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11-20 4 3 1 2 2 1 3 3 4 1
21-30 2 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 1 3
Sec: Sr. IIT_IZ Date:29-07-17
Electrostatics, gauss law & gravitation:

PHYSICS

31. The linear charge density on a dielectric ring of radius R is varying with as .
The potential at the centre of the ring is ( measured with
x-axis) :

1) o 2) 3) 4)
32. A uniform electric field having strength is existing in plane as shown in figure. Find
the potential difference between origin O and point A that is :

2) 3) 4) 0
1)
33. For the situation shown in the figure below, find the force experience by the dipole, due to
charge Q place at distance r from the dipole .

1) 2) 3) 4) 0
34. Figure shows a closed surface, Which intersects a conducting sphere. If a positive charge is
placed at the point P, the flux of the electric field through the closed surface:
 P

Closed Conducting
surface surface

1) will remain zero 2) will become positive

3) will become negative 4) will become undefined
35. Mark the correct option
1) Gauss' law is valid only for symmetrical charge distributions
2) Gauss' law is valid only for charges placed in vacuum
3) The electric field calculated by Gauss' law is the field due to the charges inside the
Gaussian surface
4) The flux of the electric field through a closed surface due to all the charges is equal to the
flux due to the charges enclosed by the surface
36. A uniformly charged and infinitely long line having a linear charge density is placed at a
normal distance y from a point O. Consider Gaussian surface of a sphere of radius R with O
as centre and R > y. Electric flux through the surface of the sphere is

1) 0 2) 3) 4)
37. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius and outer radius has charge Q. Now a
charge q is placed inside the shell but not at centre, thenaverage value of surfacecharge
densities with their nature on inner and outer surfaces of the shell are respectively

1) 2)

4)
3)

38. The electric field strength in a region is given as . The net charge inside a sphere
of radius a with its centre at origin is ...(taking all in SI units).
1) 2) 3) 4)
39. A point charge q is placed at one corner of a cube of edge. The flux through each of the cube
faces opposite to the charge and each face connected to the charge are respectively

1) , 2) , 3) , 4) ,
40. Two particles of mass m1 and m2 are initially at rest at infinite distance. Find their velocity of
approach due to gravitational attraction, when separation is d :

1) 2) 3) 4)
41. A tunnel is dug along a chord of the earth at a perpendicular distance R/2 from the earth’s
centre. The wall of the tunnel may be assumed to be frictionless. A particle is released from
one end of the tunnel. The pressing force by the particle on the wall, and the acceleration of
the particle varies with x (distance of the particle from the centre of the earth) according to:
 i) ii) iii) iv)
1) i and iii 2) ii and iii 3) i and iv 4) ii and iv
42. A cavity of radius R/2 is made inside a solid sphere of radius R. The centre of the cavity is
located at a distance R/2 from the centre of the sphere. The gravitational force on a particle of
mass ‘m’ at a distance R/2 from the centre of the sphere on the line joining both the centers
of sphere and cavity is (opposite to the centre of cavity).
[Here g = GM/ , where M is the mass of the sphere]
1) mg 2) mg/2 3) mg/3 4) mg/4
43. Let V and E denote the gravitational potential and gravitational field at a point. It is possible
to have :
(i) V = 0 and E = 0 (ii) V = 0 and E 0 (iii) V 0 and E = 0 (iv) V 0 and E 0
1) i and ii only 2) ii and iiionly 3) i, ii and iii only 4) all
44. A body of mass m is taken to some height above earths surface. The workdone by gravity is

( g is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth and R is radius of earth). The
height to which the body is lifted is

1) 2) 3) 4)
45. A charge q is distributed uniformly on a non-conducting semi-circular wire of radius R. The
axial component of electric field at a point P, on the axis of semi-circular wire, is (Given that
OP = R, where O is the centre of the semi-circular wire)

1) 2) 3) 4)
46. A point charge q is placed at P(0,0,a). The electric flux through triangleCAB due to the
electric field of q is . Then: closest answer is

1) 2) 3) 4)
47. An infinite long plate has surface charge density . As shown in the figure, a point charge q
is moved from A to B. Net work done by electric field is
 1) 2) 3) 4)
48. A dipole is placed at origin of coordinate system as shown in figure, electric field at point
is given as :

1) 2) 3) 4)

49. In an electric field the potential at a point is given by the following relation The
electric field at is

1) 2) 3) 4)
50. A small body is dropped into a narrow channel drilled along the earth axis. Considering the
earth to be a homogeneous sphere and disregarding air resistance answer the following
questions.(Take the acceleration due gravity on the surface of the earth as ‘g’ and radius of
earth as ‘R’) The magnitude of body’s speed as a function of ‘r’ is

1) 2) 3) 4)
51. If we ignore the presence of the sun, then there exists a point on the line joining the earth and
the moon where gravitational force is zero. The point is located from the moon at a distance
of (Given that earth is 81 times heavier than moon and the separation between earth and
moon 4×108 m) :
1) 8 × 10 7 m 2) 4 × 10 6 m 3) 4 × 10 7 m 4) 8 × 10 6 m
52. The rotation of the earth about its axis speeds up such that a man on the equator becomes
weightless. In such a situation, what would be the duration of one day

1) 2) 3) 4)
53. A particle is projected from the mid-point of the line joining two fixed particles each of mass
m. If the separation between the fixed particles is l, the minimum velocity of projection of the
particle so as to escape is equal to

1) 2) 3) 4)
54. A satellite is moved from one circular orbit around the earth, to another of lesser radius.
Which of the following statement is true?
1) The kinetic energy of satellite increases and the gravitational potential energy of satellite-
earth system increases;
2) The kinetic energy of satellite increases and the gravitational potential energy of satellite-
earth system decreases;
3) The kinetic energy of satellite decreases and the gravitational potential energy of satellite-
earth system decreases;
 4) The kinetic energy of satellite decreases and the gravitational potential energy of satellite-
earth system increases.
55. Three identical particles each of charge +q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle
of side ‘L’. Then the magnitude and nature of the charge at the centre that will keep the
system in equilibrium is

1) 2) 3) 4)
56. A sphere of radius R is having charge Q uniformly distributed over it. The energy density of
the electric field in the air, at a distance r (r > R) is given by (in J/m 3) :
Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2
2 2 2 2 4 2 4 2 4
1) 32 π ε 0 R r 2) 32 π ε 0 r 3) 32 π ε 0 R 4) 16 π ε 0 r

57. A charged particle of charge ‘Q’ is held fixed and another charged particle of mass ‘m’ and
charge ‘q’ (of the same sign) is released from a distance ‘r’. The impulse of the force exerted
by the external agent on the fixed charge by the time distance between ‘Q’ and ‘q’ becomes
2r is

√Qqm
1) 4 π ∈0 r √
Qqm
2) 2 π ∈0 r √
2 Qqm
3) π ∈0 r √
Qqm
4 ) π ∈0 r
58. A very large sphere having charge Q uniformly distributed on the surface is compressed
uniformly till its radius reduces to R. The work done by the electric forces in this process is:
(magnitude)
Q2 Q2 Q2
1) 8π ∈0 R 2) 2π∈0 R 3) 4π∈0 R 4) zero
59. Small identical balls with equal charges are fixed at the vertices of a regular polygon of N
sides, each of length d. At a certain instant, one of the ball is released. After a long time
interval, the adjacent ball to the previous one is released. The difference in kinetic energies of
the two released balls is K at a sufficiently long distance from the polygon.
1) Final kinetic energy of the first ball is same as that of the second ball.
2) Final kinetic energy of the second ball is greater than that of the first ball.
3) Charge on each ball is √ 2 πε 0 d K
4) Charge on each ball is √ 4 πε 0 d K
60. Consider the four field patterns shown. Assuming there are no charges in the regions shown,
which of the patterns represents a possible electrostatic field:

1) 2)

3) 4)
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PHYSICS
31. Potential is a scalar quantity. The charge density function suggests that net charge is zero.
Net charge on the ring

32.

33. Force experienced by dipole in non-uniform electric field, is given by

Here,
We have to take derivative of E along dipole length, i.e., along .

So,
34. In the shaded portion, more +ve charge is present
35. Conceptual

36. Flux
is the charge enclosed by the Gaussian surface which, in the present case, is the surface
of given sphere. As shown length AB of the line lies inside the sphere.
In

And
Charge on length

Electric flux
37. Due to induction, will induce on inner surface of shell. As the total charge of shell is Q,
so charge on outer surface in electrostatic equilibrium condition in Q + q. The charge
distribution on inner surface of shell would be non-uniform, because electric field at any
outside point due to inside charges has to be zero which is possible only
when is distributed non-uniformly. Charge on outer surface would be uniform
38. At a point on the sphere a unit vector perpendicular to surface can be written as

Now flux passing through unit area on the sphere at

This is independent of the co-ordinates of P.
Hence total flux passing through the whole sphere.

(Area of sphere)

(According to Gauss theorem)

So
39. As at a corner, 8 cubes can be placed symmetrically, flux linked with each cube (due to

a charge q at the corner) will be .Now as the three opposite faces are identical so flux linked
with each of the three faces passing through B will be

40.
Momentum of each
?

41.

Pressing force

Constant

Acceleration

42. F as mass at P
43.
V need not be zero
44. Work done by gravity =

45.

46. Consider imaginary cube of side a with charge at corner P.

Flux through opposite face OACB is . Then flux through ACB is less then
47.
Field is uniform due to the line charge
48. Field due to a dipole is

49.

50. From conservation of mechanical energy

Solving we will get

51.
52. mg =
53. Total mechanical energy of the escaping body is zero for just escape

54.
55.

Q
E=
56. 4 π ε0 r2
1
Energy density= ε 0 E2
2
57. Applying conservation of energy, we get
kQq kQq
r = 2 r + mv2
kQq
mv2 = 2 r ; v = mr √
kQq

Force required to keep Q fixed = Coulombic repulsion between the charges

= force on charge q

Impulse = change in momentum of q.= mv =

−Q
√
mkQq
√
Qqm
r = 4 π ∈0 r
2
KQ 2
58. (WAB) electric force = UA – UB = 0 – 2 R = 8 πε 0 R [UA = 0 as sphere is large]
59. by conserving energy of the first ball,

0+
[
q2 1 1 1
+ + +. .. . .. .+
4 π ε 0 r 12 r 13 r 14 ] 1
r1 N
= K1 + 0
And for the second ball ,

0+
q2 1 1
[ ]
+ +. . .. .. .+
4 π ε 0 r 23 r 24
1
r2 N
= K 2 + 0 [It can be observed K 1 > K 2
q2 1
K = K1 – K2 = 4 π ε 0 d
() q = √ 4 πε 0 d K
60. B. Pattern (a) can be eliminated because field lines cannot simultaneously originate
from and converge at a single point; (c) can be eliminated because there are no charges in
the region, and so there are no sources of field lines; (d) can be eliminated because
electrostatic field lines do not close on themselves.