PHYSICS WITH ROHAN GULATI
9 SBI COLONY, RATANLAL NAGAR, KANPUR,
112/289 SWAROOP NAGAR, KANPUR,
Mob: 9839790635
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1. Calculate coulomb force between two alpha-
particles separated by a distance of 3.2 x 10-15 m
in air. (Ans. 90 N)
2. What is the force between two small charged
spheres having charges of 2 × 10–7 C and 3 × 10–7
C placed 30 cm apart in air? [6 × 10–3 N
(repulsive)]
3. The electrostatic force on a small sphere of
charge 0.4 µC due to another small sphere of
charge –0.8 µC in air is 0.2 N. (a) What is the
distance between the two spheres? (b) What is
the force on the second sphere due to the first? [
(a) 12 cm (b) 0.2 N (attractive)]
4. Four point charges qA = 2 µC, qB = –5 µC, qC =
2 µC, and qD = –5 µC are located at the corners
of a square ABCD of side 10 cm. What is the
force on a charge of 1 µC placed at the centre of
the square? [zero]
5. Two identical metallic spheres A and B, each
carrying a charge q, repel each other with a force
F. A third metallic sphere C of the same size, but
uncharged, is successively made to touch the
spheres A and B, and then removed away. What
is the force of repulsion between A and B ? (Ans.
3F/8)
6. The point charges having equal charges separated
by 1m distance experience a force of 8N. What
will be the force experienced by them, if they are
held in water (Kwater = 80) at the same distance?
(Ans. 0.1N)
7. Charges of magnitude 100 µC each are located in
a vacuum at the corners A, B and C of an
equilateral triangle measuring 4 meters on each
side. If the charge at A and C are positive and the
charge at B negative, what is the magnitude and
direction of the total force on the charge at C?
[5.625N]
8. (a) Two insulated charged copper spheres A and
B have their centres separated by a distance of
50 cm. What is the mutual force of electrostatic
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repulsion if the charge on each is 6.5 x 10-7 C ?
The radii of A and B are negligible compared to
the distance of separation. Also compare this
force with their mutual gravitational attraction if
each weighs 0.5 kg.(b) What is the force of
repulsion if (i) each sphere is charged double the
above amount, and the distance between them is
halved ; (ii) the two spheres are placed in water ?
(Dielectric constant of water = 80) [Ans.0.015N,
6.67x10-11N, 0.24N, 1.875x10-4 N]
9. Suppose the spheres A and B in previous
question have identical sizes. A third sphere of
the same size but uncharged is brought in contact
with the first, then brought in contact with the
second, and finally removed from both. What is
the new force of repulsion between A and B ?
(Ans.5.625x10-3 N)
10. Two equally charged identical metal spheres A
and B repel each other with a force of 2.0 x 10-5
N. A third identical uncharged sphere C is
touched to A, then placed at the midpoint
between A and B. Calculate the net electrostatic
force on C. (Ans. 2x10-5N)
11. The sum of two point charges is 7 μC. They repel
each other with a force of 1 N when kept 30 cm
apart in free space. Calculate the value of each
charge. (Ans. 5μC, 2μC)
12. Two identical spheres, having charges of
opposite sign attract each other with a force of
0.108 N when separated by 0.5 m. The spheres
are connected by a conducting wire, which then
removed, and thereafter they repel each other
with a force of 0.036 N. What were the initial
charges on spheres? (Ans. 3μC, 1 μC)
13. Two identical metallic spheres, having unequal,
opposite charges are placed at a distance 0.90 m
apart in air. After bringing them in contact with
each other, they are again placed at the same
distance apart. Now the force of repulsion
between them is 0.025 N. Calculate the final
charge on each of them. (Ans. 1.5x10-6 C)
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𝑭𝟏𝟐 = − 𝟓𝒙𝟏𝟎−𝟑 (𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟐𝒋̂ − 𝒌 𝑭𝟐𝟏 =
−𝟑 ̂)
𝟓𝒙𝟏𝟎 (𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟐𝒋̂ − 𝒌
1. A particle of mass m and carrying charge —q1 is
9. What is the unit of ratio ke2 /G memp? What is the
moving around a charge +q2 along a circular path
value of the ratio? [unitless, 2.4 × 1039]
of radius r. Find the period of revolution of the
10. Plot a graph showing the variation of Coulomb
𝟏𝟔𝝅𝟑 𝜺𝟎 𝒎𝒓𝟑
charge –q1 (Ans.𝑻 = √ ) force (F) versus 1/r2, where r is the distance
𝐪𝟏 𝐪𝟐
between the two charges of each pair of charges
2. Two particles, each having a mass of 5g and
(1µC, 2µC) and (1 µC, –3µC). Interpret the
charge 1.0 x 10-7 C , stay in limiting equilibrium
graphs obtained.
on a horizontal table (with a separation of 10 cm
11. Two point charges q1 and q2 are placed at a
between them. Find the coefficient of
distance d apart as shown in the figure. The
friction.(Ans. 0.18)
electric force at any charge is zero at the point P
3. A charge Q is to be divided on two objects. What
on the line joining them as shown. Write two
should be the values of the charges on the two
conclusions that you can draw from this.
objects so that the force between the objects can
be maximum ? (Ans. Q/2 each)
4. The distance between the electron and proton in
hydrogen atom is 5.3 x 10 -11 m. Determine the
magnitude of the ratio of electrostatic and
gravitational force between them. Given me = 9.1
12. Two equal balls having equal positive charge q
x 10 -31 kg, mp = 1.67 x 10-27 kg, e = 1.6 x 10 -19 C
coulombs are suspended by two insulating strings
and G = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm 2 kg-2 (Ans. Fe /Fg =
of equal length. What would be the effect on the
2.27 x 1039)
force when a plastic sheet of dielectric constant K
5. Two small spheres each having mass m kg and
is inserted between the two?
charge q coulomb are suspended from a point by
13. Coulomb’s Law is valid for ______
insulating threads each L metre long but of
a) Only point charge
negligible mass. If θ is the angle, each thread
b) For both point charge and distributed charge
makes with the vertical when equilibrium has
c) Only distributed charges
been attained, find the value of charge q (Ans.
d) Neither distributed nor point charge
𝒒 = √𝟒𝒎𝒈𝑳𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝟐 𝜽 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜽 𝟒𝝅𝝐𝟎) 14. Coulomb’s Law is valid for any distance between
6. A pith-ball A of mass 9 x 10-5 kg carries a charge the particles.
of 5 μC. What must be the magnitude and sign a) False
of the charge on a pith-ball B held 2 cm directly b) True
above the pith-ball A, such that the pith-ball A 15. Two negative charges are kept at a certain distance
remains stationary ? (Ans. 7.84 pC, sign in the air medium. What will happen if a dielectric
opposite to that of A) slab is inserted between them?
7. A free pith-ball A of 8g carries a positive charge a) The slab will get heated
of 5x 10-8 C. What must be the nature and b) Current will flow through the slab
magnitude of charge that should be given to a c) Two charges will attract each other
second pith-ball B fixed 5 cm below the former d) The net force between the charges will be
ball so that the upper ball is stationary ? (Ans. reduced
4.36x 10-7 C)
8. Two point charges q1= 5μC and q2 =3μC are
located at positions (1 m, 3 m, 2m) and (3 m, 5
m, 1 m) respectively. Find the forces F12 and F21
using vector form of Coulomb's law. (Ans

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