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A 01 Electric Charges and Fields BASICS
ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE AND FORCE
1. A soap bubble is given a negative charge, then its radius
a) Decreases b) Increases c) Remains unchanged d) None
2. The minimum charge on an object is
a) 1 coulomb b) 1 stat coulomb c) 1.6 1019 coulomb d) 3.2 1019 coulomb
3. When 1019 electrons are removed from a neutral metal plate, the electric charge on it is
a) – 1.6 C b) + 1.6 C c) 10 + 19 C d) 10 - 19 C
4. Charge on  - particle is
a) 4.8 1019 C b) 1.6 1019 C c) 3.2 1019 C d) 6.4 1019 C
5. A solid conducting sphere of radius a has a net positive charge 2Q. A conducting spherical
shell of inner radius b and outer radius c is concentric with the solid sphere and has a net
charge – Q. The surface charge density on the inner and outer surfaces of the spherical
shell will be
2Q Q Q Q
a)  , b)  , a
4 b 4 c
2 2
4 b 4 c 2
2
b
Q Q c
c) 0, d) ,0
4 c 2
4 b 2

6. 64 small drops of mercury, each of radius ‘r’ and charge q are combined to form a big drop.
The ratio of the surface density of the charge of each small drop to that of a big drop is
a) 4 : 1 b) 1 : 4 c) 1 : 64 d) 64 : 1
7. There are two charges +1 μC and +5 μC. The ratio of the forces acting on them will be
a) 1 : 1 b) 1 : 5 c) 5 : 1 d) 1 : 25
8. A charge q1 exerts some force on a second charge q2 . If third charge q3 is brought near,
the force of q1 exerted on q2
a) Decreases b) Increases c) Remains unchanged
d) Increases if q3 is of the same sign as q1 and decreases if q3 is of opposite sign
9. The ratio of magnitudes of electrostatic force to gravitational force between an electron and
a proton at a distance r apart is
a) 2.4 1039 b) 1.3 1039 c) 2.4 1036 d) 1.9 1034
10. The ratio of magnitudes of electrostatic force to gravitational force between two proton at a
distance r apart is
a) 2.4 1039 b) 1.3 1036 c) 2.4 1036 C d) 1.9 1034 C
11. Two point charges 3C and 8C repel each other with a force of 40N . If a charge of
5C is added to each of them, then the force between them will become
a) 20N b) 20N c) 10N d) 10N
12. In the figure (a), two positive charges q2 and
q3 fixed along the y axis, exert a net electric
force in the +x direction on a charge q1 fixed
along the x axis. If a positive charge Q is
added, figure (b), at (x, 0), the force on q1 is
a) shall increase along the positive x-axis.
b) shall decrease along the positive x-axis.
c) shall point along the negative x-axis.
d) shall increase but the direction changes because of the intersection of Q with q2 and q3.

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13. When the distance between the charged particles is halved, the force between them
becomes
a) One-fourth b) Half c) Double d) Four times
14. Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a distance r exert a force F on each other. If the
charges are halved and distance between them is doubled, then the new force acting on
each charge is
a) 4 F b) F / 4 c) F / 8 d) F / 16
15. An infinite number of charges, each of charge 1 C, are placed on the x-axis with co-
ordinates x = 1, 2, 4, 8, . . . . If a charge of +1 C is kept at the origin, then the net force
acting on +1 C charge is
a) 9000 N b) 12000 N c) 24000 N d) 36000 N
16. A total charge Q is broken in two parts Q1 and Q2 and they are placed at a distance R
from each other. The maximum force of repulsion between them will occur, when
Q 3Q Q Q
a) Q2  Q , Q1  Q  Q b) Q2  Q , Q1  Q  2Q c) Q2  , Q1  d) Q1  , Q2 
R R 4 3 4 4 2 2
l
17. Three charges 4q,Q and q are in a straight line in the position of 0, and l respectively.
2
The resultant force on q will be zero, if Q 
q
a) – q b)  2q c)  d) 4q
2
18. A charge Q is divided into two parts of q and ( Q  q ). If the coulomb repulsion between
Q
them when they are separated is to be maximum, the ratio of should be
q
1 1
a) b) c) 2 d) 4
4 2
19. Four identical charges each of magnitude q are placed at the four corners of a square. The
net force on one of the charge is
kq 2 kq
a) (2 2  1) b) (2 2  1)
2a 2
2a 2
kq 2
c) (2 2  1) d) None
2a
20. The net force on the charge +q is
q q2
a) b)
4 0 a 2 4 0 a 2
q
c) d) None
2 0 a 2
21. Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD , as shown in the adjoining
figure. The magnitude and direction of force on +1C charge kept at the centre O is
A B
2q 2q +q +2q
a) Along the diagonal AC b) Perpendicular to side AB
 0 a 2
 0 a 2
O
2q
c) Along the diagonal BD d) Zero
 0 a 2 – 2q +q
D C
22. F is the force acting between two point charges each of magnitude +2μC and –5𝜇C are at
10cm distance in air. If both are made into contact and placed again at same distance then
the force between them becomes
a) 10/9 times F b) 9/10 times F c) 9 times F d) 10 times F

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23. Two small spheres each having the charge Q are suspended by insulating threads of
length L from a hook. This arrangement is taken in space where there is no gravitational
effect, then the angle between the two suspensions and the tension in each will be

1 Q2 1 Q2
a) 180o , b) 90o , 
4 0 (2 L)2 4 0 L2 L L

1 Q2 1 Q2
c) 180o , d) 180o ,
4 0 2 L2 4 0 L2
+Q +Q

24. Two particle of equal mass m and charge q are placed at a distance of 16 cm. They do
q
not experience any force. The value of is
m
 0 4 0 G
a) b) c) d) 4 0G
G G 4 0
ELECTROSTATIC FORCE & DIELECTRIC CONSTANT
25. The force between two point static charges in air is Fa and in a medium of dielectric
Fa
constant K is Fb . Then the ratio of is
Fb
a) 1 : K b) K : 1 c) 1: K 2 d) K 2 :1
26. Two charges q1 and q2 are placed in vacuum at a distance d and the force acting between
them is F . If a medium of dielectric constant 4 is introduced around them, the force now
will be
F F
a) 4F b) 2F c) d)
2 4
27. With the rise in temperature, the dielectric constant K of a liquid
a) Decreases b) Increases c) Remains unchanged d) None
28. Dielectric constant for metal is
a) Zero b) Infinite c) 1 d) Greater than 1
d
29. Two charges are at a distance ‘d’ apart. If a copper plate of thickness is placed between
2
them, the effective force will be
a) F / 2 b) 2F c) 2F d) Zero
30. Two point charges placed at a certain distance r in air exert a force F on each other. Then
the distance ‘r' at which these charges will exert the same force in a medium of dielectric
constant K is given by
r r
a) r b) c) d) r k
k k

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B C B C A B A C A B C A D D B
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