CLS Aipmt 19 20 XII Phy Study Package 1 Level 2 Chapter 1

Level - II
Chapter 1
Electric Charges and Fields
Solutions
SECTION - A
Objective Type Questions
(Electric Charges, Conductors and Insulators, Charging by Induction, Properties of Electric Charge)
1. Select the correct statement about electric charge
(1) Charge can be converted into energy and energy can be converted into charge
(2) Charge of a particle increases with increase in its velocity
(3) Charge on a body is always integral multiple of a certain charge called charge of electron
(4) Charge on a body is always positive or zero
Sol. Answer (3)
Quantization of charge.
2. Figure shows three concentric metallic spherical shells. The outermost shell has charge q2, the inner most shell
has charge q1, and the middle shell is uncharged. The charge appearing on the inner surface of outermost shell is
r1 r2
r3
q2
(1) q1 + q2 (2) (3) –q1 (4) Zero
2
Sol. Answer (3)
Suppose a Gaussian surface passes

–q'
through conducting shell with radius (r3)
q' q2
Flux through it well be zero. So, net charge q1
enclosed must be zero.
r1
 q1 + q' = 0
r2
q' = –q1 r3
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44 Electric Charges and Fields Solutions of Assignment (Level-II)
3. Which of the following is not true about electric charge?

(1) Charge is a scalar quantity
(2) Charge on an isolated system is always conserved
(3) A particle having nonzero rest mass can have zero charge
(4) A particle having zero rest mass can have non zero charge
Sol. Answer (4)
Charge is always associated with mass
 particle with zero rest mass can never have a charge.
4. Which of the following is not the unit of charge?

(1) Farad (2) Coulomb (3) Stat coulomb (4) Faraday
Sol. Answer (1)
Farad is not a unit of charge.
(Coulomb's Law, Forces between Multiple Charges, Electric Field and Electric Field Lines)
5. If two charges of 1 coulomb each are placed 1 km apart, then the force between them will be
(1) 9 × 103 N (2) 9 × 10–3 N (3) 9 × 10–4 N (4) 10–6 N
Sol. Answer (1)
9  109 11
F  9  103 N
1000 2
6. When two particles having charges q1 and q2 are kept at a certain distance, they exert a force F on each other.
If the distance between the two particles is reduced to half and the charge on each particle
is doubled then the force between the particles would be
(1) 2F (2) 4F (3) 8F (4) 16F
Sol. Answer (4)
kq1q2
F
r2
k  2q1  2q2 
Now, F '  2
r
 
2
 kq q 
F '  8  12 2   8 F
 r 
7. The magnitude of electric field strength E such that an electron placed in it would experience an electrical force
equal to its weight is given by
mg e e2 g
(1) mge (2) (3) (4)
e mg 2m
Sol. Answer (2)
mg = eE
mg
E
e
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8. The figure shown is a plot of electric field lines due to two charges Q1 and Q2. The sign of charges is
(1) Both negative
(2) Q1 positive and Q2 negative
(3) Both positive
(4) Q1 negative and Q2 positive Q1
Q2
Sol. Answer (1)
Electric field lines terminates at negative charge
9. The figure shows electric field lines. If EA and EB are electric fields at A and B and distance AB is r, then
A
B
(1) EA > EB (2) EA = EB/r (3) EA < EB (4) EA = EB/r2

Sol. Answer (1)
EA > EB
 Closes the electric field lines, stronger is electric field.
10. If the electric field intensity in a fair weather atmosphere is 100 V/m, then the total charge on the earth’s surface
is (radius of the earth is 6400 km)
(1) 4.55 × 107 C (2) 4.55 × 108 C (3) 4.55 × 105 C (4) 4.55 × 106 C
Sol. Answer (3)
V
E  100 R = 6400 km
m
q
By Gauss law, EA   q  EA 0
0
 
 q  200 4 6400  103    8.85  10
2 12
 q = 4.55 × 105 C
11. Charge 2Q and –Q are placed as shown in figure. The point at which electric field intensity is zero will be
somewhere
–Q +2Q
(1) Between –Q and 2Q
(2) On the left of –Q
(3) On the right of 2Q
(4) On the perpendicular bisector of line joining the charges
Sol. Answer (2)
–Q +2Q
In case of two charges of opposite polarity, neutral point always lies outside the line joining charges and
closes to smaller magnitude charge.
12. If the number of electric lines of force emerging out of a closed surface is 1000, then the charge enclosed
by the surface is
(1) 8.854 × 10–9 C (2) 8.854 × 10–4 C (3) 8.854 × 10–1 C (4) 8.854 C
Sol. Answer (1)
q
  1000 
0
q = 8.854 × 10–12 ×1000
q = 8.854 × 10–9C
13. Figure shows electric field lines due to a charge configuration, from this we conclude that
q2
q1
(1) q1 and q2 are positive and q2 > q1 (2) q1 and q2 are positive and q1 > q2
(3) q1 and q2 are negative and |q1| > |q2| (4) q1 and q2 are negative and |q2| > |q1|
Sol. Answer (2)
(i) Electric field lines originates from positive charge.
(ii) Higher the number of field lines originating from positive charge, greater is magnitude of charge.
14. Six point charges are placed at the vertices of a hexagon of side 1m as shown in figure. Net electric field at the
centre of the hexagon is
–q –q
q –q
O
q q
6q
(1) Zero (2) 4
0
q q
(3)  (4) 4
0 0
Sol. Answer (3)

–q –q
1 q
Electric field at O due to each charge is E 
4  0 1 2
q –q
So, net electric field (Enet) is,
 E net  E 2  E 2  2E 2 cos120  2E q q
q
 E net  4E 
 0
15. A proton and an -particle having equal kinetic energy are projected in a uniform transverse electric field as shown
in figure
(1) Proton trajectory is more curved
(2) -particle trajectory is more curved
+ + + + + + + + +
(3) Both trajectories are equally curved but in opposite direction
(4) Both trajectories are equally curved and in same direction
Sol. Answer (2)
-particle has more charge than proton
 Strong electric force on -particle and more curved path.
(Electric Flux, Electric Dipole, Dipole in a Uniform External Field)

16. Electric field in a region is uniform and is given by E  aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ . Electric flux associated with a surface of area

A  R 2 iˆ is
(1) aR2 (2) 3aR2 (3) 2abR (4) acR
Sol. Answer (1)

  E.A  aR 2
17. An infinite line charge is at the axis of a cylinder of length 1 m and radius 7 cm. If electric field at any point on the
curved surface of cylinder is 250 NC–1, then net electric flux through the cylinder is
(1) 1.1 × 102 Nm2 C–1 (2) 9.74 × 10–6 Nm2 C–1 (3) 5.5 × 106 Nm2 C–1 (4) 2.5 × 102 Nm2 C–1
Sol. Answer (1)
Charge enclosed is (q) = (1)

E   250
2  0  0.07  +
+
+
+
+ +
+ + 1m
So,  = 500(0.07) +
+
+
+
+ +
q + +
Electric flux through cylinder =  = 500 (0.07)
0 7m
1.1 × 10 Nm C
2 2 –1
18. A small conducting sphere is hanged by an insulating thread between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor as
shown in figure. The net force on the sphere is
A B
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
+ –
(1) Towards plate A (2) Towards plate B (3) Upwards (4) Zero
Sol. Answer (4)
A B
+ –
+ – + –
– +
–
+ – ++ –
– +
+ –
+ –
Net force on sphere will be zero.
19. Electric charge q, q and –2q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle ABC of side L. The magnitude
of electric dipole moment of the system is
(1) qL (2) 2qL (3) 3qL (4) 4qL
Sol. Answer (3) +q
P = qL
Pnet  P 2  P 2  2P 2 cos 60 P

60°
Pnet  3P  3qL –q P +q
20. A given charge situated at a certain distance from a short electric dipole in the end on position experience
a force F. If the distance of the charge is doubled, the force acting on the charge will be
F F F
(1) 2F (2) (3) (4)
2 4 8
Sol. Answer (4)

1
F = qE and E 
r3
on doubling the distance
E
E' 
8
F
So, F ' 
8

21. The torque  acting on an electric dipole of dipole moment p in an electric field E is

(1)   p ·E (2)   p  E (3)   p E (4)   pE
Sol. Answer (2)

  P E
22. An electric dipole consists of two opposite charges each of magnitude 1C separated by a distance of 2 cm.
The dipole is placed in an external field of 105 N/C. The maximum torque on the dipole is
(1) 2 × 10–4 N m (2) 2 × 10–3 N m (3) 4 × 10–3 N m (4) 10–3 N m
Sol. Answer (2)
Max. torque max = pE sin90°
= (1 × 10–6) (2 × 10–2) (105)
= 2 × 10–3 Nm
23. A charge Q is situated at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through one of the faces of the cube is
Q Q Q Q
(1)  (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 6
0 0 0 0
Sol. Answer (4)

Q
Total flux through cube      (Six surfaces)
0
Q
Flux through each face = 6 
0
24. A charge q is placed at the centre of the open end of a cylindrical vessel. The flux of the electric field through the
surface of the vessel is
q q 2q
(1) Zero (2) (3) (4)
0 20 0
Sol. Answer (3)
q
Total flux through the cylindrical gaussian surface = 
0
.q
1
Flux through open cylinder = (Total flux)
2
q
= 2
0
25. A charged body has an electric flux  associated with it. The body is now placed inside a metallic container. The
flux , outside the container will be
(1) Zero (2) Equal to  (3) Greater than  (4) Less than 
Sol. Answer (2)
Gaussian surface
+ +++++++++++
+ +
+ – – – – – – +
+ +++ – +
+ + –
+ + + –
– +
+
+ ++++ – – +
+
– – – – – –
+ +
+ +++++++++++
Metallic container
Charged body
As same charge is enclosed
 Same flux outside the container
26. A charge of 1 coulomb is located at the centre of a sphere of radius 10 cm and a cube of side 20 cm. The
ratio of outgoing flux from the sphere and cube will be
(1) More than one
(2) Less than one
(3) One
(4) Nothing certain can be said
Sol. Answer (3)
If charge inclosed same, electric flux will be same.
27. An electric dipole when placed in a uniform electric field E will have minimum potential energy, when the angle
made by dipole moment with field E is
3 
(1)  (2) (3) Zero (4)
2 2
Sol. Answer (3)
U = –pE cos
For Umin  = 0° So, Umin = –pE
28. An electric dipole is placed in non-uniform electric field. It may experience

(1) Resultant force and couple (2) Only resultant force
(3) Only couple (4) All of these
Sol. Answer (4)

Electric dipole in non uniform E may experience force, or couple.
(Continuous charge distribution, Gauss's law, Applications)

29. The given figure shows, two parallel plates A and B of charge densities + and – respectively. Electric intensity
will be zero in region
I II III
A B
(1) I only (2) II only (3) III only (4) Both (1) & (3)
Sol. Answer (4)
+ –
(I) (II) (III)
P M
   
0 0 0 0
A B
At points P and M is zero.
30. A sphere of radius R has a uniform distribution of electric charge in its volume. At a distance x from its centre for
x < R, the electric field is directly proportional to
1 1
(1) (2) (3) x (4) x2
x2 x
Sol. Answer (3)
In non-conducting sphere,
If x < R (radius)
kQx
then E 
R3
Or E  x
31. The electric field at 20 cm from the centre of a uniformly charged non-conducting sphere of radius 10 cm is E.
Then at a distance 5 cm from the centre it will be
(1) 16 E (2) 4 E (3) 2 E (4) Zero
Sol. Answer (3)
R = 10 cm, r = 20 cm
kQ
E
 0.22
Now at r = 5 cm
kQ  0.05
E' 
 0.13
E '  0.05
3 
0.2  2
2
Now, 
E  
0.1
E' = 2E
32. If a small sphere of mass m and charge q is hung from a silk thread at an angle  with the surface of a
vertical charged conducting plate, then for equilibrium of sphere, the surface charge density of the plate is
 mg   2mg   mg 
(1) 0   tan  (2) 0   tan  (3) 0(mgq)tan  (4) 0   tan 
 q   q   3q 
Sol. Answer (1)
q + +
T
T sin  0 + + T cos
 
T cos  mg + +
+ + q
q T sin 0
tan   + +
 0 mg mg
+ +
 0 mg tan 

q
33. Two long thin charged rods with charge density  each are placed parallel to each other at a distance d apart.
 1 
The force per unit length exerted on one rod by the other will be  where k  
 4  0 
k 2 k 2 2 k 2 k 2 2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
d d d2 d2
Sol. Answer (2)  
+ +
 + +
Electric field due to rod (1) at distance ‘d’ = 2   d + +
0 (1) (2)
+ +
F qE    + +
So, force per unit length l  l    2  d  + +
 0  d
k 2 2
=
d
34. Two isolated metallic spheres of radii 2 cm and 4 cm are given equal charge, then the ratio of charge density
on the surfaces of the spheres will be
(1) 1 : 2 (2) 4 : 1 (3) 8 : 1 (4) 1 : 4
Sol. Answer (2)
Q
Surface charge density () =
4 r 2
1

r2
1 r22 42 4
   r 2  22  1
2 1
35. Gauss’s law can help in easy calculation of electric field due to
(1) Moving charge only (2) Any charge configuration
(3) Any symmetrical charge configuration (4) Some special symmetric charge configuration
Sol. Answer (4)
For easy calculation of electric field using Gauss' law, gaussian surfaces having some special symmetry with
respect to charge configuration is used.
36. Each of two large conducting parallel plates has one sided surface area A. If one of the plates is given a
charge Q whereas the other is neutral, then the electric field at a point in between the plates is given by
Q Q Q
(1) A (2) 2 A (3) 4 A (4) Zero
0 0 0
Sol. Answer (2) +Q

 Q Q Q Q
Q
E net  2 2 + 2 2 2
4 A 0 –
+ Q –
Q + 4A 0 –
= 4 A + –
Q
0
+ –
4 A 0
37. If atmospheric electric field is approximately 150 volt/m and radius of the earth is 6400 km, then the total
charge on the earth’s surface is
(1) 6.8 × 105 coulomb (2) 6.8 × 106 coulomb (3) 6.8 × 104 coulomb (4) 6.8 × 109 coulomb
Sol. Answer (1)
E = 150 V/m
R = 6400 km
Using Gauss' Law
q
 EA 
0
 
 150 4 6400  103    q
2
q = 150 × 4 ×(6400 ×103)2 × 8.854 × 10–12

q = 6.8 × 105 C
(Miscellaneous)
38. If 0 is permittivity of free space, e is charge of proton, G is universal gravitational constant and mp is mass of a
e2
proton then the dimensional formula for is
4 0Gmp 2
(1) [M1L1T–3A–1] (2) [M0L0T0A0] (3) [M1L3T–3A–1] (4) [M–1L–3T4A2]
Sol. Answer (2)
G M P2
Gravitational force F1 
r2
1 e2
Electrostatic force F2 
4  0 r 2
F2 e2

F 1 4  0G M P2
 Dimension less [ M0 L0 T0 A0]
39. Two positive point charges of unequal magnitude are placed at a certain distance apart. A small positive test
charge is placed at null point, then
(1) The test charge is in unstable equilibrium (2) The test charge is in stable equilibrium
(3) The test charge is in neutral equilibrium (4) The test charge is not in equilibrium
Sol. Answer (1)
N
Q1 q Q2
When charge is displaced above, it gets repelled and move away from null point. Hence, unstable equilib-
rium.
40. Three particles are projected in a uniform electric field with same velocity perpendicular to the field as shown.
Which particle has highest charge to mass ratio?
C
––––––––––– B
A
+++++++++++
(1) A (2) B
(3) C (4) All have same charge to mass ratio
Sol. Answer (3)
Charge with maximum curved path has highest charge to mass ratio.
41. The dimensional formula of linear charge densityis

(1) [M–1L–1T+1A] (2) [M0L–1T+1A] (3) [M–1L–1T+1A–1] (4) [M0L–1T+1A–1]
Sol. Answer (2)
Q
Linear charge density () =
L

 AT   M0L1 T1A1 
L  
SECTION - B
Previous Years Questions
1. A toy car
with charge q moves on a frictionless horizontal plane surface under the influence of a uniform electric
field E . Due to the force q E , its velocity increases from 0 to 6 m/s in one second duration. At that instant
the direction of the field is reversed. The car continues to move for two more seconds under the influence of
this field. The average velocity and the average speed of the toy car between 0 to 3 seconds are respectively
[NEET-2018]
(1) 2 m/s, 4 m/s (2) 1 m/s, 3 m/s (3) 1.5 m/s, 3 m/s (4) 1 m/s, 3.5 m/s
Sol. Answer (2)
t=0 a t=1 –a t=2

A B
–1
v=0 v = 6 ms v=0
C
t=3 –a
–1
v = –6 ms
60
Acceleration a   6 ms2
1
For t = 0 to t = 1 s,
1
S1   6(1)2 = 3 m ...(i)
2
For t = 1 s to t = 2 s,
1
S2  6.1   6(1)2  3 m ...(ii)
2
For t = 2 s to t = 3 s,
1
S3  0   6(1)2  3 m ...(iii)
2
Total displacement S = S1 + S2 + S3 = 3 m
3
Average velocity   1 ms1
3
Total distance travelled = 9 m
9
Average speed   3 ms1
3
2. An electron falls from rest through a vertical distance h in a uniform and vertically upward directed electric field
E. The direction of electric field is now reversed, keeping its magnitude the same. A proton is allowed to fall
from rest in it through the same vertical distance h. The time of fall of the electron, in comparison to the time
of fall of the proton is [NEET-2018]
(1) Smaller (2) 5 times greater (3) Equal (4) 10 times greater
Sol. Answer (1)
1 eE 2
h t
2 m
2hm
 t
eE
 t  m as ‘e’ is same for electron and proton.

∵ Electron has smaller mass so it will take smaller time.
3. Suppose the charge of a proton and an electron differ slightly. One of them is –e, the other is (e + e). If the
net of electrostatic force and gravitational force between two hydrogen atoms placed at a distance d (much
greater than atomic size) apart is zero, then e is of the order of [Given mass of hydrogen
mh = 1.67 × 10–27 kg] [NEET-2017]
(1) 10–20 C (2) 10–23 C (3) 10–37 C (4) 10–47 C
Sol. Answer (3)
Fe = Fg
1 e2 Gm 2
 2
40 d 2 d
9 × 109 (e2) = 6.67 × 10–11 × 1.67 × 10–27 × 1.67 × 10–27
6.67  1.67  1.67
e 2   10 74
9
e  10 37
4. An electric dipole is placed at an angle of 30° with an electric field intensity 2 × 105 N/C. It experiences a
torque equal to 4 N m. The charge on the dipole, if the dipole length is 2 cm, is
[NEET (Phase-2) 2016]
(1) 8 mC (2) 2 mC
(3) 5 mC (4) 7 C
Sol. Answer (2)
  PE sin 
   qlE sin 
 4
 q  =  2 mC
lE sin  2  102  0.5  2  105
5. Two identical charged spheres suspended from a common point by two massless strings of lengths l, are initially
at a distance d(d << l) apart because of their mutual repulsion. The charges begin to leak from both the spheres
at a constant rate. As a result, the spheres approach each other with a velocity v. Then v varies as a function
of the distance x between the spheres, as [NEET-2016]
1
(1) v  x –1 (2) v  x 2
1

2
(3) v  x (4) v  x
Sol. Answer (4)
F
 tan 
mg
x
2
l
2 
Kq 2
2

2
x mg 2 x q
l  F q
4 x
2
2
Kq x
 mg
2 2l
x mg
q2  x3
 q  x3/2
3/2
dq d ( x ) dx
 
dt dx dt
dq 1/2
 x v
dt
1
 v 1
2
x
6. The electric field in a certain region is acting radially outward and is given by E = Ar. A charge contained in
a sphere of radius 'a' centred at the origin of the field, will be given by [AIPMT-2015]
(1)  0 Aa 3 (2) 4 0 Aa 2 (3) A 0a 2 (4) 4 0 Aa 3
Sol. Answer (4)

Let charge enclosed in the sphere of radius is q. According to Gauss theorem,
q
 E.ds   0
q
E.4r 2  a
0
q
4Ar 3 
0
r=a
then
q  4  0 Aa 3
7. Two pith balls carrying equal charges are suspended from a common point by strings of equal length, the
equilibrium separation between them is r. Now the strings are rigidly clamped at half the height. The equilibrium
separation between the balls now become [NEET-2013]
y
y/2
r r
2
 r   2r   2r   1 
(1)  3  (2)   (3)   (4)  
 2  3  3   2
Sol. Answer (1)
K .Q 2
T sin   …(i)
r2 T cos
T cos = mg …(ii) 
i K .Q 2 T T sin
tan  
ii mg.r 2
 r12 .tan 1  r22 .tan  2 mg
r r 2 .2
 r 2.  r 22 .
2y 2.y
r3 r3
  2
2y y
r
 r2  1
23
8. What is the flux through a cube of side a if a point charge of q is at one of its corner?
[AIPMT (Prelims)-2012]
q q 2 2q q
(1)  (2) 2 6a (3) 0 (4) 8
0 0 0
Sol. Answer (4)

Qinc. Q
net  
0  0 (through eight cubes)
a
Flux through one cube = 8 
0
9. A charge Q is enclosed by a Gaussian spherical surface of radius R. If the radius is doubled, then the outward
electric flux will [AIPMT (Prelims)-2011]
(1) Be doubled (2) Increase four times (3) Be reduced to half (4) Remain the same
Sol. Answer (4)
Flux does not depend upon size of surface.
10. Two positive ions, each carrying a charge q, are separated by a distance d. If F is the force of repulsion between
the ions, the number of electrons missing from each ion will be (e being the charge on an electron)
[AIPMT (Prelims)-2010]
40 Fd 2 40 Fe 2
(1) (2)
e2 d2
40 Fd 2 40 Fd 2
(3) (4)
e2 q2
Sol. Answer (3)

Force between two ions
K .Q1.Q2
F
d2
1  ne 
2
 . F
4  0 d 2
 n2.e2 = Fd2.40
 n  Fd 2 .4 0
e2
3R
11. The electric field at a distance from the centre of a charged conducting spherical shell of radius R is E.
2
R
The electric field at a distance from the centre of the sphere is [AIPMT (Mains)-2010]
2
E E
(1) Zero (2) E (3) (4)
2 3
Sol. Answer (1)

Electric field inside the shell is zero.
12. A thin conducting ring of radius R is given a charge +Q. The electric field at the centre O of the ring due to the
charge on the part AKB of the ring is E. The electric field at the centre due to the charge on the part ACDB of
the ring is [AIPMT (Prelims)-2008]
A
K
C B
O
D
(1) 3E along OK (2) 3E along KO
(3) E along OK (4) E along KO
Sol. Answer (3)
E along OK, Since E at the centre must be zero.
13. Three point charges +q, –2q and +q are placed at points (x = 0, y = a, z = 0), (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and
(x = a, y = 0, z = 0) respectively. The magnitude and direction of the electric dipole moment vector of this
charge assembly are [AIPMT (Prelims)-2007]
(1) 2 qa along + x direction
(2) 2 qa along + y direction
(3) 2 qa along the line joining points (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and (x = a, y = a, z = 0)

(4) qa along the line joining points (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and (x = a, y = a, z = 0)
Sol. Answer (3)
y p
–2q x
o p
q
pnet  2p  2qa
14. A hollow cylinder has a charge q coulomb within it. If the electric flux in units of volt × metre associated with the
curved surface B, the flux linked with the plane surface A in units of volt × metre will be (charge is symmetrically
placed within it) [AIPMT (Prelims)-2007]
B
C A
q 1 q  q 
(1)    (2) 2      (3) 2 (4)
0  0  0 3
Sol. Answer (2)

Q B
Net flux through the all surface = 
0
C A
Flux through curved surface = 
1 Q 
Hence, flux through plane surface    
2  0 

15. An electric dipole moment P is lying along a uniform electric field E . The work done in rotating the dipole by
90° is [AIPMT (Prelims)-2006]
pE
(1) 2 pE (2) (3) 2pE (3) pE
2
Sol. Answer (4)
16. A square surface of side L metre is in the plane of the paper. A uniform electric field E (volt/m), also in the
plane of the paper, is limited only to the lower half of the square surface (see figure). The electric flux in SI units
associated with the surface is [AIPMT (Prelims)-2006]
EL2 EL2
(1) (2) (3) Zero (4) EL2
2 0 2
Sol. Answer (3)

net  E.A  EA cos  | ∵   90
=0
17. A charged cloud system produces an electric field in the air near the earth’s surface. A particle of charge –2 × 10–9 C
is acted on by a downward electrostatic force of 3 × 10–6 N when placed in this field. The gravitational and
electrostatic force, respectively, exerted on a proton placed in this field are
(1) 1.64 × 10–26 N, 2.4 × 10–16 N (2) 1.64 × 10–26 N, 1.5 × 103 N
(3) 1.56 × 10–18 N, 2.4 × 10–16 N (4) 1.5 × 103 N, 2.4 × 10–16 N
Sol. Answer (1)
F = Q.E
F 3  10 6
E    1.5  10 3
q 2  10 9
Hence force on proton = FP = QP.E
= (1.6 ×10–19) × (1.5 ×103 )
= 2.4 × 10–16 N
Gravity force on proton = FG = mg
= 1.6 × 10–27 × 10
= 1.64 × 10–26 N
18. The frequency of oscillation of an electric dipole moment having dipole moment p and rotational inertia I,
oscillating in a uniform electric field E is given
(1) (1/2) I /pE (2) (1/2) pE /I (3) (2) pE /I (4) (2) I /pE
Sol. Answer (2)
PE
1 W I  1 . P.E
n  
T 2 2 2 I
19. What is the net charge on a conducting sphere of radius 10 cm? Given that the electric field 15 cm from the
center of the sphere is equal to 3 × 103 N/C and is directed inward
(1) –7.5 × 10–5 C (2) –7.5 × 10–9 C (3) 7.5 × 10–5 C (4) 7.5 × 10–9 C
Sol. Answer (2)
Qinc. Q
E.A. 
0
 
 3  103  4r 2  inc.
0
3  103  152 75  10
 Qinc.  =  7.5  10 9 C
9  109  100 109
20. The given figure gives electric lines of force due to two charges q1 and q2. What are the signs of the two
charges?
(1) q1 is positive but q2 is negative (2) q1 is negative but q2 is positive

(3) Both are negative (4) Both are positive
Sol. Answer (3)
Electric field is directed from positive to negative charge.
21. A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two exactly equal positive charges Q. The system of
three charges will be in equilibrium, if q is equal to
Q Q
(1) –Q (2) (3)  (4) +Q
2 4
Sol. Answer (3)
Net force on Q due to other charges +Q q +Q
K .Q.q K .Q.Q

r2 4r 2
Q
q
4
22. A point charge +q is placed at the centre of a cube of side l. The electric flux emerging from the cube is
6ql 2 q q
(1) (2) (3) Zero (4) 
0 6l 2 0 0
Sol. Answer (4)

Qinc .
  E .A. 
0
Q
  net 
0
23. A point Q lies on the perpendicular bisector of an electrical dipole of dipole moment p. If the distance of Q
from the dipole is r (much larger than the size of the dipole), then the electric field at Q is proportional to
(1) p2 & r –3 (2) p & r –2 (3) p–1 & r –2 (4) p & r –3
Sol. Answer (4)
Q
p
E  3
∵ r >> a

4  0 . r 2  a 2  2
–q r +q
a
p

4  0 .r 3
 E  p, E  r 3
24. A particle of mass m and charge q is placed at rest in a uniform electric field E and then released. The kinetic
energy attained by the particle after moving a distance y is
(1) qEy (2) qE2y (3) qEy2 (4) q2Ey
Sol. Answer (1)
F = QE
F qE
a 
m m
1 1  2qEy 
Hence, K .E.  mv 2 =  m  
2 2  m  = qEy
25. A hollow insulated conducting sphere is given a positive charge of 10 C. What will be the electric field at the
centre of the sphere if its radius is 2 metre?
(1) 20 C m–2 (2) 5 C m–2 (3) Zero (4) 8 C m–2
Sol. Answer (3)
Electric field at the centre is zero.
26. When air is replaced by a dielectric medium of constant K, the maximum force of attraction between two
charges separated by a distance
(1) Increases K times (2) Remains unchanged (3) Decreases K times (4) Increases K–2 times
Sol. Answer (3)
1 Q1.Q2
Fair  .
4 0 r 2
Fair
Fmedium   decreases by k times
k
27. Electric field at centre O of semicircle of radius a having linear charge density  is given as
a
O
2   
(1)  a (2)  a (3) 2 a (4)  a
0 0 0 0
Sol. Answer (3)
dl
d

a
k .dq sin  k.  .dl  .sin  k..  a.d   sin  k .  1  

E   dE sin   =     sin d  = . 
a 2
a 2
a 2
a 0 2  0  a 

28. A dipole of dipole moment P is placed in uniform electric field E , then torque acting on it is given by

(1)   P  E (2)   P  E (3)   P  E (4)   P  E
Sol. Answer (2)

 P E
from formula.
29. A charge q is located at the centre of a cube. The electric flux through any face of the cube is
2q 4q q q
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6( 40 ) 6( 40 ) 6( 40 ) 6( 40 )
Sol. Answer (2)
qinc. Q
 
0 0
1 Q 
Flux through any one surface of the cube =  
6  0 
30. The unit of permittivity of free space, 0, is

(1) coulomb/newton-metre (2) newton-metre2/coulomb2
(3) coulomb2/(newton-metre2) (4) coulomb2/(newton-metre)2
Sol. Answer (3)
From formula
1 Q2
F  .
4  0 r 2
Q2 C2
 0  
Fr 2 Nm2
31. A square surface of side L meter in the plane of the paper is placed in a uniform electric field E (volt/m) acting
along the same plane at an angle  with the horizontal side of the square as shown in figure. The electric
flux linked to the surface, in units of volt-m, is
E

(1) Zero (2) EL2 (3) EL2 cos (4) EL2 sin
Sol. Answer (1)

Flux    E.A  EA cos   0 | ∵   0
SECTION - C
Assertion-Reason Type Questions
1. A : A negatively charged body means that the body has gained electrons while a positively charged body
means the body has lost some of its electrons.
R : Charging process involves transfer of electrons.
Sol. Answer (1)
2. A : Particles such as photon or neutrino which have no rest mass are uncharged.
R : Charge cannot exist without mass.
Sol. Answer (1)
3. A : When a body is charged, its mass changes.
R : Charge is quantized.
Sol. Answer (2)
4. A : Though quark particles have fractional electronic charges, the quantum of charge is still electronic
charge (e).
R : Quark particles do not exist in free state.
Sol. Answer (1)
5. A : An electron has negative charge by definition.
R : Charge of a body depends on its velocity.
Sol. Answer (3)
6. A : A point charge cannot exert force on itself.
R : Coulomb force is a central force.
Sol. Answer (2)
7. A : Since matter cannot be concentrated at a point, therefore point charge is not possible.
R : An electron is a point charge.
Sol. Answer (3)
8. A : A finite size charged body may behave like a point charge if it produces an inverse square electric field.
R : Two charged bodies may be considered as point charges if their distance of separation is very large
compared to their dimensions.
Sol. Answer (2)
9. A : The path traced by a positive charge is a field line.
R : A field line can intersect itself.
Sol. Answer (4)
10. A : If electric flux over a closed surface is negative then the surface encloses net negative charge.
R : Electric flux is independent of the charge distribution inside the surface.
Sol. Answer (2)
11. A : We may have a Gaussian surface in which less number of field lines enter and more field lines come
out.
R : The electric field E in the Gauss’s law is only due to the enclosed charges.
Sol. Answer (3)
12. A : The equilibrium of a charged particle under the action of electrostatic force alone can never be stable.
R : Coulombian force is an action-reaction pair.
Sol. Answer (2)
13. A : The field in a cavity inside a conductor is zero which causes electrostatic shielding.
R : Dielectric constant of conductors in electrostatics is infinite.
Sol. Answer (2)
14. A : If dipole moment of water molecules were zero, then microwave cooking would not be possible.
R : In a microwave oven the water molecules vibrate due to oscillating electric field in microwave and heat
the food.
Sol. Answer (1)
15. A : Electric field lines are continuous curves in free space.
R : Electric field lines start from negative charge and terminate at positive charge.
Sol. Answer (3)
16. A : When an electric dipole is placed in uniform electric field, net force on it will be zero.
R : Force on the constituent charges of the dipole will be equal and opposite when it is in uniform electric
field.
Sol. Answer (1)
17. A : Gauss’ theorem is applicable on any closed surface.
R : In order to find the value of electric field due to a charge distribution, Gauss’ theorem should be applied
on a symmetrical closed surface.
Sol. Answer (2)


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Level - II

Electric Charges and Fields

Suppose a Gaussian surface passes

3. Which of the following is not true about electric charge?

4. Which of the following is not the unit of charge?

(1) EA > EB (2) EA = EB/r (3) EA < EB (4) EA = EB/r2

Sol. Answer (3)

Sol. Answer (3)

(Electric Flux, Electric Dipole, Dipole in a Uniform External Field)

(1) qL (2) 2qL (3) 3qL (4) 4qL

Sol. Answer (3) +q

Pnet  P 2  P 2  2P 2 cos 60 P

Sol. Answer (4)

Sol. Answer (2)

Sol. Answer (4)

28. An electric dipole is placed in non-uniform electric field. It may experience

(Continuous charge distribution, Gauss's law, Applications)

At points P and M is zero.

Sol. Answer (2) +Q

q = 150 × 4 ×(6400 ×103)2 × 8.854 × 10–12

41. The dimensional formula of linear charge densityis

t=0 a t=1 –a t=2

 t  m as ‘e’ is same for electron and proton.

(1)  0 Aa 3 (2) 4 0 Aa 2 (3) A 0a 2 (4) 4 0 Aa 3

Sol. Answer (4)

Sol. Answer (1)

 r12 .tan 1  r22 .tan  2 mg

Sol. Answer (4)

Sol. Answer (3)

Sol. Answer (1)

(1) 2 qa along + x direction

(2) 2 qa along + y direction

(3) 2 qa along the line joining points (x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) and (x = a, y = a, z = 0)

Sol. Answer (2)

Hence force on proton = FP = QP.E

= (1.6 ×10–19) × (1.5 ×103 )

Gravity force on proton = FG = mg

Sol. Answer (2)

(1) q1 is positive but q2 is negative (2) q1 is negative but q2 is positive

Sol. Answer (4)

Sol. Answer (3)

k .dq sin  k.  .dl  .sin  k..  a.d   sin  k .  1  

30. The unit of permittivity of free space, 0, is

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