MAVERICK PHYSICS

GROUP TUITION CH-11 – HEAT – TEST 1 NAME_________________

Time: 90 minutes Dated: 28 / 10 / 2016

Attempt any 2 questions from the following:
1. State and prove Gauss’s Law. Apply the law to find electric intensity due to a uniformly charged metallic sphere at
a point lying outside, inside and on the charged sphere. (2012) OR a positively charged infinite plane of charges at
a point close to it. (2008, 2006, 2004, 2002 Medical)
2. What is a capacitor? Also define the capacitance of a capacitor. What is the unit of capacitance? On what factors
does the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor depend? (1999, 1993 1997).
a. Derive the relation for equivalent capacitance when three capacitors are connected in series? (2009) OR
Derive an expression for capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when air is the medium between and its
plates and when an insulating medium is b/w its plates. (2008, 2005, 2006, 2004)
b. Derive the relation to find equivalent capacitance when three capacitors are joined in Series (2003 Med.,
1999, 97) OR Parallel (2002 Med. 1999,97)
3. What is electric flux and flux density? What is an equipotential surface? Define Volt, Coulomb and absolute
potential at a point. Derive the relation b/w an electric field and potential difference. Prove that the units V/m and
N/C refer to the same physical quantity. What is this quantity? (2004, 1989, 1991, 1992)

Attempt any 4 questions from the following:

1. An oil drop having a mass of 0.002 mg and charge equal to 6 electrons charge is suspended stationary in a uniform
electric field. Find the intensity of the electric field. (e = 1.6exp-19 C) (1990) (Ans: E=2.042exp10 V/m)
2. Two capacitors of capacitance 4 μF are charged to the potential difference of 300 and 400 V respectively. They are
then connected in parallel. What will be the resultant potential difference and charge on each capacitor? (1995)
3. A capacitor of 200 pF is charged to potential difference of 100 volts. Its plates are then connected in parallel on
another and it is found that the P.D falls by 40 V. What is the capacitance of the second capacitor? (1997)
4. Calculate the force of repulsion on +2exp4 coulomb charge, if it is placed before a large vertical charge sheet
whose charge density is +20exp-8 C/m2 (Єo= 8.85exp-12 C/Nm2) (1998) (Ans: F=2.259 N)
5. Two capacitors of 2.0 μF and 8.0 μF capacitance are connected in series and a Potential difference of 200 V is
applied. Find the charge and the potential difference for each capacitor.(2005)
6. A parallel plate capacitor has the plates 10 cm x 10 cm separated by a distance of 2.5 cm. It is initially filled with
air. What will be the increase in its capacitance? If a dielectric slab of the same area and thickness 2.5 cm is placed
between the two plates (2001) (Ans: C= 3.54 pF)
7. A small sphere of weight 5exp-3 N is suspended by a silk thread which is attached to a point on a large charged
insulating plane. When a charge of 6exp8 C is placed on the ball the thread makes an angle of 30 degree with the
vertical. Find the charge density on the plane. (2002 Med).

Objectives (Attempt all). Write only answers on the answer sheet:

1. If electrostatic force between two electrons at a distance is 'F' Newton, the electrostatic force between two protons
at the same distance is: a. zero b. F/2 c. F d. 2F
2. Decreasing the separation of two positive charges by half will cause electrostatic force of repulsion to change by:
a. 4 times b. 3 times c. 1/2 times d. 1/4 times
4. Which of the following cannot be a scalar quantity?
a. Electric potential b. EMF c. electric flux d. electric intensity
5. Flux is maximum when angle is ____. Free charge in electric field moves from ____ to ____ potential. Unit of E is
____.
6. If area of plates is doubled the capacity of capacitor will: a. double b. halved c. unchanged
7. The dielectric between capacitor plates becomes polarized. (True/False)
8. One eV = _____ J. The value of K =_____. The value of permittivity of free space = ______. (write with units)
9. The electric potential is zero: a. Inside a conductor
b. Midway between any two charges of the opposite signs. c. Midway between any two charges of the same sign
10. If both of the charges are doubled and the distance between them is also doubled, the force between them is:
a. Unchanged b. doubled c. tripled d. halved

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