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Practice Sheet-06
Electric Charges and Field
1. A point Q lies on the perpendicular bisector of an 7. Determine the electric dipole moment of the system
electrical dipole of dipole moment p. If the distance of three charges, placed on the vertices of an
of Q from the dipole is r (much larger than the size of equilateral triangle, as shown in the figure.
the dipole), then electric field at Q is proportional to
(1) p–1 and r–2 (2) p and r–2
–3
2
(3) p and r (4) p and r–3

2. The electric field due to an electric dipole at a

distance r from its centre in axial position is E. If the
dipole is rotated through an angle of 90° about it
perpendicular axis, the electric field at the same
point will be
iˆ  ˆj
(1) E (2) E/4 (1)  3qljˆ (2) (ql )
(3) E/2 (4) 2E 2
ˆj  iˆ
3. An electric dipole coincides on Z-axis and its mid (3) 2qljˆ (4) 3ql
2
point is on origin of the co-ordinate system. The
electric field at an axial point at a distance z from
8. A given charge is situated at a certain distance from
origin is E( z ) and electric field at an equatorial an electric dipole in the end-on position experiences
point at a distance y from origin is E( y ) here z = y a force F. If the distance of the charges is doubled,
the force acting on the charge will be
E( z ) (1) 2F
>> a, so  ......
E( y ) (2) F/2
(1) 1 (2) 4 (3) F/4
(3) 3 (4) 2 (4) F/8

4. A water molecule has an electric dipole moment 9. Intensity of an electric field E due to a dipole,
6.4 × 10–30 C-m when it is in vapour state. depends on distance r as:
The distance in metre between the centre of positive 1 1
(1) E  4 (2) E  3
and negative charge of the molecule is (Given that r r
charge of positivity is 1.6  10–19 C) 1 1
(1) 4 × 10–10 (2) 4 × 10–11 (3) E  2 (4) E 
(3) 4 × 10 –12
(4) 4 × 10–13 r r

5. The electric intensity due to a dipole of length 10 cm 10. An electric dipole is kept in non-uniform electric
and having a charge of 500 C, at a point on the axis at field. It may experience
a distance 20 cm from one of the charges in air, is (1) A force and a torque
(1) 6.25 × 107 N/C (2) 9.28 × 107 N/C (2) A forced but not a torque
(3) 13.1 × 1011 N/C (4) 20.5 × 107 N/C (3) A torque but not a force
(4) Neither a force nor a torque
6. Two electric dipoles of moment p and 64 p are
placed in opposite direction on a line at a distance of 11. An electric dipole consisting of two opposite
25 cm. The electric field will be zero at point charges of 2 × 10–6 C each separated by a distance
between the dipoles whose distance from the dipole of 3 cm is placed in a electric field of magnitude
of moment p is 2 × 105 N/C along the direction making 90° with the
25 field. Torque acting on the dipole is:
(1) 5 cm (2) cm
9 (1) 12 × 10–1 Nm
4 (2) 12 × 10–2 Nm
(3) 10 cm (4) cm (3) 12 ×× 10–3 Nm
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(4) 12 × 10–4 Nm
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12. A sample of HCl gas is placed in an electric field of 14. An electric dipole of dipole moment p is placed in a
3 × 104 NC–1. The dipole moment of each HCl uniform external electric field E then, the:
molecule is 6 × 10–30 c × m. The maximum torque (1) torque experience by the dipole is E × p
that can act on a molecule is (2) torque is zero, if p is perpendicular to E
(1) 2 × 10–34 C2 N–1m (3) potential energy is maximum, if p is
(2) 2 × 10–34 Nm perpendicular to E
(3) 18 × 1026 Nm (4) None of these
(4) 0.5 × 10–34 C–2N–1m–1

13. An electric dipole is formed by two equal and

opposite charges q with separation d. The charges
have same mass m. It is kept in a uniform electric
field E. It it is slightly rotated from its equilibrium
orientation, then its angular frequency  is
2qE qE
(1) (2) 2
md md
qE qE
(3) (4)
2md md
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ANSWER KEY

1. (4) 9. (2)
2. (3) 10. (1)
3. (4) 11. (3)
4. (2) 12. (3)
5. (1) 13. (1)
6. (1) 14. (4)
7. (1)
8. (4)
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Hints and Solutions

1. (4) 25  x
 Kp   4  25  x  4 x
Eequatorial  x
r3  x = 5 cm
E  p and E  r–3.

2. (3) 7. (1)
2 Kp
Eaxis 
r3
Kp Ea
Eequatorial  3
 Ee  .
r 2

3. (4)
2 Kp  Kp  Kp
Ez  3
, Ey  3
 ; [as z = y]
z y z3
Ez
2. 60
Ey P  2 P cos  2ql cos30  3ql
2
4. (2) P   3qljˆ .
p 6.64  1030
p  q(2a)  (2a)    4 1011 m.
q 1.6  1019 8. (4)
k.2 p 1
For on charge F  q( Ea )  q  F
5. (1) r 3
r3
Where r  2r
F
F
8
2a = 0.1m, q = 500 C, r = 0.25 cm
Since, r is comparable of a 9. (2)
K (2 p)r 9  10  2  (2aq)  0.25
9
E  10. (1)
(r  a )
2 2 2
[(0.25)2  (0.05)2 ]2
Since, there is a non-uniform electric field, hence
9  109  2  0.1 5  104  0.25
 both force and torque may be experienced.
[(0.25)2  (0.05)2 ]2
= 6.25 × 107 N/C 11. (3)

6. (1) Torque ()  p  E

max  pE  (2a)qE
= 3 × 10–2 × 2 × 10–6 × 2 × 10+5
= 12 × 10–3 Nm.
Since, EP = 0
 EP1  EP2 12. (3)
1 2p 1 2(64 p) max  pE
  3  
40 x 40 (25  x)3  max = 6 × 10–30 × 3 × 104
= 18 × 10–26 Nm.
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13. (1) 14. (4)

pE qd ( E ) 2qdE Conceptual.
2   2 2

I md md md 2

4 4
2qE 2qE
2   .
md md

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