1. A point positive charge is brought near an isolated conducting sphere.

The electric field is

best given by:

2. A sphere encloses an electric dipole within it. The total flux across the sphere is
a. Zero
b. Half that due to a single charge
c. Double that due to a single charge
d. Dependent on the position of the dipole
3. Force between two identical charges placed at a distance r in vacuum is F. Now a slab of
dielectric constant 4 is inserted between these two charges. If the thickness of the slab is r/2
then the force between the charges will become
a. F
𝐹
b. 4
𝐹
c. 2
4
d. 9
𝐹
4. A charge Q is placed at each of the opposite corners of a square. A charge q is placed at
𝑄
each of the other two corners. If the net electrical force on Q is zero, then 𝑞
equals
a. − 2 2
b. −1
c. 1
1
d. −
2
5. A hemisphere is uniformly charged positively. The electric field at a point on the diameter
away from the centre is directed
a. Perpendicular to the diameter
b. Parallel to the diameter
c. At an angle tilted towards the diameter
d. At an angle tilted away from the diameter

6. figure shows electric field lines in which an electric dipole p is placed as shown. Which of the
following statements is correct?
a. The dipole will not experience any force
b. The dipole will experience a force towards the right
c. The dipole will experience a force towards the left
d. The dipole will experience a force upwards
 Section B

1.
a. A point charge + 10 μC is at a distance 5 cm directly above the centre of a square of
side 10 cm. What is the magnitude of the electric flux through the square?
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b. Consider a uniform electric field E = 5×103 𝑖NC–1 . What is the flux through the square
if the normal to its plane makes a 30° angle with the x-axis?
2.
a. Two large, thin metal plates are parallel and close to each other. On their inner faces,
the plates have surface charge densities of opposite signs and of magnitude 17.0 ×
10–22 C/m2. What is electric field strength E:
i. in the outer region of the first plate,
ii. in the outer region of the second plate, and
iii. between the plates?
b. A uniformly charged conducting sphere of 2.4 m diameter has a surface charge
density of 80 nC/m2
i. Find the charge on the sphere.
ii. What is the total electric flux leaving the surface of the sphere?
3.
i. Two concentric metallic spherical shells of radii R and 2R are given charges
Q1 and Q2 respectively. The surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of
the shells are equal. Determine the ratio Q1 : Q2.
ii. Two identical point charges, q each, are kept 2 m apart in air. A third point
charge Q of unknown magnitude and sign is placed on the line joining the
charges such that the system remains in equilibrium. Find the position and
nature of Q.
Section C
1.
a. State Gauss law in electrostatics.
→ 𝐸𝑜𝑥 ^
b. The electric field in a region is given by 𝐸 = 𝑏
𝑖. find the charge contained in the
cubical volume bounded by the surfaces x = 0, x = a, y = 0 ,y = a , z = o and z = a.
Take Eo= 5x103 NC-1, a= 1 cm and b = 2 cm
2.
a. Define dipole moment and give its SI unit
b. Derive an expression for the electric field at any point on the equatorial line of an
electric dipole
3.
a. Express Coulomb’s law in vector form
b. Two small spheres each having mass m kg and charge q coulomb are suspended
from a point mass by insulating threads each l metre long but of negligible mass. If
θ is the angle each thread makes with the vertical when the equilibrium has been
2 2 2
(
attained , show that 𝑞 = 4𝑚𝑔𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑛 θ tan 𝑡𝑎𝑛 θ 4πε𝑜 )
SECTION D
4.
a. A thin semi-circular ring of radius a is charged uniformly and the charge per unit
length is λ. Find the electric field at its centre.
b. Find the electric field at the centre of a uniformly charged semi circular ring whose
radius is 0.5 m when a charge of 100 C is given to it
OR
 c. Derive an expression for torque experienced by a dipole placed in a uniform electric
field. How would it differ if the electric field was non-uniform
d. An electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges of magniture 1/3x10-7 C
separated by 2 cm. The dipole is placed in an expernal electric field of 3x107N/C.
What is the maximum torque exerted by the electric field on the dipole?
5.
a. Does the flux through a closed surface as calculated using Gauss law depend on the
Geometry of the surface?
b. Derive expressions for electric field due to a uniformly charged thin spherical shell at
a point
i. Outside the shell
ii. On the shell
iii. Inside the shell