Name: Roll No.: Date: Test No.

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Class: 2nd Year Subject: Physics (Ch. No. 12) Time: Maximum Marks: 30

1. Choose the correct answer. (8 × 1 = 8)

1. The charge on the electron was calculated by:
(a) Faraday (b) Millikan (c) J.J Thomason (d) Einstein
2. Selenium is an:
(a) Insulator (b) Conductor (c) Semi-conductor (d) Photo-conductor
3. The constant K in coulomb’s law depends upon:
(a) Nature of medium (b) System of units (c) Intensity of charge (d) Both a and b
4. Unit of electric charge is
(a) Coulomb (b) Volts (c) Ampere (d) Hennery
5. The surface consider for Gauss’s law is known as
(a) Close surface (b) Spherical surface(c) Gaussian surface (d) None of these
6. Coulomb’s law is applicable only for
(a) Big charges (b) Small charge (c) Point charges (d) Every charge
7. Unit of electric flux is
2 −1
(a) Nm c (b) Vm (c) Vm 2 (d) Both a and c
8. When angle between electric intensity and area is 0, flux is
(a) Maximum (b) Minimum (c) Zero (d) None of these

2. Answer the following questions in short. (7 × 2 = 14)

1. How can you identify that which plate of capacitor is positively charged?
2. Electric lines of force never cross. Why?
3. Do electrons tend to go to region of high potential or of low potential?
4. Suppose that you follow an electric line due to a positive charge. Do electric field and potential increases or
decreases?
5. Is electron volt (eV) a unit of potential difference or energy? Explain.
6. Define electric flux and give its mathematical expression.
7. What is the effect of medium on capacitance of capacitor?

3. Answer the following long questions. (5 + 3 = 8)

(a) Derive a relation for the electric potential (Absolute potential) at a certain point due to a point charge.
(b) Two-point charges q1 = - 1.0 µC and q2 = 4.0 µC are separated by distance of 3m. Find and justify the
zero-field location.