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Lakshya JEE (2025)

Physics
DPP: 3
Electric Charges and Fields

Q1 Two insulating small spheres are rubbed At 1.25 cm from −5μC between two
against each other and placed 1 cm apart. If charges
they attract each other with a force of 0.1 N, (D) At midpoint between two charges
then the number of electrons transferred from
Q4 Two small spheres each having the charge +Q
one sphere to the other during rubbing is
are suspended by insulating threads of length L
x × 10
11
. Find x .
from a hook. This arrangement is taken in space
Q2 Two identical tennis balls each having mass m where there is no gravitational effect, then the
and charge q are suspended from a fixed point angle between the two suspensions and the
by threads of length l . What is the equilibrium tension in each will be:
2

separation when each thread makes a small (A) 180°, 1 Q

4πε 0 2
(2L)
angle θ with the vertical? 2

(B) 90°, 1 Q

(A)
1
2 4πε 0 2
q l 2 L
x = ( ) 2
2πε0 mg (C) 180°, 1 Q

4πε 0 2

(B)
1
2L
2
q l 3

(D) 180°,
2
x = ( ) 1 Q
2πε0 m g
4πε 0 2
1
L

(C) q
2
l
2
2

x = ( )
2πε0 m g
2 Q5 Charge q2 of mass m revolves around a
(D)
1

q
2
l
2
3 stationary charge q1 in a circular orbit of radius
x = ( )
r. The orbital periodic time of q2 would be
2 2
2πε0 m g

Q3 Two particles A and B having charges 20μC

(A) 4π
2
mr
3
1/2

[ ]
kq1 q2

and −5μC respectively are held with a (B) kq1 q2

1/2

[ ]
separation of 5 cm . At what position a third 4π
2
mr
3

charged particle should be placed so that it (C) 4π

2
mr
4
1/2

[ ]
kq1 q2
does not experience a net electric force?
(D) 4π
2
mr
2
1/2

[ ]
kq1 q2

Q6 Two positive ions, each carrying a charge q, are

separated by a distance d. If F is the force of
(A) At 5 cm from 20μC on the left side of repulsion between the ions, the number of
system electrons missing from each ion will be ( e being
(B) At 5 cm from −5μC on the right side the charge on an electron)
(A)
2

(C) 4πε 0 Fd

2
e

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−−−−−−
(B) 4πε 0 Fe
2

√
2
d

−−−−−−
(C) √ 4πε
2
0 Fd

2
e

(D) 4πε 0 Fd

2
e

Q7 A charge q1 exerts some force on a second

charge q2 . If third charge q3 is brought near,
the force that q1 exerts on q2 and net force on
q2 respectively
(A) decreases, increases
(B) increases, increases
(C) remains unchanged, may increase or
decrease
(D) remains unchanged, remains unchanged

Q8 Three charges 4q, Q and q are in a straight line

in the position of 0, l/2 and l respectively. The
resultant force on q will be zero, if Q is:
(A) −q (B) −2q
q
(C) − 2 (D) 4q

Q9 Two charges each of 1μC are at a distance

1 cm apart in vacuum, the force between them
is
(A) 9 × 103 N

(B) 90 N
(C) 1. 1 × 10−4 N

(D) 10 4
N

Q10 Two charges placed in air repel each other by a

force of 10
−4
N . When oil is introduced
between the charges, the force on the charge
becomes 2. 5 × 10
−5
N . The dielectric
constant of oil is:
(A) 2. 5 (B) 0. 25
(C) 2. 0 (D) 4. 0

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Answer Key
Q1 2 Q6 (C)

Q2 (B) Q7 (C)

Q3 (B) Q8 (A)

Q4 (A) Q9 (B)

Q5 (A) Q10 (D)

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