Ghanashyam Hemalata VidyaMandir

PURI

CLASS 12 - PHYSICS
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Time Allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 31
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1. A point charge causes an electric flux −3 × 10−14 Nm2 C to pass through a spherical [1]
Gaussian surface. Calculate the value of the point charge. If the radius of the Gaussian surface
is doubled, how much flux would pass through the surface?
2. Two identical metallic spherical shells A and B having charges +4Q and -10Q are kept a certain [2]
distance apart. A third identical uncharged sphere C is first placed in contact with sphere A
and then with sphere B. Then spheres A and B are brought in contact and then separated. Find
the charge on the spheres A and B.
3. Two pieces of copper, each weighing 0.01 kg are placed at a distance of 0.1 m from each other. [2]
One electron from per 1000 atoms of one piece is transferred to other piece of copper. What
will be the coulomb force between two pieces after the transfer of electrons? Atomic weight of
copper is 63.5 g/mole. Avagadro's number = 6 × 10
23
/gram mole .
4. S1 and S2 are two hollow concentric spheres enclosing charges 2Q and 4Q respectively as [3]
shown in the figure.
i. What is the ratio of electric flux through S1 and S2 ?

ii. How will the electric flux through the sphere S1 change, if a medium of dielectric constant 6
is introduced in the space inside S1 in the place of air?

5. a. State the principle of superposition and use it to obtain the expression for the total electric [5]
force exerted at a point charge due to an assembly of n discrete point charges.
b. Three charges 10 μC, 5 μC and -5μC are placed in air at the three corners A, B and C of an
equilateral triangle of side 0.1m. Find the resultant force experienced by charge placed at
corner A.
6. Assertion (A): An applied electric field will polarize the polar dielectric material. [1]
Reason (R): In polar dielectrics, each molecule has a permanent dipole moment but these are
randomly oriented in the absence of an externally applied electric field.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT
correct explanation of A the correct explanation of A

c) A is true but R is false d) A is false and R is also false

7. Find the charge on the capacitor as shown in the circuit. [1]

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 8. Net capacitance of three identical capacitors in series is 1 µF. What will be their net [2]
capacitance, if connected in parallel?
Find the ratio of energy stored in these two configurations, if they are both connected to the
same source.
9. Two identical parallel plate (air) capacitors C1 and C2 have capacitance C each. The space [2]

between their plates is now filled with dielectrics as shown in the figure. If the two capacitors
still have equal capacitance, then obtain the relation between dielectric constants K, K1 and

K2.

10. Two tiny spheres carrying charges 1.5μC and 2.5μC are located 30 cm apart. Find the [5]
potential and electric field:
(a) at the mid point of the line joining the two charges, and
(b) at a point 10 cm from this mid point in a plane normal to the line and passing through the
mid point.
11. A point charge +q is placed at the origin O as shown in the figure. Work done in taking [2]
another point charge -Q from point A(0, a) to another point B(a, 0) along the straight path AB is
:

–
a) zero b) (−
1
⋅
qQ
) √2a
2
4πε0 a

–
c) (
1
⋅
qQ
)
a d) (
1
⋅
qQ
) √2a
2 2
4πε0 a √2 4πε0 a

12. Read the source given below and answer any four out of the following questions: [4]
If two or more capacitors are connected in series, the overall effect is that of a single
(equivalent) capacitor having the sum total of the plate spacing of the individual capacitors. If
two or more capacitors are connected in parallel, the overall effect is that of a single
equivalent capacitor having the sum total of the plate areas of the individual capacitors. (

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 figure (a) shows parallel combination and (b) shows series combination)

i. Capacity can be increased by connecting capacitors in:

a. parallel
b. series
c. both a  and b 
d. none of these
ii. Three capacitors having a capacitance equal to 2F, 4F and 6F are connected in parallel.
Calculate the effective parallel capacitance:
a. 10 F
b. 11 F
c. 12 F
d. 13 F
iii. When capacitors are connected in the series ________ remains the same.
a. voltage
b. capacitance
c. charge
d. resistance

iv. The plates of a parallel plate capacitor are 10 cm apart and have an area equal to 2m2. If
the charge on each plate is 8. 85 × 10 , the electric field at a point:
−10
C

a. between the plates will be zero

b. outside the plates will be zero
c. between the plates will change from point to point
d. between the plates will be 25NC
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v. Four 10 F capacitors are connected in series, calculate the equivalent capacitance.

a. 1.5 F
b. 2.5 F
c. 3.5 F
d. 4.5 F
13. Fill in the blanks: [1]

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a) When a dielectric material is introduced between the plates of a charged condenser, then
the electric field between the plates will ________.

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