BLUEBELLS SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL

CLASS ASSIGNMENT- XII

Electrostatics 2

1. If a point charge is rotated in a circle of radius R around a charge q, what will be

the work done?
2. Electric potential of earth is taken to be zero, why?
3. Can two equipotential surfaces intersect each other? Give reasons
4. Define electric flux. Write its SI unit
5. What is the work done in moving a test charge q through a distance of 1cm
along the Equatorial axis of an electric dipole.
6. Draw the equipotential surfaces for uniform electric field.
7. Draw the graph to show the variation of electric field and electric potential due
to a point charge with distance.
8. What is electrostatic potential due to electric dipole at an equatorial point?
9. Write an expression for potential energy of two charges q1 andq2at r1and r2 in
uniform electric field E.
10. Why does the electric field inside a dielectric change?

11. A B
20µF C
12. The equivalent capacitance of the combination between A and B in the given
figure is 4 µF. Calculate the potential drop across each capacitor if a 12Vbattery
is connected between A and B.

13. What will be the effect on capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor when the
distance between the two plates is half and area of each plate is doubled?

14. What are the magnitude and direction of electric field at the centre of a square as shown n
figure? Where q = 1× 10-8C and a = 5cm.

15. Find the resultant capacitance of the capacitors connected as shown in fig. 12µF 6 µF 12µF

6µF
16. Obtain equivalent capacitance of the following network determine the charge and voltage across each
capacitor.
100pF

200pF 200pF

100pF 300V
 Home Assignment
1. State superposition principle and apply it to obtain total force on apoint charge due thre
continuous charge distributions.
2. Derive an expression for electric field intensity due to an electric dipole at any point on
i. Axial line of dipole ii. Equatorial line of dipole.
3. Derive an expression for the torque acting on an electric dipole kept in a uniform electric field.
4. Find an expression for total work done in rotating an electric dipole through an angle θ in a
uniform electric field.
5. Derive an expression for the electrostatic potential due to a point charge and due to an electric
dipole.
6. Explain the concept of potential energy and derive an expression for potential energy of two
charges q1 andq2 at r1and r2 in uniform electric field E.
7. State and prove Gauss’s law in electrostatics
8. State Gauss’s law in electrostatics and using this law derive an expression for
electric field intensity at a point due to
i. a line of charges ii. an infinite plane sheet of charges iii. a uniformly charged thin spherical shell.
9. Explain the electrostatic shielding dielectric polarisatin.
10. Derive an expression for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor. Mention the factors on
which the capacitance of a capacitor depends
11. Define capacitance of a capacitor. Give its SI unit. Prove that the total energy stored in a
parallel plate capacitor is 1/2CV2.

12. Plate A of parallel plate capacitor is connected to a spring having force constant k and
plate B is fixed. They are on a frictionless table top. If charge +q is placed on plate A and -q on plate B, by

how much does the spring expand?

13. Calculate the equivalent capacitance between A and B in the network shown

14. A parallel plate capacitor is filled with two dielectrics as shown in fig. Find the capacitance of each
capacitance.
15. A capacitor is charged with a battery and then its plate separation is increased without disconnecting the
battery. What will be the change in
(a) charge stored in the capacitor? (b) Energy stored in the capacitor?
(c) Potential difference across the plates of the capacitor?
(d) Electric field between the plates of the capacitor?

16. Two parallel plate capacitors X and Y have the same area of plates
and same separation between. X has air between the plates and y
contains a dielectric medium of dielectric constant 4. Calculate the capacitance of each capacitor if the

equivalent capacitance of the combination is 4µF.