CHAPTER ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL & CAPACITANCE Exercise 1: UCERT Cased Topie-wise MCLs qa INTRODUCTION __ _ 1. Which of the following quantities do not depend on the choice of zero potential or zero potential energy? (a) Potential at a point mom RET (b} Potential difference between two points (c) Potential energy of a two-charge system (d} None of these 2. Aneelectron is taken from point A to point B along the path AB in a uniform electric field of intensity £ = 10Vm"!. Side AB = Sm, and side BC = 3m. Then, the amount of work done on the electrons (a) 50eV (b) 40eV. (c) -50eV (a) -40ev 3. Inthe electric. field of a point charge q, a certain charge is carried from point A to B, done is (a) least along the path AB (b) least along the path AD D and E. then the work(c] zero along all the paths AB, AC, AD and AE (6) least along AE a ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL 4. The electric potential inside a conducting sphere Sa {a) increases from centre to surface (b) decreases from centre to surface (c} remains constant from centre to surface (d) is zero at every point inside It becomes possible to define potential at a point in an electric field because electric field {a} sa conservative field NCERT (b) is a non-conservative field (c) is a vector field (4) : obeys principle of superposition Which ofthe following about potential ata point due to given point charge is true ? The potential at a point P due toa given point charge (a) sa function of distance from the point charge (b) varies inversely as the square of distance from the point charge. (cis vector quantity (¢)is irectiy proportional to the square of distance from the point charge A,B and Care three points in a uniform electric field, The electric potential is ee 2 a Pe oA a — 8S Se tec co (a) maximum at B (b) maximum at C (c) same at all the three points A, 8 and C (@) maximumat A The figure shows the electric dipole placed along x-axis. As we move from point A to point B potential changes from INCERT Page -53 / N-47] ~--- (2) positive to negative (b) negative to positive (c) positive to zero (d) does not change A and B are two points in an electric field. Ifthe work done in carrying 4.0C of electric charge from A to B is 16.0), the potential difference between A and B is (a) zero (o) 20v(4ov (0) 16.0V 10. Two points P and Q are maintained at the potentials of 10 V and —4V, respectively. The work done in moving 100, electrons from P to Q is: SO (2) 9.60 x 10-17) (b) -2.24 x 10775) () 2.24 x 10-18) (6) -9.60 x 10-*7] 11. A ball of mass 1g carrying a charge 10°*C moves from a point 4 at potential 600V to a point B at zero potential The change in its KE. is renee (2) -6 x 10-Ferg (0) -6 x 105) (6x 10-5} (6)6x 10-%erg 12. A point charge is kept atthe centre of metallic insulated spherical shell. Then (2) electric field out side the sphere is zero (b) electric field inside the sphere is zero (c) net induced charge on the sphere is zero (4) electric potential inside the sphere is zero Pm POTENTIAL DUE TO A POINT CHARGE 43. Charges are placed on the vertices of a square as shown, NCERT Paj Let £ be the electric field and V the potential at the centre. If the charges on A and B are interchanged with those on D and C respectively, then (a) E changes, V remains unchanged zt (0) remains unchanged, V changes (c] both & and V change (6) E and V remain unchanged sq 14. Three Charges 2g, —q and —4 lie at vertices of a triangle. The value of E and V at centroid of t (a)E # Dandy #0 (b)E =O andv =0 (JE #0andV =0 (@)E=Oandv #0 15. Four point charges —Q,—q, 2q and 2Q are placed, one at each corner of the square. The relation between Q and q for which the potential a the centee of the square is zeros(a@ (b)Q (aaa (a9 = a Potential due to an Electric Dipole 16. The value of electric potential at any point due to any electric dipole is (ak BE (bo) ke (ke (ay 17. Four points a,b,c and d are set at equal distance from the centre of a dipole as shown in figure. The electrostatic potential V,,Vp,Vz, and Vy would satisty the following relation (a) Va > Vs >We > Va (d) Zs > Vy = Va > Ve (c) Yu > Ve ly = Ve ()V, = Va > Va >Ye a POTENTIAL DUE TO A SYSTEM OF CHARGES 18. Four charges q, = 2 x 10-®C,qz = —2 x 107°C, qs = —3 x 10°C, and qy = 6 x 107®C are placed at four corners ofa square of side V2m. What s the potential atthe centre of the square? (a)270V, (b) 300V_ (c)Zero (d) 100V, @ EQUIPOTENTIAL SURFACES 19. A.unit charge moves on an equipotential surface from a point Ato point 8, then SAA APRSTMRIES) (@)V,—Vp = +ve (0), ~ Vy = 0 (OV, - Va = ve (4) itis stationary20. In moving from A to B along an electric field line, the work done by the electric field on an electron is 6.4 x 10-19) If; and 2 are equipotential surfaces, then the potential difference Vc— V,is SQN MRT CUA WANES b2 (a)-4V (bo) 4V (c)ze10 (a) 6av 21, Which ofthe following figure shows the correct equipotential surfaces ofa system of two positive charges? (a) (0) (b) (2) They do not cross each other. Ue (0) The rate of change of potential with distance on them is zero. (6) For a uniform electric field they are concentric spheres. (4) They can be imaginary spheres. 23. Equipotential surfaces are shown in figure. Then the electric field strength will be CST MRSS 200 (a) 100Vm~ along X-axis (b) 100Vm~! along Y-axis (c) 200Vm* at an angle 120° with X-axis,