Electrostatics

1. Two equal point charges are fixed at x = –a and x = +a on the x – axis. Another point charge Q is placed at
the origin. The change in the electrical potential energy of Q, when it is displaced by a small distance x along
the x–axis, is approximately proportional to:
(a) x (b) x2 (c) x3 (d) 1/x
2. Three charges Q, +q and +q are placed at the vertices of a right angled isosceles triangle as shown in the
figure. The net electrostatic energy of the configuration is zero. If Q is equal to:
q  2q
(a) (b) (c) –2q (d) +q
1 2 2 2
3. A charge +q is fixed at each of the points x = x0, x = 3x0, x = 5x0, ……inf. on the x-axis and a charge –q is
fixed at each of the points x = 2x0, x = 4x0, x = 6x0, …...... inf. Here x0 is a positive constant. Take the
electric potential at a point due to a charge Q at a distance r from it to be Q / 4 0 r . Then, the potential at
the origin due to the above system of charges is:
q qIn 2
(a) 0 (b) (c)  (d)
80 x0 In2 4 0 x0

4. There are points on a straight line jointing two fixed opposite charges. There is:
(a) no point where potential is zero (b) only one point where potential is zero
(c) no point where electric field is zero (d) only one point where electric field is zero

5. A charge is situated at a certain distance from an electric dipole in the end-on position experiences a force F.
If the distance of the charge is doubled, the force acting on the charge will be:
(a) F/4 (b) F/8 (c) 2F (d) F/2

6. A particle of charge q and mass m moves rectilinearly under the action of electric field E = A – Bx, where B
is positive constant and x is distance from the point where particle was initially at rest then the distance
traveled by the particle before coming to rest s and acceleration of particle at that moment a are respectively:
2A  qA 2 A  qA  2 A  qA
(a) ,0 (b) 0, (c) , (d) ,
B m B m B m
7. An electron of mass mc initially at rest moves through a certain distance in a uniform electric field in time t 1.
A proton of mass mp also initially at rest takes time t 2 to move through an equal distance in this uniform
t2
electric field. Neglecting the effect of gravity the ratio of is nearly equal to:
t1
1 1
 mp 2 m 2
(a) 1 (b)  
 (c)  c  (d) 1836
 mp 
 m c   
8. The arc AB with the centre C and the infinitely long wire having linear charge density  are lying in the
same plane. The minimum amount of work to be expended to move a point charge q0 from point A to B
through a circular path AB of radius a is equal to:
q0 2 q0  3 q0  2 q0 
(a) In (b) In (c) In (d)
20 3 20 2 20 3 2 0

9. Figure shows a ball having a charge q fixed at a point A. Two identical balls having charges +q and –q and
mass ‘m’ each are attached to the ends of a light rod of length 2a. The rod is free to rotate about a fixed axis
perpendicular to the plane of the paper and passing through the mid-point of the rod. The system is released
from the situation shown in figure. Find the angular velocity of the rod when the rod becomes horizontal.
2q q q 2q
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 0 ma 3
3 0 ma 3 6 0 ma 3 4 0 ma 3

10. A, B, C, D, P and Q are points in a uniform electric field. The potentials at these points are
V(A) = 2Volt
V(P) = V(B) = V(D) = 5 volt
V(C) = 8 Volt, the electric field at P is
(a) 10 V cm–1 along PQ (b) 15 2 V cm–1 along PA (c) 5 V cm–1 along PC (d) 5 V cm–1 along PA

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11. A system consists of 6 – Parallel Identical plates placed un-equal distance apart. A charge q has
given in plate no. 3. The charge developed in outer surfaces of plate 1 and 6 are.
q q q q
a) , b) , c) 0, 0 d) q, q
2 2 2 2
12. The capacitance Cab of the arrangement shown in fig is
0 A 0 A 2 0 A
a) (b) (c) A
d 2d d O 0 0 O
a Eo b
d) Data Insufficient
d d
Conductor
13. The capacitance of the arrangement shown in fig is

a) 4 0 a (b) 8 0 a 0
a

(c) 16 0 a
2a
d) Not possible to determine

14. The Capacitor of the system is

 A 2 0 A 3 0 A 5 A 0 d
0
a) 0 (b) c) (d)
d 3d 2d 6d
2A/3
15. A Parallel plate Capacitor having Capacitance C has a p.d V. A dielectric when inserted in between
the parallel plates of Capacitor the capacitance value of the arrangements increases to three times
of initial value. The final p.d is
a) 3V (b) V/3 (c) V (d) 2V

16. A charged particle projects perpendicular to a uniform electric field in gravity free space. The path
of the particle will be
a) Straight line (b) Curve line (c) Parabola (d) Circle

17. The arrangement is under equilibrium then the value of M is (P.d between the plates is V
(Constant))
A
1 2 0 A
a) V (r 1) (b) Zero
2 ld 0
1  A d r
c) V 2 0 (r  x)
2 ld
0
1 V 0 A
2
d) (r 1) x 1-x
2 ldg M

In a space an electric field E  ( xiˆ  yˆˆj  ZKˆ ) exists. A point charge having magnitude
18.
1
C shifts from a point (0,0,0) to (1,1,1) and then (1,1,1) to (2,2,2).
a) 12x10-6J (b) –6x10-6J (c) 12J (d) -12J

19. A dielectric having length  and constant r is equivalent to  0 length of air. Then  0 is
a)  r (b)  r (c) r  (d) 