THE INDIAN SCHOOL, BAHRAIN

ELECTROSTATICS

1. A charge q1 exerts a force F on another charge q2.. A third charge q is brought

nearer to them.What is the electrical force between charges q1 & q2 now?
2. Two charges Q1 and Q2 are separated by 6 cm. An electron at 2 cm from Q1 in
between them experiences no force. If Q1 = 10 µC then what is the value of Q2 ?
3. Two spheres are charged equally to q and are separated by 1m. One charge is kept
at rest and the other is taken round the first. What is the work done in moving the
charge.
4. The resultant capacity of 5 identical capacitors when they are in series is 1 µF.
What is the equivalent capacity when they are in parallel ?
5. Four capacitors of each 400 pF are charged each to 100 V and then they are
connected in parallel. What is the energy stored in the system ?
6. Two identical spheres A and B separated by 1m are charged with 12 µC and 9 µC
respectively. A third identical uncharged sphere C is first touched with A and
then with B and afterwards moved away. What is the electrostatic force between
A and B ?
7. 5 capacitors of each 100 µF are connected as shown in
figure. A p.d of 100 V is applied between C and D.
What is the charge on capacitor between A and B ?
8. A parallel plate capacitor with oil of dielectric constant = 2 between the plates has
Capacitance of 10 µF. If the oil is removed, what happens to its capacitance?
9. The energy stored in a capacitor is 4 J. If the charge on it is doubled without
changing the voltage, what is the energy stored in the system ?
10. What are the units of electric permittivity of free space in terms of Farad ?
11. Which has greater no. of electrons - Fe or Fe +++ ?
12. Is the ionosphere a good or bad conductor of electricity ?
13. The figure shows the paths of 3 charged particles in a uniform
Electric field . Give the signs of the charges.
Which particle has the highest charge to
Mass ratio ?
14. What is the physical quantity in electrostatics analogous to temperature in
thermodynamics ?
15. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacity C. The separation between the plates is
doubled and a dielectric is introduced, now is its capacity is 2 C, what is the
dielectric constant of the medium ?
16. An electric dipole of ± 2 e is placed in a uniform electric fiels of 2 x 10 10 N/c.
What is the electrical force on dipole ?
17. Plot a graph between the electric field and distance in the case of a uniformly
charged plane sheet of large dimensions.
18. A dust particle of mass 10 -3 g is stationary between the plates of a horizontal
parallel plate capacitor of 0.016 m separation which is connected to a voltage of
100 V. How many fundamental charges the dust particle carries ?
19. A charged conducting sphere is placed between the plates of a charged capacitor.
Draw the electric field lines for the system.
20. The two plates of a parallel plate capacitor are joined by a thin copper wire. What
is the capacitance of that capacitor ?
21. What is the S.I unit of the line integral of an electric field?
22. The electric field just above the surface of a charged drum of a photocopying
machine is 2.3 x 10 5 N/C. What is the surface charge density on the drum if it is
a conductor ? ( 2 µc / m2 )
23. If V equals a constant throughout a given region of a space, what can you say
about Ē in that region ?
24. Why an atom (Isolated) cannot have a permanent electric dipole moment?
25. Can there by a p.d between 2 conductors that carry like charges of the same
magnitude ?
26. A spherical drop of water carrying a charge of 32 pc has a potential of 512 V at
its surface. a) what is the radius of the drop ? b) If two such drops of the same
charge and radius combine to form a single spherical drop, what is the potential
of the new drop ?
27. A charged rod attracts bits of dry cork dust, which, after touching the rod, often
jump violently away from it. Explain ?
28. Why do electrostatic experiments not work well on humid days ?
29. A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance of 10 µF. The area of the capacitor is
divided into 2 equal halves and filled with two media having dielectric constants
k1 = 2 and k2 = 4. what is the capacitance of the system?
30. The force acting upon a charged particle kept between the plates of a charged
capacitor is F. If one of the plates is earthed, what will be the force on the same
particle ?