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Electrostatics Final Practice

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1. Four point charges – q, + q, + q and – q are placed on y-axis at y= – 2d, y = –d, y = + d and
y = + 2d, respectively. The magnitude of the electric field E at a point on the x-axis at x = D, with D >> d, will
behave as: [JEE Main 2019]

1 1 1 1
(1) E  (2) E  (3) E  (4) E 
D D4 D2 D3
Ans. (2)

Sol.

Electric field at p = 2E1cos1 –2E1cos2

2Kq D 2Kq D
  2  
(d  D ) (d  D )
2 2 2 1/2
[(2d)  D ] [(2d)  D2 ]1/2
2 2 2

 2KqD (d 2  D 2 ) 3/2  (4 d 2  D 2 ) 3/2 

2KqD  d 2  
3/2

  1    (4d 2  D2 )3/2 
D  D 2  

Applying binomial approximation d << D

2KqD  3 d 2  3  4d 2  
 1   1  
D3  2 D 2  2D 2  

2KqD 12 d 2 3 d 2 
   
D3  2 D2 2 D2 

2kqd 2

D4
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2. Ten charges are placed on the circumference of a circle of radius R with constant angular separation between
successive charges. Alternate charges 1,3, 5,7,9 have charge (+ q) each, while 2,4,6, 8, 10 have charge (– q)
each. The potential V and the electric field E at the centre of the circle are respectively : (Take V = 0 at infinity)
[JEE Main 2020]
10q
(1) V = 0 ; E = 0 (2) V = 0 ; E =
4 0 R 2
10q 10q 10q
(3) V = ;E= (4) V = ;E=0
4 0 R 4 0 R 2 4 0 R
Ans. (1)
 kq 
Sol. Potential of centre = V =   
R 
k( q)
VC =
R

k(0)
VC  0
R
Electric field at centre E B   E
Let E be electric field produced by each charge at the centre, then resultant electric field will be

EC = 0, Since equal electric field vectors are acting at equal angle so their resultant is equal to zero.
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3. Two identical tennis balls each having mass 'm' and charge 'q' are suspended from a fixed point by threads of
length 'l'. What is the equilibrium separation when each thread makes a small angle ''' with the vertical ?
[JEE Main 2021]
1 1 1 1
 q 2l  2  q 2l  3  q 2l 2  3  q 2l 2  3
(1) x    (2) x    (3) x   2 
(4) x   2 2 
 20 mg   20 mg   20 m g   20 m g 

Ans. (2)

Sol.

Tcos = mg

kq 2
Tsin =
x2

kq 2
tan  =
x 2 mg

x
as tan  sin 
2L

x Kq 2
 2
2L x mg
1/3
 q2L 
x  
 20 mg 
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4. Three point charges of magnitude 5C, 0.16C and 0.3C are located at the vertices A, B, C of a right angled
triangle whose sides are AB = 3cm. BC = 3 2 cm and CA = 3 cm and point A is the right angle corner. Charge at
point A experiences _______N of electrostatics force due to the other two charges. [JEE Main 2022]

Ans. (17)

Sol.

k  5  0.3 1012
F1 =
9 104
9 109  5  0.3 1012
=
9 104
= 1.5 × 10 = 15 N
9 109  5  0.16 1012
F2   8N
9 104
force experienced by charge at A = F12  F22

= 152  82 = 289  17N

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5. Consider the force F on a charge 'q' due to a uniformly charged spherical shell of radius R carrying charge Q
distributed uniformly over it. Which one of the following statements is true for F, if 'q' is placed at distance r
from the centre of the shell ? [JEE Main 2020]

1 Qq 1 Qq
(1) F  for r > R (2) > F > 0 for r < R
40 r 2 4 0 r 2

1 Qq 1 Qq
(3) F  for all r (4) F  for r < R
40 r 2 40 r 2

Ans. (1)

Sol. Inside the shell

E=0

hence F = 0

Oustside the sheell

1 Q
E
40 r 2

1 Qq
hence = F  for r > R
40 r 2
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6. A uniformly charge disc of radius R having surface charged  is placed in the xy plane with its centre at the
origin. Find the electric field intensity along the x-axis at a distance Z from origin: [JEE Main 2021]

  Z    Z 
(1) E  1  2 2 1/2 
(2) E  1  2 2 1/2 
20  (Z  R )  20  (Z  R ) 

20  1    1 1 
(3) E   2  Z (4) E   2  2
  (Z  R )
2 1/2
 20  (Z  R )
2 1/2
Z 

Ans. (1)

Sol. Consider a small ring of radius r and thickness dr on disc.

area of elements ring on disc

dA  2rdr
charge on this ring dq  dA

kdqz
dEz 
(z  r 2 )3/2
2

  
R
z
E   dE  1  
0
2 0  R 2  z2 
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7. A long cylindrical volume contains a uniformly distributed charge of density  Cm–3. The electric field inside the
2 0
cylindrical volume at a distance x  m from its axis is ______ Vm–1 [JEE Main 2022]


Ans. (1)

Sol.

q
 Eds cos 0   0

p  x 2 h
 E.2xh 
0

px
E
2 0

p 20
E  1
20 p
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8. The bob of a simple pendulum has mass 2 g and a charge of 5.0 C. It is at rest in a uniform horizontal electric
field of intensity 2000 V/m. At equilibrium, the angle that the pendulum makes with the vertical is: (take g = 10
m/s2) [JEE Main 2019]

(1) tan–1 (0.5) (2) tan–1 (0.2) (3) tan–1 (5.0) (4) tan–1 (2.0)

Ans. (1)

Sol.

At equilibrium,

qE 5 106  2000
tan = 
mg 2 103 10

1
tan  =   = tan–1 (0.5)
2
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9. A charged particle (mass m and charge q) moves along X axis with velocity V0. When it passes through the origin it
enters a region having uniform electric field E   E ˆj which extends upto x = d. Equation of path of electron in the
region x > d is : [JEE Main 2020]

Y
E
O X
V0
d

qEd 2 qEd qEd qEd  d 

(1) y = x (2) y = x (3) y = (x – d) (4) y = 2 
x
mV02 mV02 mV02 mV0  2 

Ans. (4)

Sol.

Let particle have charge q and mass 'm' Slove for (q, m) mathematically

FX = 0, ax = 0, (v)x = constant

d
time taken to reach at 'P' = = t0 (let) ….(1)
v0

1 qE 2
(Along –y), y0 = 0 + · t 0 ……(2)
2 m

vx = v0

v = u + at (along –ve 'y')

qE
speed y0 = ·t 0
m

vy qEt 0 d
tan  =  , (t 0  )
vx m·v0 v0
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qEd
tan=
m·v 02

Now we have to find eqn of straight line

 qEd
whose slope is and it pass through
mv 02

point  (d, –y0)

Because after x > d

No electric field  Fnet = 0, v = const

 qEd 
m 
y = mx + c,  mv 02 
(d,  y0 ) 

 qEd  qEd
–y0 = 2
·d + c  = – y0 +
mv 0 mv 02

Put the value

 qEd qEd 2
y= x – y 0 +
mv 02 mv 02

2
1 qE  d  1 qEd 2
y0 = ·   =
2 m  v0  2 mv02

qEdx 1 qEd 2 qEd 2

y=  
mv02 2 mv02 mv02

qEd 2  d 
y= 2 
x
mv0  2 
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10. An electron with kinetic energy K1 enters between parallel plates of a capacitor at an angle '' with the plates. It
leaves the plates at angle '' with kinetic energy K2. Then the ratio of kinetic energies K1 : K2 will be :
[JEE Main 2021]

sin 2  cos 2  cos  cos 

(1) (2) (3) (4)
cos 2  cos 2  cos  sin 
Ans. (2)
Sol.

velocity along the plate will not change.

 v1 cos  = v2 cos 
K1 v 2 cos 2 
 12 
K2 v 2 cos 2 

11. A vertical electric field of magnitude 4.9 × 105 N/C just prevents a water droplet of a mass 0.1 g from falling. The
value of charge on the droplet will be : [JEE Main 2022]

(Given g = 9.8 m/s2)

(1) 1.6 × 10–9 C (2) 2.0 × 10–9 C (3) 3.2 × 10–9 C (4) 0.5 × 10–9 C

Ans. (2)

Sol. Mg = qE

(0.1 × 10–3)(9.8) = 4.9 × 105 q

2 104
q
105

q = 2 × 10–9 C
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12. A point dipole p  p0 xˆ is kept at the origin. The potential and electric field due to this dipole on the y-axis at a
distance d are, respectively : (Take V = 0 at infinity [JEE Main 2019]

|p| p p
(1) , (2) 0,
4 0 d 4 0 d 3
2
4 0 d 3

|p| p p
(3) , (4) 0,
4 0 d 4 0 d 3
2
4 0 d 3

Ans. (4)

Sol. V=0

EP
E
r3

13. Two identical electric point dipoles have dipole moments p1  pi and p 2  pi and are held on the x axis at
distance 'a' from each other. When released, they move along the x-axis with the direction of their dipole
moments remaining unchanged. If the mass of each dipole is 'm', their speed when they arc infinitely far apart
is: [JEE Main 2020]

p 1 p 3 p 1 p 2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
a 0 ma a 20 ma a 20 ma a 0 ma

Ans. (3)

Sol. Using energy conservation:

KEi + PEi = KEf + PEf

2KP 1
O+ 2
× P = mv2 × 2 + 0
a 2

2P 2 P 1
V 
40 a m a 20 am
3
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14. An electric dipole is placed on x-axis in proximity to a line charge of linear charge density 3.0 × 10–6 C/m. Line
charge is placed on z-axis and positive and negative charge of dipole is at a distance of 10 mm and 12 mm from
the origin respectively. If total force of 4 N is exerted on the dipole, find out the amount of positive or negative
charge of the dipole. [JEE Main 2021]

(1) 815.1 C (2) 8.8 μC (3) 0.485 C (4) 4.44 μC

Ans. (4)

Sol.

r = 10 mm, x = 2,

2k
Fq  q
r

2k
F q  q
rx

2kq 2kq
 Fnet  
r rx

2kq  x
Fnet 
r(r  x)

2  9 109  3 106  q  2mm

4
10mm 12mm
 q = 4.44 C
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15. Concentric metallic hollow spheres of radii R and 4R hold charges Q1 and Q2 respectively. Give that surface
charge densities of the concentric spheres are equal, the potential difference
V(R)–V(4R) is : [JEE Main 2020]
3Q1 Q2 3Q1 3Q 2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16 0 R 40 R 40 R 40 R
Ans. (1)

Sol.

KQ1
E=
r2
4R 3KQ1
V = 
R
E dr 
4R

16. Two charged thin infinite plane sheets of uniform surface charge density + and – , where |+| > |–|,
intersect at right angle. Which of the following best represents the electric field lines for tins system:
[JEE MAIN 2020 ]

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

Ans. (3)
Sol. Thin infinite uniformly charged planes produces uniform electric field therefore option 2 and option 3
are obviously wrong.
And as positive charge density is bigger in magnitude so its field along Y direction will be bigger than field of
negative charge in X direction and this is evident in option 1 so it is correct.
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d d
17. A two point charge 4q and –q are fixed on the x-axis at x = – and x = , respectively. If a third point charge 'q'
2 2
is taken from the origin to x = d along the semicircle as shown in the figure, the energy of the charge will:
[JEE MAIN 2020 ]

4q –q

q2 4q 2
(1) decrease by (2) decrease by
4 0 d 30 d

2q 2 3q 2
(3) increase by (4) increase by
2 0 d 4 0 d
Ans. (2)
Sol. Potential of –q is same as initial and final point of the path therefore potential due to 4q will only
change and as potential is decreasing the energy will decrease Decrease in potential energy = q (V i – Vf)
Decrease in potential energy
 k4q k4q  4q 2
= q  
 d / 2 3d / 2  30 d
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18. 27 similar drops of mercury are maintained at 10 V each. All these spherical drops combine into a single big
drop. The potential energy of the bigger drop is ............ times that of a smaller drop. [JEE MAIN 2021 ]

Ans. (243)

Sol.

9mA
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19. Sixty four conducting drops each of radius 0.02 m and each carrying a charge of 5  FC are combined to form a
bigger drop. The ratio of surface density of bigger drop to the smaller drop will be :
[JEE MAIN 2022 ]

(1) 1 : 4 (2) 4 : 1 (3) 1 : 8 (4) 8 : 1

Ans. (2)

Sol. Let R = radios of combined drop

R = radios of smaller drop

Volume will remain same

4 3 4
R  64  r 3
3 3

R = 4r

Q = 64q ;

q : charge of smaller drop

Q : Charge of combined drop

Q
bigger Q r2 r2
 4R  . 2  64
2
4
smaller q q R 16r 2
4r 2

bigger 4

smaller 1
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20. In finding the electric field using Gauss law the formula E  is applicable. In the formula 0 is
0 A
permittivity of free space, A is the area of Gaussian surface and qenc is charge enclosed by the Gaussian surface.
This equation can be used in which of the following situation? [JEE MAIN 2020 ]

(1) Only when E = constant on the surface.

(2) For any choice of Gaussian surface.

(3) Only when the Gaussian surface is an equipotential surface.

(4) Only when the Gaussian surface is an equipotential surface and E is constant on the surface.

Ans. (4)

Sol. E should be constant on the surface and the surface should be equipotential.

2 ˆ 3 ˆ N
21. The electric field in a region is given by E  E 0 i  E 0 j with E 0  4.0  103 . The flux of this field through
5 5 C
a rectangular surface area 0.4m2 parallel to the Y – Z plane is _______ Nm2C–1.

Official Ans. by NTA (640) [JEE MAIN 2021 ]

2
Sol.   ExA   4 103  0.4  640
5
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22. A spherically symmetric charge distribution is considered with charge density varying as [JEE MAIN 2022 ]

 3 r 
p – for r  R
p(r)   o  4 R 
 Zero for r  R


Where, r(r < R) is the distance from the centre O ( as shown in figure). The electric field at point p will be :

po r  r po r  3 r  po r  r po r  r
(1) 1–  (2)  –  (3) 1–  (4) 1– 
40  R  30  4 R  40  R  50  R 

Ans. (3)

Sol. By Gauss law

Qin
 E  .ds  0

p 3 r 
0 –  4 r 2 dr
E.4r  4 R
2 0

o

p 0 4  3 r 3 r 4 
E.4r 2   – 
0  4 3 4R 

p0 r 3  r 
Er 2  1 – 
p0  R 

p0 r  r 
E 1 – 
40  R 
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23. Two uniformly charged spherical conductors A and B of radii 5 mm and 10 mm are separated by a distance of 2
cm. If the spheres are connected by a conducting wire, then in equilibrium condition, the ratio of the
magnitudes of the electric fields at the surface of the sphere A and B will be :

(1) 1 : 2 (2) 2 : 1 (3) 1 : 1 (4) 1 : 4

Ans. (2)

Sol. VA = VB

kQ A kQ B

RA RB

QA R A 1
 
QB R B 2

KQ A KQ
EA = 2
; EB  2 B
RA RB

E A QA R B2 R B 2
   
E B QB R A2 R A 1
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24. A solid metal sphere of radius R having charge q is enclosed inside the concentric spherical shell of inner radius a
and outer radius b as shown in the figure. The approximate variation electric field E as a function of distance r
from centre O is given by [JEE MAIN 2021]

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

Ans. (1)

Official Ans. by Nucleus (1 or 2)

Sol. Considering outer spherical shell is non conducting

Electric field inside a metal sphere is zero.

r RE0
kQ
rRE
r2

Option (2)

Considering outer spherical shell is conducting

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r  R, E  0

kQ
Rra E
r2
a  r  b, e0

kQ
eb E
r2

Option (1)

25. A positive charge particle of 100 mg is thrown in opposite direction ;to a uniform electric field of strength 1 ×105
NC-1. If the charge on the particle is 40 C and the initial velocity is 200 ms-1, How much distance it will travel
before coming to the rest momentarily : [JEE MAIN 2020]

(1) 1 m (2) 5 m (3) 10 m (4) 0.5 m

Ans. (4)

Sol. Distance travelled by particle before stopping

V2 v2m (200)2 100 106

s   0.5m
2a 2qE 2  40 106 105