CBSE

Test Paper-01
Class - 12 Physics (Electric Charges and Fields)

1. For a thin spherical shell of uniform surface charge density , The magnitude of at
a distance r, when r > R (radius of shell) is

a.

b.

c.

d.

2. Two insulated charged copper spheres A and B have their centres separated by a
distance of 50 cm. What is the mutual force of electrostatic repulsion if the charge on
each is ? The radii of A and B are negligible compared to the distance of
separation.

a.
b.
c.
d.

3. A conducting sphere of radius 5 cm is charged to 15 C. Another uncharged sphere of

radius 10 cm is allowed to touch it for enough time. After the two are separated, the
surface density of charge on the two spheres will be in the ratio

a. 2:1
b. 1:2
c. 1:1
d. 3:1

4. The unit of charge is

a. volt
b. ohm

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 c. coulomb
d. ampere

5. An electric dipole is

a. a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but positive sign, separated by a

distance d
b. a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but opposite sign, separated by a
distance
c. a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but negative sign, separated by a
distance d
d. a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q separated by a distance d

6. Which orientation of an electric dipole in a uniform electric field would correspond to

stable equilibrium?

7. Is the mass of a body affected on charging?

8. Two point charges of each are 100 cm apart. At what point on the line joining
the charges will the electric intensity be zero?

9. What is the basic cause of quantisation of charge?

10. Calculate the Coulomb force between particles separated by .

11. An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field E with its dipole moment p
parallel to the field. then find

1. The work done in turning the dipole till its dipole moment points in the direction
opposite to E.
2. The orientation of the dipole for which the torque acting on it becomes maximum.

12. Define the term electric dipole moment. Is it a scalar or vector? Deduce an expression
for the electric field at a point on the equatorial plane of an electric dipole of length
2a.

13. Define the term electric field intensity. Write its SI unit. Derive an expression for the
electric field intensity at a point on the axis of an electric dipole.

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14. Two infinitely large plane thin parallel sheets having surface charge densities and
are shown in the figure. Write the magnitudes and directions of the net
fields in the regions marked II and III.

15. A thin insulating rod of length L carries a uniformly distributed charge Q. Find the
electric field strength at a point along its axis at a distance 'a' from one end.

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 CBSE Test Paper-01
Class - 12 Physics (Electric Charges and Fields​​)
Answers

1. b.

Explanation: Electric field due to hollow sphere or thin spherical shell: Let a
spherical conductor of radius R and a charge q is distributed uniformly over it
(a) At external point—The charge at the surface of radius r is q the effect of
their charge is also spherical, let the Gaussian surface is of radius r, let a small
element on the surface whose area vector is dS and electric field is E

(area of sphere of radius r)

But by Gauss theorem
So = E
so E =

But

so

So E =

2. c.

Explanation:

3. a. 2:1
Explanation:

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 4. c. coulomb
Explanation: The SI unit of quantity of electric charge is the coulomb, which is

equivalent to about 6.242×1018 e (e is the charge of a proton).

Hence, the charge of an electron is approximately −1.602×10−19 C. The coulomb is

defined as the quantity of charge that has passed through the cross section of an

electrical conductor carrying one ampere within one second. The symbol Q is often

used to denote a quantity of electricity or charge.

5. b. a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude q but opposite sign, separated by a

distance
Explanation: An electric dipole is a separation of positive and negative charges.
The simplest example of this is a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude but
opposite sign, separated by some (usually small) distance. A permanent electric
dipole is called an electret.
6. The dipole is in stable equilibrium when direction of electric dipole moment of
electric dipole is in the direction of electric field.

7. Yes, very slightly. The negatively charged body gains mass also along with electrons.

8. The electric intensity will be zero at a point mid-way between the two charges.

9. Transfer of only integral number of electrons from one body to the other is the basic
cause of quantisation of charge.

10.

11. If a dipole is placed in a Electric field then in order to rotate it we have to do the work
against Electric field lines which can be find as -

1. Work done in rotating the dipole,

If the dipole is turned from direction parallel to electric field to direction opposite to
electric field, then angle will change from 0 to .

2. We know that,
If , then is maximum

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 i.e. (maximum)
Maximum Torque will be experienced by the dipole when its dipole moment is
perpendicular to electric field lines.

12. In practice, a dipole is usually a compound that has two equal and opposite charges at
a distance. The size is so small that it is considered a point object. So, we see
statements like ‘distance from a dipole’. To avoid any confusion, it is convened that
‘distance from a dipole’ would mean ‘distance from the center of the dipole’.Electric
dipole moment of an electric dipole is equal to the product of its either charge and the
length of the electric dipole.
It is denoted by p.

p = q 2 l
here q is the charge and 2l is the distance between the charges here unit of charge is
coulomb and of distance is metre so unit of dipole moment is C-m
It is a vector quantity and its direction is from a negative charge to positive charge(-q
to +q).
Let an electric dipole AB consists of two charges +q and -q separated by a distance 2a.
We have to find electric field at point P on an equitorial plane separated by a distance
r.
Electric field at point P due to charge +q.

Along with AP as shown in the diagram

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 Electric field at point P due to charge -q placed at B
along PB
On resolving E1 and E2 into rectangular components, we get the resultant electric field

at point P.
here vertical components of electric field will cancel each other so resultant electric
field will be towards left which can be calculated as -

If r >> a,
then
This equation shows that Electric field due to dipole at a distance "r" from its
perpendicular bisector decreases with r and proportional to dipole moment.

13. The force experienced by a unit positive charge placed at a point is termed as the
electric field intensity at that point. It is vector quantity it's direction is in the force
acting on +ve charge.

The SI unit of electric field intensity is NC-1

Electric field at an axial point of electric dipole:
Assume point P is located at distance r from the centre of an electric dipole as shown
in the figure.

Electric field at point P is

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 or

or [ p = q (2a)]

or

or [ For r > > a ]

14. According to the figure, A and B are two thin plane parallel sheets of charge having
uniform densities and with
area of the end faces of the cylinder

In region II -
The electric field due to the sheet of charge A having surface charge density'σ1' Will be

from left to right (along the positive direction) and that due to the sheet of charge B
having surface charge density 'σ2' will be from right to left (along the negative

direction) Therefore, in region II, we have electric field opposing each other.

(along positive direction i.e towards right side)

In region III -
The electric fields due to both the charged sheets will be from left to right, i.e. along
the positive direction. Therefore, in region III, we have electric fields supporting each
other

(along positive direction i.e towards right side)

15. Let us consider an infinitesimal element of length dx at a distance x from the point P.

The charge on this element is , where is the linear charge

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density.
The magnitude of the electric field at P due to this element is:

and its direction is to the right since is positive. The total electric field strength E is
given by:

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