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CHAPTER PRACTICE PROBLEM passing through the cylindrical surface is

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Class – XII Topic – Electric flux, Gauss’s law and its applications ε0 ε0 ε 0 ε 0
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 8. q1, q2, q3 and q4 are point charges located at point as shown in the figure and S is a
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1. In the given electric field E = [(d + x) î + E 0 ĵ] N/C a hypothetical Y
spherical Gaussian surface of radius. Which of the following in true according to the Gauss’s law
E y = E 0 ˆj
closed surface is taken as shown in figure. The total charged enclosed   
c
q +q +q    
within the close surface is –
(A) abc 0 (B) acd0 a
E x = (d + x) î
(A)  (E
s
1 + E 2 + E 3 ).dA = 1 2 3
0
(B) (E + E + E + E ).dA = q1 + q 2 + q 3

1
s
2 3 4
0
X    
(C) (E + E + E + E ).dA = q1 + q 2 + q 3 + q 4 (D) None of these
2 2 C

(C) abd 0 (D) None of these

(0,0,0) s 1 2 3 4 0
b
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Multiple Correct option
2. A positively charged sphere of radius r0 carries a volume charge density E (figure). A spherical  q Which of the following is (are) false ?
cavity of radius r0/2 is then scooped out and left empty, as shown. What is the direction and 9.
magnitude of the elective field at point B ?
Consider Gauss’s law
 E.dA =  .
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 + –
0

(A) E must be the electric field due to the enclosed charge

(A) 17 ρr0 left (B) ρr0 left (C) 17 ρr0 right (D) ρr0 right B 
54 0 6 0 54 0 6 0 (B) If net charge inside the Gaussion surface = 0, then E must be zero every where over the
Gaussian surface.
3. A Gaussian surface in the figure is shown by dotted line. The electric field on the (C) If the only charge inside the Gaussion surface is an electric dipole, then the integral is zero.
surface will be q1 q2 
(A) Due to q1 and q2 only (B) due to q2 only –q1 (D) E is parallel to dA everywhere over the Gaussian surface.
(C) zero (D) due to all 10. A charge of 4  10–8 C is distributed uniformly on the surface of a sphere of radius 1 cm. It is
y
4. A ring of radius R is placed in the plane with its centre at origin and covered by a concentric, hollow onducting sphere of radius 5 cm.
its axis along the x-axis and having uniformly distributed positive (A) The electric field at point 2 cm. away from the centre is 9  105 N/C
charge. A ring of radius r (<<R) and coaxial with the ring is moving r (B) A charge of 6 10–8 C is placed on the hollow sphere. The charge on the outer surface of the
along the axis with constant velocity. Then the variation of electric v x
hollow sphere is 10  10–8 C
R
flux () passing through the smaller ring with position will be best (C) The electric field at a point 2 cm away from the centre is 4  103 N/C
represented by   (D) The electric field at a point 2 cm away from the centre is 3  105 N/C
 
(A) (B) (C) x (D) x 11. A right cylindrical closed surface of radius a and length l, having q
charge q situated at its geometrical centre has been shown in the figure. A O B
x x  C

5. A charge Q is placed at the centre of an imaginary hemispherical surface. Q (A) The flux of electric field E through the right face of the cylinder (B) l
q l/2
Using symmetry arguments and the Gauss’s law, the flux of the electric field [1 − ]
2 0  2 l2 
1/2

due to this charge through the surface of the hemisphere  a + 4 

 
Q Q 2Q 2Q 
(A) (B) (C) (D) (B) The flux of electric field E through the right face (A) is
2ε 0 ε0 ε0 3ε 0 q
[1 −
l/2
]
 2 0  2 l2 
1/2

6. For a given surface, the Gauss’s law is stated as  E.ds = 0. From this we can conclude that  a + 
 4
(A) E is necessarily zero on the surface (B) E is perpendicular to the surface at every point (C) The flux of electric field through the curved surface (C) is ql
(C) the total flux through the surface is zero 1/2
(D) the flux is only going out of the surface  l2 
2 0  a 2 + 
7. Electric charge is uniformly distributed along a long straight wire of radius 1 mm. The charge  4
per cm length of the wire is Q coulomb. Another cylindrical surface of radius 50 cm and 
length 1 m symmetrically encloses the wire as shown in the figure. The total electric flux (D) The flux of electric field E through the curved surface (C) is zero

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18. A very long uniformly charged thread oriented along the axis of a circle of radius R rests on
12. For Gauss’s law, mark out the correct statement (s) its centre with one of the ends. The charge of the thread per unit length is equal to . Find
(A) If we displaced the enclosed charges (within a Gaussian surface) without crossing the
 the flux of the vector E across the circle area.
boundary, then E and  both remain same. 
(B) If we displace the enclosed charges without crossing the boundary, then E changes but  19. Two-point charges q and -q are separated by the distance 2l (Fig.). Find the flux of the
remains the same.

(C) If charge crosses the boundary, then both E and  would
 change.
(D) If charge crosses the boundary, then  changes but E remains the same
Matrix-Match Type
13. Column I Column II
+q
q electric field strength vector across a circle of radius R.
(A) (P)
ε0 20. A ball of radius R is uniformly charged with the volume density . Find the flux of the electric
(Cube) field strength vector across the ball's section formed by the plane located at a distance r0 < R
q from the centre of the ball.
+2q
8ε 0
(B) (Q)
(Hemisphere) 21. The electric field strength depends only on the x and y coordinates according to the law E =
q a (xi + yj)/(x2 + y2), where a is a constant, i and j are the unit vectors of the x and y axes. Find
2m
4ε 0 the flux of the vector E through a sphere of radius R with its centre at the origin of
(C) –x q/2 coul/m +x (R) coordinates.

Closed cylinder 22. A ball of radius R carries a positive charge whose volume density depends only on a separation
–2q –2q
q 3q r from the ball's centre as = 0 (1 - r/R), where 0 is a constant. Assuming the permittivities of
(D) 2q 4q (S)
4q the ball and the environment to be equal to unity, find:
–3q
–5q
ε0
–q (a) the magnitude of the electric field strength as a function of the distance r both inside and
Subjective outside the ball;
14. The region between two concentric spheres of radii R1 and R2 (R1 < R2) has (b) the maximum intensity Emax and the corresponding distance rm
volume charge density  = b/r, where b is constant and r is the radial distance.
A point charge q = 16 C is placed at the origin, r = 0. Find the value of b
(in SI units) for which the electric field in the region between spheres is constant. R2 R1 23. A space is filled up with a charge with volume density  = 0e-ar3, where 0 and  are positive
q
(Take R2 = 2R1 = 4 mm )
constants, r is the distance from the centre of this system. Find the magnitude of the electric
π field strength vector as a function of r. Investigate the obtained expression for the small and
15. A Gaussian surface encloses an object with a net charge of +2.0 C and there are 6 lines leaving the large values of r, i.e. at r3 << 1 and r3 >> 1.
surface. Some charge is added to the object and now there are 18 lines entering the surface. How
much charge (in C) was added (only magnitude) ? 24. Inside a ball charged uniformly with volume density  there is a spherical cavity. The centre
of the cavity is displaced with respect to the centre of the ball by a distance a. Find the field
16. A charge of 24 0 coulomb is placed at the centre of a cube. What is the flux coming out from any strength E inside the cavity, assuming the permittivity equal to unity.
surface of the cube ?

17. hollow cylinder has a charge q(= 3 0 ) within it. If (= 1 unit) is the 25. Inside an infinitely long circular cylinder charged uniformly with volume density  there is a
electric flux in units of voltmeter associated with the curved surface B, C B A circular cylindrical cavity. The distance between the axes of the cylinder and the cavity is
find the flux linked with the place surface A. equal to a. Find the electric field strength E inside the cavity. The permittivity is assumed to
be equal to unity.

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