PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, JEDDAH

Senior Girls Section (Morning Shift)

Session 20 - 20
Subject: Physics Class/Section: XII-____
Name of Student: _________________________ Prepared by: Ms. Maimoona Altaf
Worksheet Chapter # 12 (Electrostatics)
Q1. Encircle the correct option.
i) The fact that electric field exists in space around an electrical charge is:
A. Electrical property B. Intrinsic property of nature C. Gravitational Field D. All of these
ii) One coulomb charge is carried by __________ electrons:
A. 6.25 × 1018 B. One electron C. 1.6 × 10-19 D. None of these
iii) Electric field and potential difference inside a hollow charge conducting sphere are:
A. 0, 0 B. C. D. None of these
iv) The electric intensity near an infinite plate of positive charge will be:
A. B. C. D. None of these
v) The SI units of relative permittivity ɛr are:
A. Nm2C-2 B. C2N-1m-2 C. NmC2 D. No units
vi) The minimum indivisible unit of charge is:
A. The charge on an electron B. One micro coulomb C. The charge on α –particle D. One coulomb
vii) The electrostatic force of repulsion between two electrons 1 metre apart is:
A. 1 N B. 9 × 109 N C. 2.30 × 10-28 N D. 1.44×10-9 N
viii) A closed surface contains two equal and opposite charges. The net electric flux from the surface will be:
A. Negative B. Positive C. Infinite D. Zero
ix) What is SI unit of electric flux?
A. NmC-1 B. Nm-1C-1 C. Nm2C-1 D. Nm2C-2
x) If air is replaced by any other dielectric medium, the force of attraction or repulsion between two charges:
A. Decreases B. Increases C. Vanishes D. Remains the same
xi) If the distance between two charges is halved and the charges are also doubled, then the force between these charges
becomes:
A. Two times B. Four times C. Eight times D. Sixteen times
xii) If we move away from a charge, the magnitude of electric intensity will:
A. Remains same B. Increase C. Decrease D. Vanish
xiii) The electric field intensity at infinite distance from point charge is:
A. Infinite B. Zero C. Positive D. Negative
xiv) Electric field lines emerge from a charge in:
A. 1 dimension B. 2 dimensions C. 3 dimensions D. 4 dimensions
xv) The tangent to a field line at any point gives the direction of:
A. Electric force B. Electric field lines C. Electric field D. Electric flux
xvi) Neutral zone in electric field of two similar charges is region where:
B. Equal quantity of both
A. Both negative and D. No electric field line
positive and negative charges C. An electric dipole exists
positive charges are present passes
are present
xvii) The word “Xerography” means:
A. Dry writing B. Writing by water colors C. Writing for children D. Hand writing
xviii) When area is held perpendicular to the field lines, then the magnitude of electric flux is:
A. Maximum B. Minimum C. Zero D. Negative
xix) The total flux through any closed surface depends upon:
A. Charge B. Medium C. Shape D. Both A and B
xx) Negative and positives charges in hollow sphere are equal in number then flux from the surface will be:
D. flux will be both
A. Zero B. Negative C. Positive
positive and negative
xxi) It is required to suspend a proton of charge „q‟ and mass „m‟ in an electric field. The strength of field must be:
A. B. C. D.
 xxii) The negative of potential gradient is:
A. Electric field Intensity
B. Electric potential C. Potential difference D. None of these
xxiii) One electron volt is equal to:
A. 6.25 × 1018 J B. 6.25 × 10-18 J C. 1.6 × 10-19 J D. 1.6 × 1019 J
xxiv) The ratio of gravitational force Fg to the electrostatic force Fe between two electrons, the same distance apart is:
A. 9.8 B. 24 × 109 C. 24 × 1042 D. 24 × 10-44
xxv) The work done in moving a positive charge on an equipotential surface is:
A. Finite and positive B. Finite and negative C. Infinite D. Zero
xxvi) What is the quantity called?
A. Electric potential B. Potential barrier C. Electric energy D. Potential gradient
xxvii) The product of resistance and capacitance is equal to:
A. Temperature B. Time C. Permittivity D. Current
xxviii) If RC is small, then capacitor will be charged and discharged:
A. Slowly B. Quickly C. With medium speed D. A and B
xxix) In a charged capacitor, the energy resides:
C. In the field between the D. Around the edge of
A. In the negative plate B. In the positive plate
plates the plates
xxx) When a dielectric material is placed in an electric field it:
C. Exhibits an electrical D. Undergoes
A. Conducts B. Becomes polarized
discharge electrolysis
xxxi) Due to polarization surface charge density of capacitor:
A. Increases B. Decreases C. Remain constant D. None of these
xxxii) In the time constant of RC circuit, how much charge is stored, out of maximum charge qo?
A. 0.37 qo B. 0.51 qo C. 0.63 qo D. 0.90 qo
xxxiii) The expression for energy density is:
A. B. C. D.
xxxiv) If 4µF and 2µF capacitors are connected in series, the resultant capacitance is:
A. 1.3 µF B. 2 µF C. 6 µF D. 8 µF
xxxv) The amount of charge which can be placed on a capacitor does not depend on:
A. The dielectric strength of
B. Its capacitance C. Its potential D. Its size or shape
surrounding material

Q2) Write short answers to the following questions.

i. Write characteristics of Electric Field Lines.
ii. Does the total flux depend upon the shape or geometry of the closed surface?
iii. Suggest a method “shield” and apparatus from electric field even when it is to be kept in the region
where electric field is present.
iv. What is the effect of medium on Coulomb‟s force?
v. Describe the origin and transmission of electric forces.
vi. Describe the factors on which electric flux depends.
vii. Draw electric field lines due to similar and opposite charges.
viii. When the electrons fall through a potential difference of 1.0 V. Find its energy in electron volts.
ix. What is the effect of polarization of dielectric on surface charge density?
x. How will capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor be affected if area of plates is doubled and separation
between them is halved?
xi. How radius of drop is measured in Millikan‟s Oil Drop method?
xii. Compare Gravitational and electrical forces.