Electrostatics assignment 1

1. When 1014 electrons are removed from a neutral metal sphere, the charge on the sphere
becomes
i. 16 𝜇𝑐
ii. -16 μc
iii. 32 𝜇𝑐
iv. -32 𝜇𝑐
2. Which of the following is correct?
i. Electric filed lines never intersect each other
ii. Electric field intensity is a vector quantity
iii. Electric field intensity is defined as force per unit test charge
iv. All of these
3. Which of the following is incorrect?
i. Electric field inside a conductor is always zero
ii. Electric field inside a conductor is sometimes zero
iii. Electric field lines originate from positive and terminate at negative charge
iv. All of these
4. In nature the electric charge of any system is always equal to
i. Half integral multiple of the least charge
ii. Zero
iii. Square of least amount of charge
iv. Integral multiple of the least charge
5. The force of interaction between two charges q1=6μc and q2=2μc is 12N. if a charge
q= -2μc is added to each of the charges then the new force is
i. 2 x10-7 N
ii. zero
iii. 30N
iv. 2 x10-3 N
6. 2 point charges A and B having charges +Q and -Q respectively, are placed at a certain
distance apart and force acting between them is F. If 25% of charge of A is transferred to
B. then the force between them becomes
i. 9F/16
ii. 16F/9
iii. 4F/3
iv. F
7. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of dielectric constant K, the force of attraction
between two charges q1 and q2 separated by a finite distance ‘d’
i. Decreases K times
ii. Increases K times
iii. Remains unchanged
iv. Decreases K2 times
8. A comb runs through one’s dry hair attracts small bits of paper. This is because of
i. Comb is a good conductor
ii. Paper is a good conductor
iii. The atoms in the paper gets polarised by the charged comb
iv. The comb possesses magnetic properties
9. An electron revolving around the nucleus of a helium atom in a circular orbit of radius ‘r’.
The coulomb force between the two is
2𝑘𝑒 2
i. 𝑟3
𝑟⃗
 2𝑘𝑒 2
ii. 𝑟2
𝑟⃗
2𝑘𝑒 2
iii. − 𝑟3 𝑟⃗
2𝑘𝑒 2
iv. − 𝑟2 𝑟⃗
10. Two spherical conductors B and C having equal radii and carrying equal charges in them
repel each other with a force F when kept apart at some distance. A third spherical conductor
having same radius as that of B but uncharged is bought in contact with B, then bought in
contact with C and finally removed away from both. The new force of repulsion between B
and C is
i. F/4
ii. 3F/4
iii. F/8
iv. 3F/8
11. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining the two equal charges Q. The system of
these charges will be in equilibrium if q is equal to
i. -Q/2
ii. -Q/4
iii. +Q/4
iv. +Q/2
12. ABCD is a square with +q charge placed at each of its vertices. The net electric field at the
centre of the square will be
i. Zero
1 𝑞
ii. 4𝜋 𝜀 𝑟 2
0
1 𝑞
iii.
4𝜋 𝜀0 𝑟
1 3𝑞
iv.
4𝜋 𝜀0 𝑟 2
13. A hollow insulated conducting sphere is given a charge +10mc. What will be the electric
field at the centre of the sphere if its radius is 2m?
i. 0
ii. 5mc/m2
iii. 20mc/m2
iv. 8mc/m2
14. The electric charges are distributed in a small volume. The flux of the electric field through a
surface of radius 10cm surrounding the total charge is 20Vm. The flux over a concentric
sphere of radius 20cm will be
i. 20 V-m
ii. 25V-m
iii. 400 V-m
iv. 200 V-m
15. An electric dipole placed in a uniform electric field
i. Has zero torque
ii. Has zero net force
iii. Maximum torque at an angle of 90 with the field
iv. Maximum torque at an angle of 0 with the field
16. Electrostatic potential is the
i. Amount of work done in moving a test charge from infinity to a point
ii. Work done in moving a test charge between any two points on an equipotential
surface
iii. work done in moving any charge from a point to infinity
 iv. none of these
17. A hollow cylinder has a charge q coulomb within it. If ∅ is the electric flux in units of V-m
associated with the curved surface B, the flux linked with the plane surface A in units of V-m
will be

𝑞
i. 2𝜀0
𝜙
ii.
3
𝑞
iii. −∅
𝜀0
1 𝑞
iv. [ −
2 𝜀0
𝜙]
18. Two infinitely long parallel thin sheets having surface charge densities +𝜎 and -𝜎
respectively, are separated by a small distance. The medium between the sheets is vacuum.
The electric field in the region between the sheets is
i. Zero
𝜎
ii.
2𝜀0
𝜎
iii. 𝜀0
2𝜎
iv. 𝜀0
19. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 300 to a non-uniform electric field. The dipole will
experience
i. A translational force only in the direction of the field
ii. A translational force only in the direction normal to the direction of the field
iii. A torque as well as a translational force
iv. A torque only
20. A square of side L in the plane of the paper is placed in a uniform electric field (E) as shown
in the figure acting along the same plane at an angle 𝜃 with the horizontal side of the square
as shown in figure. The electric flux linked to the surface is

i. EL2sin 𝜃
ii. Zero
iii. EL2
iv. EL2cos 𝜃
21. The electric dipole moment of an electron and a proton 4.3nm apart is
i. 6.88 x 10-28 C-m
ii. 2.56 x 10-29 C2 /m
iii. 3.72 x 10-14C/m
iv. 1.1 x 10-46C2/m
22. A charge q is placed at each of the opposite corners of a square. A charge Q is placed at each
of the other two corners. If the net force on q is zero, then q/Q equals
i. -1
ii. +1
 1
iii. −
√2
iv. −2√2
23. Twenty electric dipoles each of dipole moment 𝑝⃗, are enclosed within a closed surface. Total
electric flux linked with the surface is
i. Zero
ii. Infinity
iii. P
iv. P2
24. The electric field due to a point charge at a large distance ‘r’ falls from it as
i. 1/r
ii. 1/r2
iii. 1/r3
iv. r3
25. Which of the following is not a correct statement?
i. Two lines of forces can never intersect each other
ii. Two equipotential surfaces can never intersect each other
iii. Electric lines of forces are parallel to the equipotential surface
iv. Electric field inside a conductor is zero
26. Physical quantity whose unit is J/C is
i. Electric field intensity
ii. Electric potential
iii. Electric potential energy
iv. Electric dipole moment
27. An electric dipole is placed in a uniform electric field. The dipole is aligned parallel to the
field. The work done in rotating the dipole through the angle of 1800 is
i. Zero
ii. 2pE
iii. -2pE
iv. +pE
28. Two point charges +10μc and -10μc are separated by a distance of 40cm in air. The
electrostatic potential energy of the system, assuming the zero potential a to be at infinity is
i. +2.25J
ii. -2.25J
iii. -4.5J
iv. Zero
29. In a quark model of elementary particles, a neutron is made of one up quark(q=2e/3) and two
down quarks(q=1e/3). Assume that they have a triangle configuration with side length of the
order of 1fm. Calculate the electrostatic potential energy of a neutron.
i. +0.48eV
ii. -0.48 eV
iii. +0.48MeV
iv. -0.48MeV
30. Two particles of equal mass ‘m’ and equal charge ‘q’ are placed at a distance of 16cm. They
do not experience any force. The value of q/m is
i. 1
𝜋𝜀0
ii. √ 𝐺
𝐺
iii. √4𝜋𝜀
0

iv. √4𝜋𝜀0 𝐺
31. The figure shows some electric field lines corresponding to an electric field. The figure
suggests

i. EA>EB>EC
ii. EA=EB=EC
iii. EA=EC>EB
iv. EA=EC<EB
32. Two point charges +8q and -2q are located at x=0 and x=L respectively. The location of the
point on the X axis where the net electric filed due to these two point charges is zero is
i. 8L
ii. 4L
iii. 2L
iv. L/4
33. An electron enters a uniform electric field maintained by parallel plates and of value ‘E’ V/m
with a velocity of ‘v’ m/s, the plates are separated by a distance of ‘d’ metre. The acceleration
of the electron in the field is
𝐸𝑒
i. 𝑚
𝐸𝑒
ii. −
𝑚
𝐸𝑒
iii.
𝑚𝑑
𝐸𝑒𝑑
iv. 𝑚
34. A charge particle is free to move in an electric field. It will travel
i. Always along a line of force
ii. Along a line a force if its initial velocity is zero
iii. Along a line of force if it has same initial velocity in the direction of the active angle
with the line of force
iv. None of the above
35. What is the angle between the electric dipole moment and electric field at an axial point?
i. 0
ii. 90
iii. 180
iv. 45
36. What is the angle between the electric dipole moment and electric field at an equatorial point?
i. 0
ii. 90
iii. 180
iv. 45
37. What is the nature of the gaussian surface involved in gauss’s law in electrostatics?
i. Scalar
ii. electrical
iii. Magnetic
iv. Vector
38. An electric dipole is making an angle 𝜃 with the direction of electric field. The orientation of
the dipole for the stable equilibrium is
i. π/6
ii. π/3
iii. 0
 iv. π/2
39. An electric dipole is making an angle 𝜃 with the direction of electric field. The orientation of
the dipole for the unstable equilibrium is
v. π/6
vi. π/3
vii. 0
viii. π
40. The gaussian surface for calculating the electric field due to a charge distribution is
i. Any surface near the charge distribution
ii. Always a spherical surface
iii. A symmetrical closed surface containing the charge distribution at point of which
electric field has a single fixed value
iv. None of the above
41. Electric flux emanating through surface element ⅆ𝑠 = 5𝑖̂ placed in an electric field 𝐸 = 4𝑙̂ +
4𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂ is
i. 10 units
ii. 20 units
iii. 4 units
iv. 16 units
42. An infinite line charge produces a field of 18 x 104 N/C at 0.02m. The linear charge density is
i. 2 x10-7 C/m
ii. 10-8 C/m
iii. 107 C/m
iv. 10-4 C/m
43. Two spheres have their surface charge densities in the ratio of 2:3 and their radii in the ratio
3:2. The ratio of charges on them
i. 3:2
ii. 4:2
iii. 2:3
iv. 2:4
44. An electric charge q is placed at one of the corners of a cube of side ‘a’. The electric flux on
one of its faces will be
𝑞
i. 𝑎𝜀
0
𝑞
ii. 𝜀0 𝑎 2
𝑞
iii. 4𝜋𝜀0 𝑎 2
𝑞
iv. 24𝜀0
45. In a region of constant potential
i. The electric field is uniform
ii. Electric field is zero
iii. There can be no charge inside the region
iv. The electric field shall necessarily change, if a charge is placed outside the region
46. The potential in the equatorial plane of a dipole having dipole moment ‘p’ is
i. Infinite
ii. Zero
iii. Maximum
iv. p
47. The electric potential due to a point charge of 3nC at a distance of 9cm is
i. 270 V
ii. 3V
 iii. 300 V
iv. 30 V
48. A 100J of work has to be done in moving an electric charge of 4C from a place where
potential is -10V to another place where potential is ‘V’ volts. What is the value of V?
i. 5V
ii. 10 V
iii. 25 V
iv. 15 V
49. Two equal and opposite charges ‘-q’ and ‘+q’ are placed at a distance y from each other. The
potential at a very far point will depend upon
i. Only on q
ii. Only on y
iii. On q.y
iv. On q/y
50. A metallic hollow spherical surface of radius 5cm is charged such that the potential on its
surface is 10V. The potential at its centre is
i. Zero
ii. 10 V
iii. Same as at a point 5 cm away from surface
iv. Same as at a point 25cm away from surface
51. The potential of a large liquid drop when 15 drops are combined is 60 V. The potential of
each small drop was
i. 4V
ii. 60 V
iii. 900 V
iv. 1200V
52. Equipotential surfaces at a great distance from a collection of charges whose total sum is not
zero are approximately
i. Spheres
ii. Planes
iii. Paraboloids
iv. Ellipsoids
53. The electric potential of earth is taken to be zero because earth is a good
i. Insulator
ii. Conductor
iii. Semiconductor
iv. Dielectric
54. A proton is released from rest in an electric field, will start moving towards a region of
i. Increasing potential in the field
ii. Decreasing potential in the field
iii. Both (i) and (ii)
iv. Constant potential in the field
55. Charge on a conducting metal sphere is present
i. On the surface of the sphere
ii. Inside the sphere
iii. Outside the sphere
iv. Both inside and outside the sphere