Assignment for Electric Potential

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Question1. Charges 2q and 8q are placed at the end points A and B

respectively of a 9 cm long straight line. A third charge q is placed at
a point C of AB such that the potential energy of the system is
minimum. The distance of C from A is
(a) 2 cm (b) 3 cm (c) 4 cm (d) 5 cm(

Question 2. A solid conducting sphere having a charge Q is surrounded by

an uncharged concentric conducting hollow spherical shell. Let the potential difference
between the surface of the solid sphere and that of the outer surface of the hollow shell be
V. If the shell is now given a charge of -3Q, the new potential difference between the same
two surfaces is
(a) V (b) 2V (c) 4 V (d) -2V

Question 3. The work done in carrying a charge Q1 once round a circle of radius R with a
charge Q2 at the centre is
(a) (Q1Q2)/4π ε0 R2 (b) Zero (c) (Q1Q2)/4π ε0 R (d) Infinite

Question 4. It requires 4 joules of work to move a charge of 20 C from point A to point B,

separated by a distance of 0.2 m. the potential difference between the points A and B, in
volts, is
(a) 80 (b) 16 (c) 5 (d) 0.2
(d
) 0.2
Question 5. Eight identical spherical drops of a liquid, each charged to the potential of 10 V,
are brought together and formed into a single drop.
The potential on the drop will be
(a) 20 V (b) 80 V (c) 40 V (d) 10 V
Question 6. The terminal potential difference of a battery exceeds its e.m.f,
when it is connected
(a) In series with a battery of higher e.m.f
(b) In parallel with a battery of higher e.m.f
(c) In parallel with a battery of lower e.m.f
(d) In series with a battery of lower e.m.f (b) In parallel with a battery of higher e.m.f
Question 7. An electron of charge e coulomb passes through a potential difference of V
volts. Its energy in joules will be
(a) V/e (b) eV (c) e/V (d) V
(b
(Question 8. A spherical conductor of radius 2 m is charged to a potential of 120V It is now
placed inside another hollow spherical conductor of radius 6 m.
Calculate the potential to which the bigger sphere would be raised if the
smaller sphere is made to touch the bigger sphere.
(a) 20 V (b) 60 V (c) 80 V (d) 40 V (e) 120 V
(d) 40 V
Question 9. How much work is required to carry a 6μC charge from the negative to the
positive terminal of a 9 V battery?
(a) 54× 10-3 J (b) 54 × 10-9 J (c) 54× 10-6 J (d) 54 × 10-12 J

Question 10. The potential at a point, due to a positive charge of 100 μC at a distance of 9
m, is
(a) 104 V (b) 106 V (c) 105 V (d) 107 V
Question 11. The potential on the hollow sphere of radius 1 m is 1000 V, then
the potential at( ¼) m from the centre of the sphere is
(a) 1000 V (b) 500 V (c) 250 V (d) Zero V

Question 12. An electron initially at rest, is accelerated through a potential difference of 200
volt, so that it acquires a velocity 8.4 × 106m / s. The value of (e/m) of the electron will be
(a) 1.76 × 1011 C/kg (b) 2.76 × 1012 C/kg (c)0.76 × 1012 C/kg (d) None of
these
12. (a) K. gained by an electron when accelerated through a potential
Question 13.The angle between the electric lines of force and an equipotential
surface
(a) 45° (b) 90° (c) 0° (d) 180°

Question 14. At a point A, there is an electric field of 500 V/m, and potential
difference of 3000 V. The distance between the point charge and A is
(a) 6 m (b) 36 m (c) 12 m (d) 144 m
14. (a) 𝐄 =
𝟏Question 15. Some charge is being given to a conductor. Then, it's potential
(a) is maximum at the surface.
(b) is maximum at the centre.
(c) remains the same throughout the conductor.
(d) is maximum somewhere between surface and centre.
15.as that on its
.
Question 16. In bringing an electron towards another electron, the electrostatic
potential energy of the system
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remains unchanged (d) becomes zero

Question 17. Four point charges -Q, -q, 2q and 2 Q are placed, one at each comer
of the square. The relation between Q and q for which the potential at the centre
of the square is zero is
(a) Q = -q (b) Q = -1/q (c) Q = q (d) Q = 1/q

17.(a) Potential at the centre O is

Question 18. Three concentric spherical shells have radii a, b and c(a < b < c) and
have surface charge densities σ, -σ and σ, respectively. If VA, VB and VC denote
the potentials of the three shells, then for c = a + b, we have
(a) VC = VB ≠ VA (b) Vc ≠ VB ≠ VA (c) VC = VB = VA (d) VC = VA ≠ VB 16.(a)
𝐪Question 19. An electric dipole of moment 'p' is placed in an electric field of
intensity ‘E’. The dipole acquires a position such that the axis of the dipole makes
an angle θ with the direction of the field. Assuming that the potential energy of
the dipole to be zero when θ = 90°, the torque and the potential energy of the
dipole will respectively be
(a) pE sin θ, - pE cos θ (b) pE sin θ, - 2 pE cos θ
(c) pE sin θ, 2 γE cos θ (d) pE cos θ, - pE cos θ
19. (a) 𝝉 = 𝐩𝐄 sin θ
Question 20. The electric potential at a point (x, y, z) is given by V = -x2 y – xz 3 +4
20. (d) 𝐄􁈬 ⃗ = −
𝛛𝐕

𝛛𝐫
𝛛𝐱
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𝑊 4𝑞𝐸
[𝑉𝐶 − 𝑉𝐴 = = = 4E , (ii) As work done is positive, so potential at C is more.]
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