UNIT I-ELECTROSTATICS

All the questions are of 1 mark.

1. If q 1 q 2 >0, what is the nature of forces between two charges?

2. Which is bigger, a coulomb or charge on an electron?
3. What is quantization of charge?
4. State the limitations of Coulomb's law.
5. Define S.I unit of electric charge.
6. Write the dimensional formula of Ɛ 0 .
7. Is it possible to have the value of relative permittivity less than one?
8. In Coulomb's law, on which factors the value of electrostatic force constant 'K' depends.
9. Why two electric lines of force do not intersect each other.
10. When is the torque acting on an electric dipole maximum when placed in uniform electric field?
11. Is there any electric field inside a charged conductor?
12. Define electric dipole moment. Write its S.I unit.
13. Draw electric lines of force due to an electric dipole.
14. What is the use of concept electric field intensity?
15. What is the net force on electric dipole in uniform electric field?
16. Draw electric field lines of two unequal positive charges. Also show neutral point.
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17. Define a physical quantity whose unit is .
C
18. What does (q 1+ q2 ¿=0 signify ?
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19. Name the physical quantity which has its unit . Is it a scalar or vector?
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20. What is the electric potential due to electric dipole at an equatorial point?
21. Deduce dimensional formula of electric potential.
22. Can two equipotential surfaces intersect each other? Give reason.
23. A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged such that potential on its surface is 10 V. What
is the potential at the centre of the sphere?
24. No work is done in moving a test charge over an equipotential surface, Why?
25. Electric field is always normal to equipotential surface, Why?
26. Draw equipotential surface due to electric dipole.
27. Draw equipotential surface due to two equal positive charges.
28. Define potential gradient.
29. State Gauss's theorem in electrostatics.
30. What do you mean by equipotential surface?
31. How many electron volt make one joule?
32. Electric potential is constant in a region. What can you say about electric field?
33. Define capacitance. Give its S.I unit.
34. Define electrostatic shielding.
35. Define dielectric constant.
36. Give the dimensions of electric susceptibility.
37. Give the dimensions of atomic polarizability.
38. The safest way to protect yourself from lightening is to be inside a car. Comment.
39. What is the net charge on charged capacitor?
40. Deduce the dimensional formula of capacitance.
41. On which factors does the capacitance depends?
42. Can we give as much charge to a capacitor as we wish?
43. What is the relation between dielectric constant and electric susceptibility?
44. Can two similarly charged bodies attract each other?
45. A comb run through one's hair attract small bits of paper. Why?
46. Vehicles carrying inflammable materials usually have metallic ropes touching the ground during
motion. Why?
47. Ordinary rubber is an insulator. But the special rubber tyres of air craft are made slightly
conducting. Why is this necessary?
48. A bird perches on a bare high power line, and nothing happens to the bird. A man standing on
the ground touches the same line and gets a fatal shock. Why?
49. How can you charge a metal sphere negatively without touching it?
50. What is the cause of charging?
51. Why does an ebonite rod get negatively charged on rubbing with fur?
52. A glass rod rubbed with silk cloth acquires a charge +1.6x 10−12 C . What is the charge in silk
cloth?
53. What is the relevance of large value of K=81 for water?
54. Does Coulomb's law of electric force obey Newton's third law of motion?
55. How does the capacitance of parallel plate capacitor change, when a dielectric slab is
introduced between the plates of capacitor?
56. What is the relation between axial and equatorial electric field?
57. Given two charges q 1∧q 2 such that q 1 q 2< 0. What is the nature of force between them?
58. The electric field due to source charge 'Q' on test charge 'q', separated by distance 'r' is 2 x 106
N/C. What will be the change in electric field if test charge 'q' is replaced by '4q'.