forces is the paper become charged before being
strongest- gravitational, nuclear, electro attracted?
static? [CHSE 2002 A] 13. A glass rod is rubbed with fur. After
16. Name to basic properties of electric rubbing, the glass becomes slightly heavy.
charge. [CBSE AI2005] True or false.
17. The force acting between two point 14. A Polythene piece rubbed with wool is
charges q, & 4,, kept at some distance found to havea negative charge
apart in air is attractive or repulsive of luC.
Estimate the number of electrons
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transferTed. Is there any transfer of a mass 6. Glass ball is rubbed with ebonite ball and
from wool to polythene? kept at a separation of lem. If the force
of attraction between them is 10N find
15. A combrun through one's dry hair attracts
charge on each ball.
small bits of paper, why? What happens
if the hair is wet? 7. Find the ratio of electric and gravitational
foces between two protons when they are
16. Vehicles carrying inflamable material kept at a distance apart.
usualy have metallic ropes touching the
ground during motion, why ? 8. Three equal charges each of luC are
placed at the three coners of an equilateral
17. How can one ignore quantization of triangle of sides 3cm each. Find the foree
electric charge when dealing with experienced by each charge due to the
macroscopic or large scale charge ?
other two charges.
[CBSE Sample Paper]
:
9. Four equal charges luC cach are placed
D. Numerical Problems at the four cormers of a square of cach side
1. The distance between electron and proton Žcm. Find the force experienced by each
in a hydrogen atom is 0.53 A°. Find the charge due to the other three charges.
speed and frequency of revolution of
10. An infinite number of identicaly charged
electron round the proton.
bodies are kept along the x axis at points
(m, =9.1x10- kg) X=0, Im, 2m, 4m, Sm, 16m and
so on.
2. A spherical conductor having a charge of Allother charges repel the charge at the
100 HC is brought near another metallic origin with a force of 1.2 N. Find
sphere (of mass 36kg) resting onearth's magnitude of each charge.
surface. What minimum distance of Four point charges each of charge -4uC
11.
separation should be maintained so as to are placed at the four corners of a square
lift up the metallic sphere with uniform
such that they are in equilibrium when a
speed. What happens if the separatin is charge q is placed at its centre. Find q.
more or less than the calculated value.
(assume g=10 mS). 12. Two insulated charged metallicspheres
A and B have their centres separated
3. Two identical charges are placed at a by a distance of 50 cm in air (a) calculate
separation of 1.0 m. What should be the the force of repulsion between them if
magnitude of each charge, so that each
the charge on each is +5.0 x 10-C.(b)
one repels the other with a force of 36 kg
calculate the force of repulsion between
wt. (g=10 mS)
them when the two spheres are placed
4. Find the coulomb force between two in water. (dielectric constant of water
protons in a nucleus if the average is 81.0)
distance between two protons in a nucleus 13. Two similar spheres each of mass m and
is 6 fermi. carrying equal charges q are hung from a
5. Twocharged particles are a distance 1 mm Common point by means of two silk
.

apart. Find the minimum coulomb force threads each of length Show that the
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separation x between them is given :

by E. Long Answer Type Questions
1. Discuss different characteristics of charge.
qe y/3
What do you mean by conservation of
X=
2Tt E, mg charge ?
2. What do you mean by electrification?
when the angle between the threads is Discuss various ways of electrifying a
very smnall.
body. How can you charge a conductor
14. Four equal positive charges each of value positively by induction?
Q are arranged at the four corners of a 3. State Coulomb's law in electrostatics and
square of side 'a' each. A body mass m hence define unit of charge in e.s.u and
of
and having a unit positive charge is in S.I. system.
equilibrium at a height h above the centre 4. State the principle of superposition in
of the square. Find Q. electrostatics. Obtain an expression for
15. Three charges of magnitude 100uC each force on one charge due to all other
are placed at the three corners A, B and charges present in its neighbourhood.
C
of an equilateral triangle measuring F. True - False Type Questions :
4meters on each side. If the charges at A 1. Two identical metalic spheres of exactly
and C are positive and the charge at B is equal masses are taken. One is given a
negative, what is the direction and positive charge Q coulomb and the other
magnitude of total force on the charge an equal negative charge, Their masses
at C. after charging are different.
16. A charge q is placed at the centre of the 2. Coulomb's law holds good for all
line joining two equal charges Q. show distances greater than distances of the
order 10-1Sm.
that the system of three charges will be in
equilibriumifq =-Q/4. [CBSEAI 2005] 3. Force between two charges increases if a
17. Three point charges +2 C, -3uC and wooden slab is kept between them.
-3 uC are kept at the vertices A, B, C 4. A charge q, exerts some force E on a
respectively of an equilateral triangle of second charge q,. If a third charge q, is
side 20 cm. What should be the sign and brought near, the force of q, on q, charges.
magnitude of charge to be placed at the 5. A solid conducting sphere hold more
midpoint Mof side BC so that the charge at charge than a hollow sphere of sanme
A remains in equilibrium ? [CBSE 2005] radius.
18. Two identical metallic spheres, having 6. When the distance between two charged
unequal opposite charges are placed at :
particles is halved, the force between them
distance of 0.50 m apart in air. After
becomes four times.
bringing them in contact with each other,
7. Force between two charges separated by
they are placed at the same distance,apart.
a distance r varies as r.
Now the force of repulsion between them
is 0.108 N. Calculate the final charge on 8. Force between two charges is governed
each of them. [CBSE 2002] by Ampere's law.
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Physics
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e. it
has a charge When
20
A proton at rest
8. is
charge in S.I. moves with high speed 9 its charge
9. Coulomb is the unit of
system.
charge of luc. It
The ratio of
gravitational force and 9. A body has a positive deficit.
10. two electrons electrons in
electrostatic force between has
10 cm is of the ...
separated by a distance of 10. Dimension of e, is
order of 1042. sentences :
H. Correct the following
Fill in Blank Type Questions can be any multiple of
G.
charge. 1. Chrge on a body
A soap bubble is given a negative electron charge.
1.
Its radius... charged if it loses
2. A body is negatively
which must be given
2. The positive charge electrons.
moon so that gravitational
to the earth and
nullified In S.I system of units 1/4E, is equal to
attractive force between them is 3.
by electric repulsive force is.... 6x10 Nm²/c?
two small
3. The ratio of the forces between The charge on an electron is
1.6x10-9
(a) in air 4.
spheres with constant charges coulomb.
constant K
(b) in a medium of dielectric between
is respectively. 5. Gauss's law governs the force
1
is equal to.. two charges.
4. In S.I. system of units increases if a
6. Force between two charges
The force between two electrons wooden slab is kept between them.
as .....
5.
separated by a distance r varies
directly
7. Force between two charges varies
6. The law governs the force between as the sqare of the [Link]
them.
two static charges.
a
7. An isolated conducting sphere is given
positiye chárge by rubbing. Its mass....
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ANSWERS
A. Multiple Choice Type Questions :
1. (d) 2. 6. (b) 7. 6) 8. (c)
(c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c)

9. (b) 10. (c)

D. Numerical Problems :
1. 2.19 x 10 mS, 6.56 x 105 Hz
0.5 m. If the separation (d)>0.5 m. the metallic sphere cannot Ifd<0.5m,
be lifted.
2.
the metallic sphere will touch the conductor for a moment and separate.

3.200uC 4. 6.4 N

5. 2.3 x 10-22 N 6.

7. 1.23 x 1036 8. 10/3 N

9. 19.14 N 10. 10uC.

11. 3.91 uC 12. (a) 9 x 105 N (b) 1.1x 106 N

3/2
mgt Eo
14. 15. 5.625 N, parallel to AB
h 2

[ Hints: mg
=
4Fcose, cos= h/ h
+]
2

17. Q=2.25/5 uC 18.

F. (1)True, (2) True, (3) False, (4) False, (5) False,

(6) True, (7) False, (8) False, (9) True, (10) True.

G. (1) Increases, (2) 5.7 x 10'C, (3) K:1, (4) 9x10 [Link]?

(5) 2
x
(6) Coulomb's (7) decreases (8) (9) 6.25 102 (10) M²
e L3 T A?.