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Electric Charges & Field (d) The torque on the dipole due to the field
may be zero
1. Electric charges are placed at the
7. A point lies on the perpendicular bisector
corners of an equilateral triangle of side of an electrical dipole of dipole moment . If
. The magnitude of electric dipole moment the distance of from the dipole is (much
of the system is larger than the size of the dipole), then
(a) (b) electric field at is proportional to

(c) (d)
(a) and (b) and
2. The torque acting on a dipole of moment (c) and (d) and
in an electric field is 8. If the magnitude of intensity of electric field
(a) (b) at a distance on axial line and at a
distance on equatorial line on a given
(c) Zero (d) dipole are equal, then is
3. The electric field at a point on equatorial line (a) (b)
of a dipole and direction of the dipole (c) (d)
moment 9. An electric dipole in a uniform electric field
(a) Will be parallel experiences (When it is placed at an angle
with the field)
(b) Will be in opposite direction
(a) Force and torque both (b)Force but no torque
(c) Will be perpendicular (c) Torque but no force (d) No force and no
(d) Are not related torque
4. Two opposite and equal charges 10. The electric intensity due to a dipole of
length 10 cm and having a charge of ,
when placed away,
at a point on the axis at a distance 20 cm
form a dipole. If this dipole is placed in an from one of the charges in air, is
external electric field ,
the value of maximum torque and the work (a) N/C (b) N/C
done in rotating it through will be (c) N/C (d) N/C
(a) and 11. Electric potential at an equatorial point of a
small dipole with dipole moment (r,
(b) Nm and
distance from the dipole) is
(c) and
(d) and (a) Zero (b)
5. If be the electric field strength of a short
(c) (d)
dipole at a point on its axial line and that
on the equatorial line at the same distance, 12. The distance between and ions in
then HCl molecule is 1.28 Å. What will be the
(a) (b) potential due to this dipole at a distance of
12 Å on the axis of dipole (a) 0.13 V
(c) (d) None of the (c) 13 V (d) 130 V
above 13. The potential at a point due to an electric
6. An electric dipole is placed in an electric field dipole will be maximum and minimum when
generated by a point charge the [MP
angles
PMT between
1999] the axis of the dipole
(a) The net electric force on the dipole must and the line joining the point to the dipole
be zero are respectively [(a)
(b) The net electric force on the dipole may (c) and (d) and
be zero 14. The value of electric potential at any point
(c) The torque on the dipole due to the field due to any electric dipole is
must be zero
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(d) No electric and magnetic fields

(a) (b)
22. Two electric dipoles of moment P and 64 P
are placed in opposite direction on a line at a
(c) (d) distance of 25 cm. The electric field will be
zero at point between the dipoles whose
15. An electric dipole has the magnitude of its
distance from the dipole of moment P is
charge as q and its dipole moment is p. It is
placed in a uniform electric field E. If its (a) 5 cm (b) cm
dipole moment is along the direction of the
field, the force on it and its potential energy (c) 10 cm (d) cm
are respectively
23. When an electric dipole is placed in a
(a) and minimum (b) and uniform electric field then at what angle
(c) Zero and minimum (d) and between and the value of torque will be
maximum maximum
16. Intensity of an electric field E due to a dipole, (a) (b)
depends on distance r as ] (c) (d)
(a) (b) 24. Two charges and
kept 2.4 Å apart forms a dipole. If it is kept in
(c) (d) uniform electric field of intensity
17. The ratio of electric fields on the axis and at then what will be its electrical energy in
equator of an electric dipole will be equilibrium
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 (a) (b)
(c) 4 : 1 (d) None of these
(c) (d)
18. For a dipole and .
25. What is the angle between the electric dipole
Calculate the maximum torque for this dipole
moment and the electric field strength due to
if
it on the equatorial line

(a) (b)
(c) (d) (a) 0o (b) 90o
19. A molecule with a dipole moment p is placed (c) 180o (d) None of these
in an electric field of strength E. Initially the 26. The electric field due to an electric dipole at
dipole is aligned parallel to the field. If the
dipole is to be rotated to be anti-parallel to a distance r from its centre in axial position
the field, the work required to be done by an is E. If the dipole is rotated through an angle
external agency is of 90° about its perpendicular axis, the
(a) – 2pE (b) – pE electric field at the same point will be
(c) pE (d) 2pE (a) E (b) E / 4
20. An electric dipole of moment placed in a (c) E / 2 (d) 2E
uniform electric field has minimum
27. As shown in the figure, charges and
potential energy when the angle between are placed at the vertices and of an
and is isosceles triangle. The potential at the vertex
(a) Zero (b) A is
(a) A
(c) (d)
(b) Zero
21. A region surrounding a stationary electric a
dipoles has (c)
b b
B C
–q
(a) Magnetic field only (d) +q

(b) Electric field only

(c) Both electric and magnetic fields
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28. Consider the points lying on a straight line

joining two fixed opposite charges. Between
the charges there is
(a) No point where electric field is zero
(b) Only one point where electric field is zero
(c) No point where potential is zero
(d) Only one point where potential is zero
29. Figures below show regular hexagons, with
charges at the vertices. In which of the
following cases the electric field at the centre
is not zero
q q q –q

q q q q

q q q –q
(1) (2)
2q q
2q 2q

q q 2q
q

2q 2q q
2q
(3) (4)

(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
30. A charged ball B hangs from a silk thread S,
which makes an angle with a large
charged conducting sheet , as shown in
the figure. The surface charge+ density of
+
the sheet is proportional Pto + [
(a) + 

(b) +
S
+
(c) +
B
(d)
31. Two point charges +8q and are located
at and respectively. The
location of a point on the x-axis at which the
net electric field due to these two point
charges is zero is
(a) 8 L (b) 4 L
(c) 2 L (d)