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Electric Charges and Fields DPP-01

1. (a) Explain the meaning of the statement ‘electric 7. The number of electrons in 2 C of charge is :
charge of a body is quantised’ (1) 5 × 1029 (2) 125 × 1017
(b) Why can one ignore quantisation of electric (3) 1.6 × 1019 (4) 9 × 1011
charge when dealing with macroscopic i.e.,
large scale charges?
8. What is charge on 90 kg of electrons?
(1) 1.58 × 1013C (2) 2.3 × 1012C
2. Electric charge of any system is : (3) 2.53 × 10 C12
(4) None of these
(1) Zero or natural
(2) Half integral multiple of the least amount of
9. Inflate two balloons. Hang them in such a way that
charge
they do not touch each other. Rub both balloons
(3) Integral multiple of least amount of charge with woolen clothes and release them. Then :
(4) Twice the least amount of charge (1) both balloons attract each other
(2) both balloons repel each other
3. One million electrons are added to a glass rod. The (3) both balloons remain at same position
total charge on the rod is
(4) none of the above happens
(1) 10–13C (2) –1.6 × 10–13C
(3) +1.6 × 10–12C (4) 10–12C
10. What kind of electric charge is acquired on a glass
rod when it is rubbed with silk cloth?
4. Find the charge on an iron particle of mass 2.24 mg, (1) Positive charge
if 0.02% of electrons are removed from it. (2) Negative charge
(1) –0.01996 (2) 0.01996 C
(3) Partially positive charge
(3) 0.02 C (4) 2.0 C
(4) Partially negative charge

5. Identify the wrong statement

11. On charging by conduction, mass of a body may
(1) Charge is a vector quantity
(1) increase
(2) Current is a scalar quantity
(2) decrease
(3) Charge can be quantized
(3) remain same
(4) Charge is additive in nature
(4) increase or decrease

6. If a charge on the body is 1 nC, then how many

electrons are present on the body ?
(1) 1.6 × 1019 (2) 6.25 ×109
(3) 6.25 ×1027 (4) 6.25 ×1028
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Answer Key
2. (3)
3. (2)
4. (2)
5. (1)
6. (2)
7. (2)
8. (1)
9. (2)
10. (1)
11. (4)
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Hint & Solutions

1. (a) Electric charge of a body is quantized. This 6. (2)
means that only integral (1, 2,…..,n) number q = ne
of electrons can be transferred from one body
q 1  109
to the other. Charges are not transferred in n 
e 1.6  1019
fraction. Hence, a body possesses total charge
only in integral multiples of electric charge. = 0.625 × 1019 × 10–9 = 6.25 × 109
(b) In macroscopic or large scale charges, the
charges used are huge as compared to the 7. (2)
magnitude of electric charge. Hence, Using, q = ne
quantization of electric charge is of no use on  2 = n × 1.6 × 10–19
macroscopic scale. Therefore it is ignored and
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it is considered that electric charge is n 19
 1.25  1019  125  1017
continuous. 1.6  10
8. (1)
2. (3) Since, e/m is the charge per kg of electrons,
therefore, charge on 90 kg of electrons
e
3. (2)   90 = 1.76 × 1011 × 90 = 1.58 × 1013C
m

4. (2)
9. (2)
mass No. of atoms
As  The balloons will be seen to repel each other as
Atomic wt. Avogadro No.
both are charged with same polarity.
 No. of atoms = 24 × 1018 atoms
= 24 × 1018 × 26 electrons 10. (1)
N = No. of electrons removed By convention, glass acquires a higher charge than
0.02 silk as it losses electron. So, on rubbing, glass
= 24 × 1018 × 26 × = 1248 × 1014 electron
100 acquires a positive charge and silk acquires a
 Q = ne = (+ve charge) = 0.01996C negative charge.

5. (1) 11. (4)

Charge is a scalar quantity. A body acquiring positive charge is actually losing
All other statements are correct electrons and hence its mass will becomes less.
Similarly when it acquires negative charge, it
accepts electrons and its mass increases.